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Some interesting Powerpoints we have received and converted into flash...
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Wed JUL 8 8pm - HOLLYWOOD BOWL
Start the summer with the breezy Brazilian sounds of Sergio Mendes, the lion of Latin jazz piano – Eddie Palmieri – and his explosively rhythmic band, and the Afro-Cuban jazz of L.A.’s own Poncho Sanchez. |
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10 x 8 Softcover |
10 x 8 hardcover |
13 x 11 hardcover |
Viver Brasil Dance ...
By Jorge Vismara
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Viver Brasil Dance ...
By Jorge Vismara
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Viver Brasil Dance ...
By Jorge Vismara
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10x8 softcover $37.95 |
10x8 hardcover $50.95 w/Dust Cover
(Image Wrap $55.95) |
13x11 hardcover $89.95 w/Dust Cover
(Image Wrap $94.95) |
The Gift on the Water / Omi Odára
Viver Brasil Dance Company
by Jorge Vismara
Viver Brasil inspired me with their simplicity and at the same time their richness, their respectful approach to the roots of the Bahian traditional dance.
I'm amazed with their deep understanding of movement and sound, while choreographing old style candomblé and/or carnival pieces, with a fresh and cotemporary spirit.
This, my first book, is a dedication to their criativity.
Jorge Vismara
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Descobertas na Suíça gravações de Dizzy Gillespie com Trio Mocotó
Disco foi gravado em 1974 no estúdio Eldorado
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Sete Rei da Lira - LP - Odeon - 1971
A Mãe de Santo Cacilda de Assis foi um dos médiuns mais polêmicos da história da religião brasileira, graças ao Exu que lhe assistia. Aos 13 anos de idade recebeu pela primeira vez o "Seu" Sete Rei da Lira, o qual foi assentado em 13 de junho de 1938, aos 15 anos, quando Cacilda recebeu sua iniciação de seu Pai, Benedito Galdino do Congo, em Coroa Grande, próximo da conhecidíssima Itacuruçá, no Rio de Janeiro (local onde funcionou um outro importantíssimo terreiro da história das religiões brasileiras). Ela também trabalhava com a Pomba Gira Audara Maria. |
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Mario Sergio Cortella - Não nascemos prontos parte 1/4 - parte 2/4 - parte 3/4 - parte 4/4
entrevista com o Jô Soares parte 1/2 - parte 2/2 |
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empowered by the forest, humbled by its inhabitants...
back from the Amazon river...
some few images as a sample of our work with some self sustained communities at the very edge of the civilized world.
 
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VOICE CLASS FOR BEGINNERS
Sing Like a Brazilian Bird!
katia@katiamoraes.com
(310) 908-0835
"I like to emphasize music's connection to fundamental human activities involving movement, language, and emotion. For me music was always intuitively a fundamental language of the human brain and therefore deeply connected to who we are as human beings, and spiritual beings.
Relaxation, Breathing, Rhythm and Expression Awareness are basic steps to beautiful singing." |
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The Gift on the Water/Omi Odára: clarity + water + creativity = life
images of Viver Brazil at the Ford - [full essay] |
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we are asking for a moment of your attention
Ataíde's grand daughter is struggling to overcome a terrible desease at the age of 20... her inspiring blog can be read here: Espremendo Limão (Portuguese)
and she accepts any donation to keep her singing and writting...
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New orthography rules for written Portuguese starting January 1st, 2009 (in Portuguese) another link
RIO - O presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva assinou, nesta segunda-feira, o decreto com o cronograma de implantação do Acordo Ortográfico da Língua Portuguesa no Brasil. O evento foi realizado na Academia Brasileira de Letras (ABL), durante uma sessão solene em homenagem ao centenário da morte do escritor Machado de Assis.
As mudanças da ortografia já entram em vigor em janeiro de 2009 e a implantação do acordo será feita de forma gradual, com um período de transição até 2012, quando os concursos públicos e vestibulares vão aceitar as duas formas de escrita: a atual e a modificada. |
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São Salvador da Baía de Todos os Santos
Salvador, Bahia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Salvador (historic name, São Salvador da Baía de Todos os Santos, in English: "Holy Savior of All Saints' Bay") is a city on the northeast coast of Brazil and the capital of the Northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia.
Salvador is also known as Brazil's capital of happiness due to its
easygoing population and countless popular outdoor parties, including
its street carnival. The first colonial capital of Brazil, the city is one of the oldest in the country and in the New World;
for a long time, it was also known as Bahia, and appears under that
name (or as Salvador da Bahia, Salvador of Bahia so as to differentiate
it from other Brazilian cities of the same name) on many maps and books
from before the mid-20th century. Salvador is the third most populous
Brazilian city, after São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, and it is the eighth most populous city in Latin America, after Mexico City, São Paulo, Buenos Aires, Lima, Bogotá, Rio de Janeiro and Santiago, Chile.
