Match Recap: Men's Tennis | 5/3/2025 2:18:00 PM Thanks for visiting The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here a bit of knowledge that's been out there in the ether but was never apparent to this obsessive BG3 power gamer The Belm scimitar isn't just a fun callback to Baldur's Gate 2 it's extremely powerful in the exact same way as the original The OG Belm is a power gamer legend in Baldur's Gate 2 The +2 scimitar grants an extra attack per round if you equip Belm in your offhand while dual wielding the extra attack applies to your main-hand weapon You can find the BG3 version of Belm in Jaheira's little druid Batcave under her house in the Lower City with it implied to be a memento of her past adventures in the original games Neo-Belm has the Bonus Action special ability "Perfectly Balanced Strike," whose description reads: "Send Belm snaking out with an adder's speed the very exemplar of swiftness embodied in steel." So you can make another attack as a bonus action but the phrasing "send Belm" made me assume it only worked with the scimitar itself⁠—it sounds even more exclusive than the original weapon's description which already obfuscated its most powerful feature Keep up to date with the most important stories and the best deals There was also precedent for assuming it was just a watered-down suggestion of the original sword: BG3's Flail of Ages is more a riff on the theme of Flail of Ages rather than a reprise of that monster weapon It never occurred to me to just try offhanding Belm anyway and I take some comfort that the update log for its page on the authoritative well-maintained BG3 Wiki shows the information wasn't added until March of last year (Image credit: Larian)(Image credit: Larian)Offhand Belm lets you attack with your main hand weapon as a bonus action, which is extremely powerful for characters who can't access the Two-Weapon Fighting style and/or are using a powerful main hand weapon that could outclass any potential offhand Associate EditorTed has been thinking about PC games and bothering anyone who would listen with his thoughts on them ever since he booted up his sister's copy of Neverwinter Nights on the family computer He is obsessed with all things CRPG and CRPG-adjacent When he's not playing or writing about games you can find Ted lifting weights on his back porch you will then be prompted to enter your display name 5vs2Belmont Men’s Tennis Improves Overall Record to 6-0 After Saturday Win Over Belmont2/8/2025 | Men's Tennis Thanks for visiting No. 13 Tennessee (2-0) opened its 2025 men's tennis season on Monday Alan Jesudason, Ian Cruz Jose Garcia and Jan Kobierski made their spring debuts for the Vols The Vols will next play on Thursday at Middle Tennessee State EST at Adams Tennis Complex in Murfreesboro 1. Shunsuke Mitsui/James Newton (TENN) def #59 Shunsuke Mitsui/Alan Jesudason (TENN) def Diego Castro/Niklas von Hellens (BELM) 6-0 This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Match Recap: Men's Tennis | 3/30/2025 8:19:00 PM Thanks for visiting Match Recap: Men's Tennis | 3/13/2025 8:45:00 PM Thanks for visiting Match Recap: Men's Tennis | 3/12/2025 8:22:00 PM Thanks for visiting Match Recap: Men's Tennis | 1/13/2025 6:46:00 PM Thanks for visiting Match Recap: Men's Tennis | 4/26/2025 8:11:00 PM Thanks for visiting Match Recap: Men's Tennis | 4/13/2024 9:50:00 PM Thanks for visiting Match Recap: Men's Tennis | 3/29/2025 7:48:00 PM Thanks for visiting Match Recap: Men's Tennis | 4/28/2024 4:24:00 PM Thanks for visiting Match Recap: Men's Tennis | 3/22/2025 7:37:00 PM Thanks for visiting Match Recap: Men's Tennis | 1/24/2025 10:27:00 PM Thanks for visiting Match Recap: Men's Tennis | 3/7/2025 9:11:00 PM Thanks for visiting Match Recap: Men's Tennis | 1/26/2025 10:13:00 PM Thanks for visiting Match Recap: Men's Tennis | 2/23/2024 7:36:00 PM Thanks for visiting Match Recap: Men's Tennis | 2/7/2025 3:44:00 PM Thanks for visiting Match Recap: Men's Tennis | 1/25/2025 5:29:00 PM Thanks for visiting Match Recap: Men's Tennis | 4/20/2024 7:29:00 PM Thanks for visiting Arc System Works Day 4 at Paris Games Week was filled with electrifying tournament matches and hype moments Thank you to all who stopped by our booth and watched our livestream We kicked off the day with our UNDERNIGHT IN-BIRTH II [Sys:Celes] Tournament at the Arc System Works Booth at Paris Games Week 2023. The opening match was Akira (Nanase) vs Neffros (Linne).Tournament match begins here at the 18 minute mark. Though the set was a back-and-forth battle Neffros was able to close out the set 3-0 over Akira Check out the clip of the