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Bateria do Salgueiro – Ensaio de Rua para o Carnaval 2018 !
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Tagged Brasil, Brazil, Carnaval, Carnival, Culture, dance, drum, Rio de Janeiro
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Grande Rio 2018 – ensaio de rua para o Carnaval 2018
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Tagged Brazil, brazilian style, Carnaval, Choreography, creatives, Culture, dance, drum, rhythm, Rio de Janeiro
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Samba – The rhythm of a nation «
The key facts that turned an expression of slaves into the most popular music genre of Brazil…. Source: Samba – The rhythm of a nation «
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Tagged Art, Brasil, Brazil, brazilian style, Carnaval, Carnival, comparison, dance, drum, rhythm, Rio de Janeiro, Urban
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Mocidade share 2017 Carnival title with Portela | Brazil the Guide
After lodging an appeal with the League of Samba Schools, that are responsible for the parade of the top samba schools, it was decided that Mociade should share the title of champions of the 2017 c… Source: Mocidade share 2017 … Continue reading
Oscar’s too white, Carnival’s too black – DMovies – your platform for thought-provoking cinema
As Brazil prepares for Carnival, DMovies remembers Black Orpheus, the Oscar and cordial racism in Brazilian cinema and beyond Source: Oscar’s too white, Carnival’s too black – DMovies – your platform for thought-provoking cinema
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Tagged Brasil, Brazil, brazilian style, Carnaval, creatives, Culture, dance, drum, film, history, Life, Rio de Janeiro, samba, South America, Urban
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JR Installs Giant Athletes Interacting With the City of Rio | Colossal
French artist JR just unveiled two new works in Rio ahead of the 2016 Olympics that depict enormous athletes interacting with the city. The first depicts Cologne-based, Sudanese high jumper Mohamed Younes Idriss hurdling over a 25-story apartment complex in … Continue reading
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Brazil . . . Sizzling SALVADOR & more
(ALL PHOTOS TAKEN BY trotting tani) PREAMBLE If you have been reading my blogs, by now you would have figured that I write mostly about places frequented by ‘fewer people’ . . . places that are perhaps more exotic but … Continue reading
Demonstrations in Rio De Janeiro
In my last blog post I recommended to all the photographers that have FEAR of shooting people from a close distance, or fear of ruining the “candid moment” to first visit a big manifestation, even better…visit a demonstration (where the passions heat … Continue reading
Rio Privé
I spent New Year’s Eve in Rio de Janeiro and I can’t think of a better place to end the year. Rio certainly lives up to its reputation. It has it all: the ocean on one side and the breathtaking … Continue reading
Rio de Janeiro Carnival carnage
Well sort of, but that is Rio’s dark reputation 😉 The first big goal for 2016 was Carnival in Rio. We looked at the challenge and decided there were only 2 keys things to do, and then left the rest … Continue reading
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