The
city of Salvador is notable in Brazil for its cuisine, music and
architecture, and its metropolitan area is the wealthiest in the
northeastern region of the country. Over 80% of the population of
metropolitan region of Salvador is of Black African origin, and African influence in many cultural aspects of the city
makes it the center of Afro-Brazilian culture. The historical center of
Salvador, frequently called the Pelourinho, is rich in historical
monuments dating from the 17th through the 19th centuries and has been
declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1985.
Salvador is located on a small, roughly triangular peninsula that separates Todos os Santos Bay from the open waters of the Atlantic Ocean. The bay, which gets its name from having been discovered on All Saints' Day forms a natural harbor. Salvador is a major export port, lying at the
heart of the Recôncavo Baiano, a rich agricultural and industrial
region encompassing the northern portion of coastal Bahia. The local terrain is diverse ranging from flat to rolling to hills and low mountains.
A
particularly notable feature is the escarpment that divides Salvador
into the Cidade Alta ("Upper Town") and the Cidade Baixa ("Lower
Town"), the former some 85 m (275 ft) above the latter, [1] with the city's cathedral and most administrative buildings standing on
the higher ground. An elevator (the first installed in Brazil), known
as Elevador Lacerda has connected the two sections since 1873, having
since undergone several upgrades.
The Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport connects Salvador with Brazilian cities and also operates international flights, and the city is home to the Federal University of Bahia.
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| Mr. Jorge Vismara, creator and founder of the Brazilian Consulate Gallery has resigned from the board. |
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| Carnaval
History In
English, and another one in Portuguese |
Carnival
photo albums in and around Brazil
2007 - 2006 - 2005 - 2004 - 2003 - 2002 - 2001 |
pre-Carnaval 2006 in Olinda
Carnaval 2006 in Bahia |
grab your gadget...
"Photography by Jorge Vismara"
for your iGoogle homepage |
Brazilian Heart 10 years celebration
images (taken with a small camera) |
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Sertão Sangrento: Luta e Resistência - Introdução - Tese de Jovenildo Pinheiro de Sousa sobre a vida de Lampião. Este texto é o produto de anos de pesquisa, carinho, respeito e dedicação de Jovenildo (foto) resgatando a história de uma figura que ainda hoje cria polêmica.
Capítulo Um - Capítulo Dois - Capítulo Três - Capítulo Quatro - Capítulo Cinco (Conclusão) - Capítulo Seis (Bibliografia) © 1996 Jovenildo Pinheiro de Souza |
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12 years ago we started to promote some artists in Los Angeles... mostly for friendship + proud of being Brazilian... here we are, 12 years later with one of the most popular sites in the US.
We won several awards along the way, we were recognized by "Prêmio Especial Press Award 10 Anos"
that took place in Miami in mid April 2007 |
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| Povos indigenas do Brasil (in English) - Indigenous narratives, organizations, projects, languages, art, encyclopedia... |
Compilation of 500 birds of Brazil including their singing (in portuguese) |
| Samba do Rio de Janeiro é Patrimônio Cultural do Brasil |
Aquarela do Brazil (Walt Disney film created in the 1940s) |
| Check for videos, photographs and more: Alma Carioca |
Great panorama view of the Pão de Açucar - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Etimologia dos nomes das unidades federativas do Brasil -
- List of Brazil state name etymologies |
Two Fascinating Documentaries Out Now on DVD: "Found Sounds Bahia" and "Colors Of A Creative Culture" |
| Try to put together the Brazilian map... click here |
Lembre-se na hora de votar
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Do you have difficulties pronouncing English words? |
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| Crônicas Urbanas por José Ataíde |
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Fighting HIV — Lessons from Brazil - article from the New England Journal of Medicine
In the history of the response to the HIV pandemic, Brazil is best known for its pioneering decision in 1996 to offer free combination antiretroviral therapy to all citizens with AIDS
Yet Brazil's persistent and aggressive efforts to prevent new HIV infections have probably played an equal or greater role in slowing the spread of the virus and containing the country's epidemic. At the beginning of the 1990s, the epidemics in Brazil and South Africa, both ranked as middle-income countries, were at a similar stage, with a prevalence of HIV infection of about 1.5 percent among adults of reproductive age. But by 1995, the year before Brazil's treatment program was established, the HIV epidemic in South Africa had begun to explode, with a prevalence already greater than 10 percent, whereas the infection rate in Brazil had declined by half. |
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Two great music videos... Armandinho and Yamandu Costa playing Assanhado and Yamandu Costa playing Taquito militar - thanks to CAT |
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Our Photo Gallery |
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images of Siem Reap, Cambodia |
Introduction: small collection of images from Siem Reap and Angkor just to let you started... Siem Reap is a modern city north of Phnom Penh, close to the Tonle Sap Lake. Angkor refers to a monumental architectural masterpiece built by the Khmer civilization between the 9th and 15th centuries as cities and temples... best of - full intro - horizontal panoramas - vertical panoramas |
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| The first day we visit some other temples in the Angkor complex, starting with Bayon, a temple from the 13th century, with what's has being described as "the most striking expression of the 'baroque' style", compared to the classical style of Angkor Wat.... Also images of Ta Keo... best of - full essay |
Today the most visited place in Cambodia is Angkor Wat, a temple built for king Suryavarman II in the early 12th century as his state temple and capital city.
