[ March 10, 2010; 8:00 PM; ] By Rodrigo Brandão
This coming Wednesday, March 10, 2010, Anthology Film Archives will host a screening of Brazilian short films curated by Maria Baptista, at 8pm. This one-night showing of animation, documentaries and fiction short films is an homage to the female universe, and brings a total of nine films made by directors of both genders.
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By Rodrigo Brandão
Twin brothers Fábio Moon and and Gabriel Bá were born in São Paulo, Brazil, on June 5, 1976, and have dedicated themselves to the comicbook / graphic novel world for the last 15 years. In 2009, Fabio and Gabriel’s career entered a new phase, when the two won multiple awards at the Eisner [...]
As with any world-class city, São Paulo has a signature shopping district, and in the enclave of one of its high-end neighborhood, Jardins, you’ll find Rua (ie: street) Oscar Freire. It is simply the street on which any brand wanting to establish itself in Brazil begins its career.
Italian Brazilian Bela Saona, the lead singer in the electro-rock band The Fire and Reason is ready for her moment under the spotlight. Since 2006, Bella and her band partner Steve Narvaez (from Ecuador) have recorded singles in English, Spanish (Mi Corazon) and Portuguese (Preste Atençao, Bomba), and have built a large fan base by playing in almost all urban markets in the United States.
Danielle Lima, a certified yoga instructor and one of the most established samba instructors in New York City, has a wide and impressive dance curriculum – she worked worked for Ringling Bros, Barnum & Bailey Circus (under choreographer Tony Stevens), taught modern and ethnics dance workshops in the YMCA in Harlem, NY, and joined Djoniba Dance & Drum Centre as a teacher of Brazilian Samba in early 2004.
Having recently become a favorite of local collectors and art critics, Brazilian sculptor Israel Vinicius Macedo, a 25-year-old from São Paulo, Brazil, is ready to become a full-time artist.
Born and raised in the Ironbound section of Newark, New Jersey, DJ and entrepreneur Mario Calegari is a respected and well established presence in the New York club scene. Together with Queens-based, Brazilian DJ Ray Briones, Calegari produced the single “Dark Samba” (released by the European label Fatal Music) which reached top ten spots in dozens of US and European music charts.
[ February 25, 2010; 7:00 PM; ] The feature film Simonal, No One Knows How Tough It Was, screens on February 25, at the 92YTribeca, as part of Cinema Tropical’s Janeiro in New York film series. This year, the series of Brazilian films programmed by Mary Jane Marcasiano focuses on Brazil’s musical legacy.