ending to the right of this caption The next set of the tournament featured Eskagasse (Hilda) vs Dreekius (Kaguya/Vatista).Tournament match begins here at the 29 minute mark. This set showcased extreme character knowledge as Eskagasse put on a show displaying his vast knowledge of Hilda and taking the set 3-0 over Dreekius and advancing to the next round.Check out the clip of the ending to the right of this caption Match 3 of our UNI 2 Tournament featured Pap (Enkidu) vs Ecstacys (Yuzuhira).Tournament match begins here at the 42 minute mark. Ecstacys showcased both in-depth character knowledge and a firm understanding of the match-up taking the set 3-0 over Pap.Check out the clip of the ending to the right of this caption The next set of the tournament featured Floodman (Tsurugi/Hyde/Akatsuki) and Belm (Gordeau).Tournament match begins here at the 56 minute mark. showing that his Gordeau is a force to be reckoned with.Check out the clip of the ending to the right of this caption We then moved into the next set of the tournament bringing back two competitors who have already progressed in the bracket with Neffros (Linne) vs Eskagasse (Hilda).Tournament match begins here at the 1 hour 5 minute mark. This set was heated from start to finish with Neffros going up 2-0 then Eskagasse showing signs of life taking the next match to make it 2-1 Neffros turned up the heat and closed out the set 3-1 with a double perfect We then moved on to the next set of the tournament bringing back two competitors who have already progressed in the bracket with Ecstacys (Yuzuhira) vs Belm (Gordeau).Tournament match begins here at the 1 hour 20 minute mark. This set was electric from start to finish to which Belm answered back and tied up the set 2-2 The last match came down to last round set point with Ecstacys closing it out 3-2.Check out the clip of the ending to the right of this caption The next match on stream was between two competitors that had each lost 1 set previously in Eskagasse (Hilda) vs Belm (Gordeau).Tournament match begins here at the 1 hour 40 minute mark. Belm showcased ample knowledge of the Match-Up vs Hilda Finally we made our way to the Grand Finals of our UNDERNIGHT IN-BIRTH II [Sys:Celes] Tournament. This set featured Neffros (Linne) vs Ecstacys (Yuzuhira).Tournament match begins here at the 1 hour 55 minute mark. The set started very back and forth with both Neffros and Ecstacys trading the first matches in the set to make it 1-1 it was all Neffros sealing the set and the tournament taking it 3-1 over Ecstacys.Check out the clip of the ending to the right of this caption Neffros had won our UNI 2 Tournament on Day 4 of Paris Games Week, but his challenge was not yet over. He still had to face the final boss at the end of his bracket, UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH Series Director Kamone Serizawa Matches start here at the 2 hour 10 minute mark.In a very close first match, Kamone Serizawa closed out the first game against Neffros using Enkidu.Check out the clip of the ending to the left of this caption Neffros gained an edge and baited Kamone’s burst at the end of the second match to tie up the score 1-1.Check out the clip of the ending to the right of this caption Neffros showed that he was able to adapt from the first match with Kamone and continued to put on the pressure going up 2-1 in the set.Check out the clip of the ending to the left of this caption Thank you to all of our amazing competitors who played their hearts out at our booth and on our stream please follow our official EU X (Twitter) Account below Find out when new games become available and get fan-exclusive content Please enter your birthdate to continue: Match Recap: Men's Tennis | 4/5/2025 11:43:00 PM Esunge Ndumbe with the clincher on court No. 1 at Tennessee State?? ??#ItsBruinTime pic.twitter.com/k2XyyPpWCa Thanks for visiting Match Recap: Men's Tennis | 4/27/2025 7:25:00 PM ?????????????????????#ItsBruinTime pic.twitter.com/6qdf2QCBcq Hear from Sabi Roi of @BelmontMTennis after his Championship performance.#OurHorizon?? #HLTennis pic.twitter.com/heH3foRbvr Three conference tournament championships in five seasons ain't too shabby ??????