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By Russ Slater 22 November, 2017

From 15th December Bingo: King Of The Mornings, Brazil’s Oscar and BAFTA nomination, will be screening in UK cinemas. The... Read Article

By Charlotte Peet 17 November, 2016

Rio de Janeiro is notorious for having one of the highest levels of social inequality on earth. A city of... Read Article

By Russ Slater 21 March, 2014

Normally when you hear of the latest viral video sensation it’s either an advert or the latest track by some... Read Article

By Russ Slater 11 February, 2014

One thing is for sure if you’ve visited Brazil in the past 10 years, at some point you will be... Read Article

It’s always difficult to make a “best of all time” list. First, I had to decide which qualities were important... Read Article

By Russ Slater 04 May, 2011

“The only rule to getting things done in life is simple: get on and do them,” says Dorian Needs, founder... Read Article

By Russ Slater 04 April, 2011

Amazing new video from Thiago Pethit taken from his Berlim, Texas album of last year. It’s one of those videos... Read Article

By Russ Slater 18 August, 2010

There is no doubting the influence that samba has on Seu Jorge, it has been present in his solo albums,... Read Article

By Russ Slater 07 August, 2010

In recent years there has been an explosion from the South American film industry. Headed up by the internationally acclaimed... Read Article

By Russ Slater 06 August, 2010

During the month of August BFI are holding a South American film festival featuring many of the classics of the... Read Article

By Russ Slater 07 July, 2010

Out of all the Brazilian artists who came to the fore in the late 60s/early 70s Tim Maia was the... Read Article