Category: Arts & Culture
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Guitarist Flavio Silva Explores Multiple Dimensions of Electric Guitar in His New Album ‘Eko’
Guitarist Flavio Silva brings a new electric charge to his beloved Brazilian jazz with “Eko,” set to arrive on June 7 via his own Break Free Records. The follow-up to 2018’s “Break Free,” Silva’s third album dives deeper into the fusion sound that has always been a bubbling ingredient in his intoxicating mix of various flavors of jazz and…
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MoMA Announces Projects: TADÁSKÍA
The Museum of Modern Art announces Projects: Tadáskía, on display in the street-level galleries of the Museum from May 24 to October 14, 2024, as well as the acquisition of the centerpiece of the exhibition, an expansive paper work titled ‘Mystical Black Bird’ (2022), for the MoMA collection. Tadáskía is a multidisciplinary artist based in…
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SummerStage 2024 Schedule at Central Park Announced
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The 2024 season of the Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage, New York’s iconic outdoor performing arts festival, has just been announced and will bring dozens of free and benefit shows to Central Park and 12 neighborhood parks across the five boroughs of New York City. Returning for its 38th year, the festival will once…
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Amazônia Viva”, the film
Amazônia Viva, a 10-minute film, is an immersive experience through the Tapajós river region, utilizing 360° filming to unveil one of the most important places on the planet and, thus, bring it even closer to people. Cacique Raquel Tupinambá – from the Surucuá community, where she is also an important indigenous leader – hosts the…
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Museum of Sexual Diversity Reopens in São Paulo
After a closure of nearly a year and a half, the Museum of Sexual Diversity has reopened its exhibition spaces at the República subway station, located in the heart of São Paulo. The space currently features two exhibitions: “Pajubá: the Time and Place for the Close,” curated by Amara Moira and Marcelo Campos, and “Dissident…
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Festa Junina: The Vibrant Brazilian Celebration of Culture and Tradition
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In the heart of Brazil, immersed in the rich tapestry of its cultural heritage, lies a festival that embodies the essence of Brazilian joie de vivre – Festa Junina (Junina Festivals). This colorful celebration, deeply rooted in rural traditions, pays homage to the rural way of life, Catholic saints, and the abundant harvest season. From…
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June 19: The Day the Chains of Slavery Fell
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in Arts & Culture, Community, Education, Entertainment, Geral, History, In Focus, Inside, Men, Politics, United States, WomenBlack America has celebrated Juneteenth since June 19, 1865, when American troops arrived in the state of Texas to announce that the conflict had ended with the surrender of the Confederacy in April. This occurred two months after Appomattox, the small town in the state of Virginia where Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his…
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Want to Know Who the American Women Who Built Their Own Fortunes Are
Forbes magazine has released its tenth annual list of the richest women who built their own fortunes. Their accumulated wealth has risen to a record $154 billion, an increase of nearly 25% compared to last year. The billionaire Diane Hendricks maintains the top spot for the seventh consecutive year, with a record fortune of $20.9…
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MoMA Announces Projects: Tadáskía
The Museum of Modern Art announces Projects: Tadáskía, on display in the street-level galleries of the Museum from May 24 to October 14, 2024, as well as the acquisition of the centerpiece of the exhibition, an expansive paper work titled ‘Ave Preta Mística Mystical Black Bird’ (2022), for the MoMA collection.The exhibition, presented in collaboration…
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Brazilian Artist Tadáskía Opens Solo Exhibition at MoMA, in NY
The Museum of Modern Art announces Projects: Tadáskía, an exhibition in the museum’s street galleries from May 24 to October 14, 2024, as well as the acquisition of the exhibition’s centerpiece, an extensive paper work titled ‘Ave Preta Mística Mystical Black Bird’ (2022), for the MoMA collection. Tadáskía is a multidisciplinary artist based in Rio…