http://www.BrazilNYC.com Brazilian Events and Culture in New York City Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:13:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Brazilian Events and Culture in New York City no http://www.BrazilNYC.com/daytripper-by-brazilian-twin-artists-fabio-moon-and-gabriel-ba/ http://www.BrazilNYC.com/daytripper-by-brazilian-twin-artists-fabio-moon-and-gabriel-ba/#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:16:17 +0000 BrazilNYC http://www.BrazilNYC.com/?p=3071 Interview with Brazilian Artists Fábio Moon and Gabriel Bá, About their Comicbook series Daytripper. is a post from: BrazilNYC

]]> http://www.BrazilNYC.com/daytripper-by-brazilian-twin-artists-fabio-moon-and-gabriel-ba/feed/ 0 <p>By Rodrigo Brandão</p> <p>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 ceremony at Comic-Con International in San Diego: Bá won trophies for Best Limited Series with Gerard Way for “The Umbrella Academy,” and Moon earned Best Digital Comic with Joss Whedon for “Sugarshock!” </p> <div id="attachment_3082" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 205px"><img src="http://www.BrazilNYC.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/daytripper_1-195x300.jpg" alt="daytripper 1 195x300 Interview with Brazilian Artists Fábio Moon and Gabriel Bá, About their Comicbook series Daytripper." title="DAYT Cv1.indd" width="195" height="300" class="size-medium wp-image-3082" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Cover for Daytripper #1</p></div> <p>Following a year of acclaim and breakout hits, Moon and Bá are publishing the 10-part limited series Daytripper with the acclaimed Vertigo label of DC Comics. While the Warner Bros.-owned DC Comics is best known as the company behind iconic brands such as Batman and Superman, Vertigo head Keren Berger was one of the main editors who, in the 1980s, revolutionized the comic book world by bringing a wave of British talent to the American mainstream – and giving them total creative freedom. The result was not only a series on individual works (like Alan Moore’s Watchmen and the Swamp Thing series) that stand as watersheds of the comicbook canon, but also a complete redefinition of the very limits of the medium. </p> <p>Fábio Moon and Gabriel Bá’s Daytripper, which is currently on comic book stores all over the United States, is a thrilling, cliffhanging narrative that has left even the most veteran comic book readers wondering what comes next. And its unique mix of magical realism and latin-noir storyline is unlike anything else currently available in the US market.</p> <p>But while Fábio Moon and Gabriel Bá have created one of the most authentic and beautifully layered depictions of Brazilian life and culture in the history of American comics, it is clear to anyone following the time-bending adventures of obituary writer Brás de Oliva Domingos (the lead character in Daytripper), that the real passion of Fábio and Gabriel’s life is the world of comic books. </p> <p>This interview was conducted over email, in late February 2010, exclusively for BrazilNYC. </p> <div id="attachment_3072" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 365px"><img src="http://www.BrazilNYC.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/daytripper.jpg" alt="daytripper Interview with Brazilian Artists Fábio Moon and Gabriel Bá, About their Comicbook series Daytripper." title="daytripper" width="355" height="192" class="size-full wp-image-3072" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Daytripper (from the cover of an upcoming issue)</p></div> <p><strong>Rodrigo Brandão: Although I have only read three issues of your 10-part comic series <em>Daytripper</em>, I can already say that there’s nothing like it in the mainstream comic market. And within the <a href="http://www.dccomics.com/vertigo/">Vertigo</a> canon, the book often reminds me of their classic titles: it’s as introspective as J.M. DeMatteis’ <a href="http://www.dccomics.com/vertigo/graphic_novels/?gn=2428">Moonshadow</a> and it also has the kind of suspenseful hooks that made titles like <a [...] 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 [...] http://www.BrazilNYC.com/bella-saona-from-the-fire-and-reason-talks-about-fame-baile-funk-and-her-music-career/ http://www.BrazilNYC.com/bella-saona-from-the-fire-and-reason-talks-about-fame-baile-funk-and-her-music-career/#comments Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:20:35 +0000 BrazilNYC http://www.BrazilNYC.com/?p=3044 Bella Saona, from The Fire and Reason, Talks About Fame, Baile Funk, and her Music Career. is a post from: BrazilNYC

