Category Archives: Visual

Three Announcements (on X-mas, Films & Tech)

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Most know by now that I am the owner of other virtual properties (sounds fancy, doesn’t it?) on the web and that, from time to time, I write on other websites. Here are a few instances…

- Sounds and Colours, the South American music and culture magazine, asked me to write a lil’ article on the top 5 Brazilian films of 2010. One I wish I added to the list was Olhos Azuis, which I just saw last night. A polemic film that raises many questions on immigration and stereotypes.

- Street Smart Brazil just published my 8th article, this one on Christmas in Brazil.

- BrazTech, a new project by…me, is underway as well. The aim is to provide English-language summaries of news items on how technology is being used in Brazil. I’m looking to make it a stand-alone website next month and to enhance the look and feel.

I hope everyone is enjoying their holiday break! Don’t eat too much Panetone, eh!

Lenine in Continuation

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For those that enjoy the music of Lenine, there’s a documentary called Lenine Em Continuação (Lenine in Continuation) by Roberto Pinto that came out last year. Here’s a synopsis (followed by the trailer in PT and a link to the English subtitled version)…

“While working on a new album, Brazilian composer Lenine calls upon his earliest experiences with music to navigate the uncertainty brought to his work in the era of downloads (and vinyl). The film documents perspectives, encounters, creation and how technology serves a passion for art.”

Continuation trailer (with English subs)

How does one get their hands on it? I have no clue but even though it’s from last year, it’s being shown tonight at 7PM in New York at Tribeca. Considering the time difference between California, that means it starts right now. What’s strange is I found the trailer before I found the news that it’s being shown today.

Brazil Is Taking Off – Embratur

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“Brazil is a country you have a relationship with, it’s not just a country you visit.”

I don’t know about you, but I’m a bit scared as to how this all will turn out. We have no clue how Brazil will be changing in the coming years and in certain ways, it’s bound to be a change that’s like night and day. Half of what will come will be exciting, the other half will be akin to visiting Gringolândia. “Press 1 for English, 2 for Portuguese” (only half joking)

Here’s another video on the future of Brazil.

 

When Technology Democratizes Music

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Quite an interesting 15-minute talk by Ronaldo Lemos on the digital music revolution in Brazil.

For more on the subject, I happened to catch a longer speech of his titled “Free Culture in Brazil” back in April.

Stone-Age Etchings Found in the Amazon

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“A series of ancient underwater etchings has been uncovered near the jungle city of Manaus, following a drought in the Brazilian Amazon. The previously submerged images – engraved on rocks and possibly up to 7,000 years old – were reportedly discovered by a fisherman after the Rio Negro, a tributary of the Amazon river, fell to its lowest level in more than 100 years last month. Tens of thousands of forest dwellers were left stranded after rivers in the region faded into desert-like sandbanks.

Though water levels are now rising again, partly covering the apparently stone age etchings, local researchers photographed them before they began to disappear under the river’s dark waters. Archaeologists who have studied the photographs believe the art – which features images of faces and snakes – is another indication that thousands of years ago the Amazon was already home to large civilisations.” – The Guardian (more here)