Tom Jobim statue in Ipanema beach, Rio de Janeiro, cradle of Bossa Nova. Wikicommons | VinnyWiki Even if you’re not a Jazz or Bossa Nova expert, you’ve probably heard songs on both rhythms...
Category: Brazilian Culture
You’re probably aware of how drums are a big part of the local music in Brazil (especially samba), but are you familiar with any other instruments that make Brazilian culture one of a...
Being born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, I was mainly brought up listening to the likes of Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, and Chico Buarque, amongst other prominent popular singers from the country. But...
I was speaking to my partner about how Brazilians born in Rio are called cariocas, and he told me that in France (he is French) this is a dance! I went on searching on Google and to my surprise,...
When I majored in History at university, the pre-Columbian civilizations have always fascinated me. The Aztecs, Mayans, and Incas in specific, since they were such powerful civilizations. Sometimes,...
I have been invited to quite a few Brazilian weddings and the way of dressing to it always varies widely according to the season, place (beach, venue, mountain), time of the day, and dress code...