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Maria Beraldo

Musician Maria Beraldo rebels against Brazil’s far-right leader through song

August 7, 2019Music

Brazilian musician Maria Beraldo is gaining fans with her provocative, opinionated lyrics, and has found a niche audience in Brazil, especially among young women and girls and many in the LGBTQ community.

Militant Islamist fighters from the self-named Islamic State take part in a military parade along the streets of northern Raqqa province.

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