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!

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

Erasmo Carlos

Erasmo Carlos, great carioca singer and composer, was born – musically speaking – together with other great names of our music: Jorge Ben, Wilson Simonal, Tim Maia and Roberto Carlos.  With all those guys, he took part in several important moments of the Brazilian music.  Big fans of rock’n’roll, the Beatles and Elvis Presley, they brought the electric guitar for the billboards over here. Tough, not only the Jovem Guarda, but also Bossa Nova and MPB have some of his compositions.

With fifty-year career and many records sold, Erasmus is still on the road, and next Saturday, July 2, at the Municipal Theater of Rio de Janeiro, Erasmus presents the show Rock’n’Roll, namesake of his latest CD. The show will feature the participation of Marisa Monte and Roberto Carlos – its main partner, with which he composed over 500 songs and has established the most successful in the history of Brazilian popular music. The proceeds will go to the Children’s Hope project.

Lounge C

Lounge C is artistic and sensorial. The event is an experiment of the meeting of classical music with electronics and video art, it’s an optical-sound environment, nothing like what you’ve seen before. It is quite an experience.
A music concert, kinesthetic, and both sublime and confusing. Video-scenography dramatize the feeling of pulsating music, creating unusual atmosphere and causing a new relationship with the viewer’s space.

This edition will be on Assyrio – Theatro Municipal. The last ones were in Parque Lage and 00 (that I’ve already mentioned in the blog).
The setting design is from the Coletivo Moleculagem and the designer Jair de Souza.And the music: Felipe Prazeres, Berna Ceppas e Negalê Jones / Tony Viegas that command, respectively, the classic, crossover and electronic styles.

Where to buy:
Theatre Box Office, from 10am to 18pm – Av. Almirante Barroso, 14 / 16 (Annex Building of the Municipal Theater) or
http://www.ingresso.com.br
R$ 80.00
It will not be allowed to enter under 18

O Lounge C é o encontro da música clássica com a eletrônica e a vídeo-arte, é um ambiente ótico-sonoro, nada parecido com o que você já viu antes. Uma experiência e tanto.
O eveno é um concerto de música, cinestésico, ao mesmo tempo sublime e desconcertante. Video-cenografias dramatizam as sensações que pulsam da música, criando inusitadas atmosferas e provocando, a todo o momento, uma nova relação do espectador com o espaço.

 

Esta edição será em Assyrio – Theatro Municipal. Os últimos foram no Parque Lage e 00 (que eu já mencionei no blog).
O design é criação da Moleculagem Coletivo e do designer Jair de Souza. E a música: Felipe Prazeres, Berna Ceppas e Negalê Jones / Tony Viegas que comandam, respectivamente, os estilos clássico crossover e eletrônico. A produção é de Caio Mutz.

 

Onde comprar:
Bilheteria do Teatro Municipal, das 10h às 18h – Av. Prof. Almirante Barroso, 14/16 (Edifício Anexo do Teatro Municipal) ou
http://www.ingresso.com.br
R$ 80,00 inteira
R$ 40,00 meia
Não será permitida a entrada menores de 18 anos

World Press Photo 2011

CAIXA CULTURAL Rio de Janeiro has until June 19, the exhibition World Press Photo (WPP), the most important exhibition of photojournalism, sponsored by the Dutch organization of the same name. 177 photos are displayed, divided into single and series of photos in the following categories: General News, Featured News, People and News, Sports, Current Affairs, Daily Life, Portraits, Arts and Entertainment and Nature.

The 54th edition of the show can be seen as a retrospective of the most outstanding events of 2010, a portrait of what happened in the world, politics, economy, sports, culture and nature, with the presence of 55 photographers of 23 nationalities.

The jury chose the photographer Jodi Bieber, South Africa, as the winner of this edition. The portrayal of Bibi Aisha – the Afghan who had his nose cut off to leave the house escaped from her husband – also won first place in category Pictures. The image, photographed for Time magazine, was featured on the cover of the August 9, 2010 the U.S. publication.

Free entry
Tue-Sun 10am-10pm
Av. Almirante Barroso, 25 – Centro
Rio de janeiro – RJ

Pão de queijo and mate

Not typical from Rio, but from Brazil in general, pão de queijo is a tiny bread made of cheese that looks more like a biscuit. You can find it in many cafes around Rio. It is cheap and reeeeeally tasty. It goes really well with this sort of tea, called mate, or with a cup of coffee or chocolate.

These two fast food chains, Mega Matte and Rei do Mate, are famous on the business. Everybody stops there for a quick coffee break. Rei do Mate offers a big cup of pão de queijo, which comes with twelve units, it costs around R$5,00. In Mega Matte you can find many flavours of mate, it’s difficult to choose one best.

Where will you find Rei do Mate:

Ipanema
R. Visconde de Pirajá, 281 – lj B

 

Botafogo
Praia de Botafogo, 406 lj A 2

 

Botafogo 2

R. Voluntários da Pátria, 212 lj E

 

Where you will find Mega Matte:

Copacabana

R Figueiredo Magalhães
Nº 226

 

Jardim Botânico

R Jardim Botânico
Nº 216 Lj A

 

Ipanema

R Visconde de Pirajá
Nº 605 Lj C