Category: Arts & Culture

The exhibition Samico Between Worlds [Rumors of War in Times of Peace] presents to the public in New York fourteen wood engravings produced by artist Gilvan Samico (1928 – 2013) between 1997 and 2010. Curated by Marcio Harum, the exhibition will be on display in the Lower East Side from February 4 to March 5.…

Leandro Firmino and Mario Babic are set to star in the upcoming internationally co-produced Adventure Drama ‘Goitaca’, directed by Rodrigo Rodrigues, a film based on an indigenous tribe that lived in the Atlantic Forest during the 16th century.The film tells the story of two divergent indigenous tribes, the Goitacas and an unknown tribe, who embark…

March is the birth month of Heitor Villa-Lobos, and to celebrate the 130th anniversary of his birth, the Brazilian Music Foundation (BMF) will gather local musicians who will present some of Villa-Lobos’ timeless works, such as Choro No. 1, 5 Preludes, String Quartet No. 5, Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 with soprano Angelica De La Riva…

Eloise dreams of becoming a dancer and actress. When her authoritarian parents intervene and limit her opportunities, Eloise becomes engaged to an older divorced man and begins to make plans to emigrate from Brazil to the United States to attend graduate school. But when her fiancé dies in a plane crash just six weeks before…

The music of Brazilian rock superstar Rita Lee Jones has been part of my life for as long as I can remember, starting when her iconic song “Ovelha Negra” exploded on Brazilian radio in the mid-1970s up to practically the present day, even though I still haven’t heard her 2012 release Reza (“Oração”). I have…

Sambatribe.com is live. The online store with a Brazilian theme based in the USA offers the essence of Brazil in t-shirts, sweatshirts, iPhone cases, wall art, tote bags, and a growing number of high-quality products. The streetwear brand takes advantage of the fact that Brazil is one of the most beloved countries in the world,…

Records of Portuguese immigration to Brazil appeared in the 18th century and became more regular from the 19th century onwards. Due to numerous studies on the subject, today we can count on more reliable estimates of the number of immigrants who came to Brazil since the 16th century. In the first two centuries of colonization,…

As the founder and leader of the group Homenagem Brasileira, San Francisco-based vocalist/educator Sandy Cressman has had many opportunities over the past 20 years to forge creative partnerships with like-minded musicians from the Bay Area to Brazil. Her charming new album, “Entre Amigos,” set to be released in February by Cressman Music, marks the culmination…

More than 34 years after her death from an accidental overdose, Brazilians still can’t get enough of Elis Regina, considered by many to be the greatest Brazilian singer of all time. The film “Elis,” recently released in Brazil, is generating great curiosity and acclaim from the public. The film tells the story of singer Elis…

Six years is a long time to wait between albums from an emerging artist, but Luisa Maita, born in São Paulo, seems to have made the right choice in this case. Since the release of her highly acclaimed debut album Lero-Lero (Cumbancha), she has toured extensively (including many performances in the United States), collaborated with…