Category: Arts & Culture

Sundaram Tagore Chelsea presents a specially curated selection of rarely seen landscapes by renowned photographer Sebastião Salgado. This impressive collection of prints includes works from his remarkable series Genesis, as well as three images from his latest project in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil, aimed at raising awareness about the threats to the region from…

It was in an intimate and joyful atmosphere that the conversation took place between the artists scheduled for the 34th edition of BR Day NY and journalists, at the press conference promoted by Globo on the morning of September 1st, the eve of BR Day NY 2018. Presenter Ana Furtado, singers Matheus & Kauan and…

I have to say that the selection of stories in this anthology of Tolstoy’s was undoubtedly brilliant. Martin Claret chose themes that are more than current in works written over a hundred years ago that seem to have been written much more recently. But it would mean nothing for the themes to be current and…

Olavo Luiz Pimentel de Carvalho (1947) was born in Campinas, São Paulo, on April 26, 1947. He began his career as a journalist at Empresa Folha da Manhã S/A and later worked at the magazine Planeta. He was a columnist for the newspapers Folha de São Paulo and O Globo, and for the magazine Bravo.Olavo…

Naná Vasconcelos (1944-2016), the stage name of Juvenal de Holanda Vasconcelos, was born in the city of Recife, Pernambuco, on August 2, 1944. At eleven, he received his first musical instrument – a bangô, a gift from his father. By the age of 12, he was already playing at parties in the capital of Pernambuco.…

Madonna Louise Ciccone (1958) was born in Bay City, Michigan, USA, on August 16, 1958. The daughter of an Italian family, she became an orphan at the age of five. She taught dance and piano. She received a scholarship to the University of Michigan. When she was in her first semester, she was invited to…

Traditionally, BR Day NY takes place on the Sunday before Labor Day in the U.S. But since the party is so good, there’s always a lingering desire for more. Therefore, last year, the organizers of BR Day NY brought the party forward a bit and launched the “Esquenta do BR Day NY.” The idea was…

Como acontece todos os anos, os organizadores do BR Day prepararam uma festa com atrações musicais diversas para satisfazer o gosto de um público de mais de um milhão de pessoas de diferentes origens. Nesta edição, o The Brasilians traz entrevistas exclusivas com as atrações musicais e a apresentadora do BR Day NY, que falam…