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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Reveillon in Rio de Janeiro: New Year's Eve With Iemanjá |
The practice of offering white roses, jewelry, and sweets to Iemanjá is as widespread in Rio de Janeiro as is our custom of leaving a plate of cookies for Santa Claus on Christmas Eve. Ano Novo, also called Reveillon, is the second largest festival in Brazil, attracting between 2 and 3 million people to Rio's beaches every year. While Brazil's biggest festival, Carnival is well known around the world, Reveillon has not received much publicity outside South America.
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Biennial Festival of Brazilian Contemporary Music 2003 |
The 2003 edition seemed to be a somewhat frugal Bienal – only one orchestral concert, with the rest of the programs devoted to chamber music and solo works. But it nevertheless treated audiences in Rio de Janeiro with interesting and challenging works performed at a high level.
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Brazil Events |
Links to websites that list Brazil-related events.
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The Carnaval of Bahia: “From the Inside Looking Out” |
Carnival scenes from Salvador, Bahia, by photographer and scholar Piers Armstrong from an exhibition at the Museum of Cultural Diversity in Los Angeles, California.
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Rio de Janeiro Carnival: É Carnaval! |
Kansas City drummer Doug Auwarter recounts his experience in the batéria of a Rio de Janeiro samba school in 1998. That same year BrazilMax editor Bill Hinchberger and his wife Maruska paraded with Mangueira, the winning group.
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| Carnival Celebrants by Genevieve Naylor |
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