Taking photos with a Lomo

This one is for the photography lovers. The Lomography Pop Up Store Rio de Janeiro has been organizing lomographic hang outs every Sunday. It’s as if you were going to make a test drive of those tiny and cute cameras.

You pay R$10,00, choose your camera, get some tips with the guys at the store and than go out taking pictures for 2 hours! But first you have to send an email to confirm your enrollment. (loja@lomography.com.br) The next hang outs will be on the 13.11, 20.11 and 27.11, so hurry up, send your email soon cause the vacancies end quickly.

Address: R. Visconde de Pirajá, 365 (inside the Farm Store) – Ipanema
More info: http://www.facebook.com/Lomographyrio?sk=events

Festival Panorama de Dança

It starts today the Panorama Festival, a event that brings together more than 30 national and international dance companies. Theatre, circus and dance are connected in performances indoors and outdoors and workshops.

The performance Qualquer coisa a gente muda is one of the tributes to the choreographer João Saldanha and his company Atelier de Coreografia

The Belgian company Rose is a international prominence with the performance Phases.

More information about the Festival:
Website – http://panoramafestival.com/
Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/panoramafestival?sk=info

Maracangalha

Tomorrow, eve holliday, there’s this great party – Maracangalha – a mix of samba, funk, maracatu, forro and everything that makes up the soul of Brazilian music. In the playlist we have a bunch of great names of MPB and related: Chico Buarque, Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Tom Zé, Gal Costa, Maria Betânia, Jorge Ben, Novos Baianos, Secos e Molhados, Mutantes, Tim Maia, Chico & Nação Zumbi, Cordel do Fogo Encantado…

Where: Clube dos Democráticos – R. do Riachuelo, 91-93
When: 01/11/2011, 11pm
See you there!

Hara Sushi

If you are fond of Japanese Food, this sushi bar is a great option – it’s good and cheap. ‘Cause once something becomes famous, the price goes up high and that’s exactly what happend with our sushis ans sashimis. But Hara Sushi has this all-you-can-eat from monday to friday, so you have the whole week to enjoy it.

Of course, here in Brazil we have some particularities in the Japanese Food. You’ll get to know the amazing Hot Filadelfia. I believe it’s not a commom makimono around the world, you tell me. It’s simple the modern brazilian version of the Philadelphia. They make it hot and fried. Everybody over here loves it. You should try.

Where to find Hara Sushi. They have two adresses (and they have delivery!):

– Praia da Botafogo, 416 – loja C, Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro – RJ 

– New York City Center – Av. das Américas, 5000 / 1º piso / lojas 109-110

Rio de Janeiro Int’l Film Festival

Festival do Rio is our city’s cinema festival.  In its 13rd edition,  there will be over 350 films from 60 nationalities being shown in the city from the 6th to the 20th of  October. It has something for everyone, from the famous Almodóvar to Dario Argento’s horror.

Among the highlights: “La piel que habito” by Pedro Almodóvar, “Restless” by Gus VanSant, “George Harrison”, by Martin Scorsese, “Dark horse”, by Todd Solondz, “Separation” (winner of the Bear Berlin 2011), by Asghar Farhadi, “4:44 – Last Day on Earth” by Abel Ferrara, “We need to talk about Kevin” by Lynne Ramsay.

So far, I’ve seen Gun Hill Road, by Rashaad Ernesto Green; 3, by Tom Tykwer; Odna Voyna, by Vera Glagoleva; and The Devil’s Duble, by  Lee Tamahori, excellent choices by now, specially this last one.

Take a look at the whole film guide over here:
http://2011.festivaldorio.com.br/en/programacao/

If any of you intend to watch one of the festival’s movies at Estação Vivo Gávea, i’m working there in some of the days, so see you there!

outlets

This one is for the shopaholics!

A friend of mine has given me this tip and I’m giving it to you. It’s a report at Veja Rio that contains 30 amazing places for you to go shopping without spending too much. The brands are some of the best in Rio and all of them are so damn fashion! I know you love it! Here you are some of them:

– OFF ANIMALE
With two locations in the city, the brand works with pieces from the previous collections – discount of 50% in every item.
Avenida Ataulfo ​​de Paiva, 135 – store 104, Leblon, tel. 2239-2732.
Botafogo Praia Shopping, Praia de Botafogo, 400 – 308 and 309 stores, Botafogo, tel. 2237-9447.

– AVIATOR
The brand offers up to 60% discount on parts of the passed collection in two shops: Shopping Nova América and another in Iguatemi.
Shopping Iguatemi, tel. 2576-7376
Shopping Nova America, tel. 2583-1035

– CAVENDISH
The brand is renowned for its charming and well-finished creations and its highly cost-benefit. In Copacabana’s off store. Discounts from 40 to 70%.
Rua Santa Clara, 75 – 1001, Copacabana, tel. 2256-5826. 10h/19h (Mon.-Fri.) and 10h/14h (Sat.).

– OFF ELLE ET LUI
For men, the traditional polo shirts and sweaters and for the girls, shorts, knitpants and dresses – all the past collections of the brand. Discounts from 50%, reaching up to 75% reduction.
Rua Barata Ribeiro, 739, Store B, Copacabana, tel. 2549-7448. 9h15/19h (Mon.-Fri.) 9h15/14h and (Sat.).

