17.6.13

Dramatic protester photojournalism from São Paulo

Public awareness of demonstrations in Brazil is approaching the level of Turkey's weeks-old protest movement. Interesting video/photo combination puts you in the street with them.

http://petapixel.com/2013/06/17/a-first-person-view-of-photographing-the-protests-in-brazil/

3.6.13

Loving forró

Nice find today -- watch a short documentary on one of Brazil's most beloved musical traditions, the down-home, accordian-driven sound that almost sounds like its fresh from the bayou of Louisiana.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=H1IvQIqR0OM

(Activate subtitles by clicking the ‘caption’ button on the Youtube site.)