AVC : Principal causa de incapacidade neurológica

 

20/09/2014 

Popularmente chamado de derrame, o Acidente Vascular Cerebral (AVC) é a principal causa de incapacidade neurológica, sendo mais incapacitante do que fatal. É grave, mas existem medidas preventivas importantes, que diminuem os riscos de sua incidência. Em um mundo em que o estresse parece ter sido incorporado à rotina do dia a dia, as pessoas normalmente encontram pouco tempo para cuidar da própria saúde. Essa dura realidade é que precisa ser combatida, pois é necessário ir regularmente ao médico, ter uma dieta balanceada, parar de fumar e tratar os fatores de risco, que são Diabetes,  Hipertensão, Colesterol aumentados, doenças cardiovasculares e sedentarismo.

Mas existem alguns fatores que podem facilitar a ocorrência de um Acidente Vascular Cerebral e que são inerentes à vida humana, como o envelhecimento. Pessoas com mais de 55 anos possuem maior propensão a desenvolver o AVC. Características genéticas, como pertencer à raça negra, e história familiar de doenças cardiovasculares também aumentam a chance de AVC. Para essas pessoas, as avaliações médicas devem ser mais frequentes.

O AVC é uma alteração do fluxo sanguíneo dentro do cérebro. Cerca de 15% dos AVCs ocorrem por extravasamento de sangue em alguma região do  cérebro, provocando um coágulo — esse é o AVC hemorrágico. Os outros 85% acontecem por falta de sangue em alguma região do cérebro, provocando o AVC isquêmico. Seu principal fator desencadeante é a Doença Aterosclerótica, que é o envelhecimentos das artérias, o que consiste em placas formadas por células necróticas lipídicas e cristais de colesterol.

A diferença dos sintomas do isquêmico para o hemorrágico é o hemorrágico cursar com dor de cabeça súbita — os outros sintomas são semelhantes. Os sintomas de AVCs isquêmicos e hemorrágicos são praticamente os mesmos: dor de cabeça muito forte, de instalação súbita, sobretudo se acompanhada de vômitos; fraqueza ou dormência na face, nos braços ou nas pernas, geralmente afetando um dos lados do corpo; paralisia (dificuldade ou incapacidade de movimentação);perda súbita da fala ou dificuldade para se comunicar e compreender o que se diz; perda da visão ou dificuldade para enxergar com um ou ambos os olhos.

Os sintomas podem ser ainda tontura, perda de equilíbrio ou de coordenação. Os ataques isquêmicos podem manifestar-se também com alterações na memória e incapacidade de planejar as atividades diárias, bem como a negligência. Neste caso, o paciente ignora objetos colocados no lado afetado, tendendo a desviar a atenção visual e auditiva para o lado normal, em detrimento do afetado.

O acidente vascular hemorrágico subaracnoide, por sua vez, comumente é acompanhado por sonolência, alterações nos batimentos cardíacos e frequência respiratória e eventualmente convulsões.

Embora a maioria dos AVCs  ocorra nas pessoas com mais de 65 anos (o risco é 30 a 50 por mil nesta faixa etária), os centros para controle e prevenção de doenças relataram um aumento abrupto dos casos de AVC entre pessoas na casa dos 30 e 40 anos. O mais preocupante disso é que um estudo realizado por médicos do Programa de Derrames do Centro Médico de Detroit, da Universidade Estadual Wayne, descobriu que entre 57 vítimas jovens de acidente vascular cerebral, uma em sete recebeu o diagnóstico errôneo de vertigem, enxaqueca, embriaguez, convulsão, labirintite ou outros problemas, tendo alta sem o tratamento adequado.

As  vítimas jovens de derrame se beneficiam mais do tratamento imediato deve ele ser administrado dentro de quatro horas e meia. Depois de 48 a 72 horas, não existem grandes intervenções disponíveis para melhorar o resultado do derrame.

