London is going crazy with Brazilian funk. The Forum in Kentish Town had a funny mixture of Brazilian nostalgia and crazy
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The funk is in Town
What is the best way to be in touch with Brazil’s under-exposed grooves?
By Guto Araujo
It is CAS, The Caipirinha Appreciation Society Show, a podcast created by MdC Suingue (Portuguese for “Swing”) and Kika Serra.
Together they make a great team, MdC Suingue is based in London and Kika in Brazil. They play two hours of
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Feijoada – Done and approved
By Dantas
African slaves created the most famous Brazilian dish, feijoada, during their time in Brazil. They used scraps from the Big House and transformed them into a slave-quarter delicacy. Some Brazilians argue that feijoada is a variation of the famous
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With sun all year round Natal is the diamond of Brazil
Early morning and it is already 28°c, rafts returning from a long night
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A generation of teenagers grew older thinking that everything was possible
By Guto Araujo
If you ask any Brazilian in his 30s, ‘who is the greatest Brazilian hero?’ the answer will automatically be Ayrton Senna, with the follow-up nickname ‘do Brasil’ (from Brazil). It does make you wonder about this unusual idol. Is it a lack of heroes? Why would a Formula 1 driver become the nation’s hero?
After Senna’s death in May 1994, the local media blamed the lack of heroes in Brazilian history for the population’s tears. Many people who never watched a car race before went into mourning, and
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