Category: Arts & Culture
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Brazilian Women Honored by the U.S. Embassy in Brazil
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in Arts & Culture, Brazil, Business, Economy, Entertainment, Geral, In Focus, Inside, Politics, WomenThe U.S. Embassy and Consulates in Brazil announce the seven Brazilian women honored with the “Brazilian Women Making a Difference 2023” award.
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Gilberto Gil’s Expresso 2222 Celebrates 50 Years
Brazilian singer and songwriter Gilberto Gil, known for his musical innovations and political activism, has been moving audiences and influencing artists and thinkers around the world. His seminal 1972 album Expresso 2222, his first release after returning to Brazil from exile, turns 50 this year. In celebration, the CUNY Graduate Center is hosting a discussion…
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River Koelo Presents Unpublished Works in His First Solo Exhibition in NY
“Where Are You Originally From?”. The artist, River Koelo, investigates the human body, identities, and patterns. All the paintings depict the “immigrant body,” disfigured, out of order and logic, which are reconfigured in the imagination and eyes of those who experience the work.When: April 19, 2023, from 6 PM to 8 PMWhere: Consulate General of…
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Dissident Practices
Dissident Practices, on display from April 19 to June 16, 2023, at the Anya and Andrew Shiva Gallery at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York, explores how Brazilian women artists respond to social changes — from the military dictatorship in the mid-1960s to the return to democracy in the mid-1980s, the social…
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Super event in São Paulo brings together women and political figures
The young journalist Aryane Garcia will gather approximately 100 businesswomen on April 12th at Loopwork in São Paulo for the social event Mulheres in Action 2023.
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#OscarsSoWhite Is a Hashtag That Sparked Significant Change in the Academy
In 2015, April Reign, the executive editor of Broadway Black and a former lawyer, took to Twitter and launched the hashtag #OscarsSoWhite to draw attention to the lack of diversity at the awards ceremony, not just in terms of representation of Black people but of all minorities. Reign likely did not foresee the extent to…
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#OscarsSoWhite: The Hashtag That Sparked a Major Change in the Academy
Since Broadway Black’s executive editor and former lawyer, April Reign, took to Twitter in 2015 to launch the hashtag #OscarsSoWhite, many things have changed. Her goal was to draw attention to the lack of diversity in the awards, not only regarding the representation of Black individuals but of all minorities. Reign likely did not foresee…
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Diversity of Standards, Where Is It Now?
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Fashion is an industry in constant change and evolution, and often its cyclical pattern can bring back trends and controversies from the past that may be contentious today. These trends are revived and reinterpreted at a rapid pace. What is considered modern and current today can quickly become obsolete tomorrow. However, what we did not…
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Exhibition in New York Draws Attention to Threats Facing the Yanomami People
Threats to the Yanomami people are gaining attention around the world. With the exhibition at The Shed in New York, the cultural heritage of a people transcends borders. A cultural group with a rich culture and long history, the Yanomami have made global headlines due to a humanitarian tragedy: hunger and the destruction of their…
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Brazil Publishes List of Cultural Goods at Risk of Trafficking
The International Council of Museums (Icom) has published Brazil’s Red List, a publication that lists the cultural goods most subject to illegal removal from the country and illegal commercialization in the international market. Brazil thus becomes the twentieth country or region to have its own Red List of Cultural Goods at Risk. “This is one…