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Teatro Mágico – Lyrics Practice Posted by polyana on Oct 11, 2010
It’s a long weekend in Brazil, tomorrow is Children’s Day & Dia de Nossa Senhora Aparecida, our patron saint’s celebration day. But all over the country, everyone’s talking about “SWU – Starts With You,” a 3 day festival that’s taking place in Ítu, São Paulo, a couple hours outside the city, a sustainability awareness festival…
Tropa de Elite 2 Posted by Rachel on Sep 28, 2010
Next week, one of Brazil’s most highly anticipated films is coming out, Tropa de Elite 2, or Elite Squad 2. The first film, Tropa de Elite, was one of Brazil’s biggest cinematic successes, despite the fact that a pirated DVD was released before its premiere and thousands of people saw the movie before it came…
Brazilian Volleyball Posted by Rachel on Sep 27, 2010
While soccer dominates the sports scene in Brazil, there are actually several other sports that are popular, including Formula 1 and volleyball. Several types of Brazilian volleyball are popular, including men’s and women’s teams, as well as indoor and beach volleyball. Brazilian volleyball players are among the best in the world. The Volleyball World Championship…
New Music: Luisa Maita Posted by Rachel on Sep 20, 2010
Luisa Maita is one of Brazil’s up and coming singers who was recently featured on NPR, the Huffington Post, and Estadão, amongst others. Her song was also featured in the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympics promotional video created before Brazil won the games. Luisa’s father emigrated to Brazil from Syria, and fell in love with…
Lyrics Practice – Tulipa Ruiz – The Newer Voices in MPB Posted by polyana on Sep 13, 2010
Next month, a huge music festival is coming to São Paulo… on a gigantic farm in the small city of Itú. It’s called the “Starts With You” festival and here in SP City, it’s all anyone has been talking about (and of course that means I have to go). The festival is bringing in big…
New Music: Garotas Suecas Posted by Rachel on Sep 2, 2010
While here at Portuguese Blog we like to share the best of classic Brazilian music with our readers, we also like to bring you fresh, new music from emerging artists. So today is one of those days! Meet Garotas Suecas (Swedish Girls), a Brazilian band that is actually mostly men. Formed in 2005, they won…
Nosso Lar Movie Posted by Rachel on Sep 1, 2010
Chico Xavier was one of Brazil’s most famous spiritists who spread Kardecist Spiritism in Brazil with several books and TV appearances. Though Xavier was well known in the 60s and 70s, his teachings are still very popular in Brazil. Last year, a movie about his life came out and was wildly successful. Now, a blockbuster…