Archive for 'Culture'
Top Ten Reasons Brazil Will Host 2014 World Cup Posted by Transparent Language on Oct 30, 2007
10. The last time Brazil hosted the World Cup was 1950 9. FIFA had decided to hold the tournament in 2014 in South America 8. Pentacampeão!!!!!!!! 7. Brazil has many major cities to hold matches. Breaking news!! TV Globo in Brazil has reported that the cities to host matches will include: Belo Horizonte, Porto Alegre…
Tropa de Elite Posted by Transparent Language on Oct 26, 2007
This article does not intend to promote the image of Brazil as a violent country. This film is a very big deal in the news, and I thought it appropriate to discuss. Tropa de Elite is a film based on the book Elite da Tropa, written by Luiz Eduardo Soares, André Batista and Rodrigo Pimental…
Asa Branca Posted by Transparent Language on Oct 11, 2007
In 1947, amidst a devastating drought in the Brazilian Sertão, two men wrote a song that has become a national epic. Many people consider this work, Asa Branca to be much more than a song; it is a poem, an emotion, a history and a destiny. The cyclical droughts of the Sertão have driven hundreds…
Racecars in Brazilian Cities Posted by Transparent Language on Oct 10, 2007
Just for fun, here are some videos showing Formula 1 racecars on the streets of major Brazilian cities. Here’s one of a Ferrari F1 on Avenida Vieira Souto in Ipanema and another one of a Red Bull F1 demo in Sampa (São Paulo). Formula 1 racing was popularized in Brazil in the 1980s by Ayrton…
The Lusiads Posted by Transparent Language on Oct 8, 2007
Luiz Vaz de Camões’ epic poem Os Lusíadas The Lusiads is widely considered the most important Portuguese-language text ever written. First published in 1572 and written in Homeric verse with an ottava rima cadence, The Lusiads served as a Portuguese national epic, akin to the Aeneid of the Romans.<br / Camões (sometimes spelled in English…
Black Orpheus Posted by Transparent Language on Sep 14, 2007
Black Orpheus or Orfeu Negro is a French film adaptation of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth which was released in 1959. Marcel Camus did a brilliant job of directing this classic film which was scored beautifully, featuring Luis Bonfá’s classic Manhá de Carnaval, which many consider to have beenBossa Nova before Bossa Nova ‘existed.’ Bruno…
Maria Rita Posted by Transparent Language on Sep 13, 2007
My absolute favorite Brazilian performer is Maria Rita. Maria Rita (full name: Maria Rita Mariano) is a Brazilian singer who comes by her deep musicality and immense talent honestly; she is the daughter of the late Elis Regina perhaps the most internationally famous Brazilian singer ever, and César Camargo Mariano a famous Brazilian composer. I…