#ItsBruinTime pic.twitter.com/NSEuzKRLcR Thanks for visiting Thanks for visiting 3vs4Belmont Men's Tennis Opens Home Spring Season With Tough 4-3 Setback 01.21.17 | Men's Tennis CINCINNATI --- The Xavier men's tennis team dropped a tough 4-3 decision to Belmont on Friday night in the spring home season opener at Eastern Hills Indoor Jeremy Schneider and his doubles partner Jack Dykema had a big night as they won their No. 1 doubles match 7-5. Schnieder captured the No. 1 singles match 6-3, 6-2, while Dykema won his match at No. 3 singles in three sets, 7-5, 5-7, 6-0. Gabriel Araujo won his match at No 5 singles to secure XU's third point of the night The men's tennis team is back in action Tuesday at Ohio State 6vs1Belmont Men’s Tennis Earns Doubleheader Sweep Over Belmont3/6/2023 | Men's Tennis Rebels Extend Win Streak to Eight Straight Match Victories and I’ve been thinking about one look in particular ever since—a short grass green suede jacket with covered buttons and a Peter Pan collar worn with baggy black jeans tucked into worn-in white cowboy boots but there was something real about how it was put together After thinking about it (and thinking about it and thinking about it) I came around to the idea that I needed a little green jacket something devastating yet low-key that could transform any outfit Further proof of the piece’s essential status was the version in Prada’s menswear collection: a smock coat with slightly cropped sleeves in an emerald color ArrowArrowArrowA big green jacket works just as well: JW Anderson, spring 2025 ready-to-wear Thanks for visiting The staff of Gekijо̄ban BEM~BECOME HUMAN, the upcoming anime film based on the rebooted BEM anime series revealed a new clip from the film on Tuesday The clip shows the life of the new character Belm a a character that looks strikingly similar to the main character Bem as he wakes up in the morning with his family and heads to work with Burgess As previously announced, Toshiya Miyata, a member of the Kis-My-Ft2 boy band, will guest star BEM's close friend Burgess. The role will mark Miyata's debut as a voice actor The movie is the latest project in the Yōkai Ningen Bem (Humanoid Monster Bem) franchise, and it will open in Japan on October 2 Rib is performing the theme song "unforever." The BEM anime is the latest in a franchise that began with Yōkai Ningen Bem (Humanoid Monster Bem) a classic supernatural adventure anime that aired from 1968 to 1969 and Belo are ugly humanoid monsters (yōkai) who fight for justice The monsters live among humans and protect them from evil yōkai The three find themselves ostracized from both humans and other yōkai but the three continue to fight in hopes of one day becoming humans themselves The television anime premiered in July 2019. Funimation streamed the series as it aired in Japan Images © ADK EM/劇場版BEM製作委員会 The Fort Smith Board of Directors heard several residents express opinions Saturday for and against the revised ordinance that would require masks when inside buildings in the city. The board ultimately tabled the proposal after a nearly three-hour meeting. Of the 33 Fort Smith residents who spoke to the Fort Smith Board of Directors, the majority were against the ordinance. Two likened the requirement to Nazi Germany, claiming that police would become the Gestapo and stating that the Nazis had doctors to support their actions. Craig Belm brought a gas mask and talcum powder to show the only mask that is 100% effective and demonstrated the dispersion of germs when someone coughs while wearing a surgical mask. Belm put powder in the mask and coughed, the powder went to the side and back on himself, but not forward. Sam Pensen is a senior citizen who uses public transit to get around Fort Smith and shared the impossibility of social distancing on a city bus and asked the board to consider the safety of him and his fellow riders by requiring masks. Another citizen speaking in opposition to the ordinance said, “I have enough trouble controlling my wife, let alone trying to control a mass of people.” He referenced that government should not try to control people by making them wear masks. Shelly King brought up the argument of My Body, My Choice for abortion and said that wearing a mask falls under the same category. Another resident, Stan Ramsey said, “Sadly, we’re here today because our governor didn’t have the onions to do what was right.” Both King and Ramsey were against the ordinance. One issue that several residents brought up was accessibility to masks for residents of Fort Smith. With an approximately 25% poverty rate in the city, many were concerned that those who could not afford masks would be out of compliance because they could not afford one. Several citizens and board members acknowledged the freedom in America to have the debate at all. Due to the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, people have the freedom of speech and petition. Various people cheered and applauded every time someone said something they agreed with and booed or laughed