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kemio Not since Carmen Miranda, Brazil has had a more exportable entertainer. Discovered by a talent scout while leaving the exercise academy of a college campus, Maria da Graca Xuxa Meneghel went through the super-stardom treadmill very fast. Trusting mainly her instincts and best friend and manager Marlene Mattos, she has been transformed from a beautiful and obscure cover
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girl still under age into a dream machine of popularity and money. At age 29, she is one of the most successful and rich entertainers of the world. Forbes magazine placed her among the 40 top earners in the entertainment world, very close to Sylvester Stallone. After taking over Brazil, Latin America, part of Europe, and the American latino market, Xuxa's is going for the jugular. Next season should see her being shown in all the big cities of the United States and all over the country through a syndicated show, singing and talking in English. Can she
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do it? Some doubt. We wouldn't hold our breath. We offer you a profile of this blond phenomenon. Be ready for the obligatory Xuxa dolls, mugs and paraphernalia. We have more than Xuxa to offer as natural beauty to the world. Minas Gerais and her historical cities is a case in point. The travel through this colonial patrimony is just the beginning of a Tourism section in our magazine. Keep your eyes on us and let us know how we are doing. Ate bem breve. R.M.
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Xuxa: here she comes
The South's SOS
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16 A Luso-Brazilian war
17 Big money loves Brazil
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24 St. Gilberto Gil
27 Thankful Sonia
28 Eternal Youths
31 Historical Minas
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Justice incomplete Chico Mendes murderers have reduced in 90% their jail time, using a saw to cut the bars of their high security cell at the Acre State Penitentiary. Darly Alves da Silva and his son Darci Alves Pereira had been condemned by the Brazilian Justice as responsible for the death of the world famous ecologist and union leader Mendes. They had received a sentence of 19 years and had served only 26 months, when they escaped in the middle of February, with seven other criminals. Comment of Americo Carneiro Paes, Acre's Security Secretary: "Only those who don't want do not escape from our prison."
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National grungees Lost between childhood and what comes next, the Brazilian teen from the big cities seems to be an ideological salad as portrayed by a Folha de Silo Paulo poll. The gnmge generation cultivates a neo-hippie nostalgia keeping even their parents idols. The fiftysomething singer-composer Caetano Veloso is their hero and Pink Floyd's The Wall is the best foreign record ever. More than 30% would choose leftist Luis Inacio Lula da Silva as president, almost the same percentage who would vote for conservative Paulo Maluf. More than 60% are in favor of the death penalty, the legalization of abortion and the parliamentary system. Slightly less (59%) want to make marijuana legal. Their favorite film: romantic Ghost. Synonym with pretty and famous woman: Madonna. Favorite comic character: Monica, a girl who is always beating up the boys. VIEW
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Maybe there's more to the infamous violence and crime in Rio than meets the eyes. Without citing a name, Veja, the respected Brazilian weekly magazine, says it has found somebody who knows why the American consulate in Rio is always adding some blood to its reports on violence in the Cidade Maravilhosa. According to the source, presented by the publication as "a Brazilian Ph.D. in the diplomatic world meanders" the diplomats have only to benefit from a worst case scenario. While this condition is maintained the consulate workers continue receiving a hardship bonus for life endangerment. While this happens the number of American tourists in Rio has dropped vertiginously from 2 million in 1989 to 200,000 last year. The recession alone doesn't explain these numbers.
She has been called (Rainha dbs4ilihos) Queen of the Shorties. But she has cast he spell through all ages and sexual persuasions. Gorgeous, electric, lucky ancthr'&working, Xuica is already among us ,in the U.S.. From now On you'll seeing and listening much more about het This article is just an aperitif. CARLOS RAVEL° Bento Ribeiro looked just like any otlJ Carioca middle-class suburban neighborhood: single block homes, tree-lined streets, and slow-paced Brazilian lifestyle. And Maria da Graca Meneghel looked like any other average school-girl: skinny legs, acne face, bucked teeth, shy. Looking at her grasping her school books, in her white blouse and blue skirt, who would ever even suspect that the fifth daughter of Dona Alda and Senhor Luiz, a stern retired military man, would some day change the hearts and minds of children in Brazil, LatinAmerica, Europe and now even the United States, exactly in that order. In fact, Maria da Graca would be known to the world by her nickname... Xuxa! Cruising in a company car, Waltinho, an olheiro (talent scout) for Manchete and other Magazines from Bloch Editores, watched as the homestild businesses passed one by one. Suddenly, his eyes caught a glimpse of a blond girl with blue eyes, tall and beautiful, more NEWS from BRAZIL 87 - MARCH 1993 - Page 7
like a porcelain doll or so she seemed to him. Calling his attention to Jorge, the driver of the vehicle, Waltinho jumped out of the car, approached the girl, and started talking to her. She heard his conversation, apprehensively at first, somewhat bewildered and curious later on. Maria timidly accepted Waltinho's business card and gave him her address. Unbeknownst to Waltinho, to Jorge and to Maria da Graca herself, that day's event would change her life and those of many others in Brazil and the world as well. Soon this shy and graceful 15 year old Gurkha girl of German descent, transplanted to Rio from the town of Santa Rosa in the southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul (bordering Argentina) would cease to be Olivia Palito (Olive Oil) as some friends called her because of her thinness and similarity to Popeye's girlfriend. Bloch Editores started doing the first photographic works of Xuxa. Chaperoned by her mother at first, she eventually wound up in the covers of Carinho and Desfile, two magazines associated with the Manchete Group. Before reaching her eighteenth birthday, Xuxa had already conquered the title of Miss Objetiva, and began taking ever more audacious modeling poses. She made appearances in men magazines such as Status, Ele Ela, and even Playboy. One of her childhood dreams was to become a veterinarian. That dream began to stray in the shuffle of her immediate plans. She decided then that she had more urgent tasks to carry out. At this stage in Xuxa's rapidly developing professional life, came three people who would have a tremendous impact in Xuxa's behavior and outlook towards life and herself. She befriended Luiza Brunet, a well-known top-rated model, who Xuxa acknowledges to have helped her learn a lot about self-reliance and self-worth. The second person who entered Xuxa' s life was Pele, the famous Brazilian soccer megastar, with whom she held a romantic relationship between the ages of 17 and 23, and for whom she almost left her career. Third, and probPage 8 - NEWS from BRAZIL 87 - MARCH 1993
ably the most influential person in Xuxa's professional life - and even her personal one as well - has been Marlene Mattos, a 40 year old ex-Law studentturned-manager, who is almost the complete opposite of Xuxa, both physically and character-wise. However, Xuxa's brilliant agentassociate-confidante is still probably one of the world's shrewdest businesspersons, and an incredible moneymaking machine for Xuxa's multi-business emporium, which encompasses numerous sorts of business ventures. Every passing day Marlene adds on new money and contracts to Xuxa's empire, and in the process earns 20% of each dollar made by the artist. Other associates include Luiz C. Moreira, her attorney and husband to her public relations and press agent Monica Muniz, and her sister Solange Meneghel. And if you think that this multi-million dollar conglomerate is handled by scores of sharp minded coat-and-tie business wizards, think again. Xuxa's millions are managed and expanded through a family-andfriend network which is handled more like afazendadefamilia than like a megamillion dollar empire. Xuxa International, based in the Cayman Islands, a fiscal hideout in the Caribbean, is the umbrella for all of her businesses. Xuxa's personal net worth is calculated to be over 100 million dollars. Forbes magazine placed her in the 37th place of the top 40 money earners in the entertainment world. This means that according to Forbes' list, Xuxa is placed barely below American megastars like Paula Abdul, Sylvester Stallone and Arsenio Hall, and above such others like actor Mel Gibson and rapper Vanilla Ice. In fact, she has been the first Brazilian and Latin-American to ever have done so. And the story doesn't stop there. As an example, she receives about $5.2 million dollars for product endorsements in Brazil, has made $2.7 million on her last two albums which sold almost 2 million copies, and is paid over $100,000 per live show (compare to superstar singer Roberto Carlos at $65,000 per show), and earns $200,000 per commercial endorsements on TV,
the same amount recently paid to movie star Julia Roberts for doing a commercial for a multi-national company in Brazil. Since 1986, she has released eight albums in Portuguese and Spanish which have sold over 15 million copies. And her money is not sitting idle in the banks either. Xuxa's real property holdings include more thanthirty properties all over the world, among them a typical Brazilian fazenda where she keeps and raises horses, and properties in Miami, New York and Rio de Janeiro, where she rides around in a custom-made $50,000 brand-new GM Lumina. Liberation, the French newspaper chose Xuxa, in 1987, as one of the most outstanding women in the world among such names as Margareth Thatcher, Violeta Chamorro, and Raisa Gorchachev. In May 1992, it was the time for People magazine to name her one the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World. Xuxa's success is not only based on business savvy and sheer luck. She is undeniably an extremely hard working person, although maybe not an outright workaholic. Her basic routine that has been changing lately while she prepares for the America jump, places her at her offices on Mondays, dealing with contracts and new business sources. On Tuesdays and Wednesdays she pumps out taped programs on the studio. Her normal work routine at Globo network was averaging 12 hours of taping and rehearsal each studio day. From Thursdays through Sundays she was perfoming on live shows, where she was drawing crowds of up to 50,000 fans. And if all of this weren't enough, every two weeks she was traveling to Buenos Aires, Argentina, to tape ten new programs in just two days. Her mail deliveries averages 10,000 pieces of letter per day, a record for any individual or business in Brazil. Her professional accomplishments go on and on. There are other sides to this dynamo. The Xuxa Meneghel Foundation founded in 1989 has been support-
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ing needy kids in Brazil, and continues to do so today. She has also assisted the Brazilian government in its recent national Polio Vaccination Campaign, directly contributing to a 90% success rate in vaccinating children for that disease. During her first seven years of professional work prior to her success as a children's program presenter, - and to somewhat a lesser extent now - Xuxa has been considered a sex symbol. Her seductive poses for Ele Ela and other magazines, her participation in producer Walter Hugo Khouri's filinAmor, Estranho Amor (Love, Strange Love), where she played the part of Tania, a young prostitute in a Sao Paulo brothel where - among other spicy scenes - she seduces a twelve year old kid, have all been part of an image that captivated, seduced and enchanted Brazilians of both sexes alike. In fact, when Amor, Estranho Amor was released in video, Xuxa tried unsuccessfully to block its commercialization, fearing it might damage the clean and wholesome image she had so carefully sculptured for her Xou da Xuxa. It has indeed been a long, steep uphill road from her "sex-ccesses" in Ele Ela and Status, to her subsequent successes in producer Mauricio Sherman's Clube da Crianca for Rede Manchete, and Globo's later production Xou da Xuxa. Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as Pele and arguably Brazil's best known public figure "BX" (Before Xuxa), was romantically involved with her for over 5 years. Many a name has been linked to her before and after Pele as well by the media. They include Robert Kennedy, magician David Copperfield, soccer player Renato Gaucho, Ayrton Senna and even Argentinean President Carlos Menem. As she has stated in a recent interview to Manchete, the only thing she really fears is to remain alone. She longs for a husband, children, and a family of her own. But her career still comes first. Recently MTM, Mary Tyler Moore Entertainment, announced an agreement with Xuxa to produce 65 one half-hour shows to be aired from
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Monday to Friday all over the United States. The top market cities like New York, Chicago, Miami, and Los Angeles have already bought the program. In Los Angles, for example, her show will be transmitted by KCOP-TV, channel 13. The show will be co-produced by MTM and Lynch Entertainment, that has produced an Emmy Award series called Kids Incorporated for The Disney Channel. Although part of the reason for Xuxa's entering into the American market might seem purely financial, other factors have been instrumental as well. The most important one however, has been security. In 1991, Xuxa was the subject of an attempted kidnapping in which - although unbeknownst to her until later on - two young would-be kidnappers and two police officers were killed. She also has been threatened, and recently while taping her last show in Argentina, a depressed man put a gun to his head inside the studio where the show was being taped, and threatened to kill himself unless she promised to continue doing her shows in Buenos Aires. All these events have frightened Xuxa and her management. So what does the future hold for Xuxa in America? Her next recording should be in English. She has also contacted Michael Jackson, and they might be doing something together very soon. One of Xuxa's main apprehensions is related to her ability to grasp the Englishlanguage communicate in English. She likes languages a lot, and seems to have a natural ability for them. Her transition from Portuguese to Spanish was a swift and smooth one, but she is apprehensive that it might not be the same going into American English.
