Category: Arts & Culture

ArtBrazil is an annual multimedia contemporary art fair that promotes and showcases the work of visual artists to the American and international public. This year’s opening night will be on Thursday, September 14. The idea behind this 30-day exhibition and artistic gathering is not only to exchange experiences and brainstorm among artists from different parts…

The opening party of the Brazilian Day, on Saturday, September 2 in Little Brazil, will feature a samba parade, capoeira, maculelê, and MMA with big names from Brazilian culture.

The Brazilian Film Festival in Miami, in September 2017, will continue its 21-year tradition of showcasing the latest productions from Brazil in Miami, welcoming residents and visitors to access Brazilian culture through films. Since 1998, with “Cinema na Praia,” to the screenings at the SoundScape Park of the New World Symphony, supported by the Miami-Dade…

Tarsila do Amaral (Brazilian, 1886-1973) is a fundamental figure in the history of modernism in Latin America. Next year, from February 11 to June 3, MoMA in New York will hold the first exhibition in the United States dedicated exclusively to the artist. The exhibition focuses on her pivotal production from the 1920s, from her…

After the success of her previous albums ‘Meu Amor’ and ‘Kiss of Brasil’, Bianca Rossini releases ‘Vento do Norte’, her latest collection of original bossa nova classics. In Vento do Norte, Bianca Rossini presents 10 sensual compositions, establishing a variety of pleasant moods with irresistible bossa nova rhythms. The singer wrote all the lyrics and…

Situated 10,000 kilometers from the Amazon and 18 hours from Rio, the city of Brasília — the capital of Brazil — is a mythical place: a concrete utopia born from the desert. In 1956, during the rebirth of Brazilian democracy, visionary architect Oscar Niemeyer and urban planner Lúcio Costa created an urban plan and structures…

Luiz Melodia, actor, singer, and songwriter of Brazilian MPB, rock, blues, soul, and samba, passed away in early August, leaving a valuable legacy to Brazilian music. Outside the establishment of the music industry, Luís Melodia is a talented composer and performer who paid the price for his independence with an erratic discography. His songs, many…

As J.J. Benítez himself states, “to advance the argument and the nature of Trojan Horse 1 is to break the disconcerting mystery that its pages hold.” We can say, indeed, that for the development of this work, the author relied on real documentation, kept for years in the United States. Documentation that exposes a wealth…

On Saturday, September 2nd, starting at 11 AM, Little Brazil (between 5th and 6th Avenues) will be closed for the “Brazilian Day Warm-Up”. The event aims to showcase a bit more of Brazilian culture, beyond music, which is the highlight of the big festival on Sunday.In this first year, the highlights are capoeira and maculelê,…

Brazilians from various corners of the country eagerly await all year for the biggest Brazilian party held outside of Brazil. But this year, the celebrations are not limited to the Sunday before Labor Day. Anyone wanting to enjoy the full program must arrive in the city on Saturday, September 2, when the “Esquenta do Brazilian…