Amelia Toledo: The Parks of Colors From The Dark |
Amelia Toledo has created an artistic oasis in a no-man’s land surrounded by the buzzing traffic of a São Paulo thoroughfare.
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Discover São Paulo’s Graffiti in Vila Madalena |
In the world’s third-largest city, there is no shortage of graffiti. But one bairro stands out: Vila Madalena. This working-class enclave of narrow streets has become the canvas of a group of street artists who work in airbrush, spray paint, paintbrush, marker, chalk, and collaged magazine pages. Their names are Ana, Artur, Eliana, Juliana, Marciano, Mazilla.
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Baroque Art: Thou Shall Not Steal Sacred Images |
Brazilian authorities appear to have successfully stamped out an organized crime ring that pilfered sacred colonial-era images from churches and museums in Minas Gerais, home of Brazil’s best examples of colonial-era baroque religious art and architecture.
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Paraty International Literary Festival: Gringo Writers FLIP Out |
Travel with Ian McEwan to an exotic place, meet interesting people and have your picture shot by Brazilian photographers walking backwards through the streets ahead of you.
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Cordel: The Backlands of Conselheiro of Euclides and Gereba |
A cordel in tribute to Euclides da Cunha’s book Rebellion in the Backlands and Gereba’s CD Canudos
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São Paulo Biennial of Art |
During over half a century of sometimes-euphoric ups and inevitable downs, the Bienal has served as the principle point of contact between the international and Brazilian art worlds.
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| Gil Vicente (Rorschach Self-Portrait: Joâo Câmara and I) |
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