However, she is an enthusiastic and positive person, and in any case, there is no turning back now. So what is Xuxa really made of? In a recent interview, she was asked what she was going to do about her traditional "X"
trademark ("X" for Xuxa) which she consistently uses on caps and clothing articles on her show. The "X" identifies her and she has it as her registered trademark in Brazil. The questionsurfaced because Warner Brothers registered the" X" trademark in
the U.S., capitali7ing upon Spike Lee's recent film success, "Malcolm X". "Would you - Xuxa was asked - be willing to give up using your 'X'"? In her typical Xuxa carefree fashion, she replied: "No, its mine! I might not use theirs, but I will use mine." She then added: " I'm not going to give up my name because of that. I don't want to be called Ua. In any case, I have two " X' s" in my name, and he only has one."
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CRONICA ilha nao so é grande companheira e vai na onda do homem dela, como tambem, pela tradicao do heroism°, nao se curva facilmente ao despotism°. Assim, ninguem estranhava que Luciano Quibe Frito sempre reunissebelas mocas ejovens senhoras para rodadas e mais rodadas da casco escuro que mandava buscar aos engradados. Rico milionario que gastava quase urn vidro de sabao Aristolino em cada banho, pagou a Nadirtho para instalar uma geladeira a querosene privativa no Café e Bar Flores do Bern e, mesmo quartdo corriam meses faltando verba para o oleo do gerador da Prefeitura e s6 quem enxergava de noite eram os sarigiies, nunca deixava de servir sua casco escuro estupidamente. Na'o se p-unha em questa° a bondade do coracao de Quibe pois todo mundo sabe que esses arabes de Nowadays the best place to read Brazil- ItabunaFnto, sao gente muito derramada, que nao tern pena de dinheiro e faz tudo pelos amigos. Mas tambem se sabe que ian contemporary literature are the vem no sangue do arabe almejar ter centenas de mulheres. advertisement pages from magazines Enquanto esta se tratando de mocas sem comproand newspapers. With generous rnisso,compais amodernados nao ha motivo checks, Antarctica beer company para preocupacao na convinced some of the best concoletividade. Quando Quibe Frito, ate temporary Brazilian authors hoje assombrando os mais velhos to write something pela sualigeireza, inspired by beer. levou para tomar cerveja em casa a The result in some fina flor da mocicases was a little dade feminina, somente alguns masterpiece. Check invejosos e invejosas comentait for yourself in ram, e pouco mais this and in the next se passou. No entanto, two pages. depois que Andrea Priscilla deu para comparecer desacompanhada a muitas dessas cervejinhas domesticas, a coletividade se preocupou, ja que o marido, cedo ou tarde, ia acabar sabendo. Como de fato soube, se aborreceu, tomou umas quatro no Mercado e partiu muito disposto para fazer o flagrante, armado de uma peixeira de dois pahnos. Qiiis porem a grande sorte de Quibe Frito que, na hora da invasao, Andrea Priscilla e ele JOAO UBALDO RIBEIRO estivessem s6 bebendo cerveja mesmo. No quarto e enrolados em lencois, mas s6 bebendo cerveja, mais nada, A mulher da ilha sempre foi muito despachada e desde nada. a Guerra da Independencia que ostentamos grandes heroiContam alguns que, para ajudar o marido a se convencer nas, cada qual mais valente que a outra, inclusive a famosa da inocencia daquela cervejinha, Quibe Frito the ofereceu Maria Felipa, que cobriu os portugueses de cacete em 1823. um discreto emprestimo, naturalmente a fundo perdido, e Entao a mulher da ilha jamais admitiu essa frescura que franquiavitaliciano estoque do bar deNadinho, a quehoras existia antigamente, de moca de familia e senhora casada quisesse, quantas garraf as quisesse. nao poderem beber cerveja na ma. A mulher da ilha sabe 0 marido lavou a honra - corn cerveja, mas lavou combinar a liberdade corn a boa educacao, de maneira que QuibeFrito e Andrea Priscillaprosseguiramcasco-escurando aqui nunca houve problemas como havia em Salvador, e confirmou-se mais uma vez o feliz dizer de Jarbas da namorados e maridos proibindo cerveja as mulheres, Misericordia, segundo o qual o chifre d6i ao nascer, mas enquanto ao lado eles mesmos se esbaldavam. A mulher da ajuda a viver.
In praise of the cold blonde
Lucky Quibe Frito
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CRONICA
Bottled nostalgia ARNALDO JABOR 0 imico ouro que o povo possula nos domingos do passado eram as nevadas garrafas de cerveja. 0 liquid° dourado dos frascos se ajustava por inteiro na paisagem azul do subiubio vista atraves da porta do botequim onde meu avo me levava pela ma°. Ali estavam vivas as paixoes maximas do pals: a musica, o futebol, a alegria popular das grandes gargalhadaslonde estao?) os batuques em caixa de f6sforo (e na prOpria derveja corn a faca) a anedota iluminada, a presenca do c pobreza sem tragedia, as fortest=ancas e a os parceiros populares ainda • e all estavam meu avô que pedia no balcao: "Por favor me da um azul' bem gelada!" E eu olhava os pingiiins que vinham na neve do r sob a mao do portugues e a "faixa azul da Antarcti ligava por fusao as outras faixas dos times de futebol, suas camisas sagradas, a faixa do Vasco, do Flameng Botafov, a faixa de prata das porta-bandeiras das esc de sant a e a faixa de sangue no peito da negro nay que eu vi caldo perto daquele transcendental boteq 0 doming° dourado de cerveja se elevava nas vozes locutores de radio do futebol, das corridas de cavalos, prograrnas de calouros, nos jingles de sabonete "Lifebuo e cerveja (Noel fez "jingle", Larnartine Babo fez a "Madam du Barril" para a Antarctica), e eu via que alguma esperanc alada se tecia all nos bares flamejantes de antigamente. Havia uma paixao no ar, que hoje temos de procurar em meio ao temporal de informacOes eletricas. Hoje buscamos aflitos o rosto de quem somos. Temos de escolher entre o que e real e o que nos foi imposto. Lembro os bebedores do passado escolhendo uma marca de cerveja. Eles nao apenas. Beber era urn ritual de escolha, a "faixa azul" (sabiam-no) era uma fita azul de campeao de regatas, um "blue ribbon" de cavalo premiado, a faixa da miss. Hoje somos uma estranha forma de "passado" daquele "presente". Bebia-se corn orgulho como se mostrava uma perola nova para a gravata, um tem° de linho s-120 unportado, como se dava urn palpite para urn cavalinho no jockey, como urn samba composto na hora, uma rima rica, uma mulata especial, uma navalha "Solirtger", um contraband° nacional intern°. Indicava-se essa cerveja como um produto "importado" de dentro de casa mesmo, uma pinga da fazenda, urn conselho de amigo. Escolhia-se a Antarctica com a gravidade de pentos. Era a mais antiga a "primeira", era urn time de futebol, uma sociedade carnavalesca, "fenianos", "pierros da caverna", "tenentes do diabo". A cerveja amada te inclividuall7ava contra a massa de infieis. 0 gosto dessa cerveja era um segredo de confraria. Hoje, vejo que temos de aprender corn os bebedores do passado, corn seu procedimento cauteloso. Esse criterio continua, essa seletividade e umalicao de futuro. Daqui pra frente temos de escolher corn cautela e nan aceitar apenas magias de "marketing". Na politica e na vida. Diante da garrafa corn seu gelado sol interior vemos a faixa azul como urn risco de ceu sobre os botequins, vemos o"c" mudo de Antarctica, inatual, poetic°, e temos a brutal nostalgia de urn Presente. Page 14 - NEWS from BRAZIL 87 - MARCH 1993
How do I love thee? LUIS FERNANDO VERESSIMO Ela disse "Voce me ama mais do que tudo?" e ele disse paixao" Ibraderii" &lit° . unt-teste". wou'fiostle d'Vos-". d`ce Mal" ' comcalda grossa, gente cl paofioeacalda ge kquenco." °Noce." fitebol."— eirr tern comparacao." &stä caminhafido, vem unaa bola quicando, a otada pita ‘Devolve ficor e voce clOroina, faz dezessete 13*-icras e chuta corn perfeicao:" -Prefiro voce." qritertaional e Milan em Tdquio pelo campeonato do • 'O,passagem e entrada de graca. OCe vai junto?" ao. "Pela televisao se ye melhor." az-rnuito-calor. Al chove, al abre•o sol, al vem uma fresca corn aquele cheiro de terra Mdlhada, al toca uma ka no radio e é uzna nova do Paulinho. E sexta-feira e Akio anunciou umHitchcocksenit dublagem praquela e' o Itamar esti dando certo." -.t.yitoyar* "Voltar a infancia s6 pra poder pisar na lama corn o pe de§calCo e sentir a lama fazer esquish entre os dedos." "Voce, longe." "A'Sharon-Stone telefona e diz que e ela ou eu." l'Que dirvida. Voce. Chem de hyro novo. Solo de sax-alto. Criancadistralda. Canetinha japonesa. Bateria de escola de samba. Lencol recern-lavado. Hora no dentistk cancelada. Filme corn escadacia curya. L,etra do Aldir Blanc. Pastel de rodoviaria." "Voce, voce, voce, voce, voce, voce, voce, voce e voce respectivamente. "A Sharon Stone telefona d1e novo e diz que se voce se livrar de •mim ela já vem sem akinha." e go 1,, o e e one. AV "Patna efortuna. A explicalao do universo e do mercado de commodities, corn exclusividade. A vida eterna e urn cartao de credit° que nuncateltxpira." "Prefiro voce. ''Uma cerveja geladinha. A garrafa chega estalando. No copo, fica cona urn quarto de espuma firme. 0 resto é ela, s6 ela, dizendb 'vem'. "Hmmttr:-.." 4 "Como'lhnurim'? Ela cod eu?" Sliencio. Depois: "Qual 6 a marca?" "Seu cretino!"