* André Gustavo Lima, neurologista e especialista na prevenção do AVC, é membro da Academia Brasileira de Neurologia, do Departamento Cientifico de Doppler Transcraniano da Academia Brasileira de Neurologia e do Departamento Cientifica de Acidente Vascular Cerebral da Academia Brasileira de Neurologia. É membro também da Europe Stroke Organisation e cursou  especialização em doença cerebrovascular no Hospital Santa Maria, Lisboa, Portugal.

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Senior Nutrition Program secures funding for coming year

 

Red Bluff Daily News

 

Courtesy photo Pictured, from left, are Senior Nutrition Transporters Chris Connolly, Richard Alcasas and Barbara Bass, who deliver meals to homebound seniors throughout Tehama County Monday through Friday.

The Senior Nutrition Program has recently received notice of funding through Passages and the Area 3 Agency on Aging, California Department of Aging, in the amount of $136,189 for fiscal year beginning July through June 2015.

Additional funds from Nutritional Services Incentive Program in the amount of $25,664 were also awarded.

"We are thrilled to know the program will continue to be funded this year," said Amanda Sharp, manager of the Tehama County Community Action Agency. "This funding represents a large portion of what is needed to feed our seniors every day in Tehama County."

During the past 12 months, the program served 30,492 meals with 18,401 of them delivered to home-bound seniors. The program also provided 1,176 ride services to qualifying seniors.

"We are fortunate to live in a county that supports our program and is dedicated to providing hot, freshly made meals to seniors at congregate sites and through home delivery," sharp said. "Funds provided outside of the base grant are used to meet budget shortfalls."

A significant addition to this year's budget is the match funding provided by Tehama County. Additional support from Red Bluff and Corning comes in the form of volunteers and discounted rental space to serve and prepare meals. Even with this support and significant improvements in program efficiency, expected expenses will outweigh funds received, leaving a gap in funding to meet the needs of area seniors.

Many needy seniors continue to wait to be added to the home-delivered meal program due to budget constraints. The annual Adopt-a-Senior fundraiser held in May of this year raised more than $8,500.

"Our goal is to raise twice that much at next year's fundraiser on May 15 in order to feed those who cannot feed themselves," said Juanita Rajanen, Senior Nutrition coordinator. "So many of our seniors become invisible in our communities due to their inability to get out and find help on their own. They have medical, physical and mental issues that can drastically limit their abilities and many times, no family close by to assist them."

The community can help close the funding gap. To donate to this very important and worthwhile program, visit the Community Action Agency website at http://www.tehamacountycaa.org and find information on the Senior Nutrition Program as well as the form for an Adopt-a-Senior donation.

A minimum suggested donation of $3.50 per meal is appreciated as the total cost of providing a home-delivered meal is $9.07. A charge of $8 is required for guests under the age of 60.

Best Compact Cameras 2014

 

Which are the best compact cameras of the year? Here's our pick of the Best Compact Cameras

Olympus TG 1

While there’s no arguing that the compact camera market is coming under increasing pressure for both the smartphone and CSC market, there’s still a lot to be said for having a dedicated camera with a fixed lens that you can easily take everywhere.The good news is that there’s still a broad range of attractive compacts cameras on the market, and of a wide range of varieties to suit every need.                                

Here are some of the best compact cameras currently on the market.                        

 

Sony RX100 III

Sony RX100 III

Street price: £699

If you’re looking for the very best in compact cameras, Sony’s RX100 series has long been the place to turn to. The RX100 III represents the third in the series, and is arguably the best yet.

It features a pop-up electronic viewfinder, vari-angle LCD screen and Sony’s impressive Bionz processor. It also retains the 1in sensor that has made the range so popular, delivering some excellent images along the way.

At around the seven hundred pound mark the RX100 III is certainly not cheap, although it’s one of the most complete compacts going.

