Noel Rosa: Samba’s Best
Known as one of the most important names in all of Brazilian music, Noel Rosa was a singer, songwriter, and composer of samba. He was born in 1910 in the traditional Rio de Janeiro neighborhood of Vila Isabel. Due to lifelong health problems and contracting tuberculosis, he died at the age of 26, though not before […]
Brazilian History under a new light
I recently got my hands on a really interesting book that was a best-seller in Brazil a few years ago. Translating the title for you, it’s called The Politically Incorrect Guide to Brazilian History, by Leandro Narloch (Amazon). While it covers many aspects of Brazil’s history and places them in a new light, the author is a trained journalist, not a historian. Nonetheless, it’s an engaging read (though you’ll need a good level of Portuguese to read it).
