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Weekly Classes at the Blue Cafe by SambaLa Samba School - 1:00 AM
SambaLa Samba School
Weekly Classes at the Blue Cafe:
210 The Promenade North, Long Beach, CA 90804
Tuesdays - Beginner and Intermediate Samba Dance, Wed...
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Pagode Nas Tercas Em Redondo, Raiz Do Samba - 9:30 PM
Pagode Nas Tercas Em Redondo, Raiz Do Samba A 6 Piece Band Playing Samba, Pagode E Forro.
Toda Terca A Partir Das 9:30 Pm Ate 2 am. Harvelle's Em Redondo.
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TriOrganicO - 10:00 PM
TriOrganicO
Fabiano do Nascimento, 7 string guitar
Pablo Calogero, woodwinds
Tiki Pasillas, percussion
Playing on Tuesdays night
@ Pete's Cafe & Bar
400 s...
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| Mr. Jorge Vismara, creator and founder of the Brazilian Consulate Gallery has resigned from the board. |
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UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music
World Music Summer Institute
June 22 - June 28, 2008
UCLA's renowned Department of Ethnomusicology once again hosts the World Music Summer Institute! Immerse yourself in one of four musical performance traditions: Music of African Americans, Music of Korea, Music of Mexico, or Music of Brazil.
In one week, students gain tremendous knowledge and exposure to the repertoire and musical style of one of these cultural groups. They learn to perform music through study with a master artist, and are taught about the history, culture, and music theory of that tradition. Outside of class, young musicians attend field trips to selected venues across Los Angeles, and take advantage of the opportunity to experience some of L.A.'s finest musical cultures firsthand.
The World Music Summer Institute culminates with a final performance in UCLA's Schoenberg Hall Auditorium on Saturday. Friends and family are invited to attend this lively performance! All participants earn two (2) units of University of California academic credit.
For additional information about fees, housing, and scholarships.
News! 2007 WMSI alumna Felisa McQuiage recently sang in the 2008 BET Celebration of Gospel with John Legend, Shirley Caesar, Bobby Jones, Patti Labelle, Marvin Sapp, BeBe Winans, and Fred Hammond!
Register online
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Viver Brasil is pleased to announce Bahia Travel Program 2008: August 1-16, 2008. 11th year travelling to Bahia! Package price includes 9 days of song, dance and percussion classes with Bahia's top dance and music instructors; lectures and talks with Bahia's foremost culture makers, historians, storytellers, visual and performing artists and Candomblé devotees; attendance at ceremonies, concerts and the Boa More Festival in Cachoeira, our traditional samba party in Saubara; gemstone visit; Viver Brasil's market with Bahia's most unique artists; relaxing at the beaches and time to soak in the magic of Salvador, Bahia. Package price includes round trip airfare; ground transportation, hotel accommodations (double occupancy), translators, classes, day trips and breakfast. Dance teachers include: Rosangela Silvestre, Mestre King, Amelia Conrado, Nildinha Fonseca and more. Song and percussion teachers: Gilmar Sampaio, Jose Ricardo Souza, Pacote from Olodum, Jair from Timbalada, Mario Pam from Ilê Aiyé and more. Lectures with Dona Cici from the Verger Foundation, Dona Detinha of Ilê Axé Opo Afonja, Emilia Biancardi and more.
$3295. based on hotel double occupancy. Single rooms– extra charge will be incurred. You may pay by check or credit card. If you are paying by credit card, please add 3% to your fees to offset cc fees. Viver Brasil will accept installment payments by check or cash. Deposit required with registration: $400. Viver Brasil reserves the right to alter package price due to airline company price increases. FULL PAYMENT DUE BY JUNE 15, 2008. For more information contact: Linda Yudin, Director at 323-465-4762
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 Brazilian Heart 10 years celebration
Great time, great presentations, great audience... Thanks Kátia for the get together
some images (taken with a small camera)
Sunday, April 27 from 2pm to 7pm
@ Brasil Brasil Cultural Center
4325 Culver Blvd. Culver City, CA
(310) 397-3667 |
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Viver Brasil is pleased to announce Bahia Travel Program 2008: August 1-16, 2008. 11th year travelling to Bahia! Package price includes 9 days of song, dance and percussion classes with Bahia's top dance and music instructors; lectures and talks with Bahia's foremost culture makers, historians, storytellers, visual and performing artists and Candomblé devotees; attendance at ceremonies, concerts and the Boa More Festival in Cachoeira, our traditional samba party in Saubara; gemstone visit; Viver Brasil's market with Bahia's most unique artists; relaxing at the beaches and time to soak in the magic of Salvador, Bahia. Package price includes round trip airfare; ground transportation, hotel accommodations (double occupancy), translators, classes, day trips and breakfast. Dance teachers include: Rosangela Silvestre, Mestre King, Amelia Conrado, Nildinha Fonseca and more. Song and percussion teachers: Gilmar Sampaio, Jose Ricardo Souza, Pacote from Olodum, Jair from Timbalada, Mario Pam from Ilê Aiyé and more. Lectures with Dona Cici from the Verger Foundation, Dona Detinha of Ilê Axé Opo Afonja, Emilia Biancardi and more.
