Guest Blogger
A Brazilian Named Silva
It is hard to meet a single Brazilian who has not got a Silva in his or her family. It is the most simple and ordinary Portuguese inheritance, something to be hidden among any other Italian/Japanese/Spanish/Portuguese surname. My grandmother is a Silva. So is former-president Lula – Luis Inácio Lula da Silva – the first…Read More +
Dudu Tsuda’s Spiderweb
When comparing a spider web to the career of pianist, keyboardist, singer and composer Dudu Tsuda, it is difficult to say weather he would be the spider, the web or the insects caught in the odds of São Paulo’s music scene. Though better known for his previous work with neo tropicalista band Cérebro Eletrônico (which…Read More +
Mart’nália goes rock with a little help from her friends
Daughter of Martinho da Vila, one of the greatest samba composers in Brazil, Mart’nália, was born and raised in a samba dynasty. Her delicate, small voice and singing style often reminds us of her father. However, there is only a slight resemblance in her new album. On “Não Tente Compreender” (don’t try to figure out)…Read More +
Tropicalia, the movie
Red Hot’s recent album, Red Hot + Rio 2, is a tribute album to the legendary Brazilian musical movement, Tropicália. Recently, a new documentary approach on Tropicália had its Brazilian première during the It’s All True Festival, which ended last weekend in São Paulo. The festival is the biggest international documentary film festival in Brazil,…Read More +
STDs: Now a Collector’s Item
These might be missing from your stuffed animal collection. And despite everything you’ve learned since middle school health class, it’s safe to snuggle up to these sexually transmitted diseases. They belong to the Venereals family of the GIANTmicrobes®, a company started in 2001 with the idea that fuzzy, stuffed, cartoonish representations of the germs that…Read More +
The Samba Genius
It may seem unbelievable, but I somehow missed all of the chances that I had to see one of the many concerts singer-composer and multi-instrumentist Romulo Fróes performed in São Paulo promoting Um Labirinto em Cada Pé (a labyrinth in each foot), his fourth album, released in 2011. A well known composer and most-wanted among…Read More +
March 8th: International Women’s Day
Today marks the 101st International Women’s Day. The first Women’s Day was organized by the Socialist Party of America in 1909 to protest poor working conditions in garment factories in New York City. In 1910, The Socialist International Meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark declared an International Women’s Day to build universal support for the women’s suffrage…Read More +
Letuce Album: Manja Perene
Love, love, love… Carioca’s band, Letuce, is lead by the couple – Leticia Novaes and Lucas Vasconcelos, a duo that can make even the most cynical ones change their conceptions about love. In January, the group released their second album, Manja Perene, conceived, in part, during a pre-nuptial travel around Europe in 2010. Leticia is…Read More +
Brazil Wraps Up Carnaval-time Condom Campaign
Yesterday marked the end of the world famous, pre-Lent festival of earthly indulgence, Brazilian Carnaval. In a country where sexual expression is already a prominent aspect of national culture, safe-sex education becomes even more important during this 5-day holiday. It is observed by nearly every Brazilian as well as hundreds of thousands of international tourists….Read More +
São Paulo, Brazil: The Nublu Jazz Fest 2012
Sesc Pompeia is a well-known venue for music lovers in São Paulo, Brazil, especially if you are into new Brazilian pop, Samba, and Independent music. “Sescs” are full stop, public clubs provided with facilities such as swimming pools, restaurants, theatres and, art galleries. They are located throughout the city as well as in the countryside….Read More +