at things with which they disagreed. This did not stop during board discussion to the point that Ward 2 Director André Good had to state, “I respected you, respect me” before pointing out that it was the business portion of the meeting and the time for public comments had passed. Several medical professionals from both Baptist Health and Mercy Hospital were present to answer questions. Both hospitals have full ICUs, but have space to expand if needed. Brian Clardy of Baptist Health and University of Arkansas for Medical Science shared concern that, without proper protection, more cases would arise leading to doctors getting sick and the hospital not having enough staff to take care of COVID-19 patients. Clardy cited a salon in Missouri that opened up and had over 100 clients come through while two of the staff were infected with COVID-19. However, those staff members were wearing masks and none of the clients were infected. Ward 3 Director Lavon Morton proposed an amendment to the ordinance so that requirements for children following Fort Smith Public Schools (FSPS) and places of worship were exempt from the requirement. That amendment did not pass. Ward 1 Director Keith Lau and At-large Director Kevin Settle proposed an amendment that would allow businesses to opt out of the requirement for patrons, as long as they followed the state’s directives. That amendment did pass. As the meeting reached the third hour, Good stated that after so much discussion, the item should be tabled so that the board and others could have time to review the further amended ordinance. The motion to table the ordinance passed 4-3. Morton called for a special session on Tuesday, when the Fort Smith Board of Directors is scheduled to have a study session. If a majority of the board agrees, the ordinance will be revisited then. If not, the ordinance will be put on the July 21 agenda. This article was published more than 8 years ago. Some information may no longer be current. Jacqueline Chaves checked the Internet every day, waiting to see test results posted – a pass would be the last step in her long road to a job as a social worker. Ms. Chaves, 23, had worked hard to get through a degree program at the competitive federal university in Belem do Para, a port city on the Amazon forest's Atlantic coast. There were many tough tests along the way but she wasn't a bit worried about this final one. It was an exam to assess whether she qualified for a position being reserved for an affirmative-action candidate. Ms. Chaves knew she would sail through, because she is black. When the results were released a couple of weeks ago, the words next to her name read "not eligible." According to a racial evaluation commission for public-service jobs, Ms. Chaves is white and barred from the reserved spot. Ms. Chaves initially assumed it was an error. She cracked jokes to her mother – who is black – about how she must have been switched with a white baby at birth. But as she came to understand there was no error and she really had been classified as white, she found herself in a dizzying, dislocating state in which the most essential aspects of her identity were in question. "If I'm not black, what am I then? How do I prove to you something you can see when you look at me?" Ms. Chaves's surreal situation arises out a new effort in Brazil to reduce fraud in affirmative-action initiatives. The policy was born of good intentions but has stirred up perplexing, often painful, questions: What makes a person black, or white? Is it facial features? Hair? Family? Or an experience of racism? And who gets to decide? In 2012, Brazil's federal and state universities began to reserve a tranche of admissions for black and mixed-race students; since 2014, jobs in the federal public service have also had affirmative-action requirements – quotas, they are called here. The quota policy is a controversial effort at reparation, for slavery and hundreds of years of racial discrimination. After slavery was outlawed in 1888, Brazil had no explicit policies of discrimination, like the Jim Crow laws in the U.S. South. Instead the country cultivated an image of "racial democracy" where all were equal participants. But that, Ms. Chaves and many other black Brazilians say, was a myth. The effect of 140 years of systemic exclusion of black and mixed-race people, based on a hierarchy of skin tone, is obvious today. More than 52 per cent of Brazilians identify as black or mixed race, but they make up just 27 per cent of university students. The 25-person federal cabinet contains only white people (24 of them men); the 11-member