são paulo
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 +
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 +
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 +
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 +
Get recycled with “Waste Land”
“What I really want to do is to be able to change the lives of a group of people with the same material that they deal with everyday.” – Vik Muniz Waste Land is a documentary that portrays the creation of an artistic project in the world’s largest garbage dump, Jardim Gramacho, in the outskirts…Read More +
