Portuguese for the Perplexed
Inspired by a Popular Guide to Understanding the British, I’ve put together a few entries in a Foreigners’ Guide to Understanding Brazilians. Portuguese speakers and Brazilians are invited to add more in the Comments. Hat tip to Brazil-based journalists Andrew Downie and Dom Phillips, who contributed items, and Olivier Teboul, More...
Legions of the Night
By Roberto Muggiati Like the unsung heroes he worships, Fernando Lichti Barros works stealthily — and consistently. In 2010 he published the biography Casé/Como toca esse rapaz! which was awarded More...
Evolution “Began” in Brazil
By B. Michael Rubin The theories on evolution and natural selection began with Charles Darwin, who made public his groundbreaking ideas in a book entitled On the Origin of Species, which was first published in More...
Love and Other Drugs
DVD Review Romantic films that depend on a fatal illness are too obvious. The goal of these films seems to be only to make the audience cry. There have been many movies like this, such as Autumn in New York, More...
Detachment
DVD REVIEW By B. Michael Rubin For those people who believe that all public high schools in the US are excellent, here’s a movie that will change your mind. Oscar-winner Adrien Brody stars as a teacher in More...
Flamenco Dance Comes to Curitiba
The famous Spanish dancer, Juan Manuel Fernández Montoya, internationally known as Farruquito, arrives in Curitiba next week fresh from his European tour. He performed last weekend at Sadler’s More...
Celeste & Jesse Forever
FILM REVIEW By B. Michael Rubin Actors often complain that there aren’t enough good movies being written. If you want to be a working actor or actress in Hollywood, you must sometimes accept roles in mediocre More...
Far from Zero
Brian Townes is not at zero. After listening to a description of this American actor’s activities in Curitiba, it would be more accurate to say he’s traveling at 200 km/hour. However, as fate would More...
The Angels’ Share
FILM REVIEW By B. Michael Rubin British film director Ken Loach has made nearly 50 films in his career, yet his name is not familiar to most people. His lack of fame, however, is not due to a lack of talent. Rather, More...
