By Dom Phillips There’s a lot of prejudice about nordestinos – people from the North East of Brazil – down here in Brazil’s South East, particularly in big cities like São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. Their region has traditionally been poorer, and a lot made their way down here in the twentieth century looking for jobs,(…)
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Criolo – from the ghetto to the clouds
Brazil’s reigning musical deity has given his blessing to its newest national poet. Criolo has broken out of the the ghetto, but he has taken the ghetto with him. by Dom Phillips, in Rio de Janeiro The thousands packed into Brazilian rapper Criolo’s show last Saturday at Rio’s cavernous Fundição Progresso were already jubilant when(…)
Lollapalooza Brazil
The latest in a wave of Brazilian mega-festivals brings the eager masses some long-time favourites amidst moments of old-school Brazilian chaos. By Claire Rigby The racetrack at São Paulo’s Jockey Club was a hive of activity under a layer of floodlit mist last week, while inside the bar, a handful of punters placed their bets(…)
