Scary Brazilian lullabies
Most Brazilian lullabies and children songs are scary like hell. Some of them are not exactly child-appropriate. Or human-appropriate. Check this hit parade: The big […]
Articles by rescharf
Reborn Mutantes
Only two Brazilian rock bands really made it abroad. Heavy-metal Sepultura and psychedelic Os Mutantes. Os Mutantes’s success is peculiar in the fact that the […]
Niemeyer at 102
Oscar Niemeyer, the centenary Brazilian architect that gained world fame for his sculptural reinforced concrete buildings, is still producing in an almost compulsive rhythm. His […]
Brazil, 20 years from now
From the Chrystal Ball series: The Brazilian Ministry of Science and Technology released today a study that outlines how the country and the planet will […]
Brazilian aircrafts raid on Monte Castello
Today is the 65th anniversary of one of the main campaigns ever promoted by the Brazilian Army and Air Force – the takeover of the […]
How to get a husband the Brazilian way
The biological clock is ticking and Prince Charming is a no-show? You spent Valentine’s day with your Mom? No problem! Try one of these classic […]
Brazilian Baroque
When you think of Baroque, you probably remember the curvy, exaggerated, passionate form of art that blossomed in Europe since the 17th century. You may […]
Orson Welles in Rio's Carnival
This series of images of film director Orson Welles partying (and working) in Rio, in 1942, were published by Life magazine and brought back to […]
Gorgeous Rio Carnival
A little aftertaste of Carnival: the Havaiana flipflops add currently on TV shows a lady criticizing a bunch of guys (including actor Marcos Palmeira) who […]
Thanks, Puerto Rico!
Today, a little over three months after launching Deep Brazil, I had a visitor from Puerto Rico – the hundredth country to pay a visit. […]