Category: In Focus
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Very Red, Very Vampiric: The Official Portrait of King Charles III Received All Kinds of Criticism
Members of the royal family pose frequently for portraits. And even when they don’t, artists love to paint them anyway. Some of these portraits have garnered near-unanimous praise and have stood the test of time, entering history. Others have attracted mixed reactions and negative criticism. This is the case with the first official portrait of…
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After Madonna, Bruno Mars Promises to Attract Crowds in Brazil
International artists know that there is no people that throws a better party than the Brazilians. Madonna chose to end her tour celebrating her 40 years of career in Rio de Janeiro and, after drawing a crowd of 1.6 million people, she certainly has no regrets. Now it’s Bruno Mars who promises to attract crowds.…
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Free Madonna Show Draws 1.6 Million to Copacabana Beach
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More than a million people packed Copacabana beach on Saturday night, turning its vast stretch of sand into a massive dance floor for a free concert by the pop star, which marked the end of her world tour. “Here we are in the most beautiful place in the world,” said Madonna, 65, to the crowd,…
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Madonna draws 1.6 million people to Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro
The sands of Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro welcomed at least 1.6 million people for Madonna’s concert. The number was announced by Riotur, the tourism company linked to the city hall, and exceeded the initial expectation by 100,000. The audience can be considered the largest of the singer’s entire career, as she performed in…
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Rodolpho Parigi Exhibits in New York. Discover the Work of This Emerging Brazilian Artist
Rodolpho Parigi (b. 1977, São Paulo, Brazil) is part of a new generation of Brazilian artists who emerged in the early 2000s. This Friday, May 2, he opens his first solo exhibition in New York at the Nara Roesler Gallery. Approximately 35 works of art will be on display, including a reinterpretation of the famous…
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How about a “Rolé” in the Carioca Favelas?
With elements that translate the best of the territories, Rio de Janeiro offers, in addition to traditional tourist attractions, a variety of cultural attractions in the favelas scattered throughout the city that you need to know. There are plenty of options for those who want to take a rolé like a native carioca, praising initiatives…
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Brazilian Geopark Receives UNESCO Recognition
The Terra dos Gigantes geopark in Uberaba (MG) has been designated a UNESCO Global Geopark. Now, Brazil has six internationally recognized units.
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Streaming Makes Brazil the 9th Largest Music Market in the World
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In 2023, Brazil ranked ninth among the ten largest music markets in the world — a remarkable performance primarily driven by streaming. Last year, the Brazilian music market recorded revenues of R$ 2.864 billion, a 13.4% increase compared to the previous year. The data is from a report released on Thursday (21) by Pro-Música, the…
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Vocalist Karrin Allyson Revisits a Musical Favorite with “A Kiss for Brazil”
Vocalist, pianist, and composer Karrin Allyson writes the long-awaited next chapter in her series of love letters to Brazil in the aptly titled “A Kiss for Brazil,” set to be released on May 17 by Origin Records. The sequel to “From Paris to Rio,” from 1999, and “Imagina: Songs of Brasil,” from 2008, adds a…
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DJ Alok Launches Album in Collaboration with Brazilian Indigenous Community Artists
Brazilian global DJ, producer, and humanitarian ALOK released his highly anticipated album “The Future is Ancestral” in April. The project is the result of over 500 hours in the studio, involving more than 50 musicians who shaped the eight tracks sung by various indigenous communities. The album invites the audience to immerse themselves in a…