$3295. based on hotel double occupancy. Single rooms– extra charge will be incurred. You may pay by check or credit card. If you are paying by credit card, please add 3% to your fees to offset cc fees. Viver Brasil will accept installment payments by check or cash. Deposit required with registration: $400. Viver Brasil reserves the right to alter package price due to airline company price increases. FULL PAYMENT DUE BY JUNE 15, 2008. For more information contact: Linda Yudin, Director at 323-465-4762
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| Mr Jorge Vismara, creator and founder of the Brazilian Consulate Gallery has resigned from the board. |
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Compilation of 500 birds of Brazil including their singing (in portuguese)
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Povos indigenas do Brasil (in English) - Indigenous narratives, organizations, projects, languages, art, encyclopedia...
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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 |
this year, as other years
Marcia Brito photographed
Rio de Janeiro's Carnaval |
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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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| NOSSA LÍNGUA MESTIÇA |
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Try to put together the Brazilian map... click here |
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George Harrison singing 'Here comes the Sun' for his friend Emerson Fittipaldi
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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
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
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
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
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
- 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
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
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 |
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
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
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 |
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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
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At home in this World?
The Asia Pacific Performance Exchange (APPEX), Los Angeles (UCLA).
Salon One - Salon Two - Final Performance I - Final Performance II |
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 Snapping the Apple (revisiting NYC after 15 years) - Day one - Day two - Day three - Day four - Day five - Day six - Day six at night - Day seven - Panoramas |
 B Fest - Indian, Balinese and Break dance at James Armstrong Theater - [full essay] |
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 Krumpin, emerging from the streets of LA |
 Wild Animal Park, San Diego |
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 Sunset at Santa Monica and Marina del Rey... shooting... while eating some quesadillas... [ full essay ] -
three panos |
 Igarapé Fortaleza - Macapá, where the boats are repaired and life continues... |
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 Canal das Pedrinhas - Macapá, life on the side of the big river |
 Macapá - APA of Rio Curiaú - capital of Amapá state at the mouth of the Amazon river |
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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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 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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| Brazilian
Women's Group: pictures of all last meetings |
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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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Boletim
de Notícias do Consulado Geral do Brasil em Los Angeles
Also the 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
listen the the northeast version too! |
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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 |
| Brazilian Women's Group
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Next fundraising dinner
| The Brazilian Women's
Group, a non profit organazition based in Los Angeles, has it's
own page here at Pelourinho.com. - click here
for more info |
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A non profit organization,
created by Brazilian Women, with the purpose of raising funds to
help the less advantaged in Brazil.
The Brazilian Women's Group has just created this mailing list to
be able to communicate with its members via e-mail. Soon you will
receive the BWG's newsletter. If you want to communicate with the
group, just write to the following address: email
to the Brazilian Women's Group |
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A Tarde
Jornal do Brasil
O Globo
UAI Estado
de Minas
O Estado de
São Paulo -
O Estado de São Paulo (in English)
Jornal da Tarde
Zero Hora
San Diego
Brazilian
Pacific Times
Brazil
- Jornais de hoje
Japan
Jornal
Tudo Bem |
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Folha
de São Paulo
Correio
Brasiliense
Diário
de Pernambuco
Gazeta
Mercantil
RadioBras
- sinopse de notícias
London
Daily - Independent by Brazilians
Tutopia
Alternative readings:
Observatorio
da Imprensa
Brasil
de Fato
Kit
Net
First Page of papers from all over the world |
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Get your FREE copy at home:
SoulBrasil Magazine 
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Pelourinho.com first 12 years online...!
Helping promote our culture... to be appreciated, respected and enjoyed by the local community...
We started as a Geocities site, one of thousands... helping Kátia Moraes, Amen Santo, and others to overcome what it was at the time the internet mystery. We believed in the media... and here we are after 120 months... and six million hits a month later...
Our site takes the name from a very special and particular neighborhood in Salvador, Bahia, where slaves were auctioned by slave traders to the rich farmers of the new world. Today Pelourinho is one of the most visited parts of Salvador, the capital of Bahia state, which continues to thrive being and making history and carrying forward the "axé" of this very blessed and magical place...
The place was not only a class encounter... there was a cultural clash, a religious shock, a music impact... and you can add to the list: food, clothes, ethics, architecture, color, taste, etc etc etc...
We find some similarities with the SoCal population in regards to the culture clash... and to replicate the Pelourinho experience into our days, we are opening our doors to Rare and Exceptional performances of all cultures...
The contacts that Jorge Vismara has developed with Asian, middle eastern, european artists, through his work with UCLA, the World Festival of Sacred Music, has helped him to have access to very very special artists / performances, mostly ignored by the big media...
We will remain focused on the Brazilian culture, bringing only the best, adding the rare and exceptional performances of Asian, Latinos, Middle Eastern, Mother Africa, and European artists...
Thanks for sharing this wonderful journey ! ! ! |
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|  Pelourinho.com, the pioneer in bringing Brazilian events to your desktop, received
7,400,000 page views/month in 2006. As always we remain commited
to quality and not quantity... thank you for your support. Look
at you in the picture!
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