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Brazil's culture secretary dismissed after channeling Joseph Goebbels in video promoting national arts prize
Roberto Alvim, a former theatre director, is a die-hard supporter of the far-right president Jair Bolsonaro
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Phoenix project rises amid the wreckage of Brazil’s National Museum blaze
The museum is seeking $30m to reopen one wing in 2022 for the bicentennial of Brazilian independence
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Brazilian secretary of culture resigns over government's censorship of LGBTQ+ productions
Henrique Pires says the government has more important issues to deal with than two men kissing on television
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Bolsonaro hires far-right theatre director to lead federal arts oganisation
Roberto Alvim, who is calling for a conservative artists' database, will close his São Paulo theatre after claiming he was persecuted over political views
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Brazil’s museums dodge Bolsanaro’s cultural funding caps—at least for now
The Rouanet Law, which the Brazilian leader claims enables corruption, was amended in an official announcement
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Brazil’s art market emboldened by Bolsonaro as São Paulo's SP-Arte fair opens
Controversial president’s economic reforms may prove a boost for the country’s art market, despite worries about censorship
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Jair Bolsonaro’s government extinguishes Brazilian ministry of culture
The departments of culture, sports and social development have merged