Articles tagged with: Bahia
Life in a small circus in Bahia
You may have watched Brazilian box office “O Palhaço” (The Clown), that depicts life in a small circus traveling on …
Dona Edith do Prato
You cannot get deeper into the country’s roots: Dona Edith do Prato, one of the deans of samba de roda.
The hippie sounds of Doces Bárbaros
Doces Bárbaros, the Sweet Barbarians, was a hippie band created in the 70s to celebrate the first decade of the …
Atabaque Nzinga: documentary about Afro-Brazilian culture
Directed by Octávio Bezerra and starred by great TV actress Taís Araújo, the 2007 documentary “Atabaque Nzinga” is an overview …
Bahia state in 1927 footage
This amazing little documentary was filmed in Maragogipe, city of the Recôncavo Baiano region by German Gunter Plüschow in 1927. …
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 …