It is a vast complex surrounded by a large moat and enclosed in a stone wall. Inside, endless galleries and several temples mountains, with extensive bas-reliefs and devatas adorning its walls... best of - full essay |
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| The last day we went to visit some temples further up north, Preah Khan, Neap Poan, and Ta Som... The first has long galleries of archs and prochs, the second was a temple of 5 pools interconnected, and Ta Som has one magnificent tree embeded in the stone structure at his last gate. best of - full essay |
Children... After the war that killed a whole generation, what you most see in Cambodia are children and old people. Schools, and there are many many many schools all over, are full of beautiful and full of energy children. They also learn to make money with the invasion of tourists that Angkor is attracting, so you will see them at the ruins selling all kind of crafts... best of - full essay |
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| The temple of Ta Prohm was built by King Jayavarman VII as a Mahayana Buddhist monastery and university. Unlike most of the other Angkor temples, Ta Prohm has been left in much the same condition in which it was found: the photogenic and atmospheric combination of trees growing out of the ruins and the jungle surroundings have made it one of Angkor's most popular temples with visitors. best of - full essay |
- I had the chance to see a couple of public showers... let me explain, people do not have showers at home, so very often you see people having a shower in public places like this sequence - shower
- the roads are full of bicycles and ways of carrying things from one place to another... always plenty of action the road |
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| The streets of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, are full of life... no public transportation makes the cyclos and tuktuks the best way to move around... people fill public places and parks, with plenty of options for eating out, right there on the sidewalk... but look for the early hours or the end of the day, when temperatures are nicer... best of - full essay |
The grown ups are also interesting with their faces carved in a life that has put them to test many times... best of - full essay |
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Fishing in the Tonlé Sap and Tonlé Thom Rivers (Mekong River) is all what a fisherman wants in life. Abundant fish all year long... look at the birds ! ! ! they don't want to miss the action...
We went from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh by speedboat... the captain was honking all the time looking for space to move forward. But again life on these tiny boats is not easy... long hours, day (under burning sun...) and night, sitting on a narrow wooden boat is not like staying at a five star hotel lounge... best of - full essay |
Life around the Tonlé Sap and Tonlé Thom Rivers (Mekong River) is tough. Simple...
But the character of the Cambodians is tougher, allowing them to live smiling and keeping their life flowing by a river that changes the flow twice a year (goes downstream for 8 monhts, upstream for the rest of the year) and making the level of the river change from 1 meter deep at Tonlé Sap Lake to 9 meters deep after the rainy season. best of - full essay |
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Yuval Ron Ensemble, a Concert for Unity at LMU - [full essay] |
Point Dune, Malibu, California, the day I got drunk of sky - [full essay] - [panos] |
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MO IFE: LOVE STORIES
Intoxicating rhythms of Afro Brazilian dance, song and percussion weave ancient tales of love and mystery - short photo essay - full essay |
Wild Animal Park, San Diego |
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Queen Califia's magical garden The only American sculpure garden and the last major international project created by Niki de Saint Phalle...
full album |
Odalan Bali: An Offering of Music and Dance - Inspired by Bali's timeless cycles of ceremony and ritual, "Odalan Bali" made a presentation at the Royce Hall - full album |
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Krumpin, emerging from the streets of LA |
Igarapé Fortaleza - Macapá, where the boats are repaired and life continues... |
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Reserve Ekinox - Macapá, early morning encounter with the forest and The River |
Homage to Tom Jobim on the 10th anniversary of his death - The
always adventurous Jobim (who died in 1994 at age 67) would surely have
loved it all. - Don Heckman
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Los Angeles at night a loose Canon users' group walking around the city at night time (full essay) |
World Festival of Sacred Music - 1000 artists, 43 events, 16 days
"...one of the planet's biggest and most intriguing world-music festivals." - New York Times, May 2005 |
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Salvador, Bahia, Brazil Some images from Salvador that I have not publish before.
full album |
Cachoeira, Bahia, Brazil and some images from Cachoeira, close to Salvador, that were somehow kept secret in my hard drive |
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| Tradicional
Feijoada - The
Brazilian Salvation Army in Torrance did you miss it? were you there? check the pictures!
