Category: Arts & Culture

On August 5th, from 6 PM to 10 PM, the City Parks Foundation brings to Central Park the iconic Brazilian samba singer, provocative personality, and signature vocalist Elsa Soares as the headliner of the annual Brazil Summerfest. She has had a very intense career, collaborating with renowned artists and receiving numerous awards. In 2016, she…

If the party is really good, why not make it bigger? Traditionally, BR Day takes place on the Sunday before Labor Day in the United States. But since the party is so good, there’s always that craving for more. This year, fans of the biggest Brazilian party outside Brazil will be able to kick off…

Everyone knows that BR Day brings a little bit of Brazil to New York. So, at the biggest party held outside the country, you will find Brazilian cuisine, typical products from different regions of Brazil, elements of our culture, such as capoeira and samba, and of course, the highly praised Brazilian music. This year, the…

The horse market has attracted the attention of many investors in Brazil. Each year, the horse sector in Brazil advances by 12% with a revenue of R$ 16 billion. It is a market divided by specific horse breeds, such as the Quarter Horse (sales of Quarter Horses grow at 35%, according to the Brazilian Association…

Brazilian singer and songwriter Flávia Bittencourt brings a taste of the rich and diverse culture of her home state, Maranhão, to the United States through her latest album, “Leve.” She launched the CD/DVD in New York with a pocket show called “Voice and Rhythm” at the Saphira & Ventura gallery on May 17. Flávia Bittencourt…

Forró in the Dark is a Brazilian forró band with a party vibe in New York City. The band has just released their latest album Sandcastle.

During the 20th edition of the International Brazilian Press Award, held last May in Florida, the newspaper The Brasilians was honored with the special award “Jubilee” for its 45 years of uninterrupted publication, which will be celebrated this year. The Brasilians, founded in 1972, is the oldest newspaper among the Brazilian community newspapers currently published…

This spring and summer, the City Parks Puppet Mobile will present free performances of “Cinderella Samba” in parks throughout the five boroughs of New York City. “Cinderella Samba” is a contemporary version of the classic fairy tale “Cinderella.” The production takes place in the lush landscape of Brazil, where, thanks to the help of her…

Nara Roesler Gallery presents an exhibition of works by Paulo Bruscky, a Brazilian from Recife. The exhibition showcases the artist’s classified ads, as well as documentation of historical performances, illustrating the seminal body of work of the artist over more than five decades, many of which were never completed due to censorship imposed by the…

Researchers and fans of Brazilian cordéis now have another option to obtain information about this popular genre of Brazilian culture online. The Library of Congress of the USA, through its office in Rio de Janeiro, has made a digital collection available on the subject – the Brazil Cordel Literature Web Archive. Visit the collection at…