Category: Arts & Culture
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Open TV in Brazil Celebrates 70 Years
On September 18, 2020, Brazilian television completed 70 years of existence. A date to celebrate greatly, as Brazil is also one of the countries with the highest concentration of open television networks, which, despite some bankruptcies during this period, remains strong and increasingly robust. One of these losses occurred in 1980, after thirty years of…
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Private initiative will sponsor Réveillon Rio 2021
The City Hall of Rio, through Riotur, announces that SRCOM has been chosen as the organizing company capable of holding Réveillon Rio 2021, which, for the first time, will be fully funded by the private sector. After three companies submitted their proposals, only SRCOM attended the Riotur headquarters during the public session, presenting its project,…
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Message from the Future II: The Years of Repair”, the short film
The animated short film “Message from the Future II: The Years of Repair” dares to dream of a future where the year 2020 is a turning point. In the storyline, the lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic and global uprisings against racism mobilize us to build a better society – one where no one is sacrificed…
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Fotoclubismo: Brazilian Modernist Photography
The Museum of Modern Art in New York (MoMA) announced the exhibition Fotoclubismo: Brazilian Modernist Photography, 1946 – 1964, the first major museum exhibition of Brazilian modernist photography outside Brazil.
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The Meeting with the Lady of Stories
Pedro was a little boy “almost” like the others…, with the difference that he never stopped asking questions. Tiny, even before he could speak, he would point at something with a questioning look, and if the answer took too long, he would start shouting and turn very red. “Why don’t rabbits like chocolate? And why…
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Virtual Season Ailey Forward of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Until December 31
The art of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is reaching new heights atop the iconic Woolworth Building in a breathtaking film that is a love letter to New York City as we rise, renew, and recover together, still dancing. Ailey has joined the newly transformed Woolworth Tower Residences to celebrate New York’s resilience in…
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Palavra Cantada to Host Special Interactive Virtual Christmas Show
Palavra Cantada will hold a special interactive virtual Christmas presentation on December 6th, featuring games, music, and the presence of Santa Claus.
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Futuristic and Dystopian, DIVINE LOVE is a Non-Orthodox Religious Narrative from Brazil
The film Divino Amor (Divine Love) by Brazilian director Gabriel Mascaro (Boi Neon) premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, receiving critical acclaim and intense reactions from audiences. Recommended for adult viewers only, the film surprises and provokes everyone who watches it. Its North American release begins on Friday, November 13, by Outsider Pictures and Strand…
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Alex Korolkovas: Brazilian photographer opens the exhibition “Made in Bowie” in NYC
The Brazilian photographer Alex Korolkovas, who lives in New York, has just opened the exhibition “Made in Bowie” at the TribeTokes CBD Showroom and Art Gallery, running until October 31, documenting his incredible experience when he attended David Bowie’s first concert in São Paulo 30 years ago. “This is the story of how I gave…
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The World Meeting of Brazilian Literature, in New York, was held virtually
This year’s edition became global, virtual, and open to Brazilian authors of any genres or literary styles, from anywhere in the world. A total of 130 Brazilian writers participated in 20 live sessions across all literary genres. To watch, just visit the Facebook pages of Focus Brasil. The goal is to stimulate and promote Brazilian…