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Brazilian innovators at the Milan Design Week
Several Brazilian designers will be presenting their innovative lamps, furniture, bicycles, fabrics, shoes and jewelry at the Milan Design Week, that begins tomorrow. Many projects have a penchant towards sustainability and were previously seen at …
The colorful geometry of Chamarelli
Fernando Chamarelli graphic drawings, with a certain Aztec appeal, has been seen in galleries from the US to Germany and Mexico, but his work is still not widely known in Brazil.
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Brazilian Beatles
In Brazil, Beatlemania produced all sorts of bands, from the literal translation of the Fab Four by The Brazilian Bitles to more subtle derivatives, like Sambeatles or Analfabitles. Most belonged to the so-called Jovem Guarda, …
Outlaw Lampião meets multi-billionaire Eike Batista in amazing political folk
El Efecto is a band from Rio that mixes all imaginable rhythms and instruments with an eye on social activism. Punkish vocals and melodic songs, guitar and cavaquinho intertwine in a very unique way. They …
Realejo – the lost art of Brazilian barrel organs
Barrel organs, those king size, decorated music boxes that are operated by a crank, in exchange for a few coins, used to be common in popular fairs around Brazil. They were normally home to a …
The beauty of Samba Chula de São Braz
A great video of the dying art of samba chula, a close cousin of samba de roda, the rhythm developed in the region of Recôncavo Baiano by former slaves, here introduced to Dane crowds during …
