The dreamy, sexy sculptures of Brennand
Ceramist Francisco Brennand is probably the greatest Brazilian sculptor in activity. Inspired by the works of Pablo Picasso, Joán Miró and Fernand Léger, that he […]
Culture
5 Brazilian kitchen essentials
What makes a Brazilian kitchen Brazilian? Maybe the dishes produced, maybe the nationality of the cook, but also the objects that you might find there. […]
Religion mix at the Sorority of the Good Death
For the last 190 years, the few dozen members of the Sorority of the Good Death – all of them black women over 50 – […]
Pifano, the Brazilian flute
Pífanos or pifes, the Brazilian flutes, are a product of the cultural fusions so typical in the country. On one hand, they are made of bamboo, […]
Capitães de Areia – the movie
Only two Brazilian writers made it internationally: Paulo Coelho, best-selling author of mystical parables, and Jorge Amado, the politically engaged storyteller that eviscerated the society […]
Artists reinterpret popular Turma da Mônica characters
For half a century, the characters of Turma da Mônica (Mônica’s Gang, in the “official” translation) inhabited the imagination of cartoonist Mauricio de Souza and […]
Brazil in the Seventies – when Sonia Braga wore glittery socks and high heels
If you remember the 70s, you were not really there, right? What about a little revival of those crazy, sparkly years? Brazil began the […]
Unlucky August, the mad dog month
Brazilian stock market fell 18% in the last 10 days, a dump faster than the chute of all the other bear markets in the world. […]
Tico-tico no fubá marathon
Tico-tico no fubá (literally, a very typical sparrow in cornmeal), chorinho composed by Zequinha de Abreu in 1917, is a virtuoso tour de force, included […]
The other life of Franca, the Brazilian shoe capital
The city of Franca is famous for its huge shoe industry. Over 1.000 factories are responsible for the biggest shoe production of all Latin America. […]