Category: Arts & Culture
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Jazzmeia Horn releases album “A Social Call”
With a maturity guaranteed and vocal confidence far beyond her age, young singer Jazzmeia Horn arrives with her debut recording “A Social Call,” an album that reveals a talent ready to stand alongside the best jazz vocalists of today. Scheduled for release on May 12 via Prestige, a division of Concord Music Group, the album…
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Highlights from the Rio Carnival Parades
With breathtaking themes, the Rio de Janeiro carnival was once again a grand spectacle.On the first night of parades, an accident marked the opening of the event during the performance of the school Paraíso do Tuiuti, where a float ended up running over about 20 people.Singer Ivete Sangalo was honored by Grande Rio and surprised…
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The big winner of 2017: Portela
The samba school Portela was elected the winner of the Rio de Janeiro carnival parade, after a wait of 33 years. The judges gave Portela just 1 point more than the second place, Mocidade Independente. Portela last won in 1984 and still continues to be the samba school with the highest number of titles compared…
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Carnival for the World
Travelers from various countries around the world visited Brazil to enjoy the carnival. The favorite cities of foreign tourists were Rio de Janeiro and Salvador. The fluminense capital welcomed more than 300,000 people, while another 100,000 went to Bahia. The balance of the days of revelry was released on Ash Wednesday, when the festivities ended.…
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Carnival Boosts Tourism in Brazil
The Carnival festivities have energized the economy, created jobs, and attracted visitors across all regions of Brazil. The city of Rio de Janeiro estimated 1.1 million Brazilian and foreign tourists who enjoyed the celebration, generating a financial movement of around R$ 3 billion. Are you ready for the Rio Carnival of 2018? Next year, Carnival…
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Boy Brazil
The book “Boy Brazil – Song of Admonition,” by Gilvan De Sergipe, a journalist and writer based in Florida for over 15 years, was launched by Editora Scortecci at the 24th International Book Biennial of São Paulo in August 2016, and was selected by the Board of the Brazilian International Press Awards to compete for…
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From Pauliceia Desvairada to Lira Paulistana
This volume brings together various works in verse that marked the career of Mário de Andrade, including “Pauliceia desvairada”, “Losango Cáqui”, “Clã do Jabuti”, “Remate de males”, “O carro da miséria”, “A costela do grã cão”, “Livro azul”, “Café” and “Lira paulistana”. An unmissable edition that allows us to better understand the conception of Brazilian…
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Tears For Fears and Hall & Oates Announce Tour
Two of the leading musical groups of the 1980s will perform in several North American cities. The British band Tears For Fears and the American duo Hall & Oates announced a tour across various North American cities between May and July 2017. The series of shows begins on May 4 in Tulsa and will conclude…
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The New Face of Rock n’ Roll
Born in the small town of Barretos-SP, a city naturally dominated by sertanejo hits due to the Festa do Peão, Daniel Syn goes against the grain of popular sound, enchanting the audience with good old Rock n’ Roll. Musician, composer, performer, vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and arranger, Daniel began studying music at the age of 8.…
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The Rhythms of the Marvelous City
Rio de Janeiro has one of the most vibrant live music scenes in Brazil. Only São Paulo has a more varied and eclectic music scene, but Rio de Janeiro easily wins in the presentation of live Samba and Bossa Nova shows.As the great Bahian singer and songwriter Dorival Caymmi said: “Whoever does not love samba…