CRoNICA e do jantar como aperitivo. Tinha urn sabor inconfundivel. Era dificil encontra-la a venda, custava os olhos da cara. Negra, exOtica, valia a pena. Na travessia do longo invemo ideolOgico, fahavam a comida e a liberdade, a resistencia ao desespero se refugiava nas'cervejarias pobres, raras e escusas, quase esconderijos, eta-lul, a meia-sombra. All os cidadaos buscavam nao er a alegria da vida. Fraca de quatro graus mas ante, a cerveja era tudo quanto restava, custava -cas moedas, consumiam-na quente, morna, a cervejaria trincheira, o ultimo bastiao. a tristeza e na alegria, na hora ruirn do desencanto e na moracao davitoria, a cervej a marca datas e empenhos. gencia de Beethoven percorremos os caminhos das jai mais famosas, das mais badaladas, nos tropecos da alema, no pitoresco das salas solenes como naves de a. Calazans Neto é alemao por parte de mae, sangue iger, sangue azul da cerveja. Por parte do pai, born _ stiobrasileiro no apuro da goiva, nas areias da Lagoa do Tier sabendo quando de minha • Cerveja aete habitada por gnomos. inisterio durou pouCo, aventura co algu4 Ern Viena da Austria, nas lonjuras de Hamburgo, no veril nanorte da Franca, no rumo quilometros dim provincial de Luxemburgo, recordas, ('la, tanta para haperceber e subir a sena, de Bruges, nao danca e tanto riso? Ern Munique, ap6s a partida decisiva a:Se_ _Stela Artois e sua presenca de do chime. campeonato nacional de futebol, torcedores anonimos o • gem,rm . piulha-secomL ' a aparsa orrunav anUnciosec trent sena? Marca de cerveja, assim festejamos a vitOria da equipe desconhecida na cervejaria nome e sobreno . Stela Artois, aprendi para semprq' 'erh delirio. soubemos e de Quanto riso alegre nos roteiros da cerveja, nem sO de o nome e o sabo Passaram-se '1?em -mais- de. vinte anos. Zelia e eu vinho vive a Europa e a cerveia e urn bem de todos, do comboiavamos o casafAuta Rosa - Calazans Neto nos sem' aristocrata e do ze-povinho, do barao e do vagabundo sem primeiros itinerariditaguippa. 0 artistaenvergavablusao 'pouso. Onde o homem a busca, ela the mata a sede e restitui jeans decor azul, coke:65de escudos e insignias de cidades, • a alegria. regiOes, locais, recoidacOes de paradas, restaurarttes, 14 Louve-se a austriaca e a alema, a tcheca e a suica, a belga botequins. Dona Zeliaao vplante era a rainha das estradas, . Stela e a dinamarquesa, a da Holanda e a de Portugal, todas o misterio de Stela Ailais seguiu conosco urn bocado de as francesas, rnas beber cerveja como se bebe ao sol de caminho, dissolveu-se•enaespuma, cerveja para ninguenit Londres, no curt° verao de Porto Belo, e o prazer total, incomparavel. Bebe-se no meio da rua, os copos botar defeito em lingua de Flandres. Num tempo milltiglo de viagens, complexo, feito de transbordando sem que uma Imica gota se perca. 0 bar acontecimentos e de retprdaciies, oferecemos a Europa a onde se serve cerveja - o pub - se prolonga pela arteria avidez de Mestre Cala e de sua musa, os detalhes se repleta, cada qual seu copo, a festa. Beber cervej a como sabemfazer os ingleses, se quisermos encontram no atelier de Itapua: a bandeirola, o porta-chaves, buscar comparacao, s6 mesmo no Brasil. Cerveja de primeira a caneca, a ventarola, miudezas recolhidas no ronc14 das ordem, a brasileira, os alemaes a trouxeram na bagagem, cervejas varias e todas bem7vindas na hora do calor. Penetramos na pequena praca medieval, envolta em aqui a fabricaram tao deliciosa quanto a melhor do mundo, suas fachadas, por detras da Mala Strana, em Praga, uma alem do que aqui, no Brasil, bebe-se cerveja estupidamente intimidade antiga: Beethoven desembarcava da diligencia gelada. Alguma coisa teriamos de acrescentar aos requintes emfrente a pousada, depositavao saco de viagent, sentava-se antigos, de outros climas, de outras paisagens. Corn Calazans e Auta Rosa, a beira da estrada, no diante do vaso de cerveja e a musica acontecia. L esta a Nordeste, no encontro dos rios Piaui e Piauitinga para pequena praca para que a descubram e vain. Calazans formar o rio Real, nas aforas da cidade de Estancia, no queria saber a cadeira exata ocupada pelo genio. gth Praga, XPTO, restaurante e bar de pitus e brisa, escuto o dialogo onde Auta Rosa rezou diante do Menino Jesusgagando entre o cliente indignado e o garcom recente e estouvado: promessa do Colegio das Ursulinas. .4 "Eu are pedi cerveja... quer dizer que eu the pedi Em Praga, Pablo Neruda e ,eu descobnmos, no longo Antarctica. Nao pode haver engano." Nao pode haver invemo stalinista, a cerveja Senator, cerveja preta, garrafa eniano, quern sabe, sabe. pequena, dezoito gratis. Nos a tornavamos antes do ahnoco
Ode to beer JOR
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NATION
Sabot policy Portuguese by the millions have been streaming through Brazilian doors. But with a reversal of fortune, and the current going in the opposite direction, Portugal has decided to shut the door on Brazilians looking for a job in that country. EMERSON LUIS
What happened to the special relationship between Portugal and Brazil? Lately Brazilians are wondering if the Portuguese ever took this seriously. A series of episodes that have sent dozens of individuals and entire families from Lisbon back to Brazil have soured the usually warm friendship between both countries. They all were sent back under the same accusation: trying to get into Portugal as tourists with the intent to work there. Little Portugal its population nowadays is 10 million against 160 millionfrom Brazil-not only colonized Brazil. Since 1884 roughly 2 million of them have moved to the former colony in seardi of ajob and a better life. In its recent position of exporter of manual workers, Brazilis inspiring scorn and rejection, and its citizens are being tagged with the undesirable label. There are 13,000 Brazilians registered in Portugal, and it is believed Maria de Lourdes Peixoto one of the that another 40 Mulatinhas who had to go back. thousand are there While Brazil was still receiving the Portuguese with open arms, Lisbon had prepared a stringent policy of immigration, according to new recommendations of the EEC to prevent an invasion of citizens from third world countries. "If I wanted to work overseas, I would go to the Page 16 - NEWS from BRAZIL 87 - MARCH 1993
United States, not to this tiny place here." This was the reaction of Hello Teles„ when the airport worker asked him if he intended to work in Portugal. The answer was a bluff but it worked because everything was OK with his papers, he had a reservation in a four star hotel, and had enough money (a minimum of 150 dollars plus 50 dollars for each clay he intended to stay in the country). What Teles, a former councilman in Itapirapud (Goias), really wanted was to work in the country. Months after his arrival he is still looking for ajob. All he has been able to do is to help in the kitchen of a restaurant once a week. The Gotano doesn't hide his disappointment: "The Portuguese are way behind. We are colonizing this place here. The TV only shows Brazilian novelas (soaps). Here is Europe's asshole." Virginia Freitas, president of Casa do Brasil, a club for Brazilians in says that Portugal is in the process of closing itself off from the world. She blames this on pressure by the European Community. "Brazilians are afraid now," she tells. "They don't feel at home anymore in Portugal." Last year, 293 Brazilians had to go back to Brazil directly from the airport where they arrived. In 1991, the total was 32. Compare this with January 1993, when 28 Brazilians were considered undesirable right out of the airplane. Worst of all has been the brutality withwhich the Portuguese authorities have been treating Brazilians. Eight of them were confined at the end of January in the airport, having to sleep on cardboard and survive with very little food, while they awaited the next flight of A, the Venezuelan company that had brought them. Moreover, they had to listen to slurs form the airport police. "Brazil is big. Here there is no room, not even for ourselves," has been a frequent comment by the Portuguese who are in favor of their government. A statement by the Lisbon ambassador in Brasilia has contributed to add some degrees to tempers already hot. Said he, "To the authorities, those people are bums. If you are a nice mulatinha (little mulatto girl) in a miniskirt, it is ping to be hard to explain.' The racist remark stirred the resentment of many Brazilians. Veja, a weekly magazine, described the number of Brazilians in Portugal as a drop in the ocean compared to all the Portuguese that went to Brazil. The magazine didn't spare the poison: "Portugal, which is recuperating from the idiotic economic apathy into which it has sunk since it lost its ability to freeload in the colonies, now has the gall to play the part of the rich cousin." The reaction from the Brazilian government was swift. President Hamar Franco, in February, signed a decree restricting the work for Portuguese in Brazil - up to then, immigrants from Portugal could work easily. Since February, to accept a job without a special permit can mean a daily fine of around $10 and certain deportation. Some Br ans, however, are saying that this retaliation a ainst Portugal is at least hypocritical one-sided. e problem has been much worse for Brazilians trying to enter even friendly countries such as Japan and Italy. As for the United States, the situation is one of total humiliation. Every day Brazilians lining up for a visa to the US give up in tears, while the Itamaraty (the Foreign • try) doesn't say a word.
