The Native Spirit Festival returns for a fifth year. Quite rightly calling itself the “Film Festival for Indigenous Peoples” the festival will be taking place from the 12th to 21st of October. Continue Reading

Now this is the kind of news we like. Elza Soares has just been confirmed to play Favela Chic on Saturday 15th October. Elza is one of the true stars of samba and a true carioca, famous for a string of hits in the 60s and 70s as well as for her affiliation with Rio’s samba schools (most notably Mocidade). This is one rare opportunity to see Elza in London so you better not miss it! Continue Reading

The Espirito Brum festival will be enlivening crowds in Birmingham this weekend (September 16-18) as it brings it’s usual mix of local and Brazilian musicians, visual artists and poets to the West Midlands. Among the standout Brazilian acts are rapper Jota III and experimentalist Babilak Bah. Continue Reading

The Brazilian Film Festival of London will be returning to the capital for a third edition, starting on Tuesday 6th September with an Opening Night Screening at BAFTA before relocating to Odeon Covent Garden for four more days of new Brazilian films until the closing film – also at Odeon Covent Garden – on Saturday 10th September. Continue Reading

Andre Camara is a photojournalist from Brazil, made famous by his photos that later inspired City of God. He has lived in London for the last 20 years and recently featured in a film for Britain’s Foreign Office in which he described what Britain means to him. Continue Reading

Notting Hill Carnival 2011 is fast approaching, and will be taking place on Sunday 28th and Monday 29th August. After discussions with the Police it has been decided the carnival will end at 7pm on both nights, meaning you’ll need to find somewhere else to fill your evening. Thankfully, there are plenty of choices. Continue Reading

In 2000, Luke Dowdney set up Fight for Peace, a charity which helped Brazilian youngsters find sanctity through boxing. It started with just 10 youngsters and Luke. Today, there are over 1,800 kids involved with Fight for Peace in London and Brazil. LUTA clothing has extended this work with their collection of sportswear and casual wear, mixing the style of Rio with the demands of modern sports clothing. Crucially, profits from the clothing range go towards Fight for Peace. Continue Reading

¡VAMOS! festival is a celebration of Latin and Lusophone culture that has taken place in NewcastleGateshead every summer since 2006. This year’s event started on 4th June and will continue until July 11th. JungleDrums popped up to the north-east for a weekend to find out what the festival’s about. Continue Reading

Blaze Festival have announced another stellar line-up of artists this year with artists including Bomba Estéreo, Calle 13, Quantic, and a selection of bands from Pernambuco playing across a number of London venues in June and July. Continue Reading