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New Music: Mônica Marianno Posted by Rachel on Jul 6, 2009
Mônica Marianno is a singer from Sao Paulo, influenced by rock and MPB (Brazilian “pop” music). as well as other contemporary Brazilian music forms. She has a really great, funky sound, and sings in English and other languages, as well as Portuguese. I highly recommend listening to some of her songs! Check her out on…
Brazil’s New Craze: A Fazenda Posted by Rachel on Jul 1, 2009
Rede Record, Globo’s major competitor, has come out with a new reality show to rival Globo’s Big Brother series. The show, called A Fazenda, is like Big Brother, but the participants are famous Brazilian actors and actresses who live together on a farm in rural Sao Paulo, rather than in a house on a set…
Favorite Brazilian Soccer Team Posted by Rachel on Jun 26, 2009
In Brazil, soccer is life, and your favorite local team can define who you are. While everyone roots for the national team, rivalries run deep amongst city teams, where the heart of Brazilian soccer really lies. So for today’s interactive feature, the question is: what’s your favorite Brazilian soccer team? In Rio de Janeiro, there…
São Paulo Fashion Week 2009 Posted by Rachel on Jun 24, 2009
São Paulo hosted another successful Fashion Week last week, attracting Brazil’s top designers and some of its most famous runway models, including Gisele and model of the moment Jesus Luiz. Check out the coverage below. Links Official Site UOL Monsters and Critics Hint Fashion Magazine Cool Hunting
Brazilian Dance: Chula Posted by Rachel on Jun 22, 2009
Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil’s southernmost state and one of the states most heavily populated by European descendants, has a number of traditional dances that come from several European traditions. One of these dances is called chula. Of Portuguese origin, this dance is done in male pairs by stomping and tapping in a sort of…
Favorite Brazilian TV Show Posted by Rachel on Jun 19, 2009
For today’s interactive feature, the question is: what is your favorite Brazilian TV show? Though Brazil is best known for its novelas, it also has produced some interesting reality shows, often local adaptations of foreign reality shows. I happen to be a big fan of “Troca de Familia,” a Brazilian adaptation of the American show…
New Music: Café Funquê Posted by Rachel on Jun 16, 2009
Café Funquê is a Rio de Janeiro-based that describes itself as a “vigorous mixture of funk, rock, bossa nova, samba and jazz” featuring lead singer Cacau and four instrumentalists. They have a very unique sound (in the first clip, it sounds a lot like American ska) and have a really cool blend of a variety…