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Google Builds a Digital Reproduction of the National Museum of Brazil After its Tragic Destruction
Following a devastating fire this September, Google has released a virtual tour of the National Museum of Brazil, the country’s oldest natural history institution. The digital recreation is presented by Museum View (which uses the same functionality as Google Street View), and … Continue reading
Luthier Tips du Jour – The Brazilian 7 string guitar
Luthier and Instructor, Robert O’Brien, talks to Brazilian musicians Euclides Marques and Luizinho 7 cordas about the history of the 7 string guitar in Brazil. He also talks to Brazilian luthier, Antonio Tessarin, to get his take on the construction … Continue reading
Things you should know about…Samba Dancing
It is widely thought that the Samba dance originated in Bahia, where enslaved Africans would gather after long days of labour to perform their religious rituals of Candomblé, Capoeira and Samba dancing in a circle (Samba de Roda). With the … Continue reading
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Tagged Brazil, brazilian style, Carnival, Culture, dance, drum, South America
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Bateria Mangueira – Batidas de tarol/caixa explicada por mestre Wesley
O mestre de bateria da Mangueira, Wesley, mostra as levadas de tarol da Escola.
“Way of Giants” – “Caminho dos Gigantes”
Directed, Produced and Written by ALOIS DI LEO In a forest of gigantic trees, Oquirá a six year old indigenous girl, will challenge her destiny and learn to understand the cycle of life […]
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Tagged animation, Art, Brasil, Brazil, brazilian style, creatives, Culture, Environment, film, Life
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A Schoolhouse in Brazil Just Took Home One of the World’s Most Prestigious Architectural Awards
RIBA awards international prize for world’s best new building to a boarding school in Brazil. In architectural circles, the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) is no less important than the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is to … Continue reading
Researchers just found termite mounds the size of the UK in Brazil — Quartz
Researchers have recently uncovered evidence of a 4,000-year-old construction site in northeastern Brazil. Stretching over an area the size of Britain is a cluster of 200 million mounds, some as high as 10 feet tall, that were painstakingly raised over … Continue reading
The world record holding Street Artist (Eduardo Kobra)
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Tagged Brasil, Brazil, brazilian style, creatives, Culture, infrastructure, South America, Street Art
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Photographer Travels World to Explore His Newly Discovered Roots – My Modern Met
Brazilian photographer Hugo Santarem Rodrigues took a DNA test to learn more about his ancestry and it took him on a journey across the world. It’s human nature to be curious about your roots, and recent advances in genetic testing … Continue reading
Ensaio Técnico Imperatriz do Forte 2018
Melhores momentos do ensaio técnico (Best bits of the Technical Rehearsal 2018)