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I’m Ugly But I’m Trendy: A 2005 Baile Funk Snapshot
First published in its original form online at Stylus Magazine in November 2005. The article has been out of print since Stylus closed up …
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“Fahrenheit 241”: A burning Museum became a ghastly symbol of post-coup Brasil
Brasil’s Education crisis is not a crisis, it is a project. – Darcy Ribeiro. Across the political spectrum Brazilians will tell you that the …
Akira S e as Garotas Que Erraram: Tropical Art Punk from the Girls Who Fucked Up
Acclaimed music theorist and renowned author, Simon Reynolds pointed out in his article on the subject in The Village Voice, that the constant mining …
Musica Caipira: From The Backwoods To The Rodeo
By Andrew Cumming. Rio has Baile funk, Salvador has Axé, Belem and the Amazon have Brega, but what does the vast interior of Brazil …
Neoliberal Vampires: Rio Carnaval Politicizes
By Gabriel Deslandes. Rio de Janeiro Carnaval parade groups, called Samba Schools, are preparing social and political criticism for the 2018 carnaval, with parades …
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Caetano Veloso & Brasil’s Cultural Wars
On 30th October 2017, there was a new escalation in a cultural conflict which is slowly cauldronizing Brazilian society. Veteran singer songwriter, Caetano Veloso, legend of …
Mamba Negra & Teto Preto: A soundtrack for Brasil’s dystopian moment
In August 2016, the eyes of the world were on Brasil for all the wrong reasons; a shadowy coup d’état in progress, police repression …
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The Three Kings
On January 6, 2017, the traditional Folia dos Reis festival was declared historic cultural patrimony by the Minas Gerais state government. According to their …
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The lottery of life: Christina Rickardsson
Christina Rickardsson, 33, is a successful Swedish businesswoman who spent the first years of her life as Christiana Mara Coelho , one of tens …
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Nick Cave in Brasil
Nick Cave was not quite at the level of acclaim he enjoys today when he visited Brasil with his band, The Bad Seeds in 1989, …
