Great animation of the Brazilian ultimate Christmas play: Morte e Vida Severina
“Morte e Vida Severina”, by João Cabral de Melo Neto, is the most Brazilian of all Nativity plays. Also known as “Auto de Natal Pernambucano” (Nativity play …
Literature
Free Brazilian literature online
Domínio Público is a e-library created by the Brazilian Ministry of education. It allows the download of philosophy and literary classics that are copyright free…
12 best characters of Brazilian literature
Listas Literárias blog asked its readers what were the greatest characters of Brazilian literature. I tend to agree with the results and organized the […]
The best Brazilian book covers
The winners of the main Brazilian literary award, Prêmio Jabuti, were announced yesterday. Among them, “Ribamar”, by José Castello, considered last year’s best novel; “1822”, […]
Misterious peacock – when cordel literature seduced the country
“O Romance do Pavão Misterioso” (The Romance of the Misterious Peacock), published in 1920, is one of the most famous stories of literatura de cordel […]
Leminski, haiku god
Half Polish, half black, poet Paulo Leminski was famous for his humor and his haiku that mixed lots of Japanese influence to the concrete poetry […]
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, […]
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 […]
5 Brazilian expressions inspired by History
Several expressions deeply ingrained in Brazilian daily language have interesting and unexpected origins. Here are some of them: 1 – Nas coxas (literally, “on the […]
Getting to know Brazil – a reading tour
By Jim Shattuck* When I travel I like to do a bit of reading before I leave to give me a little better insight into […]