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In 2022, the UN Climate Conference (COP27) takes place in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, against a backdrop of extreme weather events around the world: a war-driven energy crisis in Ukraine and data showing that the world cannot is doing enough to combat carbon emissions and protect the future of the planet. But do you know what a COP is? What is discussed there and why is it so important? O Curto News explains it to you.

In Brazil, the government transition is regulated by law and determines that the president at the end of his term provides all information about the government to the elected president. To this end, a transition team is created: there will be 50 people defined by President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who need to be appointed by the current Minister of the Civil House, Ciro Nogueira (PP). After the fiercest dispute in Brazil's history, analysts say it is essential that this “change of baton” is transparent and democratic. See what politicians and analysts say about the transition process and its importance.

Hated by the Brazilian progressive camp and recently very present in the vocabulary of supporters of the right, which has governed Brazil for four years, the word coup, in itself, refers to something bad. Sudden and violent movement, bruise, violent blow are some of its meanings listed in dictionaries. When talking about a coup d'état, things get worse, because the expression presupposes a break with established rules and Brazilians know very well what that means. Curto explain a little more.

Laerte Coutinho, Ziraldo, Angeli Filho and Chico Caruso are some of the best-known names in Brazil for the art of telling stories through drawings, comics and caricatures. Previously published in newspapers and printed media, these forms of expression have been reimagined by a new generation of artists who are going viral on social media. Check out some of the recent historical facts told by digitized Brazilian cartoonists, cartoonists, illustrators and comic artists.

President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva faces the immense challenge of meeting international expectations to stop the destruction of the Amazon, essential for combating climate change. The planet “needs a living Amazon”, he said on Sunday (30), in a victory speech after beating President Jair Bolsonaro in the second round of elections.

The murders of journalists around the world go unpunished in the vast majority of cases – lamented the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) this Wednesday, November 2, the date that marks the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists.

The year is almost coming to an end, but we still have several interesting productions arriving in the streaming catalogs. Check out a selection of films and series to watch in November on the main platforms.

A celebrated author in Brazil and around the world, Carlos Drummond de Andrade was born on October 31, 1902, in Itabira, Minas Gerais. Your poesia talks about love but also about nature, as in As Impurezas do Branco, from 1973, which will be re-released this year. In it, themes that are very present today appear, such as the energy crisis and overexposure to information. “These are issues from that time and absolutely current”, says Rodrigo Lacerda, writer and editor at Record, which will publish the title.