bench of the Supreme Court is all white. Brazil's diplomatic corps, academic faculties and media institutions are overwhelmingly white. On every social indicator, such as life expectancy and literacy, black Brazilians have significantly lower scores than white ones. Quotas are meant to redress some of this: by helping students win access to the elite (and free) public universities, even though most come through an inferior public-education system; and by helping to make the public service more representative of the Brazilian population. Until August of this year, the quota system relied on candidates' self-identification of their race. That system was being abused, by white people claiming to be mixed-race (although researchers estimate that no more than 5 per cent of applicants were lying). Under pressure by some advocates from the black community, the government decided the solution was "commissions of verification" – tribunals that would evaluate each candidate. Guidelines from the Ministry of Planning said that panels should consider only physical attributes: "The forms and criteria for verifying the veracity of self-declaration should only consider the phenotypic aspects of the candidate, which will be checked in the presence of the candidate." That means that a panel of assessors (three, five or seven people) would look at each candidate and decide if their appearance matched their self-declared race. The end result, frequently, is confusion. Ms. Chaves has no idea how the three people who made up her tribunal concluded she was white. Eduardo Sobral, 30, a geologist who says he is mixed-race, was rejected for a reserved position with the Ministry of Planning in Brasilia. He was examined by video-conference, then asked about his "day-to-day life as a brown person." He replied that it was "normal," the interview ended and he was rejected. He is suing the ministry. Rodrigo Campos, an electrician in the central state of Minas Gerais who says he is black, never even got before the assessors: They rejected him based on photos they asked him to submit. Meanwhile Igor Anatoli, a mixed-race police officer from Rio who is trying to join the diplomatic corps, went before a panel of seven in Brasilia in September; they chatted at length about his family and his experience of prejudice and ruled that he is, as he had declared, black. Commissions are vital to ensure that limited affirmative-action spaces are not used by cheating white students, said Iuri Nascimento, an activist with a racial-equality advocacy organization called Negrex. Any argument that it's impossible to tell who is eligible in a country with a lot of mixed-raced people is simply aimed at undermining the system, he added. There is no "purely objective scale" of blackness, he said, but it's also not that hard to tell who is black and who isn't: Police officers identify who is black just fine, argued Mr. Nascimento. (Black Brazilian men are killed by police three times more often than white.) "If there is confusion over whether someone is black or not … ask if they have been told their hair is ugly, if they've been called 'monkey' at school, if the security guard always trails them at the mall," he said. "If the identity is internal and it has no social repercussions, it's not relevant in terms of reparation from the state," he said. "The quota is for improving the life of a person who has suffered, for giving role models and for normalizing the presence of black people in these positions." If you don't look black enough to pass the tribunal, he said, you don't fit in those other categories either. There were seven people, of a mix of races and experiences, on his panel, he said, which meant that they had a diversity of opinions about the candidates – but in his case, "it's very obvious that I'm black." He finds the whole debate offensive: "We only debate who is black when we're talking about the democratization of public benefits," he snapped. "It's easy to identify a black person walking in the road – it's only a problem when a black person wants full access to society." Alexander Amaral, 38, spent two days evaluating the race of candidates for jobs at his Rio public-health research facility last month. His usual job is administering pensions at the Oswaldo Cruz Institute, but he was qualified to do the assessments, he said, because he lives as a mixed-race person in Brazil and is an activist with the black movement. "Looking at characteristics is the most objective way to do it … to make sure everyone has the same treatment," he said. "Brazil is a country with a lot of racial mixing and many