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Ignacio Amigo

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Ignacio Amigo is a Spanish writer based in Brazil.
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Until the 1990s, when billboards were banned in Spain, these bulls were painted with the name of Veterano Osborne brandy. The company removed the words and successfully fought to have the enormous bulls considered art.

art

How These Bull-Shaped Billboards Became Spanish Icons

Once an advertisement for brandy, the Osborne bull is now a symbol of the country.

By Ignacio Amigo
Houses of the “Floating City,” located in front of the city of Manaus, on the Rio Negro, in the 1960s.

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The Life and Death of the ‘Floating City’ of Manaus

To some, this Brazilian neighborhood was a tropical Venice. To others, it was a slum on the water.

By Ignacio Amigo
Deusdete Fonseca, a member of the Quilombo do Barranco de São Benedito, in 2014.

slavery

An Urban Amazon Community Sheds Light on Brazil's Forgotten Black History

Its residents, descendants of enslaved people, have been fighting to overcome invisibility.

By Ignacio Amigo
A nice cool swig of water from a  botijo.

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The Art, Science, and Allure of Spain's Water-Cooling Jugs

Used from time immemorial, this traditional technology is now fading away.

By Ignacio Amigo

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