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Sergio Mielniczenko
(interviews)
Confira alguns sites sobre a
Bahia
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| Old and Historic Maps of Rio de Janeiro - nice site with old maps |
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 The Projet got a virtual Island and soon will offer virtual visits at Second Life...
Jorge Vismara, the soul and webmaster behind Pelourinho.com spent some weeks at the Amazon... Jorge was photographing the latest trip of Navegar Amazônia (English version)... Navegar Amazônia is a foundation created by Jorge Bodanzky and José Roberto Lacerda.
 The Project Navegar Amazônia is an initiative that it searchs, through the Technology of the Information and Comunicação (TIC), to establish a link between the local knowledge of coastal communities of the Amazôn River and the available and accessible universal knowledge in the world.
See a short movie (broadband recommended and it is in Portuguese...)
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| Interesting site to set up your clock... anywhere in the world... click here |
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Certidões de Cartorios do Rio de Janeiro online
1.Quem quiser tirar NO RIO DE JANEIRO, A PARTIR DE 3 Novembro 2004, uma cópia da certidão de nascimento ou de casamento, não precisa mais ir até um cartório, pegar senha e esperar um tempão na fila.
O cartório eletrônico funcionará 24 horas por dia, on-line.
Cópias de certidões de óbito, de imóveis e protestos, também podem ser solicitados pela internet.
Para pagar, é preciso imprimir um boleto bancário.
Depois, o documento chega por Sedex. Para accessar clique aqui
2.Quem quiser registrar uma queixa de roubo de celular ou documentos, no Rio de Janeiro, pode fazer pela internet [thanks to Robson and CAT] |
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| Gas Prices in LA -
LOWEST Gas Prices in the Last 48 Hours |
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| Travelzoo has just announced an exciting new tool which makes it even easier for you to find the best travel deals. It's called SuperSearch(TM). |
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| Captured Emotions is the website where Jorge Vismara shows his photographic professional work... |
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Musicplasma
- Don't miss this site, absolutely unbelievable, a real visual machine
for musical searches. It carries you to a trip through musicians
and groups, their links / relation to others, in a graphical 3D.
You will find discogrphy for each artist and a visual map showing
popularity, inter-relationship, style. (needs
Macromedia Flash).
Type the name of your favorite artist like: Joao Gilberto
or Aretha Franklin, and click on search. Play around, zoom in zoom
out... its a never ending trip to music discography... |
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| updated
and complete list of Consulates in the USA |
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| História
do Rio de Janeiro (portuguese) - Esta página nasceu
de uma grande vontade de divulgar o mais possível a história
e as belezas desta Cidade Maravilhosa, onde tive o privilégio
de nascer e viver até hoje e pela qual tenho uma grande paixão,
muito embora reconheça as dificuldades e os problemas que
ela enfrenta no seu dia-a-dia, mas acho que isto de forma alguma
deve fazer com que as pessoas que a amam possam ter seus sentimentos
diminuídos, mas pelo contrário que eles sejam intensificados
para que se possa sempre buscar melhorias para ela, que ainda é
um dos melhores lugares para se viver. http://www.geocities.com/rio_cidade/hibiblpr.html |
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Carnaval
History
In
English, and another one in
Portuguese |
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Povos desconhecidos
- Ciência e Meio Ambiente - Estadao.com.br
http://www.estadao.com.br/ext/ciencia/expedicao/indice.htm |
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| Bad
Weather... check the radar for Los Angeles... |
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| The
beautiful anthem - ...First penned by Francisco da Silva
in 1841, the Hino Nacional is arguably the jauntiest, cheeriest,
most tuneful and most beguiling national anthem on the planet. It
feels as if it comes ready composed from the opera house, and the
influence of Rossini is hard to miss, though scholars now think
Da Silva may have cribbed the tune from a religious work by his
teacher, José Nunes Garcia. Admirers have included the Creole
composer Louis Moreau Gottschalk, who wrote a set of variations
for piano and orchestra on it that are well worth hearing.... and
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| Bikini
Wax - Laura Addario offers and alternative to the traditional
Bikini Wax. This service is not as painful as you might think. Laura
uses a hard wax combined with her technique to reduce the discomfort
by 70%, not to mention how popular the look is with boyfriends and
husbands. http://www.brazilianbikiniwax.net/ |
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Press Room...
open to writers around the world...  |
| Miserable Failure |
the invisible Group |
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