Category: Arts & Culture
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Anitta wins VMA for Best Latin Music Video
Singer Anitta won the award for Best Latin Music Video with “Envolver” at the MTV Video Music Awards (VMA) on Sunday, August 28. This was the singer’s first nomination for the award, making history as the first Brazilian artist to perform on the VMA stage and to take home a statuette. Among her competitors were…
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The Colorful City of Paraty
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The city is located in the Bay of Ilha Grande, which is dotted with many tropical islands. Behind the city, tropical forests, mountains, and waterfalls rise. It is the southernmost and westernmost city in the state of Rio de Janeiro. Paraty is listed by IPHAN as a National Historical Heritage. More than 80% of its…
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Imagining the Earth
If we were to approach rivers, mountains, dragonflies, redwoods, and reptiles as if they were all alive, intelligent, imbued with soul, imagination, and purpose, what could the world become? Who would we become if we intentionally engaged with such an animated Earth? The world would come alive if we taught our children – and ourselves!…
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Indigenous Peoples: The Living Soul of the Past That Can Illuminate the Future!
The indigenous peoples of Brazil comprise a large number of different ethnic groups that have inhabited the country for millennia before the beginning of Portuguese colonization, which started in the 16th century, being part of the larger group of Amerindian peoples. At the time of the Portuguese arrival in Brazil, the native peoples consisted of…
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Yara Tupynambá Celebrates 70 Years of her Art Career in NY
An upcoming exhibition by Saphira & Ventura, in midtown Manhattan, will celebrate 70 years of Yara Tupynambá’s career and her 90th birthday. The gallery will debut the work of this Brazilian artist, who explores a variety of themes, particularly nature, Brazil’s countryside, and her roots in the state of Minas Gerais. For guests and art lovers, this solo exhibition…
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BR Day NY will not take place in 2022
For the third consecutive year, BR Day New York, the largest Brazilian party held abroad, will not take place. After 34 years shaking the heart of Manhattan on the first Sunday of September, the event had to be suspended in 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic caused by Covid-19. This year, in addition to…
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BR Day NY 2022 Was Canceled
PRESS RELEASE AUGUST 9, 2022 New York, August 9, 2022 – For the third consecutive year, BR Day New York, a huge Brazilian festival that occupies several blocks of Sixth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, had to be canceled. The event, which celebrates Brazil’s Independence for 34 years with musical performances, Brazilian food, and culture, was…
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Brazil Loses Jô Soares
The presenter, comedian, actor, and writer Jô Soares passed away in the early hours of this Friday (5), at the age of 84. Regarded as one of Brazil’s greatest comedians, Jô had been hospitalized since July 28 at the Hospital Sírio-Libanês in São Paulo.
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Et Alia Theater presents: Stella, Come Home
“There is no judgment in the art of Et Alia.” ~ John Osburnt on the Et Alia play This is Me Eating “Your strength on stage is your internationality.” ~ International Women Artists’ Salon on Et Alia Theater Presented in special agreement with The University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee. Associate Director: Marina Zurita…
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Bebel Gilberto creates controversy with Brazilian flag
Singer Bebel Gilberto became one of the most talked-about subjects on social media after a video showing the artist stepping on the Brazilian flag went viral on the internet. The daughter of João Gilberto was performing in San Francisco, California, when she received a Brazilian flag from someone in the audience. She throws the object…