Havaianas

Havaianas is the ultimate footwear to parade in carioca beaches . These rubber sandals almost stick in your feet, ’cause you don’t want to wear anything else anymore. It’s cheap, stylish and comfortable.

It is really easy to find a pair of them, they are sold all over the city: in supermarkets, bakeries, pharmacies and fashion stores. Prices differ a lot depending on the model and also on the place where you buy them – the official stores are always the most expensive. 

 Here you go a list of places I think stand out as selling points with wider selections and the best prices:

Kikarnes
R. Visconde de Pirajá 224 – Ipanema 2523-3625. A small supermarket with a big selection of Havaianas.

MG Bazar
R. Figueiredo de Magalhães 414 – Copacabana 2548-1664. Probably the most well stocked Havaiana store in Rio de Janeiro.

There are other two locations that I cant list right now but as soon as I get the adress, you’ll have them all. One of them is at Leblon, close to Shopping Leblon, the other is at Ipanema, at Farme de Amoedo St.

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

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.

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.

Atelier Brigadeiro Carioca

My friend Julia gave this amazing tip on her blog. The place is called Atelier Brigadeiro Carioca. It is a  shop in Lapa that has a friendly atmosphere and more than 30 flavors of Brigadeiro. There are also  cakes, pies, pudding, coffee… She recommends the white brigadeiro with Nutella. Check out the store:

Rua do Resende, 11- Lapa
Mon-Fri   7am-6pm (and every first Saturday of the month)
http://www.atelierbrigadeirocarioca.com.br/

 

 

Minha amiga Julia deu essa dica ótima no blog dela: o Atelier Brigadeiro Carioca. A loja fica na Lapa, tem um ambiente agradável e possui mais de 30 sabores de brigadeiro. Além disso, há também bolos, tortas, pudim, café quentinho, salgados. Ela recomenda o brigadeiro Branco com Nutella. Vale a pena conferir a loja: 

Rua do Resende, número 11 – Lapa 
Funcionamento: de segunda a sexta das 7h às 18h (e todo primeiro sábado do mês)

 

 

Instituto Moreira Salles

IMS is a very pleasant place frequented mainly by intellectuals. it counts always with very interesting exhibitions and screenings. Photography, literature, cinema and fine arts are its main attractions.

For photo enthusiasts, there’ll be next Sunday this opening of the exhibition Extremes: photographs in the collection of the Maison Européenne de la Photographie – Paris. It’s a partnership of The Institute with the MaisonEuropéenne de la Photographie. The exhibit brings together 115 images that represent extremes of history: societies, individuals and behavior over the past 65 years, all recorded by the lenses of big names in world photography.

Open Tue-Fri 1pm-8pm / Sat-Sun 11am-8pm
WiFi access
Free parking
Access to people with special needs

Rua Marquês de São Vicente, 476, Gávea

How to get there by bus?

– 158 – Central-Gávea (if you’re around Tiradentes Boulevard, Flamengo beach, or Botafogo metro station)

– 170 – Rodoviária-Gávea (if you’re in the city centre, largo do Machado, or Botafogo metro station)

– 592 – Leme-São Conrado (if you’re near shopping centre Rio Sul, or Botafogo metro sation)

– 593 – Leme-Gávea (if you’re in Copacabana, Ipanema or Leblon)

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/

 

 

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