Samba master class
This is the closest you will get to learning samba without leaving your desk. The one-hour special “Dance the World“, that premiered on The Travel […]
Music
Brazil national bird, flower, holiday, anthem…
Ever wonder what’s Brazil national… bird? You might think it is the blue macaw or the toucan. In fact, sabiá-laranjeira (Turdus rufiventris or, in English, […]
Great source of translated Brazilian lyrics
Lyrics Translate is a pretty good source for lovers of Brazilian music that wonder what those lyrics are all about. It offers both the […]
Wonderful musicians you never heard of
What if you could get insider information about great Brazilian musicians that are ignored by the wider public? Sparrow Roberts is an American that runs […]
All Chico Buarque for free
The whole production of Chico Buarque de Hollanda – arguably one of the greatest composers of Brazilian popular music, and essential to understand both the feminine soul […]
Honoring Saint John
Saint John’s festival, celebrated today, is a delicious fake celebration of rural lifestyle, with all the surreal stereotypes that this entitles. It has, almost inevitably, […]
Violin made of trash
David Rocha, 20 years old, scavenges for old quality wood in the landfills of Sao Paulo. Then he transforms old wardrobes and tables into violins […]
5 Brazilian artists way more famous abroad
It is frequently true that one cannot be king in his/her own land. These five Brazilian artists have or had a certain success in their […]
Soccer anthems translated in English
By very, very far, the two most popular soccer teams in the countrie are Flamengo (from Rio) and Corinthians (from São Paulo). These two videoclips […]
Nelson Cavaquinho at home at Mangueira
Samba is not necessarily joyful. Nelson Cavaquinho was one of the great masters of melancholic samba. Death and lack of hope are constant in his […]