Tag Archives: Brazil

Manchester School of Samba rehearse tonight!

Posted on August 15, 2012 by agogo22

A noisy fun filled celebration of the joys of being alive using dance and percussion to play the rhythms of various styles of Brazilian Carnival! Manchester School of Samba runs a class where where we learn the various elements of … Continue reading →

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The Rhythm, The City, 7pm

Posted on August 9, 2012 by agogo22

The Rhythm, The City, 7pm from Tom Chimiak on Vimeo. This film opens WILDsound’s SHORT Toronto Film Festival on Saturday 25th August 2012!

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Event Review THE Manchester DAY Parade 10th June 2012 | Trifter

Posted on June 12, 2012 by agogo22

EVENT REVIEW THE MANCHESTER DAY PARADE 10TH JUNE 2012 This was the third annual Manchester Day Parade festival, though the first I have seen, and bore the subtitle The Sky’s The Limit, and a theme of celebrating heroic achievements. It … Continue reading →

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David Kelley: How to build your creative confidence

Posted on May 21, 2012 by agogo22

If you are in Manchester then come along to MSS’s Beginner’s class tonight to help build your own creativity! More info at the web site!

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The Rhythm, The City, 7pm

Posted on May 2, 2012 by agogo22

https://vimeo.com/39443647

MSS at Sacred Trinity Church, on the corner of Chapel Street and Blackfriars Road by the traffic lights, in Salford (just down from Deansgate if you’re coming from Piccadilly) at 7p.m. tonight!

Come down and join to be part of our troupe in The Manchester Day Parade on June 10th.

More info and videos of what we did last year at http://www.sambaman.org.uk

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Sunrise in Paraguay River

Posted on April 7, 2012 by agogo22

Sunrise in Paraguay River, a photo by macps on Flickr.

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Black Women of Brazil: Black Brazilian community being evicted by the Brazilian Navy!

Posted on March 21, 2012 by agogo22

Black Women of Brazil: Black Brazilian community being evicted by the Brazilian Navy!. Sign: Governor Jacques Wagner join with our President Dilma and the mayor of Simões Filho, we are asking for urgent help because we are being evicted by … Continue reading →

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Explode Coracao (Ensaio do Salgueiro na Sapucai) on 29/01/12

Posted on March 21, 2012 by agogo22

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Posted on March 20, 2012 by agogo22

Originally posted on Victim of the Fury:
Here I was in Sao Paulo yesterday doing the work that most romanticize, some demonize, and the reality of which few would recognize.  I was in a taxi returning from a failed quest…

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Crossing Waterfalls

Posted on March 20, 2012 by agogo22

Originally posted on resistanceandacceptance:
“Poor Niagara!” said Eleanor Roosevelt (reportedly) upon seeing Iguazu Falls, a series of waterfalls stretching for a mile and a half between Brazil and Argentina. We recently visited the Brazilian side of the falls and enjoyed…

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