Category: Arts & Culture
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“The Little Secret”: Brazil’s Oscar Candidate
The film “The Little Secret,” directed by David Schurmann, is Brazil’s candidate for the Oscar for Best International Feature Film. Based on true events, “The Little Secret” is a film with three interconnected stories, all linked by a single secret that converges to reveal the tragic yet beautiful lives of three families and how hope,…
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The Best of 2016
Emerson Fittipaldi, a former racecar driver and Formula One World Champion, attended the “Feijoada” and 32nd BR Day NY events in New York. In the photo, he is along with Francisco de Matos, from Emporium Brasil Restaurant. I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Fernanda Pontes and Diogo Boni and enjoyed a lunch together…
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What Happens When We Mix Forró and Hallowen?
For one night, Brazil in Concert fused Brazilian and American culture for their Halloween event. The Brazil in Concert Group is a leading entertainment company that brings Brazilian artists to New York, Boston, and Florida, to perform for Brazilians living in the United States. Their purpose is to bring Brazilian culture to the community in…
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Bibi Ferreira at Symphony Space
During her two-night residence at The Upper West Side’s Symphony Space, Bibi Ferreira took the stage with her “Four Times Bibi” show, which brings together four of her previous shows in which she paid tribute to Frank Sinatra, Argentinean tango legend Carlos Gardel, Portuguese fado singer Amalia Rodrigues and her larger than life interpretation of…
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PEN America Publication gives voice to under-represented Brazilian women writers in the second issue of “Glossolalia” entitled “Women Writing Brazil”. Glossolalia advocates for writers with limited access to the global reading community. By publishing works from lesser-translated languages, they want to connect storytellers to audiences eager for a vivid, mind-expanding look at experience unlike their…
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International Emmy: Brazil Leads with 7 Nominations
The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences unveiled this year’s nominations, with Brazil leading the pack with seven nominations, including a best actor nod for Globo TV’s “Rules of the Game”, Alexandre Nero (photo above), a best actress nod for Grazi Massafera (photo above) in “Hidden Truths”, Zorra (The Mess) in the comedy category and…
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“Don’t Call Me Son”
Film Forum is proud to present the U.S. theatrical premiere of Anna Muylaert’s “Don’t Call me Son”, beginning Wednesday, November 2. Tall, dark, androgynously handsome, Pierre wears eyeliner and a black lace G-string, while having sex with both boys and girls. The confusion only goes deeper when the teenager’s single, working-class mom is arrested for…
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Series of Books on Brazilian History and Literature
If you love Brazil’s history, literature and culture, but don’t read in Portuguese, you should visit the web page of the publisher New London Librarium. You will find interesting titles in English. One of them is “Miss Dolar – Stories by Machado de Assis”. Machado de Assis is considered one of the greatest writers in…
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MoMA Honors Pedro Almodóvar with Career Retrospective
Pedro Almodóvar will be honored with a major career retrospective at The Museum of Modern Art. Opening on November 29 with a special screening of Almódovar’s latest work and 20th feature film, Julieta (2016), to be released nationally on December 21, the retrospective will include all 20 of the director’s feature films, beginning with his…
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Demi Lovato in Brazil in 2017
This could be Demi Lovato’s last show. The singer stated that she will take a break from her career starting in 2017 with no return date set. The artist is confirmed as the headliner of the Z Festival, which takes place in São Paulo on December 10. Focused on the teen audience, the festival aims…