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I’m Glad to Report I Got the Brazilian Music Bug

I must confess that almost a decade ago when I moved to New York, ...

Brazilian Minstrel-Minister Gil Gets Sillicon Valley Audition

After giving a lecture at MIT, Brazil's musician minister Gilberto Gil went to Silicon ...

The Big Bang of Brazilian Pop Music, Tropicália, Turns 40

It was exactly 40 years ago that the musical revolution that came to be ...

Brazil Says Farewell to Rogí©rio Duprat, Tropicí¡lia’s Maestro

Rogério Duprat, the maestro and arranger of the 60’s Tropicália and one of the ...

The Red Flag-Waving Throngs Are Back in Brazil for Lula’s Reelection

The crowd rushed toward the helicopter as it landed in the nearby field. As ...

We Don’t Want Your Money, Mr. Bush, Says Brazil

Brazil rejected 48 million dollars from the US to use in AIDS programs. The ...