ECONOMY
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badmouth, but they are not buying a one way ticket to leave the country. Some Brazilians might be talking about leaving the country and trying their luck overseas. Some smaller companies might be doing the same and transferring their operations to Miami or Portugal. Not the multinationals. They are happy enough- although you can hear their teeth grinding in displeasure - to continue investing in the Brazilian economy. The inflation and the recession haven't stunted their growth. Brazillianbranches of transnational companies have been showing abetter than average performance. High taxes and stagflation weren't enough to prevent them from being among the most successful in the world. More than 1,200 multinationals are doing business here. Giants such as Coca-Cola, Nestle, and Texaxo find one of their best markets here. Coca-Cola do Brasil only loses to the main office in the U.S. and the operation in Mexico in sales volume. The Texaco branch in Brazil also ranks third among more than 130 subsidaries all over the world, only behind the United States and Great Britain. Xerox do Brasil was awarded all prizes given in 1992 by the company
azilian Xero global performance, ent satisfaction, employee on and best return on as gs were the third best. With on, the Brazilian endeavor eft behind only by the U.S. illion) and Japan ($4 billion). "We have grown gradually ith six economic packages," says *stides Moura, Xerox do Br utive director. "If we stop to t the crisis, we might stop investt we are growing between 8% ear. This year the comp earn $1 billion." r estle, a Swis com market in s secon bu y sathin earnings' company is planning to double its production capacity until the year 2,000 despite the 16% tumble in sales last year. Nestle this year is investing $60 million to increase its production of crackers, condensed milk, chocolate, and powdered milk. Coca-Cola and McDonald's, among others, consider Brazil as one of the best countries in which to open new markets. Carlos Cabral de Menezes, director of Coca-Cola, recognizes that: "Brazil is the third biggest consumer of soft drinks and per capital consumption here is still very low when compared to other countries. This means that the potential for growth is very, very big.." McDonald's places Brazil among four countries with the biggest potential for growth. In 1992, the company opened 24 new outlets in the country. This year, the number will grow to 26. The firm has reserved $45 million to invest in Brazil in 1993. Unlike to other businesses, McDonald's is benefitting from the economic crisis. In 1992, the so-called heavy-users started to eat there three times a week. The number impressed even the honchos back in the U.S. In America, anyone who goes once aweek to McDonald's is considered a heavyuser. Coca-Cola has had a 18 % reduction in its sales when compared with last year. And Roberto Herper, from Texaco, says that it's been difficult to attract investment because the "market isn't growing as it is supposed to."
aCola has no illusions about a big surge in productivity now, but he is optimistic anyway. Says he: "We aren't firing anybody and we have been through recessions before. We're here in Brazil for 50 years and we have no intention of leaving it." The recent threat of Ciba Geigy do Brasil to leave the country apparently hasn't been contagious. For Antonio Salgado Peres Filho, from the Group of Brazilian Companies with Foreign Capital, the revolt is restricted to the pharmaceutical sector, which is unhappy withthepolicies of ItamarFranco administration. The main problem, most seem to agree, is the burden of taxes, something that also affects national companies in Brazil. Nestle's Peres Filho complains: "The tax burden for food, at 30% is too high." Texaco's Harper agrees and suggests that lower taxes could bring much more foreign capital to Brazil. The multinationals are also lobbying to make some changes when the Constitution comes up for revision in October. They want to see all the companies installed in Brazil considered as Brazilian and are asking also that the State monopoly on oil, electricity and telecommunications be lifted. "In the whole world," says Luiz Carlos Bachega Ortolan, "these sectors are not considered a matter of national security anymore. In Brazil the majority of these firms are inefficient and subsidized. The consumer ends up paying for it." •
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ECONOMY
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It was inevitable. With its insatiable appetite, inflation is forcing Brazil once more to drop three zeros from its currency. The procedure is not new; it's only happening at a much more accelerated pace. It happened in February 1986, and then again in January, 1989. In comparison, after turning from 1,000 reis into 1 cruzeiro, in 1942, the Brazilian currency remained steady until 1967 before losing the first three zeros, and then until 1986. With this new cut planned for the next few weeks, 15 zeros will have been cut, a number whose name many people haven't even heard about: quadrillion. The new cut should cause little trouble with the population, who will have to divide by one thousand all values. Anyone with a deposit of 199,999.99 cruzeiros (about 120 dollars), for example, will have 199.99 new cruzeiros. There are 9.99 cruzeiros (this represents around one sixteenth of a cent) that will simply disappear from the account and should be sent by the bank to the National Treasury. The Central Bank expects to receive an
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additional income of $13,500. And what will happen to the postdated checks? The Congress should decide this by establishing a minimum time before the checks are considered void.
There are various currents in Brazil trying to explain the causes for inflation. The structuralists defend the idea that this is caused mainly by businessmen and workers disputing for income. The monetarists put the blame at the government's door, saying that the public deficit is the reason for the unbridled rise in prices. Francisco Assis, director of bank Marka explains: "When government spends more than collects and is incapable of covering the difference with bonds, it has to print money. But there is no production to justify the new capital and prices shoot up." Other factors presented as causes for the inflation are the so-called shock of costs for a basic product as it hapened in 1973 during the oil embargo. e uneven distribution of the wealth also is pointed as a factor, since the State has to spend in social benefits to compensate for the low income of the poor. Since the money supply in the government's coffer is small', it spends money that it doesn't have, perpetuating the debt indefinitely.
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olunteers is doing what it can to d pre-schoolers. But the need is ey could do much more with just
little help tresses so the children could take a nap after lunch. There are now about 20 children between the ages of 18 months and 5 years, who are still too young to attend Santos Dumont Elementary School. The program has been such a success that more parents want to benefit from it. Impossible. There is no room. But there is lots of enthusiasm and many volunteers. "We are convinced that these innocent children shouldn't be walking around in the streets running the risk of being swallowed by the wave of crime that pervades Brazil. The social responsibility is ours," says Father Clovis. Even the children who are being helped now will soon be needing warm clothes and blankets. Getting a heater for the class is something they cannot even think about, although during Winter temperatures may drop below 32 F. Father ClOvis thinks his "Brazilian and American friends" living in the United States canhelp. "Anything is something," he says. You can send a cashier's check to account # 06.022321/0-2 of Banrisul Bank of Porto Alegre, Agencia Tristeza # 0028 on behalf of Par6quia N. S. da Assuncao. For those who want to send a contribution by mail the address is: Paroquia N. S. da Assuncao - Praca Jose Assuncao, 01- Porto Alegre, RS 91900 - Brazil. Tel: 49-6588. "This will be a money well spent," guarantees the vicar. "God will recognize the valuable contribution and there will be fewer criminals on the streets of Brazil." •
Guaiba, a little town at the border of a rio of the same name in Rio Grande do Sul, is today only a shadow of what it used to be. Long gone from Guaiba are the fishermen and their stories of fishing so abundant that they had to store the live fish in ponds, to await sale. With the growth of Porto Alegre, capital of Rio Grande do Sul, the pollution ended up extinguishing the river fauna and the fishing industry. It left on its place dozens of unemployed men looking for a job, any job, as gardeners, construction workers or just unskilled helpers. Th.e construction of a bridge linking Guaiba to Assuncao, a middle class neighborhood in Porto Alegre, aggravated the situation even more, since those who worked transporting people on boats There are many more in line to get some assistance. Resources are few though. now didn't have anything to do. And Assuncao wasn't ready for the invasion of unemployed people that would follow. Women who used to stay home with the children had to start looking for something to make ends meet, mainly as domestic workers. Another problem. With whom could they leave their children while they were out there working? The answer? The meeting room of Nossa Senhora dos Navegantes chapel. To make this work, everybody chipped in. Pedagogues and nutritionists offered their services for free. Through a special drive, Father Clovis Fernandes de Quadros, the parish priest was able to get a stove, a refrigerator, some used furniture and also some mat-
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A recent poll has shown that for Brazilians the idealnational soccer team capable of winning the next World Cup here in the United States in 1994 would include only two players currently playing on a Brazilian team. All the others would come fromthe squads from all over the world (mainly in Europe) to which they were sold. These
players are called foreigners, in contrast with their colleagues still in Brazil, who are designated as Brazilians. The latest one to swell the flow of immigrants is Rai Souza Vieira de Oliveira, voted as the best Brazilian player in 1992 by 55% of the polled people. Flamengo s Junior came in a distant second with 14 % of the votes. Rai has been sold to the Paris Saint-Germain for $2.68 million. The French team now has a Brazilian trio that comprises also Valdo e Ricardo. To the despair of many soccer aficionados, he was only one of the 221 Brazilian players who started wearing a foreign team shirt in 1992. The year before, another 136 had also left Brazil for greener fields. Despite all this bleeding, Brazilians are optimistic about getting the Cup in 94. Rai, who is the captain of the green and yellow squad, more than anybody. "We have all the chances," he says. "I believe that we can have a great team by combining new talent and veterans such as Junior (38 years old), Toninho Cerezo and other aces of their generation. The World Cup is a short championship, players mtop shape those who are simply count more younger." Rai has learned in the school of the so called generation of '82, of which his own brother, S6crates, is part together with Fakdo, Cerezo and Zico. About this experience he says, "They gave me inspiration and they ye taught me that football, besides being art, is also pleasure." He believes head coach Carlos Alberto Paneira has all it takes to make Brazilians a winner: "The selecdo (national team) is going in the right direction," he declared recently in Paris to Manchete magazine. "For the first time in a long while we are doing work that has continuity, put together by a consistent philosophy that is recognized by the players. This way, I believe, we will be able to overcome even our biggest problem: the eat number of players working in foreign }, countries. LFA, the international soccer federation, tries to help, including clauses that compel clubs to release players who are included in national teams for training and the trial matches. But, in the end, negotiations are always traumatic. The customary disorganization of South American schedules for soc-
