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Jumping Rio Carnival with Carmelitas bloco

Posted on February 26, 2012 by agogo22

A bishop sits drunkenly on a step, nursing a glass of beer and eying up a body-builder with a red satin dress stretching over his bulging pecs. Across the road a policewoman, in an unfeasibly short skirt, lewdly caresses a … Continue reading →

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Posted on February 26, 2012 by agogo22

Originally posted on Parallel Worlds:
[words and photographs © Mark Eveleigh] While the media spotlight shines on the action in Rio de Janeiro’s Sambadrome, much of the carnival craziness takes place at the blocos – and one of the best and…

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Cidade Samba (City of Samba)

Posted on February 26, 2012 by agogo22

Tilt shift of the Carnaval party in Rio de Janeiro. Made by Keith Loutit and Jarbas Agnelli. Captured during Carnaval of 2011. Music by Jarbas Agnelli. Special thanks to Rede Globo, Liesa and Jodele Larcher. keithloutit.com adstudio.com.br

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Tropicália: Brazilian Music and Culture of the 1960s | Latin American Library at Tulane University

Posted on February 25, 2012 by agogo22

Tropicália: Brazilian Music and Culture of the 1960s | Latin American Library at Tulane University.

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Posted on February 25, 2012 by agogo22

Originally posted on Lyrical Brazil:
Lyrics from “Panis et Circenses” (Bread and Circus) by  Gilberto Gil & Caetano Veloso with Os Mutantes; arrangement and sound by Rogério Duprat Album:  Tropicalia: ou Panis et Circensis (1968) & Os Mutantes (1968) — I wanted to sing my song, illuminated by…

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Posted on February 25, 2012 by agogo22
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THE GOOD BLOOD brazilian art music entertainment food culture tv fashion film life brazil

Posted on February 12, 2012 by agogo22

THE GOOD BLOOD brazilian art music entertainment food culture tv fashion film life brazil.

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It All Starts Small

Posted on February 5, 2012 by agogo22

Welcome to a whole new world of rhythm & dance Brazilian style with Manchester School of Samba’s Beginner’s Classes. Come to The International Society tomorrow at 324 Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PG. More info at the web site.

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