times people have diverse forms of expressing themselves or how they see themselves. … But the only criteria we used are the candidates' appearance, because if we considered the stories of their lives, it would be too hard to check." His panel evaluated 18 people over two half-day sessions and rejected three. On most there was consensus, he said, but when there wasn't, the majority ruled, which makes it important to have a diverse group of evaluators. Prof. Domingues argued that the amount of fraud was so limited, it was within the tolerable range – but the mess created by the tribunals and cases such as Ms. Chaves's could jeopardize the whole affirmative-action project, which remains deeply unpopular with the mostly white elite. Mr. Sobral, the geologist, went before his panel in June. He had the top marks on the application exam, among affirmative-action candidates, and was feeling confident he would soon be on the permanent career track. But someone had provided his tribunal with pictures of a white man with the same name, he said, and when they contacted him by video, they clearly had their minds made up already. "I consider myself mixed-race," he said. "I feel like I'm brown, I live it, my culture is black, my family is black. … It's about how you see yourself, not how society sees you." But the tribunal wasn't interested. "I was labelled a [cheater] and I've been hassled because of it," said Mr. Sobral, still fuming. He has hired a lawyer and is suing the ministry "I feel wronged and helpless. … Everyone wants to judge me." Today the black movement in Brazil is divided over the value of the commissions. While many activists are fiercely invested in protecting the limited affirmative-action spots for someone who has been a victim of discrimination, others argue that letting the state define race is regressive. Charts like the one Para proposed, assessing lips and hair, are reminiscent of the tests the apartheid government of South Africa carried out to establish race, they say. "You have to preserve the principle of self-identification for black people in Brazil, the same as it is in many other parts of the world," said Paulo Rogerio, an activist in the black movement in the city of Salvador. When Jacqueline Chaves turned up for her tribunal interview, the first panelist asked her how she identifies. She replied, "As black." The interviewer echoed, in surprised tones, "Black?" Next, Ms. Chaves said, the woman asked her what she thought about the quotas. Ms. Chaves answered that black Brazilians suffer prejudice, discussed the historical roots of the problem and said the quotas were to try to compensate. At that, the panel directed her into another room where she was photographed from several angles. "It felt unnecessary, photos of something that's clearly visible. It was embarrassing, being photographed," she said. She departed unsettled but convinced there could be no debate about her identity. Ms. Chaves is appealing the ruling that she is white – with the help of a former professor, a specialist in genetics, she submitted a fat dossier of evidence that she is, in fact, black, including pictures of herself as a child (with natural hair). She also opened a case through the public prosecutor's office, seeking damages for the embarrassment of being accused of lying and the psychological strain of the process. She remains torn about the need for the tribunals. It's important to control for fraud, she said. But the assessment must be both broader (including family history), and more transparent. "If they're going to evaluate me, I have to know what the rules are, how this panel was trained and what the criteria are." But even then, she isn't sure how the process could actually be made fair. "I don't think a panel should have the power to define someone's race. The issue of race in Brazil is extremely complex and it's extremely difficult to define," she said, weary, frustrated and, weeks later, still discomfited by the idea someone decided she wasn't who she thinks she is. "I don't accept the idea that three people can look at me and decide if I'm black or not." With a report from Elisângela Mendonça © Copyright 2025 The Globe and Mail Inc. All rights reserved. \nJacqueline Suellen Chaves poses for a photo on Belm Docs. She’s a black woman rejected as too white for a job as a social worker by a panel.\n \nJessica says she’s black. Her cousin says she’s white. In Brazil, race is a confusing, loaded topic\n \nActivity during early morning on Ver-o-peso Market. Belm, capital of the state of Par, a port city and gateway to BrazilÕ lower Amazon region.