cer championship don't help. either. Contrary to what Ilappens in Europe, Brazilian players need at least 40 days to participate in the trials. How can you ask, for example, that a team such as PSVEindhovenfromHolland which has paid $5 million for Vasco's Romario, do without his star for so long? Rai will be an important piece in this game of borrow and take back. The super-idol is the only sibling (among 6) who hasn't finished college. He is very cultured, however, an avid reader and interested in politics and social problems. Among the latest movies that he has seen and-enjoyed: Cinema Paradiso and Dead Poets Society. As for music he is a nationalist. The singers he likes include Marisa Monte, Beto Guedes and Caetano Veloso. Two books he has just read: 0 Anjo Pornognifico (The Pornographic Angel) (playwright Nelson Rodrigues's biography) and V alkirias (Walkiries) by sorcerer Paulo Coelho. He is as well informed in discussing the parliamentary system that Braziris considering to adopt as his team's latest game. "I like to live history," he says. 'Barriers are being broken. There's a re-evaluation in every sense, not only of communism but also of socialism." His stay in France (his contract with the Paris Saint-Germain will start in the middle of the year) is a dream job. The player was given his big break at the age of 22, when he was chosen to be part of the Brazilian national soccer team. It was the acknowledgment that he was more than just the brother of a famous soccer hero. Looking at him, soccer seems the easiest game there is. But he doesn't play at work. "Soccer is a serious game and it has to be played seriously.' He has been married to Cristina, his wife, since both were 17. Their relationship was a little unstable at the beginning, aggravated by their youth and the lack of money. They have two girls: Emanuella, 9, and Raissa, 4. Rai thinks the children are going to get a lot from Paris: "The older one will end up getting used to it. As for the younger one, everything's a game." The player has less than four months to learn some French.. Until very recently he knew very little besides au revoir and bon jour. Cristina has already abandoned her English course to dedicate herself to learning French. As for himselfhe expects the world from the City of Lights: "The time I'm going to spend here, I want to use to see Paris beyond its plastic facade. My intention is to discover all of its mysteries, and I want to dive deep in its culture." •
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A taste of matinee It's Marcio Souza's most readable book. What's not saying much. BONDO WYSZPOLSKI
Death Squeeze, by Manic) Souza, trans. Ellen Watson (Avon Books, $12, 274 p.) Marco Souza apparently began writing film criticism when he was 14-years-old, and although each new novel is progressively better written than its predecessor, the teenage movie reviewer is still hovering close above the now middle-aged novelist. Few writers are more cinematic, and Death Squeeze (A Condolencia in the original) is a high-speed thriller that takes every curve at visual full-throttle. While the good news is a harrowing but entertaining predicament every ten pages or so, the flipside is a tale where the contrived often becomes too noticeable. Death Squeeze is set inRio de Janeiro and in Pans. It is 1978, and the military hard-liners who once hid easily beyond the reach of civilian justice are now highly apprehensive. As they see it, "Communists in exile are banding together to take advantage of President Geisel's liberalization plans" - and with this proffering of amnesty the radical left will return from banishment and extract their revenge. In short, the repressive regime which held Brazil- in its grip from the time of the overthrow of President Jodo Goulart in 1964 to the election, in 1985, of Tancredo Neves (who died before taking office), is perhaps all the more dangerous for now being on the defensive. Souza does quite a job of catching what I imagine to have been the per-
vadirtg mood of that edgy, uncertain era. However, there are certain references - to the DOI-CODI (the political Police), for example, or to the Tupamaros in Uruguay - that will be lost on the general reader in this country. To better appreciate the political climate in which Death Squeeze is set, check out Lawrence Weschler's A Miracle, A Universe: Settling Accounts With Torturers, which confronts head-on many of the moral/legal issues that Souza's novel can only allude to (the author assuming, no doubt, that his readers have some familiarity with them). Ostensibly, Miguel Gouveia- Captain Gouveia until he questioned the military's dubious actions too insistently - is the principal focus of this novel. But Gouveia, despite being plunged into the very maelstrom of a churning, unrelenting story, has to compete with 'quite an extensive supporting cast. To Souza's credit, most of them are highly memorable - but others do stretch the limits of credibility. Despite the mêlée of chase scenes, kidnappings, break-ins and vicious assaults, Death Squeeze actually has a late '50s sci-fi feel to it, where monsters run amok and the tone is simultaneously tense and amusing. This impression may not be as frivolous as it sounds: Souza's The Order of The Day is essentially a reworked flying saucer "B" movie, while Lost World II - to be published in the U.S. in July by Avon Books looks to be a wry and campy send-up
of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's novel of prehistoric animals still living in the Amazon. Gouveia, his immediate and extended family, his friends and acquaintances, are hounded and pursued as the sequences in Rio and Paris are threaded and drawn together. The main plot involves _gainmg access to the money in a Swiss bank account, a concern that pales when considered alongside the thrusting momentum of the writing itself. Bullets fly and adrenaline soars tone couldjust as easily have retitled this book Round-Up or Shooting Gallery), but there's a cartoon quality that persists because, again and-again, people are either rescued in the nick of time or they are - to their great misfortune - in just the one place where they shouldn't be. This gives Death Squeeze a gee-whiz quality that works wonders on one level but which does, on the other end, thin it out. In this genre, a more satisfactory execution of style, restraint, and timing can be found in the novels of Ruem Fonseca, of which High Art and Bufo & Spallanzani are available in English. Death Squeeze is Marcio Souza's most readable book to date, a suspenseful, jaw-dropping soap opera, if you will, that dives into a bleak period of recent history and yet surfaces as an engrossing entertainment. Usually, I prepare a cup of coffee when I sit down to read. This time, however, I considered making a bowl of popcorn. •
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Bahia's voice The idea was to record a CD wit dozen
scores to boot. PAULO PESTANA
They represent 25 years of musical anthropology. To commemorate the 50th birthday of Gilberto Gil, celebrated at the end of last year, Brazilians have received as gift a pot-pourri of the best Gil has created in the last two and a half decades. The package includes two volumes with the lyrics and scores of the Bahiano composer songs and three CDs reuniting the best cast ever assembled of Brazilian pop stars interpreting Gil's tunes, for a total of 45 artists plus four rock bands. There are Chico Buarque interpreting Ensaio Geral, Tim Maia singing Aguele Abraco, Djavan crooning Driio, Gal Costa e Marco Pereira tuning A Linha e o Linho, Elba Ramalho e Domingos intoning De Onde Vem o Baitio, and Leny Andrade opening her heart in Mar de Copacabana. And these are just some of the names in the first CD. This work of love was done by Almir Chediak, himself a musician and the owner of Luminar, the company that released Songbook-Gilberto Gil. Chediak, who has published other songbooks with Caetano Veloso, Tom
Jobim, Rita Lee, Cazuza and Noel Rosa, tells that he was fascinated by the eclecticism of Gil and the chance to "reunite all the MPB (Brazilian Popular Music) around a name". This review of the Bahiano poetsinger-composer shows Gil with the same ease borrowing from Northeast songs - from the Luiz Gonzaga serfan to Caymmi littoral - Carioca samba, rock, reggae, dance music, and a diversity of rhythms Africa gave the world. In the book introduction, brotherin-song Caetano Veloso declares: "If I am anything at all in music, I owe it to him." With so many ifs and egos involved, not everything came out as planned. In one instance at least what we got was the reverse of the original intent. Tempo Rei was supposed to be sung by Lobao with the Olodum band, but at the end this track ended up with a concertlike accompaniment. The effect nonetheless is unexpectedly beautiful. For various reasons bands like Titas, Mutantes, Legiao Urbana, Novos Baianos (internal fight) and singer Lulu Santos (his participation was erased by Santos himself when he heard his interpretation of Ele Falava Nisso Todo Dia) didn't make
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up the final cut. Chico Buarque had chosen Amor ate o Fim, and he had even recorded the song before deciding on Ensaio Geral. The rock people are reunited in CD number 2. Among them, Paralamas do Sucesso (Refazenda), Rita Lee (Punk da Periferia), Erasmo Carlos (Pessoa Nefasta), Bardo Vermelho (Back in Bahia) e Alceu Valenca (Roque do Seguranca). CD 3 is reserved for the MPB. There we have Joao Bosco (Expresso 2222), Caetano Veloso (SuperHomem -A Canccio), Paulinho da Viola (A Felicidade Vem Depois), Hermetho Paschoal and Margareth Menezes together! (Domingo no Parque), Nana Caymmi (Zabele), Francis Hime (Minha Senhora) and more. There are some shortcomings such as the vocal insufficiency of Flavio Venturini in Retiros Espirituais or the weak version of Jorge Benjor for Palco. But all in all, the final result is very rewarding with some good surprises such as Leila Pinheiro and Oscar Castro Neves singing Eu vim da Bahia, and Hermeto Paschoal with Margareth Menezes. Chediak's initial plan was to record 13 songs, but the musicians started to invite themselves and the project grew to 38 tunes. It took 500 hours of studio time. •
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Gil's number 1 Felicidade Vein Depois (Happiness Comes Afterwar s), included in Gil's Son book was composed in 19 1 by then 18 year old Gilb rto Gil. It's his first corn osition ever. The corn oser called it a samba bossa-nova but never recorded it commercially. This first one, in the new CD, was recorded by Paulinho da Viola. Here are the lyrics:
If you tell me you still want me, love I'll go running to give you a hug Your kisses, your caresses I live in search of Like a poet looking for inspiration Under moonlight nights Se voce disser que ainda me If you tell me you still want me, quer, amor Eu you correndo 'he abracar love I'll go running to give you a hug Teus beijos, teus carinhos And united, all together; Vivo a procurar We'll leave only the two of us Como urn poeta busca a inspiBest of all, racao Happiness comes afterwards • Nas noites de luar Best of all, Se voce disser que ainda me Happiness comes afterwards quer, amor Eu you correndo lhe abracar E unidos, bem juntinhos, Partiremos so nos dois E o born, Felicidade vem depois E o born, Felicidade vem depois
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medical school. "Only the address changes." Santos left Brazil to find a more receptive environment for the development of her music career. She came to the United States via Obit OW, a show featuring Brazilian artists and performing internationally. Santos worked the show across the United States - from New York to Las Veoas- ,Detroit to Miami - before settling in Los Angeles and establishing her own band. Santos has been in the United State three years and considers herself lucky for the opportunities she has found here. "I don't know why the Brazilian businessman doesn't show more interest in Brazilian songs," she says, noting that news articles in the U.S. are full of stories about top U.S. artists such as Paul Simon and Al Jarreau who travel south to learn from and perform in Brazil. Santos herself returns home often to keep a finger on the pulse of Brazilian art and music, but remains disappointed. "Maybe in three or four years it will be better," she says. "I think people who can work in the United States and Europe are very lucky." In the meantime, she is initiating American musicians into the Afro-Brazilian tradition. "The percussionist is always Brazilian," says Santos, referring to Meia Noite, who played with Santos in Oba Oba, and Cassio Duarte who sometimes sits in with the band. Drummer Tony Shogren, bass player Frederic° Pot, and keyboardist Bill Brandel, who first heard Brazilian music in Japan, are getting their first chance to perform Afro-Brazilian jazz thanks to Santos's band Santos dreams of returning to New York, this time with her own band instead of Oba Oba. She is currently seeking recording opportunities while working on her own compositions to add to her repertory. "Day by day I'm more secure," she say 'and I have more reason to say, 'Thank you, God. Thank you, again.'
After taking her show to four° continents, Soni Santos has settled in L.A.. Lucky us.
