A Ballerina’s Tale: From Brazil’s City of Steel to the Spotlights of the World
There are two types of persons in the world: the ones who believe they ...
Ordinarius, a Brazilian A Cappella Group, Celebrates Carmen Miranda with First US Tour
A cappella steadily continues to increase in popularity thanks to YouTube stars Walk Off ...
Rapper Mano Brown Laments Brazilian Rap Became Conservative
Mano Brown, co-founder of legendary underground Brazilian hip-hop collective Racionais MCs, has lamented the ...
Rio Carnaval Parade Celebrating the Amazon Indians Leaves Big Farm Livid
Rio’s Carnaval festivities were threatened this year by a spat pitting a well-known parade ...
For a Time, Brazil’s Samba Was a Weapon Against the Dictatorship
As the world gets into the Carnaval spirit, we look at how Brazilian music ...
There Stood Brazil’s Bibi Ferreira, 94, in Fabulous Form, on Broadway
On June 1, 1922, when Bibi Ferreira let out her first wail as the ...
Recife’s Teatro de Santa Isabel Fans Festival Fervor
One of the most noteworthy examples of neoclassical architecture in Brazil, the Teatro de ...
Brazil’s Antonio Adolfo: Bridging Traditions
Jazz hagiography abounds with tales of unknown talent, many of the stories probably apocryphal, ...
I Had To Leave Brazil in Order To Appreciate Its Music Again
When I relocated to New York from Brazil, I must confess that I wasn’t ...
Ten Delightful Music Wizards from Brazil for Those Already Graduated in Bossa Nova
If you’ve had your share of Bossa Nova, if you feel that you already ...
