Three Day ‘Festival de Inverno’ Arrives in Rio this Friday
By Jack Arnhold, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – From Friday, 20th July to Sunday 22nd, Marina da Glória...
July 19, 2018Topic
funk
March in Central Rio to Mark 120 Days Since Marielle Franco’s Murder
By Jack Arnhold, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Starting at 4PM, this Thursday, July 12th there will be...
July 12, 2018Gilberto Gil’s ‘Refavela 40’ Plays 3-Nights at Rio’s Theatro Net
Marking forty years since the release of the album, ‘Refavela,’ Bem and Gilberto Gil are taking up a three-night residency...
May 22, 2018
Rio Hosts Show in Honor of Marielle Franco’s Memory
Over twenty artists and bands will pay tribute to the Carioca councilwoman in Circo Voador. Money raised from the tickets...
April 25, 2018
Fela Kuti’s Son Seun Kuti to Perform in Rio this Wednesday
Blending jazz, funk and the Nigerian afrobeat, Seun Kuti will be staring at the Blue Note Rio, in Lagoa, with...
March 13, 2018
American Singer Alexandra Jackson Launches “Total Music” EP in Rio
Produced by music industry veteran Robert Hebert, Jackson's debut EP blends Brazilian rhythms with American jazz and soul music, including...
November 28, 2017
Rio de Janeiro’s 2018 New Year’s Eve Program Announced
Copacabana New Year's Eve celebration includes singer Anitta as the main attraction, samba schools' performances and drones broadcasting the seventeen-minute...
November 25, 2017
Rio’s CCBB Celebrates Black Awareness Day in Centro
By Beatriz Miranda, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Tomorrow, Saturday, November 18th, Banco do Brasil Cultural Center (CCBB)...
November 17, 2017
Exhibition on History of Brazilian Music Opens in Rio Tomorrow
Until August 9th, "MUSICA BRASILIS" presents five centuries of Brazilian music through interactive tools in Rio's Centro.
August 1, 2017