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For them wrinkles and gray hair are just badges of honor. They are still the best lover as a 20 year old lad and after three decades on the limelight they've found out how to be
FOREVER LEADING MEN CLAUDIO FERREIRA
They have been around ever since television came into being. They have defended young women in our soap operas, and are responsible for high ratings amongst TV audiences. And have been doing this for the last 30 years. They are the leading men or galas, as we call them in Brazil. And even stranger yet, these have been exactly the same ones ever since the inception of the Brazilian novela (soap opera): Francisco Cuoco and Tarcisio Meira remain at the top of their genre. And no one else, no matter how handsome or romantic, has been able to sideline them yet. But how did all this come about? Many credit the late Janete Clair as having sealed them - Cuoco and Meira - as the eternal superstars of soap. Soap operas such as: Selva de Pedra (The Stone Jungle),
Pecado Capital (Capital Sin), Duas Vidas (Two Lives), 0 Astro (The Star), in which Cuoco starred, and those whose protagonist was Meira: Sangue e Areia (Blood and Sand), Rosa Rebelde (Rebel Rose), Irmdos Coragem (The Brothers Courage) and 0 Homem que Deve Morrer (TheMan Who Must Die) certainly attest to that. What has been the secret? An exact idea of how to behave in front of the cameras, a raising of the eyebrows here, a repentant face there, all those are part of an arsenal, built up through years of painstaking research and observation. Two current soap operas in Brazil are proof enough that these gentlemen's places are still secure for the foreseeable future. Francisco Cuoco, with his elegant white beard and hair is To Bismarck in Deus nos Acuda (God Help Us). He can still make those girls sigh!. Tarcisio Meira, who plays the role of judge Diogo in De Corpo e Alma (Body and Soul), raises passion in both Antonia played by Betty Faria and the younger Paloma played by Cristiana Oliveira. Since their inception in 1964, soap operas have dependent on the leading men's roles. These soap operas were sometimes done on shoestring budgets, with scripts that were not really well developed. Some of the stars of that era (60's) have since Page 28 - NEWS from BRAZIL 87 - MARCH 1993
died, changed careers, or just simply faded away. Who would suspect that Carlos Zara, a veteran of numerous leading roles in unforgettable soaps such as Coracoes em Conflito (Hearts in Conflict),
Folhas ao Vento (Leaves in the Wind),
and Vidas Cruzadas (Overlapping Lives), among others, and who has of lately been confined to paternalistic roles, was once a heart-throb leading star? Amilton Fernandes is remembered by many. Playing the role of Albertin.ho Limonta in the first version of 0 Direito de Nascer (The Right to be Born), this was a soap opera so successful, that the very -last chapter was transmitted live at the Maracanazinho Stadium. Many other names come to mind as well: Geraldo del Rey (Ilsa,), Edson Franca
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(A Deusa Vencida - The Conquered Goddess), John Herbert (Fatalidade - Misfortune), Agnaldo Rayol and Henrique Martins. The list goes on. The only rival though distant of Tarcisio and Cuoco has been Carlos Alberto who started his career in the 60's as well, playing opposite Yona Magathaes. He has been featured lately in various productions by the Manchete and Globo networks. His roles though, have been confined to well behaved father types, and therefore poses no immediate threat to the hearts of new soap opera viewers. Janete Clair also tried to catapult Tony Ramos, to break the Tarcisio-Cuoco combination. He appeared in 0 Astro and Pai Heroi (Father Hero); however, Janet's death was a blow that set his career into second gear. He has continued to have important, but slightly-less-than-starring roles. Many names and faces have come and gone through the years, making temporary advances in the lead roles, appearing in the covers of novela magazines, doing the interview circuits, etc. Names like Antonio Fagundes (Dancing Days), Claudio Cavalcanti, Jose Wilker, Herval Rossano, Juca de Oliveira, Denis Carvalho and many others have caused frisson, and gone through the mill, acquiring experience along the way. Times have changed since then. New names have come up from time to time, names like Jose Mayer, Lauro Corona and Felipe Camargo. However hey have played the roles of anti-heroes, and cannot be classified as galas. It also seems that it just suffices to have a pretty face and a decent looking body to get into a novela. And as it happened to Corpo e Alma actress Daniela Perez, the placing of a "pretty face" in a novela, as Guilherme de Padua, one of the love interest of Jasmin in the novela, can have tragic consequences in real life.
has lost her title of Brazil's Little Sweetheart but not her sex appeal. As for Braga, she has been honing her international career in the United States. Irony sometimes can hurt the former leading lady. Ge6rgia Gomide, another heroine of the 60s, in /989 was shown as the mother of Gloria Pires, in Mico Preto (Black Monkey). Her comment: "1 used to be the romantic interest of Luiz Gustavo. Today I'm his mother in law." •
80hemeral leading ladies As in Hollywood, Brazilians ban heroines who have past their prime to secondary roles, if they are allowed to play at all. While life has been so kind to the 50 something in Brazil's TVland, it hasn't spared the leading ladies who used to share the spotlight with the galas from the sixties. Those heroines have been relegated nowadays to roles of kind mothers or grandmothers, disreputable shrews or pretentious old hags. Gloria Menezes, for example, who shook many hearts playing opposite leading man and husband Tarcisio Meira, in the 60s and 70s, for more than a decade now has been seen in the less prime time of the 7pm novela - generally a comedy with roles far from that of a seductress. Another leading lady from the 60s who is now stuck in comedies is Aracy Balabanian. She had been the candid young girls in such novelas as Nino, o Italianinho (Nino, the Little Italian) and Ant onio Maria, both from •defunct TV Tupi. Less gifted with physical attraction than some of her colleagues, her stardom didn't even last through the 70s. Today she is still a star but as the deranged Dona Armenia. Thanks to exercise and lots of tare, Yona Magalhaes has kept a ,great body, something that she has even commercialized in video-tapes. That wasn't enough however for her to keep her role as heroine or to play some racier characters. Eva Wilma is another name with granny written all over it. Beauty for actresses, says the current TV wisdom, ends when you are 40. For some of the past beauties and celebrities TV has been even more cruel giving them only little parts: Who would think, for example, that
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raised for beef. The menu was all American: burgers, steaks, chicken, pork, and seafood. You have you pick of soup or salad and potato or rice or onion rings. You should know by now that the Steer Inn not supposed to be a Brazilian restaurant and much less a typical one. But its owners, Charles and Dyrce Silva, have been in the U.S. for a long time and are an important presence in the Brazilian community. So, it's not rare to listen to dialogue in Portuguese at tables surrounding yours. Back to the food. B. chose an old traditional steak, which is recommended in the menu. She asked also for salad and baked potato. I've asked for a steak too, but with split pea soup and onion rings. Both steaks came with garlic 'bread. The food was served in less than five minutes. The soup was good and the salad was OK. When the steaks arrived we couldn't believe our eyes. In Brazil we would say they were from Itu (here they would be from Texas). It was huge, but we finished it all anyway since it was very tasty. We didn't have dessert. There was no room left. Believe it or not, I am in a diet and eating all that food was a sin I could not avoid. We left the restaurant about 9:30 PM and it was already closed. The Steer Inn opens for lunch and closes at 9 PM. If you go there during busy hours, you'll probably have to wait. All in all it was a good deal. We've paid $20 including tip for a very reasonable food. The Steer has two locations. Steer Inn I: 801 S. Tustin - Orange, California Tel: (714) 639-2434 - Steer Inn II: 444 N. Lake View Anaheim Hills, California - Tel: (714) 974-5321
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especially noticed in the Sao Francisco de Assis and Carmo churches, where are displayed works in soap stone and wood carvings by Aleijadinho (Little Cripple). His hands were deformed by syphilis, forcing him to work with tools strapped to his forearms, in a very laborious and painful process. Aleijadinho or Antonio Francisco Lisboa, sculpted most of the baroque art found in the churches of this region. Walking by the impressive mansions and beautiful fountains you can start feeling the enchanting strength of that time. All enhanced by the Gold Museum and the Opera House. You can stay in Belo Horizonte, with its countless hotels of all categories, or you can camp. Opting for the latter you can choose a comfortable stay for about $12 per day, per person, at the km. 15 of Lagoa Santa road north of Belo Horizonte, or the very simple but pleasant camping, in Betim city, to the west, for $5 per day per person. History at every step At 60 miles south of Belo Horizonte, in the cool humid mountains, is Ouro Preto, population 62,000. The town was declared a Cultural Heritage of Mankind by UNESCO in 1980,
Brazil is much more than Rio de Janeiro. Its history is as rich as its culture and natural beauty. It is profound and mystic, and portrays an enchanting country that the world has yet to discover. The state of Minas Gerais highlighted the Brazilian history in the 1700s, as the wealthiest and most important social, cultural and political center of Latin America. Gold was first found in Minas Gerais 300 years ago, in the Tripui hill, above Ouro Preto. It sprang from the region's rivers and mountains in abundance, transforming Brazil in the focus of the new world. Today you can see the majority of this richness preserved in its authenticity, conARIANE DALLA DEA centrated mainly in the churches, taking you to a magical travel through a time ruled by the Portufor its perfectly guese. You'll find yourself in the original setconserved buildtings of remarkable events of the colonial Braings. Founded in zil. 1711 as Vila Rica Minas borders the states of Sao Paulo on the it was the stage south, Rio de Janeiro and Espirito Santo on the for the main epieast, Bahia on the north, and Goias on the west. sodes of the BraFrom any of these states' capitals you can fly zilian fight for directly to Belo Horizonte, capital of Minas independence. Gerais. Drive about 15 miles to Sabath, where Renamed Ouro you can start your historical tour. Preto in 1823, supFounded in 1711, this city of 75,000 inhabitplied Portugal ants reveals strong traces of more than 100 with its treasures, years of a luxurious colonial period. This can be and it was el-
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TOURISM evated in 1721 to capital of Minas Gerais. Its name which means General Mines comes from the mineral wealth of its soil. By 1751 Vila Rica, or Rich Village, had turned the Portuguese kingdom into the richest monarchy of all Europe. Today lesser metals, as well as precious and semi-precious stones are still important for Minas economy. Walking through the steep and narrow, stone-paved streets of Ouro Preto you have an extraordinary chance to experiment first hand the beauty of the baroque architecture. You can start your tour by visiting the Museu da Inconfidencia at the Tiradentes Square, and continue with the Nossa Senhora do Carmo church, behind the museum. Go down the street to one of the most impressive churches, Sao Francisco de Assis.
Aleijadinho's projihets in Congonhas.
