Category: Arts & Culture

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.…

Chris Barreto chooses Soho to launch her URBAN-ART Collection. The collection was inspired by the street graffiti art of New York City and the campaign was launched in collaboration with photographer Marcos Vasconcelos for the release of Fashion Magazine NY.The collection features unique and unusual pieces, such as hand-painted t-shirts with Art Faces themes and…

Celebrating the releases in theaters of three highly acclaimed Brazilian films and the realization of two special cinema series, Cinema Tropical, in collaboration with the Consulate General of Brazil in New York, launched the special initiative Summer in New York: A Summer of Brazilian Cinema to celebrate the revitalized cinema of the largest country in…

I am absolutely certain that Bram Stoker, when he released his book Dracula, never imagined that more than 120 years later, it would still be enchanting, or terrifying, generations of readers passionate about classic or gothic horror literature. Dracula shaped the form and gave fame to the most terrible, and often desired, villain of all…

James Brown was an American singer, songwriter, and music producer, author of “I Feel Good,” one of the biggest hits of his career. The inventor of funk, he became one of the biggest names in showbiz. James Joseph Brown Jr. was born in Barnwell, South Carolina, on March 3, 1933. Abandoned by his mother, he…

Handwriting operates a magic: it transports us back to defining moments in history, creativity, and a century. Brazilian author and editor Pedro Corrêa do Lago (photo) has assembled one of the most comprehensive autograph collections of our era, acquiring thousands of handwritten letters, manuscripts, and musical compositions, as well as inscribed photographs, drawings, and documents.…

Author and editor Beti Rozencwajg (photo) will offer a one-and-a-half-hour workshop after school for children, based on her two illustrated children’s books, “Stolen Spirit” and “Without Words”.The two books provide a brief overview of Brazil’s early history while encouraging young readers to reflect on their Brazilian heritage through their personal experiences as immigrants or as…