No bishops, no captains: Rio Carnaval vs the Far Right
This year’s Rio de Janeiro carnaval parade, which will take place on February 23rd and 24th, shows sings of being one of its most …
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Dilma Rousseff defends Oscar-nominated Petra Costa
Former President of the Brazilian Republic Dilma Rousseff has publicly defended Academy Award nominated director Petra Costa, who has come under relentless attack from …
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“He woke up this ghost that we didn’t even know was there.” Director Petra Costa on ‘The Edge of Democracy’
Brazilian director Petra Costa, whose third full length feature, ‘The Edge of Democracy’ has been nominated in the best documentary category at the 2020 …
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São Paulo: Police kill 9 unarmed youth at street party
Scandal grows as smartphone videos show laughing police officers beating unarmed teenagers on a night of 9 deaths. São Paulo Governor João Doria defends …
Love it or leave it: Brazil’s reactionary parallel reality
This article originally appeared in Melodie & Rhythmus, and is reproduced in English with permission. By Daniel Hunt In October 1969 General Emílio Garrastazu …
Film Review: Bacurau
By Daniel Hunt Director Kleber Mendonça Filho has an uncanny ability to divine dark currents flowing under the Brazilian psyche. His timing is extraordinary, …
Bossa Nova, Modernity and Empire
By Daniel Hunt. João Gilberto, who along with Antônio Carlos Jobim is considered the father of Bossa Nova, died on Saturday 6th July 2019, …
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João Gilberto, Bossa Nova pioneer, has died
João Gilberto, native of Bahia and pioneer of Bossa Nova, which put Brazilian popular music on record players in homes across the planet during …
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Triggered, Bolsonaro commits impeachable offense – tweets porn video
After 5 days of ridicule at the hands of Carnaval goers, right wing extremist President makes homophobic rant and tweets porn video to 3 million followers, …
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On Music And Politics: An Interview With OTTO
By Graham Douglas for Sounds and Colours. It was a hot day in the beautiful town of Amarante, the Portuguese base of Brazil’s MIMO …
