Museums, art, food and drink, literature, online guides, music, film, religion, language, folklore, authors, poets and related resources for the art and culture of Brazil.
Brazil's national drink, made with limes, sugar, water and the sugar cane brandy known as cachaça is an international favorite. Check out these recipes in various languages and enjoy a taste of Brazil wherever you are!
Say Carnaval and what images come to mind? Fantastically and scantily garbed dancers, pounding samba rhythms, parades, incessant revelry? Rio de Janeiro? The four days and nights of carnaval in Rio are the lavish self-indulgent anything-goes exotic exhibitionist spectacle the world sees.
Guide selected books cover a wide range of topics, from travel planning to politics, history, touring, wildlife, flora and fauna, cultural studies, human rights, cuisine, government, military matters, arts and crafts, sports and more information to learn about Brazil.
Festivities by month, with links to related material and feature articles.
Ceramics, clothing, jewelry, art and more from Novica.
"This is an old Catholic celebration - brought over from Portugal in the eighteenth century - that is still very much alive in the colonial town of Paraty, on the coast south of Rio de Janeiro."
"Strong influences on the music of Brazil come from Africa, India, Portugal and the natives of the Amazon rainforest and of other parts of the country. Samba is undoubtedly the most internationally famous form of Brazilian music, though bossa nova and other genres have also received some sporadic attention outside of the country."
History of photography, early photographers and an overview of political history from my colleague, the Photography Guide.
Online magazine to prepare you for your trip to Brazil or to help you relive the memories.
"The bumba-meu-boi, (bumba-boi, boi-bumbá, etc.) is a very popular and widespread comic-dramatic dance, which tells the story of the death and resurrection of an ox... Its name comes from the verb bumbar, meaning to beat up or against, and the expression is chanted by the crowd as an invitation for the ox (the men under the ox costume) to charge against them. "
"Capoeira is a Brazilian martial art developed in the 1500s by slaves. It is marked by deft, tricky movements often played on the ground or completely inverted. It also has a strong acrobatic component in some versions and is always played with music."
History and accomplishments of the Brazilian soccer (futebol) team.
Burial places of famous Brazilians.
Biography, music, lyrics and more about this modern Brazilian musician and composer.
This list of famous Brazilians includes scientists, politicians, art and entertainment figures, athletes, royalty and others.
Jorge Amado, Joyce Cavalccante, Joao Guimaraes Rosa, Vinicius de Moraes and others.
Sambas bossa novas and more.
Gateway to culture geography ecology sightseeing and more from vivabrazil.com.
Portal to art, culture, business, sports, economy, politics, news, history, weather, religion, tourism and more.
Music is part of the Brazilian soul and rhythm is in the way people speak in the way they walk and in the way they play soccer.
Exhibitions, posters, gallery and home page of the artist.
Useful phrases in Portuguese for travelers.
Infectious rhythms and a contagious beat - Brazilian spoken here.
Resources by country from LANIC.
