Articles tagged with: 19th Century
Ska version of “Il Guarany”, the country’s most famous opera
This is a really unexpected, fun ska version of Carlos Gomes’ opera “Il Guarani”, by Orquestra Brasileira de Música Jamaicana.
Discover writer Machado de Assis
If you have to read one, and only one, Brazilian author, make no mistake and chose Joaquim Maria Machado de …
Petrópolis in the 19th century – Dom Pedro II photo collection
In the late 1860s, when German photographer Pedro Hees visited Petrópolis, a mountain resort in the state of Rio, it …
Rio one century ago, by Marc Ferrez
The photos made by Marc Ferrez during the last years of the Empire and the beginning of the Republic regime …
The best colection of 19th century Brazilian art
One of the greatest art museums in the country, Rio’s Museu Nacional de Belas Artes, just reopened after a three-year …
Brazil explained in 100 images (part 2)
[UPDADE] – You have the option of seeing all the 100 images in only one post. Click here.
Enjoy this tour …
