In Brazil, Elvis didn't die -- he ran for office

The curious case of the superheroes who took on the ballot box. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/17/world/americas/in-brazil-eccentricity-at-the-ballot-box-is-the-norm.html

Roundtable on race in Brazil

The New York Times sat down an anthropologist, the director of Olodum, a few authors, and others to discuss "What Brazil Does Well."

Brazilian cultural financing garners international attention.

NY Times piece today covers the growing ambitions of SESC, the "Social Service of Commerce" based in São Paulo.

NYT on carnaval in a smaller town

The Frugal traveller hits the small time, with a visit to the colonial town of São Luiz do Paraitinga.

Rio Carnaval winner announcement in progress

Grupo especial escola scores being announced now. Portela, Vila Isabel, and Tijuca all have perfect scores so far...

Scoreboard

RINGTONES: Doce de Coco e Rosa

Make a smartphone way better with Doce de coco (Jacob do Bandolim recording) and/or Rosa (performed by Pixinguinha).

"Lula, Son of Brazil"

The New York Times today features the Barretto family and Fábio Barreto's new biopic of the former president. I was surprised and delighted by an anecdote from the family patriarch:


He has a boyhood memory of watching Orson Welles filming the never-released “Four Men on a Raft” at a beach there and being “fascinated by all that equipment."