Following two successful US premieres and winning the Artivist Award in LA in the category of Best Film on Human Rights, the first documentary of director Mario Patrocinio about favela life goes on general release in his native Portugal from January.

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The name Gerald Thomas we know – or at least those of us who have some basic knowledge on contemporary theatre will do so…

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The fresh and vibrant charity which raises money for causes in Brazil improvises with yet another musical initiative promoting the creative link with Britain.

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October brings the return of the artist who mixes samba, soul and pop to create the coolest Brazilian sounds of the moment.

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He may well be older than Brad Pitt and younger than Sir Mick Jagger, but now Wagner Fiuza-Carrilho has a lot more to be proud of himself for having got four thumbs up from the X Factor judges.

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New book on sustainable product design authored and edited by Brazilians educates consumers and professionals alike

If you had to choose one term that’s on everyone’s lips in the design world today, it would be ‘sustainability’. It has struck a chord in the market of product design and these designers were some of the few who knew how to capitalise on the benefits of working with such a fascinating concept, full of possibilities. Continue Reading

This afternoon, the Brazilians and the Dutch go head to head for a place in the World Cup Semi Finals, and JungleDrums is bringing Copa Jungle back to Camino, where it all began just over two weeks ago, when we showed Brazil’s debut against North Korea. Continue Reading

Far from Ipanema, the bossa emperors strike back

The ‘beco das garrafas’, in Rio de Janeiro, is the legendary alley which witnessed the birth of world-renowned Brasilian bossa nova. It was right here that, in 1964, Wilson das Neves and Neco recorded a epic album called Os Ipanemas. The sound you could hear on all 12 tracks of the LP formed an unusual interpretation of bossa nova standards, with African and Latin rhythms. Continue Reading

Ain’t the internet amazing? Now answer me this: what it the hottest subject on the web right now? Continue Reading