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The South Charleston Black Eagle band and members of its flag corps perform selections from the show Matchpoint Part I, II and III. Members of the George Washington auxiliary were dressed colorfully as they performed to their bands renditions of Brazil, Blue Bayou and Maleguena.
Members of the Nitro High flag corps were a colorful harem during their bands performance of a program titled Desert Winds.
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In the southwest corner of the modern state of Brazil lies a town known today as Americana. It was once settled by exiles from the defeated Confederate States of America, who left the ruin of the old South at the end of the Civil War in 1865.
A year later they set up a colony of exiles in 1866. For generations, an English-speaking community thrived there, speaking English with a Southern accent, living on farms and plantations and flying the Stars and Bars of the Confederate battle flag.
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KOROLYOV, Russia -- Brazil's first man in space floated into the international space station with his country's flag and a beaming smile Saturday, accompanied by his Russian and American crew mates as applause and tears broke out at Mission Control.
American Jeffrey Williams, Russian Pavel Vinogradov and Brazilian Marcos C. Pontes entered the station after a cramped two-day journey in a Russian-built Soyuz capsule.
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...Telefonica Brazil, Sao Paulo, BRAZIL; FLAG Telecom, West Drayton,. M...
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KOROLYOV, Russia - Brazil's first man in space floated into the International Space Station with his country's flag and a beaming smile Saturday, accompanied by his Russian and American crewmates as applause and tears broke out at Mission Control.
American Jeffrey Williams, Russian Pavel Vinogradov and Brazilian Marcos C. Pontes entered the station after a cramped two-day journey in a Russian-built Soyuz capsule.
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...Brazil could see increases of more than 24% in the first ... Middle East, and by deploying its newest flagship there it claimed to solidify its leadership role i...
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... motto, "Orden e Progreso'--also found on its flag--is Portuguese for "order and progress." . WEB WAT...
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... Forbes stated: "Forbes Brazil marks our flag in all the BRIC markets where we see significant g...
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BOB WOJCIESZAK/Daily Mail Members of the George Washington auxiliary are: front, Alex Ameli; back row from left, Justin Schoolcraft, field commander, Brittney Lowers, Lexie White, Lauren Vatalare, Maggie Cobb, Sierra Oney and Katie Vandall, flag corp captain. George Washington High School
Field commander: Justin Schoolcraft Band director: Mark Hardman Featured twirler: Alex Ameli Auxiliary captain: Katie Vandall Percussion captain: Nick Kirby Show selections: Brazil, Blue Bayou, Maleguena
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Accompanied by her talented, multicultural band, Rubens de La Corte (guitar), Stephane Castry (bass), Thierry Vaton (piano/keyboards) and Labati Dioua (percussion/keyboards), [Angelique Kidjo]'s takeoff was electrifying. Offering a fascinating musical collage from her highly acclaimed trilogy CDs, "Oremi," "Black Ivory Soul" and "Oyaya," Kidjo's rich voice seduced every song. Singing in English, French, Fon and Yoruba, her diverse repertoire was reflective of her personal philosophy - "the cross-pollination of her West African musical tradition with elements of American R&B, funk jazz and music from Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean.
Kidjo opened with the upbeat, inspirational "Omnira" (which means "freedom" in Yoruba), co-written with Brazilian Vinicius Cantuaria. Keeping us...
... in unison like the wind-swayed American flag dancing in the boundless sky above. After singing ...