Nelson Sargento, icon of samba in Brazil, dies victim of Covid-19 at age 96
The singer and composer Nelson Sargento, one of the main icons of samba and Brazilian popular music, died Thursday at...
May 27, 2021Section
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Entertainment News in Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
São Paulo Art Biennial reclaims the power of direct contact with artworks
The 34th São Paulo Biennial of Art has no theme, but a verse of poet Thiago de Mello as a...
May 27, 2021
HBO Max reaches Brazil offering cheaper basic plan than Netflix
The basic subscription plan (which offers access to the content catalog only on smartphones and tablets) will cost R$19.97 (US$3.77)...
May 27, 2021
Brazil’s Inhotim institute joins global wave of online museum tours
Inhotim Institute, in Brumadinho, Minas Gerais, is launching Inhotim para Todxs project, when the museum will hold free online guided...
May 18, 2021
Netflix resumes its productions in Brazil
Netflix resumes its series in Brazil, "De Volta aos 15" ,"Maldives" and "Temporada de Verão" along with Globoplay, Canal Brasil...
May 18, 2021
Brazilian singer MC Kevin plunges to his death from hotel’s fifth floor
Brazilian musician, MC Kevin, died at the age of 23 after falling from the fifth floor of a hotel in...
May 18, 2021
Former president Mahuad believes that Ecuador’s dollarization was a “historic success”
Former Ecuadorian president Jamil Mahuad (1998-2000) evoked this Thursday the late Maradona when defending his decision to dollarize Ecuador, a...
May 14, 2021
Paulo Gustavo, Brazil’s most celebrated comedy star, dies of Covid-19 at age 42
Comedian, TV host, actor and screenwriter Paulo Gustavo died at 9:12 PM on Tuesday, May 4, victim of Covid-19.
May 5, 2021
“Doctor Q,” the Mexican neurosurgeon who inspired a Brad Pitt film
Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa, known as Doctor Q.,inspires a Brad Pitt film that portrays his life and his efforts to find a...
May 4, 2021