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NOVICA, in association with National Geographic, offers thousands of limited edition and one-of-a-kind gifts, jewelry, and home decor treasures handmade by master artists and artisans throughout the world. From the Jewelry of Minas Gerais collection, this pendant casts a spell of hypnotic elegance. Concentric circles glow above a netted surface, their textural contrasts cast of rhodium-plated brass. Artisan Info: Jewelry accessories are one of the greatest artistic expressions of humankind. They can symbolize cultures and specific epochs, and Brazilian jewelry is linked both to European styles and indigenous themes. Minas Gerais is a Brazilian state known since colonial times for its abundance of gold and precious stones, especially in its riverbeds and subsoil. A great part of the economic and social development of the region is owed to its mineral richness. Its name in Portuguese translates literally as "General Mines." It is in the cities of Minas Gerais where some of Brazil's first notable artists flourished, such as sculptors and painters of Baroque churches. Despite the great potential of the region, goldsmith and stonework were prohibited during colonial times, and artists worked clandestinely up until the mid-nineteenth century.

NOVICA, in association with National Geographic, offers thousands of limited edition and one-of-a-kind gifts, jewelry, and home decor treasures handmade by master artists and artisans throughout the world. Carrying its glistening home on its back, a snail gets caught in a net of sublime elegance. From the Jewelry of Minas Gerais collection, the abstract design of this pendant is crafted with 18k gold-plated brass. Artisan Info: Jewelry accessories are one of the greatest artistic expressions of humankind. They can symbolize cultures and specific epochs, and Brazilian jewelry is linked both to European styles and indigenous themes. Minas Gerais is a Brazilian state known since colonial times for its abundance of gold and precious stones, especially in its riverbeds and subsoil. A great part of the economic and social development of the region is owed to its mineral richness. Its name in Portuguese translates literally as "General Mines." It is in the cities of Minas Gerais where some of Brazil's first notable artists flourished, such as sculptors and painters of Baroque churches. Despite the great potential of the region, goldsmith and stonework were prohibited during colonial times, and artists worked clandestinely up until the mid-nineteenth century.

Zumbi Pixote and Sandro are three professors from the group Capoeira Gerais. They have all three devoted their life to the development of Capoeira and more <br> particularly in Switzerland where they teach respectively in Fribourg Neuch ¢tel and Vevey. <br> <br> This Film recalls their course through a selection of their best rodas of Capoeira Regional and Capoeira Angola. We tried to reproduce the heat the shivers and the emotions which constitute a roda of Capoeira <br> and make it live. <br> <br> The film is divided in 11 chapters: <br> 1. Trailer <br> 2. Capoeira (history) <br> 3. Zumbi (presentation) <br> 4. Sandro (presentation) <br> 5. Pixote (presentation) <br> 6. In Switzerland <br> 7. The music <br> 8. The energy <br> 9. The fighting <br> 10. The phi