Walking ahead, on your right, you will see the house of Claudio Manuel da Costa, one of the three revolutionary poets who lead the failed attempt, in 1789, to free Brazil from Portugal. Walk another block and turn right on Rua do Aleijadinho. On your left side is the Nossa Senhora da Conceicao church with original sculptures by Aleijadinho. Across the street is located the Aleijadinho Museum, a must see. After contracting syphilis, the sculptor has sworn never touch a woman again in his life, to the point of not doing female saints. At the church of Nossa Senhora do Rosario you can- see this in the statue of Saint Helena. This image came from Portugal with a damaged face, and Aleijadinho was asked to restore it. He did it sculpting a male face in the statue. Romantic Ouro Preto possesses a magical beauty. It will inspire and bring good feelings to you. It is no coincidence that the majority of the greatest names in Brazilian art and literature in the 18th century, came from this area. Tomaz AntOnio Gonzaga is one of them. His house is just one block north of the Museu da Inconfidencia. He is the author of Marflia de Dirceu, a book with passionate Page 32 - NEWS from BRAZIL 87 - MARCH 1993
love poems to his muse Martha. The Ponte de Marilia (Martha Bridge), dated from 1757 and located just two blocks east of the Aleijadinho Museum, is another monument to this love affair. History is Ouro Preto's main attraction. You have to see it, you have to feel it. Photograph it. Check with the Secretaria de Turismo front desk at the Tiradentes Square, 41, for more detailed information on sight seeing. There are many comfortable hotels in the area. If you like, there is the Camping Club do Brasil, simple but very beautiful, at about $15 per day per person, or if you are on a shoestring budget stay at one of many reptiblicas (student houses). It only costs about $5 per day. This is a very common practice in Ouro Preto. Ride on a real old steam train (they call it Maria Fumaca - Smoke Maria) to Mariana, about 8 miles from Ouro Preto. This small town, 35,000 inhabitants, founded on 1711 and named Mariana in honor of Queen Maria Anna of Austria, is the oldest in the state. Again the churches are the main attraction. Nossa Senhora do Carmo and Sao Francisco de Assis are the best ones. The Museum of the Archdiocese of Mariana and the stores selling local crafts are the second best draw. And don't miss the Mina da Passagem, a real gold mine. Next you might go to Congonhas, population 37,000, about 50 miles from Belo Horizonte. UNESCO declared this town in 1985 a Wordl Cultural Heritage site also. Congonhas houses the Twelve Apostles sculptures, each about six feet tall, the last and the best works by Aleijadinho. They surround the Basilica of Senhor Bom Jesus de Matozinhos, where you can also see another Aleijadinho masterpiece: the six figures of the Passion Steps sculptured in cedar wood. The whole complex is considered by critics as the highest expression of the Brazilian baroque art. You can stay in the local hotels or in the Parque daCachoeira camping, about 3.5 miles from downtown. It is comfortable and costs about $8 per day per person. Sao Joao and Tiradentes Sao Joao Del Rei, population 78,000, 120 miles from Belo Horizonte, was the site of many battles between the Bandeirantes (adventurers from Sao Paulo) and the Portuguese crown. It was founded in 1714, and named after the King D. Joao V of Portugal. Here again visit the churches, especially the Nossa Senhora do Pilar Cathedral, the museums of Sacred Art, the Regional, and the Municipal with a great collection of furniture and artifacts of the 18th century. Don't miss the Railroad Museum at the railroad station and while there ride on a 1888 steam train to Tiradentes. Sao Joao has some real good
TOURISM hotels and for all kinds of budgets, but if you like photo equipment, keep a low profile and try to blend in. camping, go to Camping Del Rei, a wonderful If you want to take valuable goods, it is better then to rent place that charges about $5 per person per day. a car. Tiradentes (literally it means tooth puller) is Enjoy another attraction: the tasty culinary art of 7.5 miles from Sao Joao and has a population of African, Portuguese and Indian heritage. The traditional 10,000. Founded in 1718, it was first called Sao Jose regional dish has beans, chicken with okra and angu Del Rei, and then renamed Tiradentes in 1889 to (maize boiled in water and salt). A second favorite is honor Joaquim Jose da Silva Xavier, a dentist. He pork with all of its variations. In the middle of the was born in Sao Jose in 1746, and led the attempt afternoon stop and have some coffee with cake or home to free Brazil from the Portuguese. His plan was made cookies. Try the queijo mineiro (Minas cheese), the doce de leite (milk candy) ,the goiabada (guava paste), put discovered and he was hanged in 1789. Tiradentes is considered a live museum. All its queijo and goiabada together for the exquisite Romeu e architectural and landscape complex is registered julieta (yes, Romeo and Juliet). Food temptations are at the Department for the National Historic and plenty. Minas is sweet from the inside out. Artistic Patrimony. Visit the Casa da Cultura, from the 17th century. It hosted the secret meetings of the revolutionaries. Feel the energy of that place. At the Santo Antonio church, built in 1710, you can see a German pipe organ from 1788, and 4221 Wilshire BI. #391 - Los Angeles, CA 90010 the sundial in front of the (213) 525-3300 - Fax (213) 525-1584 temple. The town has four good hotels if you decide to stay overnight. Open your heart The climate in the region R10/010 PAULO $699 is humid, with temperatures varying from 35 F in the ASUNCION $855 Winter to 85 F in the SumLIMA $669 mer, with an average of 70 F SANTIAGO most of the year. The alti$825 tude is between 700 and BUENOS AIRES $829 3,300 feet above sea level. ECUADOR $669 Prepare yourself to walk, sharpen your sensibility, NEW YORK $289 (AT) and enjoy this trip through LONDON $360 a time of beauty and passion. I suggest that you PARIS $389 travel by bus. They are comMADRID $445 fortable, affordable and from their ample windows LISBON $545 you can admire Brazil's HONOLULU $249 backlands. If you are coming from Rio, go to BarbaRepresenting: VASP, VARIG, AMERICAN, cena and there you can take LADECO, LAN CHILE, AIR PARAGUAY, a bus to Sao Joao Del Rei. AEROLINEAS ARGENTINAS, AERO PERU This is a 270 mile trip. From AND UNITED AIRLINES. Sao Paulo, go to Lavras and then take a bus to Sao Joao, Valley Office (818) 785-8844 for a total of 363 miles. Orange County (714) 520-4535 Whatever you do be sure to travel light. You will need San Diego (619) 685-4080 space to put all those souvenirs. Don't wear flashy jewelry, or carry expensive
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7:30 pm - Live Mtisica Sertaneja at Brazilian Tropicana 9:30 pm -Miguel Cruz at Mango's
WEDNESDAY 3
THURSDAY 11
7:30 pm - Live Musica Sertaneja at Brazilian Tropicana 9:30 pm -Miguel Cruz at Mango's
THURSDAY 4
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7:30 pm - Live Mtisica Sertaneja Tropicana 9:30 pm - Miguel Cruz at Mango's at Brazilian Tropicana
6:30 pm-Rita de Cassia e Cabello sing from samba to lambada at Copacabana Nights 9:30 pm -Miguel Cruz at Mango's
FRIDAY 5
6:30 pm-Rita de Cassia e Cabecio sing from samba to lambada at Copacabana Nights 9:30 pm- Miguel Cruz at Mango's
FRIDAY 12 6:30 pm - Rita de Cassia e CabecAo sing from saikba to laMbada at Copacaba0Nights 7:30 pm`L!Pagode at Ea Fibientin 8:00 pm - Erica Norimar & 'Brazilian Explosion band at Mango's 8:00 pm - Paulo Gualano Band at' ;Bay Club 8:30 pm - Lanil?add, capoeira and samba at Bfa'z'ilian Tropicana_ 9:00 pin •:'Brazilian Jazz at HO Vila
THURSDAY 18 6:30 pm-Rita de Cassias CabecAo sing from samba to lambada at Copacabana Nights 9:30 pm -Miguel Cruz at Mango's
FRIDAY 19 6:30 pm-Rita de CAssia e Cabecio sing from samba to lambada at Copacabana Nights 7:30 pm - Pagode at La Fiorentina - Erica Norimar & Braimband at Mango's 18:00 pm - Pau Malan° Band at Bay Club 8`:30 pm - Lambada, capira and samba at Brazilian Tropicana 9:00 pm - Brazilian Jazz at Hotel a„.
THURSDAY 25 6:30 pm-Rita de Cassia e Cabecio sing from samba to lambada at Copacabana Nights 9:30 pm-Miguel Cruz at Mango's
FRIDAY 26 6:30 pm-Rita de Cassias Cabecio sing from samba to lambada at Copacabana Nights 7:30 pm - Pagode at La Fiorentina 8:00 pm - Paulo Gualano Band at Bay Club 8:00 pm - Erica Norimar & Brazilian Explosion band at Mango's 8:30 pm - Lambada, capoeira and samba at Brazilian Tropicana 9:00 pm - Brazilian Jazz at Hotel Vila
