Brazilian Art, Culture, and Entertainment
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.
Caipirinha, anyone?
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!
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!
Carnaval!
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.
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.
Books about Brazil
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.
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.
Festivals and Holidays
Festivities by month, with links to related material and feature articles.
Festivities by month, with links to related material and feature articles.
Association of Surfing Professionals
ASP South America gearing up for 1999 activities.
ASP South America gearing up for 1999 activities.
Brazil
Ceramics, clothing, jewelry, art and more from Novica.
Ceramics, clothing, jewelry, art and more from Novica.
Brazilian Folklore: Festa do Divino in Paraty
"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."
"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."
Brazilian Music
"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."
"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."
Brazilian Photography
History of photography, early photographers and an overview of political history from my colleague, the Photography Guide.
History of photography, early photographers and an overview of political history from my colleague, the Photography Guide.
Brazzil
Online magazine to prepare you for your trip to Brazil or to help you relive the memories.
Online magazine to prepare you for your trip to Brazil or to help you relive the memories.
Bumba-meu-boi
"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. "
"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
"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."
"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."
FIFA World Cup
History and accomplishments of the Brazilian soccer (futebol) team.
History and accomplishments of the Brazilian soccer (futebol) team.
Find A Grave - Brazil
Burial places of famous Brazilians.
Burial places of famous Brazilians.
João Bosco
Biography, music, lyrics and more about this modern Brazilian musician and composer.
Biography, music, lyrics and more about this modern Brazilian musician and composer.
List of Brazilians
This list of famous Brazilians includes scientists, politicians, art and entertainment figures, athletes, royalty and others.
This list of famous Brazilians includes scientists, politicians, art and entertainment figures, athletes, royalty and others.
Literature of Brazil
Jorge Amado, Joyce Cavalccante, Joao Guimaraes Rosa, Vinicius de Moraes and others.
Jorge Amado, Joyce Cavalccante, Joao Guimaraes Rosa, Vinicius de Moraes and others.
Midi Brazilian Music
Sambas bossa novas and more.
Sambas bossa novas and more.
More Brazil
Gateway to culture geography ecology sightseeing and more from vivabrazil.com.
Gateway to culture geography ecology sightseeing and more from vivabrazil.com.
Mundo Latino
Portal to art, culture, business, sports, economy, politics, news, history, weather, religion, tourism and more.
Portal to art, culture, business, sports, economy, politics, news, history, weather, religion, tourism and more.
Musical Cauldron
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.
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.
Oscar Araripe
Exhibitions, posters, gallery and home page of the artist.
Exhibitions, posters, gallery and home page of the artist.
Português para Viajantes
Useful phrases in Portuguese for travelers.
Useful phrases in Portuguese for travelers.
Samba!
Infectious rhythms and a contagious beat - Brazilian spoken here.
Infectious rhythms and a contagious beat - Brazilian spoken here.
Sports
Resources by country from LANIC.
Resources by country from LANIC.