The favela community of Vale Encantado in Rio de Janeiro are using a biosystem for sewage treatment and solar panels to make their neighbourhood economically and environmentally self-sufficient, while facing down a long-term threat of eviction. Nestled in... Read Article
Río-Montevideo is the first major UK exhibition by acclaimed Brazilian artist Rosângela Rennó. Rennó, originally from Belo Horizonte, is known for using archival materials in her work. The exhibition originated from the artist’s residency at Uruguay’s Centro de... Read Article
Think carnival and outlandish costumes, blaring samba beats and frenetic crowds under the blazing sunshine will probably spring to mind. However, the media focus this year has undoubtedly been on the hardships faced by Brazil in the run... Read Article
Back in 2013 when we were putting together our book about Brazil – see Sounds and Colours Brazil – the experimental music scene in Rio de Janeiro (which had been simmering for some time) had begun to get... Read Article
Quintessential Brazilian rock/reggae band O Rappa have announced a London show. It will be their first appearance in the capital since 2009 and follows the success of their latest album Nunca Tem Fim…. O Rappa started life in... Read Article
The last few years have proven something of a comeback for Sergio Mendes. After 10 years without stepping into a studio he suddenly surfaced in 2006 with Timeless, a collaboration with will.i.am that brought a huge single in... Read Article
“What I want to show with my drawings is the reality of our community, Santa Marta. These are the stories of life in the favela and they show that there is nothing easy about that life”. For years... Read Article
A video so good that we had no option but to feature it on the site. This is The City of Samba, a unique vision of Rio and it’s Carnival using the Tilt Shift technique. Who knows how... Read Article
We’re big fans of Cícero and his debut Canções de Apartamento. Soon, he will be having a release party for that album, in Rio de Janeiro’s Cine Glória on 23rd of October, and this is a little taster... Read Article