6:30 pm-Rita de Cassia e Cabecao sing from samba to lambada at SATURDAY 27 Copacabana Nights 6:30 pm -Rita de Cassia e Cabecao SATURDAY 20 7:30 pm - Pagode at La Fiorentina. aeCabcsfo sing from samba to lambada at 8:00 pm - Erica Norim,u & Britbada at Copacabana Nights zilian Explosion band at Mango's 8:00 pm - Live Brazilian Music at 8:00 pm - Paulo Gualano Barld at Brazil Delicious Restaurant Live Br lianMuicat , Bay Club 8:00 pm - Erica Norimar & Bra, 8:30 pm - Lambada, capoeira and zilian Explosion band at Mango's P 9-31 d e .5if e.iila t and 8:30 pm - Lambada, capoeira and .4M1% PgiaV l razililr,( ragL te,,4110P.19 samba at Brazilian Tropicana' CtC rCt ai:;• 9:00 pm - Brazilian Jazz at Hotel. . sipgri'sainbatstl cv4i -v '11:00 petitgat7411:ia ' beiligings samba at Brazilian Tropicana -Nights Vila 11:00 pm - Tonia Elizabeth sings 8:00 Picir:tite'Brazilian Music Brazilian Jazz at Alcabaza BraBrazil Delicious Res taueant SATURDAY 6 au r '4ib arL aZ ictfaango's 1-i"•i 1 8 37 :P° 8:00 pin Erica Norimar & Bra'; 1 044:4:. • 6:30 pm- Rita de Cassia e becio' SUNDAY 28 sing from samba to lambada at zilian Explosion band at Mango's 4:30 pm - Miguel Cruz at Mango's SUNDAY 21 8:30 pm Lambada;capoeira and Copacabana Nights 6;30 trdeSasiaeCabecdo 6:30 pm-Rita de Cassia e Cabecio 8:00 pm - Live Brazilian Music at samba at Brazilian Trapi&fia lambadaial sing from samba to lambada at u tun 11i0,0 pm - Tonia Elizabeth' sings Brazil Delicious Restaurant Copacabana Nights op,,,satiapa"Fi ts Brazilian Ja'zz'at4lcataza 8:00 pm - Erica Norimar & Brazilian Explosion band at Mango's MONDAY 29 SUNDAY 14 8:30 pm - Lambada, capoeira and 9:30 pm-Miguel Cruz at Mango's 4:30 pm-Miguel Ciiii4,Mango's samba at Brazilian Tropicana 130 pm-Miguel Cruz at Mango's 11:00 pm - Tonia Elizabeth sings 6:30 pm-Rita de Cassia ettabeclo,i,0 TUESDAY 30 sing from samba to lambda-at Brazilian Jazz at Alcabaza 7:30 pm - Charles & Rafael sing TUESDAY 23 Copacabana Nights 7:30 pm - Charles & Rafael sing Müsica Sertaneja at Brazilian SUNDAY 7 Müsica Sertaneja at Brazilian Tropicana MONDAY 15 4:30 pm • Miguel Cruz at Mango's Tropicana 6:30 pm- Rita de Cassia e Cabecao 8:00 pm - Live Brazilian Music at WEDNESDAY 31 sing from samba to lambada at Brazil Delicious Restaurant 9:30 pm - Miguel Cruz at Mango's WEDNESDAY 24 9:30 pm- Miguel Cruz at Mango's Copacabana Nights 9:30 pm- Miguel Cruz at Mango's 7:30 pm - Live Mtisica Sertaneja 7:30 pm - Live Mtisica Sertaneja at Brazilian Tropicana TUESDAY 16 MONDAY 8 7:30 pm Charles & Rafael sing 9:30 pm- Miguel Cruz at Mango's Musica Sertaneja at Brazilian Tropicana TUESDAY 9 7:30 pm - Charles & Rafael sing WEDNESDAY 17 Musica Sertaneja at Brazilian 9:30 pm- Miguel Cruz at Mango's , SITES & PHONES Alcabaza - at the Coral Gables
Hyatt Bay Club - at the Four Ambassadors - 901 S. Bayshore Dr., Miami Brazil Delicious - 916, 71st St., Miami Beach - (305) 865-466 Brazilian Delight - 154 SE 1st Ave., Miami Brazilian Tropicana - 410 N. Federal Highway, Pompano Beach - (305) 781-1113
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NEWS from BRAZIL 87 - MARCH 1993 - Page 37
8:00 pm - Eliana Estevalo sings Brazilian jazz at La Ve Lee 9:00 pm - Lula & Afro-Brasil at
7:00 pm - Brazilian Percussion Classes & Escola de Samba at Brazilian Music Center 8:20 pm & 10:30 pm - Marcio Montarroyos directly from Brazil, at Le Cafe
7:30 pm - Brazilian Scenes -Channels 3, 37, 52, 61 - Public Access
8:20 pm & 11:30 pm - The Rio Thing at Le Café 10:30 pm & 12:30 am - Rique Pantoja Quintet at King King
8:00 pm - Eliana Estevao sings Brazilian Jazz at La Ve Lee 9:00 pm - Lula & Afro-Brasil at Amazon 9:00 & 11:00 pm - Dori Caymmi at Le Cate
11:00 am - Meia Noite & AfroBahia present Percussion Workshop at Stein on Vine 7:00 pm - Catarina & Thomas John singing Bossa Nova at The Amazon Café 9:00 & 11:00 pm - Dori Caymmi at Le Cate
8:09 pm - Brazilian jazz, samba & pop at Zabumba
7:00 pm - Brazilian Percussion Classes & Escola de Samba at Bra;ilian Music Center
7:30 pm -Brazilian Scenes -Channels 3, 37, 52, 61 - Public Access
mmis SITES & PHONES Amazon - 8531 Santa Monica Bl. (310) 364-4282Amazon Cafe - 2301 Artesia B1.-Redondo B.- (310) 371-2915 At My Place - 1026 Wilshire Bl. - S. Monica (310) 451-8596 Atlas - 3760 Wilshire Blvd.Los Angeles - (213) 380-8400 Brazilian Music Center- 6226 Sta Monica Bl. (213) 467-5715 Page 38 - NEWS from BR
10:30 pm & 12:30 am - Klebler 9:00 pm - Lula & Afro-Brasil at Jorge & Brazilliant at King King Amazon
9:00 pm - Lula & Afro-Brasil at Amazon
11:00 am - Meia Noite & AfroBahia present Percussion Workshop at Stein on Vine 7:00 pm - Catarina & Thomas John singing Bossa Nova at The Amazon Cafe 8:00 pm - Eliana Estevao sings Brazilian jazz at La Ve Lee
8:00 pm - Brazilian jazz, samba Sr pop at Zabumba
11:00 am - Meia Noite & AfroBahia present Percussion Workshop at Stein on Vine 7:00 pm - Catarina & Thomas John singing Bossa Nova at The Amazon Café 8:00 pm - Eliana Estevao sings Brazilian Jazz at La Ve Lee 9:00 pm & 11:00 pm - Rique Pantoja at Le Cafe 9:00 pm - RED & BLACK CARNIVAL PARTY with Lula & Afro-Brasil. At the McDonald's Barn -13201 Saticoy (near Woodman) Van Nuys. (818) 760-4600 See ad page 30.
11:00 am - Meia Noite SZ AfroBahia present Percussion Workshop at Stein on Vine 7:00 pm - Catarina & Thomas John singing Bossa Nova at The Amazon Cafe 8:00 pm - Eliana Estevao Angs Brazilian jazz at La Ve Lee
SUNDAY 28 8:00 pm - Brazilian jazz, samba & pop at Zabumba
TUESDAY 30 7:00 pm - Brazilian Percussion Classes at Brazilian Music Ctr. 8:30 pm & 10:00 pm -KleberJorge at Le Cafe
7:30 pm - Brazilian Scenes -Channels 3, 37, 52, 61 - Public Access
7:00 pm - Brazilian Percussion 8:00 pm - Brazilian jazz, samba & Classes & Escola de Samba at Bra- pop at Zabumba zilian Music Center 8:30 pm & 10:20 pm - Kleber Jorge 7:00 pm - Brazilian Percussion at Le Café Classes at Brazilian Music Ctr. 7:30 pm - Brazilian Scenes-Channels 3, 37, 52, 61 - Public Access
7:30 pm- Brazilian Scenes - Channels 3, 37, 52, 61 - Public Access
10:30 pm & 12:30 am - Sonia Santos & Banda Obatala at King King 8:00 pm - Katia Moraes & The Rio Thing at La Ve Lee - •54, ,
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10:30 pm & 12:30 am - La Boom with Brazilian & Mozambican music at King King
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7:00 pm - Paulo Kamira interprets Bossa Nova at Aioli
6:30 pm - Viva Brasil in Samba Dance Class at Yoshi's, followed by dancing at 8:30 pm
MEMSDAY 2 8:00 pm - Club Bahia at Bahia Tropical
WED ESDAY 3 6:00 pm - Jack Gates with Bossa Nova at Chambord
THU SDAY 4 6:00 pm- Doug Gittins with Bossa Nova at Chambord 7:00 pm - Paulo Kamira interprets Bossa Nova at Aioli
FR DAY 5 7:00 pm - Lisa Silva & Batucada at Aioli 8:00 pm - Celia Malheiros & Friends at Bahia Tropical
SAT RDAY 6 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm - Carlinhos Oliveira in Feijoada Musical at Brazilian Fruit Basket Restaurant 3:00 pm - A Hora Brasileira on KPFA, 94.0 FM 3:30 pm - 7:30 pm - Viva Brasil at The Ramp 8:00 pm - Batucaje Showcase at Bahia Tropical
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DAY 7
10:00 am - Percussion and Samba with Mestre Beicola at Brazil Culture & Arts 6:00 pm - 8:00pm - Canta Brasil on KKUP, 91.5 FM
MEENDAY 8 6:30 pm - Viva Brasil in Samba Dance Class .31 Yoshi's, followed by dancing a t 8:30 pm
TUE DAY 9 8:00 pm - Club Bahia at Bahia Tropical
WED ESDAY 10
SITES & PHONES Alberto's - 736 W. Dana St., Mtn View, (415) 968-3007 Aioli - 469 Bush Street San Francisco- (415)2490900 Bahia - 41 Franklin St. - S. Francisco (415) 626-3306 Bahia Tropical - 1600 Market St. - S. Francisco (415) 861-8657 Bay Area Brasilian Club (415) 334-0106
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FRIDAY 12 7:00 pm - Lisa Silva & Batucada at Aioli 8:00 pm - Voz do Brasil at Bahia Tropical
SATURDAY 13
SATURDAY 27 FRIDAY 19 7:00 pm - Lisa Silva & Batucada at Aioli 8:00 pm-Terra Sul at Bahia Tropical
SATURDAY 20 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm - Carlinhos Oliveira in Feijoada Musical at Brazilian Fruit Basket Restaurant 3:00 pm - A Hora Brasileira on KPFA, 94.0 FM 8:00 pm - Fogo na Roupa with Celia Malheiros & Friends at Bahia Tropical
10:00 am - Percussion and Samba with Mestre Beicola at Brazil Culture & Arts 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm - Canta Brasil on KKUP, 91.5 FM
SUNDAY 14
TUESDAY 23
10:00 am - Percussion and Samba with Mestre Beicola at Brazil Culture & Arts 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm - Canta Brasil on KKUP, 91.5 FM
8:00 pm - Club Bahia at Bahia Tropical
6:30 pm - Viva Brasil in Samba Dance Class at Yoshi's, followed by dancing at 8:30 pm
TUESDAY 16 8:00 pm - Club Bahia at Bahia Tropical
WEDNESDAY 17 6:00 pm - Jack Gates with Bossa Nova at Chambord Brazil Cult. & Arts - 659 S. 22nd St. - (510) 215-8202 Brazilian Fruit Basket Rest. (415) 626-6434 Chambord - 152 Kearney St. S. Francisco (415) 434-3688 Sol y Luna - 475 Sacramento St.- S. Francisco (415) 296-8696 The Ramp - 855 China Basin San Francisco (415) 621-2378 Yoshi's-6030 Claremont Ave. Oakland (510) 652-9200
SUNDAY 28 10:00 am - Percussion and Samba with Mestre Beicola at Brazil Culture & Arts 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm - Canta Brasil on KKUP, 91.5 FM
TUESDAY 30
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm - Carlinhos Oliveira in Feijoada Musical at Brazilian Fruit Basket Restaurant 3:00 pm - A Hora Brasileira on KPFA, 94.0 FM 3:30 pm - 7:30 pm - Viva Brasil at The Ramp 8:00 pm - Voz do Brasil with Aquarela at Bahia Tropical
MONDAY 15
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm - Carlinhos Oliveira in Feijoada Musical at Brazilian Fruit Basket Restaurant 3:00 pm - A Hora Brasileira on KPFA, 94.0 FM 3:30 pm -730 pm - Lisa Silva Voz do Brasil 8:00 pm - Celia Malheiros & Friends with Samba Swing & Suor at Bahia Tropical
SUNDAY 21
8:00 pm - Club Bahia at Bahia Tropical
WEDNESDAY 31 6:00 pm - Jack Gates with Bossa Nova at Chambord 8:00 pm - Fogo na Roupa with Ivson Lins at Bahia Tropical
WEDNESDAY 24 6:00 pm - Jack Gates with Bossa Nova at Chambord
THURSDAY 25 6:00 pm- Doug Gittins with Bossa Nova at Chambord
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