]]> http://www.BrazilNYC.com/bella-saona-from-the-fire-and-reason-talks-about-fame-baile-funk-and-her-music-career/feed/ 2 <p>By Rodrigo Brandão</p> <p>Brazilian singer Bella Saona, the female lead in the electro-rock band The Fire and Reason is ready for her moment under the spotlight.</p> <p>Since 2006, Bella and her band partner Steve Narvaez (from Ecuador) have perfected their unique electro-rock signature sound, recorded singles in English (<strong>Do It Again – LISTEN TO IT BELOW</strong>), Spanish (<em>Mi Corazon</em>) and Portuguese (<em>Preste Atençao, Bomba</em>), and have built a large fan base by playing in almost all urban markets in the United States.</p> <div id="attachment_3045" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 503px"><img class="size-full wp-image-3045" title="bella_cropped" src="http://www.BrazilNYC.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/bella_cropped.jpg" alt="Bella Saona Live" width="493" height="339" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Bella Saona Live</p></div> <p>Months ago, the band won the NewNowNext Award for Brink of Fame, in the music artist category, beating the likes of Lykkie Li, Morningwood, LMFAO, Ladyhawke, & Sam Sparro! Last year’s winner, Lady Gaga, has done pretty sine then. And even Time Out Chicago recently wrote that “the band has the potential to break electro-rock in the mainstream—they could give the Ting Tings a run for their money.”</p> <p>On this exclusive interview with BrazilNYC, Bella Saona talks about her love for Baile Funk and Electro-pop dance, and her hopes for their debut album set to drop during the summer of 2010.</p> <p><align ="center"><img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.11NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyNjcwMDgxNTYwMjMmcHQ9MTI2NzAwODE2NTU*NiZwPTI3MDgxJmQ9bWljcm9fbXVzaWNfcGxheWVyX2ZpcnN*X2dl/biZnPTEmb2Y9MA==.gif" title="Bella Saona, from The Fire and Reason, Talks About Fame, Baile Funk, and her Music Career." alt="biZnPTEmb2Y9MA== Bella Saona, from The Fire and Reason, Talks About Fame, Baile Funk, and her Music Career." /><br /> <embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://cache.reverbnation.com/widgets/swf/31/widgetPlayerMicro.swf?emailPlaylist=artist_33769&backgroundcolor=EEEEEE&font_color=000000&shuffle=&autoPlay=true" height="180" width="300" wmode="transparent"/><br /><img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://www.reverbnation.com/widgets/trk/31/artist_33769//t.gif" title="Bella Saona, from The Fire and Reason, Talks About Fame, Baile Funk, and her Music Career." alt="t Bella Saona, from The Fire and Reason, Talks About Fame, Baile Funk, and her Music Career." /><a href="http://www.quantcast.com/p-05---xoNhTXVc" target="_blank"><img src="http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-05---xoNhTXVc.gif" style="display: none" border="0" height="1" width="1" alt="Quantcast" title="Bella Saona, from The Fire and Reason, Talks About Fame, Baile Funk, and her Music Career." /></a></p> <p><strong>Rodrigo Brandão: You’ve recently won Logo’s New Now Next Award and is probably on the brink of having your first major hit with your new track, Do It Again. What happens next, Bella? Does the idea of becoming famous make you a little nervous sometimes?</strong></p> <p>Bella: We are finishing up our first album and talking to some big record labels about putting it out. I don’t think so much about being famous, more about making the best music I can, and putting on the best show I [...] 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 [...] http://www.BrazilNYC.com/luise-kipler-talks-about-the-census-2010/ http://www.BrazilNYC.com/luise-kipler-talks-about-the-census-2010/#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2009 02:41:58 +0000 BrazilNYC http://www.BrazilNYC.com/?p=2809 Luise Kipler Talks About the Census 2010. is a post from: BrazilNYC

]]> http://www.BrazilNYC.com/luise-kipler-talks-about-the-census-2010/feed/ 0 <div class='ec3_iconlet ec3_past'><table><tbody><tr class='ec3_month'><td>Feb</td></tr><tr class='ec3_day'><td>13</td></tr><tr class='ec3_time'><td>11:00 AM</td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p>Census Partnership Specialist Luise Pedroso Kipler held an event this past Saturday, February 13, 2010, at the Barril Grill bar in Astoria, to promote the upcoming 2010 Census to the Brazilian community in New York City. </p> <div id="attachment_2810" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 310px"><img src="http://www.BrazilNYC.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/census_cropped-300x154.jpg" alt="census cropped 300x154 Luise Kipler Talks About the Census 2010." title="census_cropped" width="300" height="154" class="size-medium wp-image-2810" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Census 2010</p></div> <p>The event started with a presentation from Group Capoeira Brasil and united several members from the Brazilian community in the area, including Casa Do Brasil’s Benito Romero, who committed to helping the Census to increase its returned-form rates. </p> <p>According to Ms. Kippler, the Census is completely private and it helps the federal government map and re-organize the public budget on many areas, including education, health and transportation. </p> <p>For more information about the Census, please visit its official How It Works page at the link below:<br /> <a href="http://2010.census.gov/2010census/how/index.php">CLICK HERE!</a></p> <div id="attachment_2811" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 235px"><img src="http://www.BrazilNYC.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/IMG_0364-225x300.jpg" alt="IMG 0364 225x300 Luise Kipler Talks About the Census 2010." title="IMG_0364" width="225" height="300" class="size-medium wp-image-2811" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Luise Kipler (left) and members of Capoeira Brasil</p></div> <p><a href="http://www.BrazilNYC.com/luise-kipler-talks-about-the-census-2010/">Luise Kipler Talks About the Census 2010.</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.BrazilNYC.com">BrazilNYC</a></p> <img src="http://www.BrazilNYC.com/?ak_action=api_record_view&id=2809&type=feed" alt=" Luise Kipler Talks About the Census 2010." title="Luise Kipler Talks About the Census 2010." /> [ February 13, 2010; 11:00 AM; ] Census Partnership Specialist Luise Pedroso Kipler held an event this past Saturday, February 13, 2010, at the Barril Grill bar in Astoria, to promote the upcoming 2010 Census to the Brazilian community in New York [...]