– IND
Pretty and cheap jeans. IND manufactures models for brands like LeeLoo, Maria Bonita, Mariazinha, Isabella Capeto, Farm and Sacada, but sells the pants without the labels known, of course. The prices offset: pants from R$ 69.00 to $ 99.00. And they make repairs and adjustments, if necessary.
Rua Chaves Faria, 364, São Cristóvão, tel. 2589-7738 and 3860-5017. 9h/18h (Mon.-Fri.) 9h/14h and (Sat.).

– MARIA FILÓ
The young, fashion and romantic Maria Filó store also has off. Dresses, skirts, shorts, tshirts and accessories from the past collections with discounts up to 60%.
Rua Santa Clara, 46, Shop A, Copacabana, tel. 2255-2121. 9h/20h (Mon.-Fri.) 9h/18h and (Sat.).

– SALINAS OFF
Bikinis, swimsuits, clothes and accessories from the last collections – from 30 to 50% discount. The store also sells separate units, which may be interesting for those who weardifferent sizes of bras and panties.
Shopping Downtown, tel. 2491-1858. 10h/22h (Mon. to Sat.) and 15h/21h (Sun.).

To read the whole thing go to Veja Rio website.

Back 2 Black festival

Hey, hurry up! It’s this weekend. The Back 2 Black Festival is a pioneer in the appreciation of global black culture in Brazil. Now in its 3rd edition, from Aug 26 to 28, the event will take place at Estação Leopoldina and it’ll be stage for concerts, debates, exhibitions and artistic interventions, divided into four different spaces, with more than 20 musical acts.

Among the attractions: Seu Jorge performs with the Almaz; Macy Gray; ASA; and Trio Zombie Nation – Lúcio Maia, Dengue and Pupillo, doing versions of Tim Maia, Jorge Ben, Michael Jackson and Kraftwerk. Estação Leopoldina also receives Os Gêmeos (The Twins) in its walls.

Check out the full schedule on the official website and for more infos Twitter: @ back2blackfest

As Chicas

There are these girls I want to introduce you to. They’re called Chicas. I went to one of their concerts this month and I can say: they are great, they are fresh and real brazilian music, they are worth getting to know.

The group, which consists of Isadora Medella, Paula Leal and by the sisters Fernanda Gonzaga and Amora Pêra, Gonzaguinha‘s daughters, has a very interesting musical proposal. They explore a large varietyof instruments at stage, from piano and accordion to typewriters and water which results in a misture of baião, funk, samba… it’s like a new MPB.

Wanna know more about the girls? Go to their website: http://www.chicas.com.br

Watch them at youtube:

this Saturday is bargain day

Every fisrt Saturday of the month in Lapa: Mercado Mistureba. It is the coolest fashion fair in Rio, with more than 40 new designers. And great news! On the other Saturdays, the fair takes place at the Bar Emporio, in Ipanema.

It is a great place to find bikinis, cute dresses and necklaces, purses in leather or denim, to go out at night or to the day-by-day… And what’s best, everything for less than R$50,

Where to go: Choperia Brazooka
R. Mem de Sá, 70 – Lapa. from 11am to 6pm

Hey you! We haven’t finished. There’s Lavradio’s Fair, that also happens at the first Sat of the month. This one takes place in all the extension of Rua do Lavradio from 10am to 7pm. It is an antiquarian, a secondhand shop and you’ll find loads of things, such as decoration, accessories, fashion, toys, books, and so on.

For the market is not only about shopping – there’s always live music in the street, especially choro and samba, sometimes drama and dance, usually in the afternoon. And all the bars and restaurants around put tables in the outdoors, the atmosphere is of joy and party, not to mention the surrounds: the charming old Rio.

off-season carnival on Casa Rosa

Earlier this month, I went to Casa Rosa with some friends of mine and I now I can recommend it to you. It’s a nice place, and as the name suggests, it is a pink house. And all the parties are great to dance and have fun in a carioca way, you’ll dance from samba to funk. 

Last week, there was a great one, that some of you would might have liked: the Erasmus Party – the farewell party for foreign students in the semester. Unfortunetely I discovered it too late. Though, July is the their “off-season carnival” and there’s still this last Friday for you to go. Always getting a different carnival band, this 29th they’ll have “Volta Alice!”, that drag a crowd in the streets of Laranjeiras. On the repertoire of classic samba and other hits of the genre.

At intervals, the DJ Zédoroque goes with Brazilian music, and in lane 2, the DVJ Haron Dufau plays hip hop and funk. It’s good to know that, as tradition of this party, beer, soft drinks and water are released to the public until 2 o’clock in the morning. 

 

Tickets (cash only):
R$ 35 (man) / R$ 25 (women) – until 2am
R$ 20 (male and female) – after 2am
R$ 30 (men) / R$ 20 (women) – friend list: the mural of Alice Bailes event on Facebook, it is necessary to also add the profile of the party to his friends list.

Rua Alice, 550 – Laranjeiras – Rio de Janeiro – RJ