Who’s black?
Machado de Assis, the greatest Brazilian novelist of all times, was born black and poor, in one of the hills of Rio de Janeiro, the […]
Articles by rescharf
Electoral circus
Cacareco, a rhinoceros adopted by the São Paulo zoo, was elected city councilor in 1958 with amazing 100,000 votes. Thirty years later, chimpanzee Macaco […]
Margaret Mee, queen of the rain forest
No artist portrayed the beauty of the Brazilian rain forest flowers better than Margaret Mee. This British Botanical painter, one of the finest of the […]
If Mozart, Bono, Jimmy Page and Shiva were Brazilian…
…their music would sound like that: Mozart’s “Eine kleine Nachtmusik” by Unidos da Tijuca escola de samba and Petrobrás Symphonic Orchestra with conductor Isaac Karabtchevsky.
Brazilian volcanoes
If you ask a Brazilian if his country has any volcanoes, he will answer with a very solid no. He will even tell you a […]
The best caipirinha ever
What makes caipirinha, Brazilian national drink, unique? A mix of lime, sugar, cachaça and ice – you will answer. Not so fast, my friend. The […]
10 brains you will love
Don’t miss this opportunity: great Brazilian artists, journalists, scientists, businessmen and philosophers speak their minds in the new TED conference series produced in São Paulo. […]
Brazilian Babel
by Sylvia Estrella* You may be under the impression – like most people – that Portuguese is the only language spoken in Brazil. In fact, […]
Brasília, half a century later
The most graphic city in the world becomes middle aged today. Fifty years later, Brasília’s curves, ramps, wide avenues and huge open spaces keep their freshness. […]