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The Favela Dance (Dança/Passinho da Favela)

Just wanted to post these videos to show the new dance the kids in the favelas have invented that I find fascinating. You rarely see new dances here that do not have heavy sexual undertones, so this one is a pleasant surprise. Of course, someone had to ruin it and call it “dança foda” but… Read More The Favela Dance (Dança/Passinho da Favela)

May 22, 2012 CiprianaLeave a comment

Brazil: an Inconvenient History (BBC 2000)

May 21, 2012 CiprianaLeave a comment

The History of São Paulo (in Portuguese)

For those of you who speak Portuguese (or are learning), here is a trio of videos on the history of the city of São Paulo.

November 7, 2011May 26, 2012 CiprianaLeave a comment

Shadow cities – Robert Neuwirth

I watched this video today, which I thought was very interesting. In Brazil, people underestimate the importance of favelas. They ignore them, pretend they don’t exist, and people who live in them are ashamed to say they do so, but I have always thought it curious how the middle and upper classes can ignore such… Read More Shadow cities – Robert Neuwirth

August 4, 2010August 6, 2010 CiprianaLeave a comment

Jo Soares and Roberto Carlos Ramos

Two Brazilians I greatly admire are Jo Soares and Roberto Carlos Ramos. It was a wonderful surprise for me, then, to watch this interview. This video actually has 5 parts, but I will only put the 1st.

July 25, 2010 CiprianaLeave a comment

Metro in Salvador – CQC

One of the funniest, and sadly serious, news reports in Brazil are from the Brazilian clone CQC (it already exists in other countries). The other day, the construction of the Salvador metro network celebrated it’s 10th anniversary, with all the budget spent and only 7 kms. of subway lines partly finished. If you understand Portuguese,… Read More Metro in Salvador – CQC

July 25, 2010July 25, 2010 CiprianaLeave a comment

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