Articles tagged with: Salvador
Beautiful documentary about Carlinhos Brown and his social work in Salvador
Candeal is a slum in the heart of Salvador, home of Grammy winning musician Carlinhos Brown. “El Milagro de Candeal”, a 2-hour documentary directed by Spanish Fernando Trueba, shows how it was transformed into a …
A taste of Carnival in Bahia
Beginning today, more than two million people will crowd the streets of Salvador, Bahia, in a Carnival celebration that mixes tons of tradition to an increasingly commercial frame. Want a taste of it? Watch the …
Thousand faces of Salvador architecture
Salvador, the capital of the state of Bahia, offers an impressive diversity of architectural styles, from Baroque to ultramodern. Check it here:
Azulejos – the Portuguese tiles everywhere in Brazil
Azulejos, the very typical Portuguese white and blue tilework, can still be found in several Brazilian cities, generally remnant from the colonial years. They began to arrive in the country around 1630 and were used …
Capitães de Areia – the movie
Only two Brazilian writers made it internationally: Paulo Coelho, best-selling author of mystical parables, and Jorge Amado, the politically engaged storyteller that eviscerated the society of the state of Bahia.
Amado, who would be a 100 …
Samba master class
This is the closest you will get to learning samba without leaving your desk. The one-hour special “Dance the World“, that premiered on The Travel Channel, in the US, last Monday, shows how award-winner ballroom dancer …
