Culture

After Carnaval, We’ll Do

There seems to be very little tangible evidence of progress on vital reforms in ...

Just a Fable

This story runs aground somewhat when it swims into its dream imagery, but the ...

Candid Portrait

The editors of The Brazil Reader have chosen well. Articles, which may at first ...

Bang-Bang Book

Patrícia Melo has a stripped-down, straightforward style, and she pumps out words the way ...

Best-seller Books, Plays and Movies January 2002 A

By Brazzil Magazine RIO Se Correr o Bicho Pega, Se Ficar o Bicho Come(If ...

Tales on a String

The cordel is not dead. Cordelistas are suffering the fate of all poets worldwide. ...

Perchance to Dream

January 2002 Music Perchance to Dream What to be, or not to be, will ...

Bye-bye, Bad Girl!

In her last studio album—Com Você… Meu Mundo Estaria Completo from ’99—Cássia Eller sang ...

Just the Basics

People practice this kissing ritual everyday without even thinking about it. They wake up ...

The Finest Art

Paulo Rama is presented a double challenge. Not only does he belong to a ...