Best Compact Camera for: The very best in pocketable imaging

Read our Sony Cybershot RX100 III review

 

Panasonic Lumix TZ60

Panasonic Lumix TZ60

Street price: £330

If you’re in the market for a travel compact, the chances are that you’re aware of, or have been pointed in the direction of, Panasonic’s TZ range.

The TZ60 is the latest in a long line of impressive travel compacts and boasts all of the range’s hallmarks. These include a large 30x optical zoom, HD video capture and a large LCD screen.

The model now also benefits from Raw capture as well JPEG capture, as as a result you could argue its the most complete travel compact to date.

Best Compact Camera for: Those wanting excellent image quality in a body suitable for long travels

Read our Panasonic Lumix TZ60 review

 

Olympus TG-3

Olympus TG-3

Street price: £340

There are a wide range of waterproof and generally lifeproof cameras on the market, with Olympus certainly producing more than its fair share.

Sitting at the top of its tough compact tree is the TG-3 – a model that’s so much more than simply a tough compact.

The camera features an impressive 5fps burst mode, excellent battery life and will stand up to all life can throw at it.

Best Compact Camera for: Putting through its paces on the beach or the slopes

Read our Olympus TG-3 review

 

Sony RX1

Street price: £1850

Sony RX1

Despite being priced well outside the reach of most people’s wallets, the Sony RX1 is nonetheless a serious prospect for the well-heeled enthusiast.

Where the RX1 is really excels is with regards to image quality, as Sony have managed to cram a huge full-frame sensor in to its relatively compact body.

The model also features a fixed 35mm Carl Zeiss lens that’s as sharp as a pin, along with a wide range of other high-end features.

If you’re looking for the very best in compact imaging and have a large budget, the RX1 is the one for you.

Best Compact Camera for: The very best in image quality

Read our full review of the Sony RX1

Microsoft Surface Pro 3 review

 

Tablets are great for consuming entertainment, while laptops and other full PCs are required to actually create those works, or so the conventional wisdom goes. Some substitute the charged word "productivity" for creation, but the pitch is the same. You need one device for A, B, and C, and another for X, Y, and Z.

That means there's a sizable group of people out there spending at least part of the time lugging around a laptop and a tablet simultaneously. I've been guilty of that, usually packing a 13-inch ultrabook or MacBook Air and an iPad into my carry-on bag for airline flights.

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With the new Surface Pro 3 from Microsoft, the software powerhouse (and occasional hardware maker) says it finally has the single grand unified device that will satisfy both the creation and consumption instincts equally. You'll feel just as at home watching a movie or reading a book as you will editing video footage or writing your novel.

That's largely the same pitch, of course, we got for the Surface Pro and Surface Pro 2 tablets, which points to the difficulty in translating the full Windows 8.1 experience freely between a laptop and tablet. Dozens of our hands-on reviews of devices ranging from 8-inch slates to 13-inch two-in-one hybrids back this up, as does the mixed reception to the first two generations of the Surface Pro.

Both of those devices, as well as the Surface Pro 3, at least begin with the right idea and smartly lean toward the laptop side of the tablet spectrum, including Intel Core i-series CPUs and keyboard covers designed to feel more like laptop keyboards.

With the Surface Pro 3, starting at $799 or £639 for an Intel Core i3 CPU and a 64GB SSD, we can see the thinking at Microsoft start to lean even more toward the laptop side, with a new kickstand and touch cover that allow you to work at almost any angle. Our review configuration is upgraded to a Core i5 CPU and 256GB SSD, which costs $1,299 or £1,109, while the type cover keyboard is an additional $129 or £110.

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The new Surface Pro is thinner than its predecessors, with a larger, higher-resolution screen. On that mark alone, it outshines the Pro and Pro 2. The internal specs and performance are largely similar to the Pro 2, but that means it's still just as fast as any current-gen premium laptop.

With the generation-over-generation tweaks to the design, especially the hinge and keyboard, you can see a dedicated push towards advancing the cause of practical usability. It's not entirely there yet, and it's still a leap to say this will be a true laptop replacement for most people, but the Surface Pro 3 is the first Surface device I feel confident in saying I could get away with using as a primary PC.

