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4 days ago

Samba Jean-Baptiste: +3

Samba Jean-Baptiste's album +3 blends avant-rap and R&B with experimental elements, showcasing a refined approach to song structure and emotional depth.
#architecture
Design
fromwww.archdaily.com
2 days ago

Stand for Circo de Ideias / fala

The project transforms a standard book fair stand into a vibrant installation using repurposed materials and a bold color palette.
London music
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

R&B today is like Brazilian football the creativity, the skill': Odeal, the genre's hottest UK star

Odeal's music blends R&B, Afrobeats, and neo-soul, encouraging listeners to embrace emotional complexities.
#latin-america
#brazilian-funk
fromDefector
1 week ago
Music

Brazilian Funk Continues Innovating Methods For Getting Your Shit Rocked | Defector

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Music

Brazilian Funk Continues Innovating Methods For Getting Your Shit Rocked | Defector

Arts
fromHyperallergic
1 week ago

The Paradoxical Delights of South America's Biggest Art Fair

SP-Arte 22nd edition showcases a blend of global and regional art, emphasizing Brazil's role in transcontinental artistic connections.
NYC music
fromwww.amny.com
2 weeks ago

From Brooklyn to the stage: Timi Dre brings a global sound to SOB's | amNewYork

Timi Dre blends Afrobeats, Konpa, and R&B, creating a unique sound reflective of New York's cultural diversity and energy.
Renovation
fromwww.archdaily.com
1 week ago

JL Residence / Kiko Castello Branco Arquitetura + Lucas Cunha

The JL Residence features two independent volumes connected by a metal structure, emphasizing lightness, transparency, and integration with the landscape.
fromArchDaily
2 weeks ago

Choreographing Lagos: Dele Adeyemo on Dance, Cosmology, and Spatial Practices

Eshu's proverb tells both a story of reparation and of ancestrality by joyfully bending spacetime conventions and accessing subjects from the past with present actions.
Social justice
Arts
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 week ago

Sara Flores, the Peruvian Indigenous artist bringing Amazonian traditions into contemporary art

Kene patterns of the Shipibo-Conibo people reflect their worldview and will be showcased at the Venice Biennale by artist Sara Flores.
Music production
fromPitchfork
3 weeks ago

Ana Tijoux / DJ Dacel: 97 EP

97 is an introspective and nostalgic EP by Ana Tijoux, celebrating connection and personal heroes through old-school production and heartfelt lyrics.
fromFuncheap
1 month ago

Sounds of Latin America: A Violin and Piano Journey

Pianist Dr. Gabriela Calderón and violinist Dr. Catalina Barraza celebrate the rich musical heritage of Latin America.
SF music
fromKALTBLUT Magazine
3 weeks ago

Sound of the Week: CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso - FREE SPIRITS - KALTBLUT Magazine

The album showcases an audacious blend of trap, rock, pop, and experimental elements, all infused with a refreshing emotional honesty.
Music production
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 weeks ago

Principe Discos: how Black DJs from Lisbon's suburbs made Europe's most exciting record label

Fifteen years ago, when the Lisbon imprint was reckoning with near-empty dancefloors at the recently shuttered Musicbox venue, it would have been inconceivable for Principe to host a party at Lux widely considered to be among Europe's best nightclubs let alone pack out the roughly 1,500 capacity venue with the likes of minimal techno legend Richie Hawtin in attendance.
London music
Music production
fromPitchfork
4 weeks ago

Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso: Free Spirits

Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso blend Latin trap, jazz, funk, and tropical rhythms with sharp musicianship and internet absurdism, achieving critical success before announcing a hiatus and returning with the experimental album Free Spirits.
Design
fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events
1 month ago

Sao Paulo pop-up exhibition spotlights spherical home by architect Eduardo Longo

The fifth edition of an annual art, architecture, and design exhibition opens in São Paulo, featuring six galleries, over 50 artists, and newly commissioned works across two landmarks including a spherical home designed by architect Eduardo Longo.
Music
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Uruguay's candombe brings streets to life as the once-banned musical tradition roars back

Candombe, Uruguay's Afro-descendant music once banned and marginalized, is now experiencing peak popularity after spreading from Black neighborhoods throughout the country.
Music production
fromThe Verge
1 month ago

Listen to this: Mabe Fratti's experimental cello pop

Mabe Fratti's 2024 album Sentir Que No Sabes blends new age, industrial, and folk elements into cohesive pop-influenced experimental music.
Independent films
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

Wagner Moura, Oscar nominee: We're in a very ugly time, even I am afraid of running into ICE'

Wagner Moura stars in The Secret Agent, a political thriller about 1970s Brazilian dictatorship that earned him a Cannes best actor award and an Oscar nomination.
History
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 months ago

Japanese-Brazilians: the intimate relationship between two very different cultures

Japanese-Brazilians form a large, culturally blended community rooted in early 20th-century immigration, shaped by labor needs, racial policies, and wartime persecution.
Remodel
fromwww.archdaily.com
2 months ago

