7 classic children’s stories in their full Brazilian versions

Disquinho was a collection of records of children’s stories, very popular in the 70s. If you have a Brazilian child in your life (or hidden in your heart), this is for you.
1 – Dona Baratinha
 

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Delicious: Lenine and Seu Jorge in Paris

Two of the best contemporary Brazilian musicians – also among those that really made it abroad – sing  Jack Soul Brasileiro at the Bastille in 2005.

Street art by Stephan Doitschinoff

Stephan Doitschinoff—the Brazilian street artist also known as Calma— mixes graffiti, Baroque, folk and Christian elements that he got from his Christian minister father.
In this great video interview with subtitles in English he tells about …

New books about Brazil in English

Welcome to my new series of thematic posts, which will join the Brazilian Hit Parade, the New Brazilian movies and the Brazil Blog List.
Every month I will bring to you a list of books recently …

New Brazilian movies

Soccer seems to be monopolizing the attention of Brazilian film makers right now.
Every month you will find here the latest Brazilian films, some just released, others scheduled to be released soon. Also, don’t forget to …

Three amazing musical moments seen on Fantástico, the TV show

Some of the best Brazilian music clips were produced by Fantástico, the Globo network Sunday night TV magazine. This is a little selection of those pearls:
1 – A wonderfully strange mix: in 1993, Cássia Eller …