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 […]
Culture
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, […]
Brazilian doors
Beloved poet Carlos Drummond de Andrade, in his famous poem “E agora José?” (What now, José?), says: Key in hand you want to open […]
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 […]
Durex is not a condom
Once the consul of India told me that, when he first arrived in São Paulo, he was impressed by the popularity of Brahma, the […]
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 […]
Curitiba’s most beautiful band
A banda mais bonita da cidade is an indie group from Curitiba that has something of a (happier) Belle & Sebastian. They just released a […]