Stay in Tom Jobim’s Former Home at Rio’s Bonita Ipanema Hostel
At the Bonita Ipanema Pousada & Hostel, travelers can sleep in the same bedroom of Bossa Nova legend Tom Jobim,...
November 4, 2016Topic
Bossa Nova
One Year to Rio Olympics Will Start Countdown With Music Show
Rio2016 will host a music and dance celebration on Aug. 4 to mark one year before the start of the...
August 4, 2015
Vanessa da Mata Show in Ipanema: Daily
Vanessa da Mata will pay tribute to the works Tom Jobim as she sings for free in a Nivea sponsored...
June 9, 2013
The Girl From Ipanema Turns Fifty
On August 2, 1962, Tom Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes and João Gilberto came together on stage to play the hallmark...
August 21, 2012
The Story of Axé Music in Brazil
Music is an indelible part of Brazil’s soul. One of the more modern however is Axé, the source of which...
March 6, 2012Bossa Nova Revival at Club Zozô
By Patricia Maresch, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - They say that Rio is the birthplace of Samba. Which...
November 16, 2010
Thirty Years After Vinicius de Moraes
By Maíra Amorim, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO - July 9th marked the thirty year anniversary of the death...
July 13, 2010A Long Weekend of Music in Rio
By Thaís Britto, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_14381" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Maria Creuza at Vinícius Bar, Ipanema, photo by Nao Lizuka/Flickr Creative...
November 17, 2009
Ipanema: Definitive Zona Sul
By Jaylan Boyle, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_7786" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Ipanama Beach with a view to Two Brothers Mountain, photo by...
August 4, 2009