Category: Entertainment
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BRASIL SUMMERFEST 2022, NYC
• Rodrigo Amarante & Alice Caymmi June 29 @ Le Poisson Rouge Brazilian MPB / Singer-songwriter / Pop Versatile singer, composer, poet, and multi-instrumentalist Rodrigo Amarante first gained recognition as a member of the popular Brazilian rock band Los Hermanos before launching his solo career in 2013. Since then, Amarante has released several albums, formed…
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Rosa Passos and Her Quartet, July 14 to 16 @ Lincoln Center, NYC
Rosa Passos, the great Brazilian singer, has an immaculate and delicate voice, and she uses it in a mesmerizing way… She sang a series of sumptuous ballads in such a way that their melodies seemed illuminated from within. She also flirted with samba, adopting an airy and translucent cadence. Her concert was a study in…
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Guilherme Arantes in Concert, July 14 @ Carnegie Hall, NYC
GUILHERME ARANTESJuly 14Weill Recital Hall – Carnegie Hall Since his debut in 1976, Brazilian composer and performer Guilherme Arantes has built a long and established career as a singer, songwriter, and pianist. Guilherme is part of the select roster of Steinway & Sons. This intimate Piano and Voice concert will encompass 47 years of his…
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GROUP DOT BR and HOUSE OF YES present OPA! SÃO JOÃO
The Brazilian theater company Group Dot BR and House of Yes is pleased to announce Opa! São João, a taste of the Brazilian Festas Juninas, also known as Festas de São João (June Festivals/Saint John’s Festivals). The all-day event will take place on Sunday, June 12 from 3:00 PM – 11:00 PM at House of…
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U.S. Copyright Law Makes Thousands of Classics Free for All
Fans of old classics are now free to use and adapt stories, songs, and films published in 1925, thanks to the protections of U.S. copyright laws for the livelihood of creators and the appreciation of future generations.
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Brazilian documentarian Flávia Fontes dies at 60
Brazilian director, editor, and documentary producer Flávia Fontes passed away from cancer on Sunday, April 17, at the age of 60. She had been producing documentaries for over 20 years, with her work as an editor and director broadcast by HBO, PBS, BBC, Discovery Channel, Berlin International Film Festival, MoMA, and Sundance Film Festival. Nascida…
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Origin of Brazilian Popular Expressions – Part I
The stories behind “pagar o pato”, “puxar o saco”, “pão-duro” and other common terms in spoken Portuguese in Brazil. If you think that everyday terms like “pagar o pato” and “puxar o saco” are modern inventions, you are very mistaken: most of these sayings are at least a century old, with several dating back to…
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In the Land of the White Deer by Chen Zhongshi
In the plain that names the book, the Bai and Lu families, part of the same clan, alternate in power. We follow three generations of these families as they witness the wave of changes and destruction that the Chinese people were subjected to in the first half of the 20th century. With the end of…
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New York Will Reopen on July 1, 2021
Summer is approaching, vaccinations are increasing, and New York is ready to reopen on July 1. Local small businesses are returning to activity, and outdoor markets are popping up all over the city. One of these markets, ‘Spring Up’, is an immersive dining and shopping experience in Bryant Park until June 20. The market is…
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Exhibition with Works by Amelia Toledo
Nara Roesler is pleased to announce ‘Amelia Toledo: 1958-2007’, the artist’s first solo exhibition in the United States, at the gallery’s new location in Chelsea, New York, from February 25 to April 17, 2021. Amelia Toledo (1926-2017) is a prominent figure in 20th-century Brazilian art, with a career spanning over five decades. Toledo was introduced…