Flamboyant House / Juliana Camargo + Prumo projetos

The Flamboyant House integrates an existing L-shaped house, pool, and flamboyant tree as structuring elements that guide placement, volumetry, and spatial organization.
Film
fromThe Independent
1 month ago

This Brazilian Oscar contender has the best acting you'll see in 2026

The Secret Agent portrays Brazil's 1977 military dictatorship through hallucinatory pulp-horror, blending political thriller, grotesque surrealism, and dark comedy centered on a vengeful disembodied limb.
World news
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 months ago

How Rio de Janeiro's famous carnival rescued the human scale of the city

Carnival rehearsals and blocos transform Rio's streets into vibrant pedestrian spaces, mobilizing millions, reshaping urban life, and revitalizing neighborhoods.
East Bay (California)
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Revered Cuban pianist Omar Sosa back in Bay Area for week full of gigs

Cuban pianist Omar Sosa returns to the Bay Area as resident artistic director at SFJAZZ Center, presenting diverse projects spanning his three-decade career after arriving in 1995 with minimal resources.
Fundraising
fromFuncheap
2 months ago

Noite de Carnaval: A Celebration of Joy at Grace Cathedral (SF)

Grace Cathedral will host Noite de Carnaval on February 13, 2026, celebrating Brazilian Carnaval spirit with dinner, entertainment, live auction, and a late-night after-party.
London food
fromTime Out London
2 months ago

This traditional boteco in northwest London is officially the best Brazilian restaurant in the city

London's Brazilian food scene offers diverse, affordable options from authentic botecos to steakhouses and street-food specialties, with Kaipiras by Barraco ranked top.
Film
fromCN Traveller
1 month ago

On Location: How The Secret Agent captured the spirit of 1977 Brazil

Kleber Mendonça Filho used Recife’s real locations to recreate 1977 Carnival, juxtaposing colourful street celebrations with the oppressive reach of Brazil’s military dictatorship.
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Rio carnival to offer towering tribute to Lula, the greatest Brazilian of all time'

Academicos de Niteroi will honor Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva with a 22-metre effigy and a parade depicting his life, achievements, and defense of democracy.
fromColossal
2 months ago

Regina Silveira Pieces Together an Evolving Narrative of Latin America

Regina Silveira has spent the better part of three decades considering the relationship between media and meaning, particularly as it relates to Latin America. First presented in 1997, "To Be Continued..." features 100 black-and-white reproductions of photos, newspaper clippings, propaganda, advertisements, and more. Silveira nests each image into an oversized puzzle piece, which cuts off faces and scenes to leave fragments of pop culture icons, flora and fauna, and even the occasional mugshot spliced next to one another.
Arts
Music
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Fabiano Do Nascimento & Vittor Santos Orquestra: Vila review | Ammar Kalia's global album of the month

Fabiano do Nascimento combines virtuosic fingerpicked guitar with Vittor Santos's 16-piece orchestral arrangements to create lush, percussive, bossa-influenced instrumental music on Vila.
Film
fromABC7 Los Angeles
2 months ago

'The Secret Agent' star Wagner Moura making Oscars history: 'Beautiful moment for Brazilian culture'

Wagner Moura is the first Brazilian nominated for Best Actor at the Academy Awards for his role in The Secret Agent.
fromwww.archdaily.com
1 month ago

Barao Geraldo House / Gil Mello Arquitetura

The expansion project of this residence was carried out with the acquisition of the neighboring lot adjacent to the existing residence, with its original profile and vegetation preserved. Two new buildings were proposed for this lot.
Renovation
fromOpen Culture
2 months ago

Brazilian Musician Seu Jorge Performs 15 Iconic Bowie Songs in Portuguese to Mark the 10th Anniversary of Bowie's Passing

In 2004, the Brazilian musician Seu Jorge recorded a series of Portuguese covers of David Bowie songs for Wes Anderson's film The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. The next year, he released a full album of 13 Bowie classics, and in 2016-2017, he even took the songs on tour. Now, in 2026, to mark the 10th anniversary of Bowie's passing, Jorge returns with the performance above.
Music
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Music
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

Bassist Saul Sierra hones potent sound from mix of Latin flavors

Saul Sierra, a Berklee-trained Mexico City-born bassist, released 2024's Caminos showcasing his pan-American jazz compositions and leads a quartet blending diverse Latin American idioms.
fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
2 months ago

radical and spherical 'casa bola' to host upcoming sao paulo exhibition ABERTO5

For ABERTO5, the itinerant exhibition series is set to open next month at Casa Bola, Eduardo Longo's spherical residence in São Paulo, opening the architect's private home to the public as the setting for its fifth edition. From March 7th to May 31st, 2026, ABERTO returns to Brazil after its Paris chapter at Le Corbusier's Maison La Roche (read more here) and shifts its attention to one of the city's most unique dwellings.
Arts
Music
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Spanish-speaking Bad Bunny stirs lost Latin identity among Brazil's music fans

Bad Bunny's popularity in Brazil is strengthening a sense of Latin identity among Brazilians and boosting demand for Latin music.
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