Microsoft Surface Pro 3
Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 2 Pro
MacBook Air 13-inch (June 2013)

Display size/resolution
12-inch, 2,160 x 1,440 touch screen
13.3-inch, 3,200 x 1,800 touch screen
13.3-inch, 1,440 x 900 screen

PC CPU
1.9GHz Intel Core i5 4300U
1.6GHz Intel Core i5 4200U
1.3GHz Intel Core i5 4250U

PC Memory
8GB DDR3 SDRAM 1,600MHz
4GB DDR3 SDRAM 1,600MHz
4GB DDR3 SDRAM 1,600MHz

Graphics
1,792MB (shared) Intel HD Graphics 4400
1,792MB (shared) Intel HD Graphics 4400
1,024MB Intel HD Graphics5000

Storage
256GB SSD hard drive
128GB SSD hard drive
128GB SSD hard drive

Optical drive
None
None
None

Networking
802.11a/c wireless, Bluetooth 4.0
802.11b/g/n wireless, Bluetooth 4.0
802.11a/c wireless, Bluetooth 4.0

Operating system
Windows 8.1 (64-bit)
Windows 8.1 (64-bit)
OSX Mountain Lion 10.8.4

Design and features

Despite the talk of this being the thinnest Intel Core i-series device to date, it still doesn't feel quite as thin and ethereal as, for example, the iPad Air. But its thinner body, coupled with a larger 12-inch screen, give it a more upscale feel than either the Pro or Pro 2, which were criticized for a certain boxiness.

Both of the previous Surface Pro models had 10.6-inch screens and were 13mm thick, with a footprint of 10.8 inches by 6.8 inches. This new 12-inch version is 11.5 inches by 7.9 inches, but its thickness drops to an impressive 9.1mm. The Pro 3 is also a tad lighter than its predecessor: 800 grams versus 900. Again, when you consider the larger screen, that's a worthy achievement.

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With a wink and a nod, Microsoft says this new Surface Pro design isn't exactly fanless, but it might as well be. That's because the new system internals, designed in partnership with Intel, allow the system run run not only ultra-low-voltage Core i3 or i5 CPUs, but also Core i7 ones, with a slim, quiet fan moving air as needed, allegedly without that telltale whirring sound, or a fan exhaust blowing on your hands. Our Surface Pro 3, a midrange model with an Intel Core i5 CPU, certainly felt cool during our hands-on testing, but an audible fan also kicked in at times. To call the experience fanless-like would not be accurate.

One major difference in the new design is the kickstand, which can be adjusted to nearly any angle between 22 degrees and 150 degrees. That's especially useful for tilting the screen way back, as an artist using a drafting table might, but as the owner of normal-size legs for a 6-foot-tall man, I still had a hard time getting the Surface Pro 3 to sit comfortably on my lap. The kickstand either kept the screen angle too severe to see clearly while seated, or else the end of the kickstand was sliding off my knees when I tilted the screen further back.

Sarah Tew/CNET

Taking the type cover and kicking in its additional top-edge magnetic hinge, raising the back edge of the keyboard to a better angle, helped a bit, as the raised angle feels much more natural for typing (which is why nearly every PC keyboard has tiny feet at the back edge). It's a small change, but one that says Microsoft is thinking seriously about ergonomics.

Of portrait modes and pens

It may take a second to spot, but there's one major change to the Surface design ID this time around. The capacitive touch button Windows logo -- which brings you back to the Windows 8 tile interface -- has shifted from the bottom long edge of the chassis to one of the shorter edges.

Sarah Tew/CNET

There are two reasons for that, to my mind. First, the new keyboard covers cover the area where the original Windows button was located when you use the second tilt-up hinge. Second, moving the Windows logo button to the short edge points users toward using the device in portrait mode. I've found that most Windows tablets and hybrids are designed around use in a laptop-like landscape mode, which has the screen lying against its longest side, while the all-popular Apple iPad is primarily understood as a device to be held upright in portrait mode, much like a book or magazine.

