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!

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

Hot dog at the end of the night

If there’s anything better in cost / benefit than the Voluntários’ hot dog, you tell me! Cause if you’re around Botafogo and is almost 05 in the morning, you have just left that great party and you’re starving: Durango’s dog is the perfect match for you.

Really, really cheap, it costs around R$2,00 the hole thing: sausage, corn, peas, grated cheese… And so damn good!

The store is located at Rua Voluntários da Pátria, 10, the busiest point of Botafogo – and close to all the bars, the subway and the cinema.  3242-8961 / 7859-8939

Bauernfest – Petrópolis

In winter, the good thing is go up to the mountains and spend a weekend in Petropolis. It is a small and charming city very close to Rio.

 

For those who enjoy a cold weather, the city offers chalets and restaurants of the highest quality. In addition, the city has a rich historical past. The tour is varied: the Imperial Museum, which was the summer residence of Dom Pedro II in the past, Ipiranga’s House, a 18th century house with a beautiful garden and a great restaurant – Bordeaux, the house of Santos Dumont and the Quitandinha Palace, an imposing building built in the fifties with the intention of being a hotel and a casino, among many others. It is a lovely city!

 

And now in June Petropolis gains one more attraction, Bauernfest – the German settler party – which started yesterday (06/22), and is in its 22nd edition this year. The event features performances of folk dances, typical bands, choirs, orchestras, film festival, exhibitions, among other attractions. And what’s best is the typical German food. Apfelstrudel (apple pie), Sauerkraut, Kartoffelsalat (potato salad), everything is delicious – and fattening!

For those who enjoy beer, this edition will be the inauguration of the Espaço Cervejaria Bohemia, celebrating the return of manufacturing to the city.

 

 

 

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

Cinema Jóia this Tuesday

This Tuesday at Cinema Jóia, there will be the last screening of the documentary Estrada Real da Cachaça (Royal Road of Cachaça), it will be at 21pm.

Directed by Peter Uranus, the film seeks a reunion with the national reality through the most famous Brazilian drink, cachaça. It is a historical investigation, anthropological, socio-economic and poetic looking over the so-called Estrada Real (Royal Road). Estrada Real da Cachaça proposes the revival of an ancient route in order to map the presence of this liquor in Brazilian culture. The cachaça is produced throughout the Brazilian territory, but the state of Minas Gerais is best known for its quality. The reason is related to the gold rush in the eighteenth century, which meant that settlers were Portuguese and Brazilians into the country accompanied by the drink.

I believe, tought it is in Portuguese, it’s worth watching this documentary because of its beauty in content and photography.

Av. Nossa Senhora de Copacabana, 680, subsolo / lj H – Copacabana

 

Nesta terça-feira, no Cinema Jóia, haverá a última exibição do documentário Estrada Real da Cachaça, às 21h.

Dirigido por Peter Urano, o filme busca um reencontro com a realidade nacional através da bebida mais famosa do Brasil, a cachaça. É uma investigação histórica, antropológica, sócio-econômica e poética, um olhar sobre a chamada Estrada Real. É proposto a revitalização de uma antiga rota, a fim de mapear a presença desta bebida na cultura brasileira. A cachaça é produzida em todo o território brasileiro, mas o estado de Minas Gerais é mais conhecido por sua qualidade. A razão está relacionada com a corrida do ouro no século XVIII.

00

If you are into Black Music, thre’s this night club in Gávea with a cool environment, beautiful people and a great bar. Its price is  not that great deal, but it’s ok, you’ll spend around R$70.

Friday is Black Music all night long, though on Saturdays the night is more like a mix of sounds. The evening starts at 20.30, with that atmosphere of happy hour in the middle weekend at a rate of Lounge. The restaurant is open and it’s really enjoyable to take your partner or go with your friends before the dancing time. From midnight on, pickups in the unmistakable sound of crackers vinyl, filled with sounds that pass for new releases and classic remixes of the black, indie rock, pop, club house, electro and its branches, ending in what is most innovative electronic music.

Avenida Padre Leonel Franca, 240 – Gávea, Planetário
2540-8041
http://www.00site.com.br/

 

 

Sir Paul McCartney is coming

After 21 years he’s back to Rio!

Who on Earth has never been touched by a Beatles song? The most renowned bands in rock history, they are still alive in our hearts. People of all ages around the world have been singing their songs for more than 5 decades, anthems such as Hey Jude, Yesterday, Help and an endless list.

One of the four Liverpool guys, Paul, now on his 68 years old, keeps rocking. He and his amazing band have been playing hits from his long and hole career, and right now they are on a tour at Latin America.

We, cariocas, will have the honor to receive this amazing concert next Sunday and Monday on Engenhão Stadium. Up and Coming Tour is gonna be here on the 22nd and the 23rd of May. Get ready!

Saturday night

Do you have any programme for your Saturday night? If not, I have the perfect one for you. This is definitely a party you should go.

DJ Janot – that one from the Brazooka party – will be there. We’ll also have the bloco do Sargento Pimenta, a succesful Rio street carnival. Imagine the mixture Beatles + Brazil, isn’t that great? That’s why you have to go to this party Verde e Amarelo (green & yellow).

Sat, May 07th – 22pm

See where you can find tickets over here:
www.riolounge.com.br/noite/detalhe/evento/festa_verde_e_amarelo

www.fundicaoprogresso.com.br Rua dos Arcos, 24 – Centro 2220-5070

Jorge Ben show

If you want to get to know one of the most important name of Brasilian popular music, you have to go to this particular show. Jorge Ben Jor will be on Circo Voador’s stage with his amazing band called Banda do Zé Pretinho on Friday, 13rd and Saturday, 15th May.  It’s a show for all ages, classes and genres. Jorge makes music for everyone!

Guitarist, singer and composer, his style has several features, among them: rock and roll, samba, samba rock (a term he likes to use), bossa nova, jazz, Maracatu, funk, ska and even hip hop, with lyrics that blend humor and satire.

Some of his hits are Taj Mahal, Chove Chuva, W/Brasil and you probably know that Black Eyed Peas version of  Mas que nada, a Jorge Ben Jor composition. Listen to all his songs on the following link:

 www.jorgebenjor.com/sec_discos.php

SEXTA e SÁBADO, dias 13 e 14 de Maio 2011,  22h
R$80,00 / R$ 40 Student

www.circovoador.com.br   Rua dos Arcos – Centro   2533-0354

Buy your ticket over here: www.ingresso.com.br/