\n \nJacqueline Suellen Chaves at the Ver-o-peso Market.\n Stephanie Nolen was The Globe and Mail’s Latin America Bureau Chief. After years as a roving correspondent that included coverage of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Stephanie moved to Johannesburg in 2003 to open a new bureau for The Globe, to report on what she believed was the world’s biggest uncovered story, Africa’s AIDS pandemic. She won four National Newspaper Awards for her work in Africa, for coverage of AIDS and for stories on the wars and humanitarian crises in Uganda, Sudan, Somalia, Zimbabwe and Sierra Leone. Her book 28 Stories of AIDS in Africa won the 2007 PEN “Courage” Award and was nominated for the 2007 Governor-General’s Award for Non-Fiction. A national bestseller in Canada, it has been published in nine countries and six languages. While in Africa, she also won the Markwell Media Award from the International Society of Political Psychologists, for her “combination of creative brilliance, humanitarian compassion, personal courage, and the relentless pursuit of truth.” In 2008, she moved to New Delhi, to open a Globe bureau there. She’s won seven National Newspaper Award, including one for coverage of India’s crisis of child malnutrition in her first year there. Working across South Asia, she has also reported on issues including the final days of the Tamil Tigers and the civil war in Sri Lanka; and humanitarian crises in Pakistan stemming from natural disasters and the rise of Islamist extremism. In 2013, she opened The Globe’s bureau in Rio de Janeiro from which she covers Latin America. She has reported on the child migrants crisis in Central America, environmental devastation in the Amazon, and Colombia’s peace process. Before joining the Globe in 1998, she was based in the Middle East and wrote for publications including Newsweek and the Independent of London. Stephanie is also the author of Promised the Moon: the Untold Story of the First Women in the Space Race (Penguin, 2002) and Shakespeare’s Face (Random House, 2002), which has been published in seven countries to date. She lives with her partner and their two children in Mexico City. Jacqueline Suellen Chaves at the Ver-o-peso Market. The page you are looking for was not found. Here are some links to help you find creative ideas in the big city. Celebrating creativity and promoting a positive culture by spotlighting the best sides of humanity—from the lighthearted and fun to the thought-provoking and enlightening. steer a clear course for Belém’s best restaurants with Culture Trip’s selection which runs from sleek modernist venues with prime riverside views to our favourite backstreet diners Head to riverside Belém for a pleasant meal in a picturesque setting | © Ashok Saxena / Alamy Stock Photo Tucked into the first floor of the distinctive CCB cultural centre it serves an interesting combination of tasty mid-priced wood-fired pizzas and very fresh Japanese sushi with commanding views over Belém’s sights and riverfront alongside a verdant roof garden studded with olive trees This long-established restaurant overlooks the clinking moored yachts of Belém’s marina, close to the Torre de Belém It’s a sophisticated space specialising in upmarket seafood with a fresh fish of the day as well as grilled meats and a long list of quality Portuguese wines and a range of traditional dishes including tiger prawns as the complex sometimes gets booked up for big events The ‘Manor of the Ambassador’ is not quite as grand as its name implies small family restaurant specialising in a mix of good-value Portuguese and Brazilian cuisine © Atlantico Press / Alamy Stock Photo This cool minimalist restaurant-bar sits right on the Tagus with beautiful views across the river with everything from petiscos (snacks such as goat’s cheese with honey and game sausage) to salads It also serves a fine range of refreshing juices sangria and speciality teas (try it with cinnamon Sign up to our newsletter to save up to $800 on our unique trips See privacy policy For a touch of authentic Portuguese cuisine, head a little out of the main tourist centre of Belém towards Cascais and you’ll find A Tasca do Gordo A minimalist space with tiled walls draped in soccer scarves drawn by its substantial meals (its name translates as ‘Tavern of the Fat’) try the house special: tripe stew with white beans Then sit back and relax in the knowledge that the bill will be surprisingly modest On the steep road from Belém up towards Ajuda, this is an authentic local spot serving bargain lunches and dinners. 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