This ties directly into Microsoft's strong pitch for the Surface Pro 3 as an educational device for note-taking, annotation, drawing, and sketching. The included battery-powered Bluetooth pen is metallic, and more substantial than versions I've tried with other Windows 8 tablets, such as the 8-inch Asus VivoTab 8.

US team breaks Guinness World Record for highest paper airplane flight

 

A view of Earth captured from the paper airplane at 96,563 feet (Photo: 1st Lt Gary Brown)

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For most people, paper airplanes are something you launched across school classrooms as a kid. A team of US Air Force auxiliary volunteers, however, has been taking it far more seriously. The team launched a paper airplane from a high-altitude balloon at 96,563 ft (29,432 m), taking the world record in the process.

In a press release on its website, the US Fox Valley Composite Squadron, Illinois Wing, Civil Air Patrol, reports that the paper airplane was launched from Kankakee, Illinois, and landed 82 miles (132 km) away, Southwest of Rochester, Indiana. The flight took just under 2 hours and 7 minutes.

The paper airplane, designed by the cadets themselves, is said to have a traditional shape and is made out of paper board. It is 30 inches (76 cm) long with a wingspan of 14.5 in (36.8 cm). It weighs in at 424 g (15 oz). The plane was fitted with a GPS tracking system, temperature sensors, barometric pressure sensor, flight computer, batteries, solar panel and HD video camera for recording its flight.                                                                     

In order to launch the plane, it was attached to a large helium balloon that carried it up to altitude before bursting. When the balloon burst, the plane's flight computer cut itself away in order to begin its descent.

Assuming the record is verified by Guinness, the Fox Valley Composite Squadron will claim the title from the UK-based PARIS team and its Vulture 1 paper airplane. The PARIS team set the existing record in October 2010, having met and organized its project through tech blog The Register, which has reported the news and hinted that the PARIS team may seek to reclaim the title.

 

Source: Fox Valley Composite Squadron

Small UAV Coalition formed to promote civil and commercial use of small UAVs

 

The Small UAV Coalition has been formed to promote civil and commercial use of small UAVs (Photo: Shutterstock)

As is so often the case when it comes to rapidly evolving technologies, the law is struggling to keep up with the surge in popularity of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). In an attempt to pave the way for commercial, philanthropic, and civil use of small UAVs in the US and around the world, a number of players in the field have teamed up to form the Small UAV Coalition.                                                                                          

With 3DR, Aerialtronics, Airware, Amazon Prime, DJI Innovations, Google[x]'s Project Wing, GoPro, and Parrot as founding members, the Small UAV Coalition boasts some heavy hitters that have a vested interest in promoting the commercial and civil use of UAVs. The group is also looking to support recreational use of small UAVs for hobbyists.

To those ends, the organization's main goal is to develop an open regulatory process that ensures "safe, reliable, and timely operation of small UAVs." It is also pushing for regulatory changes to allow small UAVs to be operated beyond line-of-sight with varying degrees of autonomy.

The group classifies small UAVs as those weighing less than 55 lb (25 kg) and which typically fly at an altitude of under 400 ft (122 m) above ground level. They are also powered by rechargeable batteries and can be flown either manually via a remote control or autonomously using an automated program in the UAV.

"Small unmanned aerial vehicles will yield tremendous benefits to consumers in so many exciting and practical ways," said Michael Drobac, executive director of the Small UAV Coalition and senior advisor at Akin Gump, the Washington, DC law firm supporting the organization. "Small UAVs can be utilized for stunning aerial photography, surveying and mapping, advances in precision agriculture, consumer delivery, disaster management, journalism, and to monitor flare stacks and gas pipelines. In addition, the Small UAV Coalition will continue to support safe recreational enjoyment of UAVs for hobbyists and enthusiasts."

