Researchers are warning of profound and persistent changes in Brazil's Abrolhos reefs, where mass bleaching and human pressure have led to a 15% loss of coral cover over 18 years, compromising coral survival.

Filmmakers Kleber Mendonça Filho and Akinola Davies Jr. are scheduled to speak at Projeto Paradiso's Talent Network National Meeting in Recife, Brazil, a city recently highlighted by Filho's Oscar-nominated film.

Recife is establishing itself as Brazil's growing film capital, a trend exemplified by events such as the cast and crew of "The Secret Agent" transforming the Cannes Film Festival red carpet into a carnival parade.

Portuguese maestro Filipe Cunha, director of the Braga Philharmonic, made his debut in Brazil, conducting the Theatro da Paz Orchestra in Belém do Pará and expressing delight with the warm reception. He plans additional concerts in Ribeirão Preto and Recife later this year.

A quatro dias do Oscar, Embaixada do Brasil em Lisboa, em parceria com a Casa da América Latina e a Nitrato Filmes, apresenta Eletrodoméstica e Copa do Mundo no Recife, de Kleber Mendonça Filho.