http://deepbrazil.com Culture, Music, Environment, Economy, Society Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:44:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://deepbrazil.com/2012/02/01/best-moments-of-brazilian-soccer-with-canal-100/ http://deepbrazil.com/2012/02/01/best-moments-of-brazilian-soccer-with-canal-100/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:24:27 +0000 Regina http://deepbrazil.com/?p=15212

During over four decades, all movies screened in the country were preceded by two video magazines, normally many months old – Cinejornal, created by documentarist Primo Carbonari, and Canal 100, produced by Carlos Niemeyer. The ...]]> http://deepbrazil.com/2012/02/01/best-moments-of-brazilian-soccer-with-canal-100/feed/ 0 http://deepbrazil.com/2012/01/26/the-best-of-four-editions-of-rock-in-rio-the-worlds-biggest-rock-festival/ http://deepbrazil.com/2012/01/26/the-best-of-four-editions-of-rock-in-rio-the-worlds-biggest-rock-festival/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:47:17 +0000 Regina http://deepbrazil.com/?p=15459

The city of Rio hosted four editions of Rock in Rio, the biggest rock and pop festival of the planet: in 1985, 1991, 2001 and four months ago. In between, four editions happened in Lisbon ...]]> http://deepbrazil.com/2012/01/26/the-best-of-four-editions-of-rock-in-rio-the-worlds-biggest-rock-festival/feed/ 0 http://deepbrazil.com/2012/01/11/listen-to-2012-carnival-sambas/ http://deepbrazil.com/2012/01/11/listen-to-2012-carnival-sambas/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 22:30:10 +0000 Regina http://deepbrazil.com/?p=15542

Rádio UOL produced a podcast with 27 sambas enredos that will be the soundtrack of next Carnival parades both in São Paulo and Rio. Among them, Beija Flor’s “São Luis – Poema Encantado do Maranhão”, ...]]> http://deepbrazil.com/2012/01/11/listen-to-2012-carnival-sambas/feed/ 0 http://deepbrazil.com/2012/01/06/the-best-of-rio-in-a-weekend/ http://deepbrazil.com/2012/01/06/the-best-of-rio-in-a-weekend/#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:09:39 +0000 Regina http://deepbrazil.com/?p=15209

What is a poor tourist to do when he/she has less than 48 hours to explore one of the most fascinating cities in the world? Follow one of these three “Rio in X Hours” guides ...]]> http://deepbrazil.com/2012/01/06/the-best-of-rio-in-a-weekend/feed/ 0 http://deepbrazil.com/2011/12/17/the-5-best-carnivals-of-joaozinho-trinta/ http://deepbrazil.com/2011/12/17/the-5-best-carnivals-of-joaozinho-trinta/#comments Sun, 18 Dec 2011 05:00:08 +0000 Regina http://deepbrazil.com/?p=14396

Joãosinho Trinta, the former ballet dancer who reinvented Rio's Carnival, incorporating luxurious elements and extreme creativity to the popular parade...]]> http://deepbrazil.com/2011/12/17/the-5-best-carnivals-of-joaozinho-trinta/feed/ 0 http://deepbrazil.com/2011/12/14/amazing-footage-of-rio-in-the-30s-the-40s-the-50s/ http://deepbrazil.com/2011/12/14/amazing-footage-of-rio-in-the-30s-the-40s-the-50s/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:32:14 +0000 Regina http://deepbrazil.com/?p=14245

You may question the narration and its predictable cliches and prejudices, but these historic footages are true gems. ]]> http://deepbrazil.com/2011/12/14/amazing-footage-of-rio-in-the-30s-the-40s-the-50s/feed/ 2 http://deepbrazil.com/2011/11/29/dzi-croquettes-rios-revolutionary-cabaret/ http://deepbrazil.com/2011/11/29/dzi-croquettes-rios-revolutionary-cabaret/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:17:14 +0000 Regina http://deepbrazil.com/?p=14106

Picture this: in the early seventies, the worst moment of the military rule that installed censorship and strict morality, 13 hairy guys from Rio would wear heavy make up, high heels and miniskirts on a stage.]]> http://deepbrazil.com/2011/11/29/dzi-croquettes-rios-revolutionary-cabaret/feed/ 0 http://deepbrazil.com/2011/10/21/rio-in-old-postcards/ http://deepbrazil.com/2011/10/21/rio-in-old-postcards/#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:04:42 +0000 Regina http://deepbrazil.com/?p=10031

  And this is a series of postcards collected by Baptist missionary Edward (Guy) McLain, probably during the 30s and 40s. They were shared with us by his colleague, Andrew Comings, from the Comings Communiqué blog.Thank ...]]> http://deepbrazil.com/2011/10/21/rio-in-old-postcards/feed/ 0 http://deepbrazil.com/2011/10/17/coretos-brazilian-bandstands/ http://deepbrazil.com/2011/10/17/coretos-brazilian-bandstands/#comments Mon, 17 Oct 2011 15:10:54 +0000 Regina http://deepbrazil.com/?p=11336

Almost all Brazilian cities were constructed around a central square which generally includes the main church or cathedral, gardens, cement benches, a fountain and, in many cases, also the city hall and a prison. Frequently, ...]]> http://deepbrazil.com/2011/10/17/coretos-brazilian-bandstands/feed/ 0 http://deepbrazil.com/2011/10/08/brazil-the-sleeping-giant-wakes-up/ http://deepbrazil.com/2011/10/08/brazil-the-sleeping-giant-wakes-up/#comments Sun, 09 Oct 2011 04:53:55 +0000 Regina http://deepbrazil.com/?p=12850

  This whiskey ad had its first appearance on Brazilian TV Friday.   ]]> http://deepbrazil.com/2011/10/08/brazil-the-sleeping-giant-wakes-up/feed/ 0