Drobac says the civil use of small UAVs will offer many benefits and promote US competitiveness. In addition to the FAA, the group will need to work with the FCC regarding the communications frequencies used by UAVs and the government and Congress on privacy issues.

Source: Small UAV Coalition

 

The Extreme Micro Drone 2.0 With Aerial Camera

 

 

You’ve left it late, but there’s still time to enjoy getting active in the last days of summer. And possibly the easiest, techiest way of enjoying the great outdoors is to become a pilot — a drone pilot, that is. With the craze growing all the time, drones are getting smaller, smarter and more affordable.

That is typified by the Micro Drone 2.0, which only weighs just over an ounce, yet has a range of 400 feet and a video/photo camera on a swivel mount. In fact, it is the only micro drone in the world with that camera setup. Charged via USB, this little quadcopter is also pretty easy to fly — self-righting, in fact — and it is pre-programmed to pull 360º flips for when you fancy showing off.

 

 

10 Things to Stop Doing if You Have Low Back Pain

 

One of the most common causes of low back pain is poor sitting posture.  Wetcake Studio/iStock Vectors/Getty Images

Updated October 01, 2014.
Written or reviewed by a board-certified physician. See About.com's Medical Review Board.

Chronic low back pain is a common problem and can affect your work, family and recreational activities. While there is no specific cure for low back pain, there are some steps you can take now to start managing the symptoms coming from your back.

1. Stop Slouching. One of the most common causes of low back pain is poor sitting posture. The strain on the back while sitting in a slouched position can cause excessive pressure on the joints, muscles and discs, causing pain. Learn to sit with correct posture and maintain that posture at all times to help decrease or eliminate your low back pain. Also be sure your workspace is set up properly at home and at work.
2. Stop avoiding exercise. It may hurt to get started, but exercise is proven to be beneficial for most low back pain. It helps keep your core muscles strong, provides increased circulation to your joints and discs, and it gives you a sense of well-being. Plus, being a couch potato can really put your low back in a poor posture (see above).
3. Stop searching for a miracle cure. We’ve all seen the advertisements that promise a miracle cure for your low back pain. Hanging by your feet on an inversion table, rubbing healing balms on your back or spending money on fancy computerized traction devices all sound effective, but the evidence indicates that many of these miracle cures are not beneficial.
4. Stop focusing on a specific diagnosis. Up to 85% of low back pain can be classified as "non-specific." This means that the origin of your pain cannot be localized to one specific structure or problem. While common diagnostic tests for low back pain can show the bones, discs and joints with great detail, no test can tell the exact cause of your pain with 100% accuracy.
5. Stop lifting heavy things. One of the top causes of low back pain is frequent heavy lifting. If your job requires that you lift heavy items, ask your employer if special equipment (or an extra set of hands) is available to help ease the load on your lower back.
6. Stop repetitive bending. Another common cause of low back pain is frequent forward bending. Bending forward a lot can cause increased pressure on the discs in the back and can lead to muscle aches and pains. Limit your forward bending, and be sure to perform low back exercises that focus on backward bending to help offset the repetitive forward bending.
7. Stop listening to other people’s horror stories. You know the scenario: You are bent over in obvious pain, waiting to see the doctor, and the person next to you tells you a 10-minute tale of how their Uncle Gordon had low back pain that required injections and surgery. But the pain still didn’t go away. Stop listening to these terrible stories. Most low back pain is short lived and can be managed quite effectively with exercise and postural correction. Of course, some low back conditions are serious and require surgery, but that is a conversation you should have with your doctor, not the guy in the waiting room.
8. Stop trying passive treatments. Passive treatments like heat, ice or ultrasound may feel good, but their effect is usually only temporary. Most research indicates that active self-care exercise and postural correction is an effective remedy for low back pain. A visit to your physical therapist can help determine which exercises are best for your specific condition.
9. Stop smoking. If you smoke, you have probably heard of the negative effects that it can have on your health. Some studies indicate that smoking can also increase your chance of having low back pain. Talk to you doctor today to come up with a plan to quit smoking to help your low back pain.
10. Stop waiting for your pain to go away. If you have had pain for more than a week or two, see your doctor or physical therapist. (Many states allow direct access to physical therapy.) While it is noble to try to manage the pain yourself, the earlier you start treatment, the better your chances are of making a smooth recovery and quickly returning to normal function.
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TEDGlobal Para Todos takes over Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

