#tom veiga

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Tom Veiga. Cores de Saquarema. Saquarema colors.

Том Вейга. Цвета Сакуаремы.

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In Brazil, a parrot puppeteer’s death stirs the nation

In a time of so much loss, it is rare for an individual death to stir a country. And it is extraordinary for national grief to be triggered by the passing of a puppet.

But so it was in Brazil on Monday, as an outpouring of emotion followed news that the puppeteer behind Louro José – a 2-foot tall parrot that is a fixture on the country’s most popular morning show – had died.

Puppeteer Tom Veiga suffered a stroke caused by an aneurysm at his home in Rio de Janeiro, at age 47. For more than two decades, his green-and-yellow bird was comic relief on the program “Mais Voce,” somewhere between sidekick and co-host to Ana Maria Braga. The program was a welcome source of levity in a country accustomed to news of violence, inequality, plus political and economic turbulence.

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Tom Veiga. Fernando de Noronha (Cacimba do Padre). Fernando de Noronha (Cacimba do Padre beach).

Том Вейга. Фернанду-ди-Норонья (пляж Касимба-ду-Падре).

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Tom Veiga. Cristo Redentor. Christ the Redeemer.

Том Вейга. Статуя Иисуса-Искупителя.

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Tom Veiga. Cidade maravilhosa. Marvelous city.

Том Вейга. Удивительный город.

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Tom Veiga. Abaposurf.

Том Вейга. Абапору-серфер.

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Tom Veiga. Ondas do Nordeste. Waves of the Northeast.

Том Вейга. Волны Северо-востока.

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Tom Veiga. Arcos da Lapa. Lapa's arches.

Том Вейга. Арки Лапы.