Category: Arts & Culture

Pink Floyd has a secret, troubled, and fascinating history that begins in Cambridge, England, during World War II, when its members were still children, and extends to the recent past. The life and music of Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Nick Mason, Richard Wright, and Syd Barrett, along with their conflicts, neuroses, fears, passions, and victories,…

The Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp was born from the desire to give the public the experience of living the life of a rock star, like a true Rock Star for a few days, and to gain knowledge from great rock idols. The idea came from David Fishof after years of producing rock tours. He…

The event will feature big names such as the duos Simone & Simaria and Matheus & Kauan, Bell Marques, and DJs Alok and Bruno Martini, among others. The festivals celebrate the first year of the TIM Music project and will take place on May 26 at the Arena Anhembi in São Paulo, and on June…

Fagundes Varela was a Brazilian poet. He was part of the third generation of romantic poets in Brazil. His poetry not only presented social and political themes but also developed themes about nature and themes that speak of anguish, solitude, melancholy, and disillusionment. He is the patron of chair nº 11 of the Brazilian Academy…

[ujicountdown id=”Faltam” expire=”2018/09/02 00:00″ hide=”true” url=”” subscr=”Brazilian Day” recurring=”” rectype=”second” repeats=””]  September is just around the corner, and with it comes BRDay NY 2018. The 34th edition of the largest Brazilian event outside Brazil takes place on September 2nd, on the Sunday before Labor Day in the United States. The event attracts a multicultural audience…

B.B. King (1925-2015) was a guitarist, singer, and songwriter, one of the leading representatives of American blues. B.B. King, stage name of Riley Ben King, was born in Itta Bena, near Indianola, a town in Mississippi, United States, on September 16, 1925. He experienced racism firsthand when he served in the Army during World War…

Clive Staples Lewis, known as C. S. Lewis, was born in Belfast, Ireland (now Northern Ireland), on November 29, 1898. He was a British writer, professor, and literary critic. At the age of 15, Clive became an atheist and developed an interest in the occult. Even in his teenage years, C. S. Lewis was fascinated…

Tom Hanks presents in Uncommon Types (Some Stories), light and captivating characters. There is no tale in which you, no matter how brief, do not grow fond of the characters Hanks has created. The thread that connects all the stories is certainly the typewriters, which sometimes hold great importance, sometimes are merely “remembered,” but are…

Joana Knobbe tried to escape music, but she couldn’t. Since the age of 8, participating in choirs, electric organ classes, and the school band, she left the northeast of the country to study Product Design in Santa Catarina. However, upon completing the course, she was already back on stage: performing as a jazz and MPB…

Nelson Freire will perform in a unique concert alongside the Grand Rapids Symphony on Friday, April 20, at 8 PM, at Carnegie Hall. Nelson Freire has long been seen as a pianist for connoisseurs, but a series of exceptional recordings have elevated his profile to such an extent that he is now considered one of…