 

Throughout the city of Rio de Janeiro, venues that value education will be able to watch the TEDGlobal 2014 conference through a free livestream. Photo: Thinkstock

“TEDGlobal Para Todos” means “TEDGlobal For Everyone.” And when the TEDGlobal 2014 conference kicks off at the Copacabana Palace Hotel in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Monday, October 6, people all over the city will be able to catch the amazing lineup of speakers in livestreams all across town.

More than 40 venues in Rio will stream the conference for free to the public through TEDGlobal Para Todos. All talks will be translated into Portuguese in real-time, so that they are accessible to a wide swath of the city’s population. This program to bring the conference out into its host city was born from the success of a similar experiment during this year’s TED conference in Vancouver, Canada. In Rio, sustainability consultant Gwendoline de Ganay has been helping to coordinate the effort by reaching out to local public schools, universities, cultural centers, libraries, non-profits and NGOs.

“Any organization can sign up,” she says, “But we’re especially interested in finding venues that value education.”

One of the venues that will be broadcasting TEDGlobal is Arena Jovelina Perola Negra, a community theater in Pavuna, in the North Zone neighborhood, an area made up of Rio’s favelas. “Rio has a lot of social divides,” explains Taciana Abreu, director of planning at creative agency WMCann, who’s in charge of organizing this livestream gathering. “Most of the city’s wealth is in the South Zone. It’s also where the main cultural events are, along with the city center and a small part of the West Zone. I wanted at least one transmission line [from TEDGlobal] to the North Zone of the city. And Arena Jovelina Perola Negra is a great cultural catalyst in the region.”

Abreu and her team are especially excited for the Brazilian speakers at TEDGlobal 2014, including Vik Muniz, José Padilha, Bruno Torturra, Alessandra Orofino, Ilona Szabó de Carvalho and Vincent Moon. They are also thrilled that all TEDGlobal talks will be translated into Portuguese. Abreu and team hope that the livestream event helps Arena Jovelina become more prominent on the broader cultural map of the city.

Across town, Ursulla Araujo is preparing livestream events in five creative co-working spaces: Casa 24, CasaCéu & Casa Sou.l, Catete92, Goma and Templo. “We are connected by a sense of community. Each location has a character and an identity,” she explains. Araujo is excited for many of the same talks. But one that has her especially excited: hearing from Tashka Yawanawá, chief of the Yawanawá people of the Amazon.

In addition to Araujo and Abreu’s events, viewers can also catch the livestream at MAC Nitéroi, the Museum of Contemporary Art of the municipality of Nitéroi. Events will also take place at Junior Achievement, an NGO that promotes entrepreneurial and leadership values to kids; the Bibliotéca Parque Estadual, a public library in the business center (“centro”) of Rio de Janeiro; and the Center for Digital Inclusion, a social enterprise dedicated to bridges the digital divide.

Overall, TED Para Todos organizer Ganay is looking forward to the upcoming week of ideas. “TEDGlobal Para Todos takes TED’s motto of ‘Ideas Worth Spreading,’ to another level,” she says.

And the mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Paes, agrees. (Watch his TED Talk, “The four commandments of cities.”) He says, “Rio is proud to be hosting TEDGlobal this year, and we are very pleased that the organizers are allowing interested Cariocas to watch the free simulcast. Rio is a very dynamic city, a hub of innovation and experimentation, and that aligns well with TED’s focus on impactful ideas.”

Questions about TEDGlobal Para Todos? Write live@ted.com.