Brazil’s Chico Buarque Wins Prestigious Camões Prize for Literature
Considered the equivalent of the Nobel Prize for literature in the Portuguese language, the 2019 Camões Prize for Literature has...
May 24, 2019Section
Art + Culture – Brazil
Rio’s Bohemian Neighborhood Gamboa Opens its Doors This Weekend
By Tomi Streiff & Jane Hallisey RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Gamboa, a neighborhood many Cariocas wouldn’t dare to visit...
May 23, 2019
“Fifty Years of Realism” Exhibition Arrives at Rio’s CCBB
This Wednesday, May 22nd, the exhibition "50 Anos de Realismo – Do Fotorrealismo à Realidade Virtual" (Fifty Years of Realism:...
May 22, 2019
To Be or not to Be, That is the Question
Staged by fourteen versatile actors, who dance hip hop amidst flashing lights, sing, sword fight and even include a gay...
May 19, 2019
Artist and Professor Robert Fraher Reflects on His Work in Brazil
Associate professor at the University of Wisconsin–Stout Robert Fraher is spending his sabbatical exploring Brazil.
May 18, 2019
What to Do at ‘Virada Cultural’, São Paulo’s Greatest Festival
By Beatriz Miranda, Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL - A benchmark of São Paulo's cultural landscape, the Virada Cultural 2019,...
May 18, 2019
Brazil’s Cinema Forges On Despite Financial Woes
Bacurau, the film produced by Kleber Mendonca Filho and Juliano Dornelles, made its debut on Wednesday at the Cannes Film...
May 17, 2019
Children From Favela Community in Rio to Hold Photo Exhibition
This Saturday, May 18th, from 4 PM – 10 PM, the young photographers from Rocinha-based NGO Accelerating Community Empowerment (ACE)...
May 17, 2019
São Paulo and the Fine Arts: Must-See Museums and Galleries
By Beatriz Miranda, Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL - São Paulo is always surprising. But when it comes to the...
May 16, 2019