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from Tokyo to Johannesburg. It was in Johannesburg, South Africa, that Hugo and Jojo met. The two Portuguese musicians, nursed on Roberto Carlos, Tom Jobim, Gal Costa, and Djavan, have brought their Afro-Luso-Brazilian sound to American shores. They are more than promising. For those who love instrumental Brazilian music the crop has been abundant lately. Four new CDs have just hit the market. And we have reviewed each one of them. These are albums easy to be loved.
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In Brazil, a growing-and-gettingserious separatist movement wants to cut the South from the rest of the country and create the Republic of Pampa. This move, they contend, will automatically give birth to a First World country. Some heavy handling by the authorities might give a boost to the action. A little lost and with some ideas decidedly fascist, the leaders of the movement seem in search of martyrs to further their secessionist cause. They would welcome some help from the government. R.M.
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17 Trashing our economy
19 No Indian's land
21 Soccer made in Japan
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6 Rapidinhas 12 Letters 34 The Cultural Pulse 35 Por ai 37 Miami Calendar 38 Los Angeles Calendar 39 San Francisco Calendar 40 That's Brazilian
28 The rediscovery of Tom Ze
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32 Our Rio Grande
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Tipping the scale Brazil has become a burden for the Latin American statistics. According to an estimate by the magazine Latin American Consensus Forecasts, the average inflation of the continent in 1993 will be 683%. When Brazil is taken; off the list, however, this number falls to 18.6%.
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There is no single reason why the southern states have always wanted to be separate.
A proud Gaucho with his Pampas Republic flag
Pampa's fault It might have been just a crazy idea in the past, but nowadays the movement to separate the south of Brazil from the rest of the country is organized, well-funded, and spreading. The majority of the population is still against it. The tide could be changing, however. CARLOS RAVELO
Brazil's problems during recent years have been amply documented: runaway inflation, street children, bicheiro (number runner) gangs, an ever increasing crime rate, governmental apathy and corruption. But now a newer, more ominous inner threat looms heavily upon the political horizon: internal separatism. Indeed, Brazil was truly never destined to become a homogeneous society. After colonization started in earnest, the white Portuguese stock freely intermixed and married with the native Indians, forming the modern mestizo or caboclo. Later on, the same also happened with their black slaves from Africa, forming the mulatto. But subsequent waves of Europeans also helped to sustain the purity of white stock population, and waves of Spaniards, Dutch, Polish, Italian and German immigrants came over, settled and prospered in Brazil. And although there really never were barriers to settlement or expansion within Brazilian soil, the caboclos tended to locate into the Northeastern sertao regions, the black element predominated in the coastal fringes, mainly in the Fortaleza(Ceard)-Salvador(Bahia)-Rio de Janeiro axis, and the white element tended to settle southwards from the state of Minas Gerais stretching down through Sao Paulo and reaching Rio Grande do Sul. It is precisely in the charming city of Santa Cruz do Sul in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, where the inception of a new country is being forged. A fair skinned, 45 year old sociologist-
The push of the sulista movement and its antiNordes tino tone has brought a sudden backlash: a proseparatist Nordestino movement.
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businessman named Irton Marx has put the heat on the Federal Government. Marx is proposing the formation of the Republica Federal do Pampa (Pampa FederalRepublic), by integrating the three southernmost states of Brazil - Parana, Santa Catarina, and Rio Grande do Sul into one new entity. Why? There is no single reason why the southern states have always wanted to be separate. During colonization, the territory fluctuated betweenSpain and Portugal, until the Lusitanians were finally able to get the upper hand. Marx indicates that by as early as 1835, southern Gauchos had already affirmed their right to independence, by proclaiming the Piratini Republic, and later on the Republic of Catarina (1839). This was the Guerra dos Farrapos or Rags War, as it was called, which began on September 19th, 1835. Its leader was Gaucho rebel Bento Goncalves (a city was named after him in Rio Grande do Sul), who overtook the coastal city of Porto Alegre, and was later arrested and taken to what was then the capital of the Republic, Bahia, from where he promptly escaped. Subsequently colonel Antonio de Souza Neto proclaimed the separation of the province of Rio Grande do Sul, on September 11th of 1836, calling it the Riograridense Republic. The proclamation was issued on the edge of the Jaguardo river, which marks the border with Uruguay. Returning to drive the separatist movement, Goncalves pleaded with his followers on a memorable day of June, 1837: "Reject Brazilian domination. As of this day, defend that identical right which Brazilians defended when they separated themselves from Portugal." The experiment lasted until 1845, and many historians keep insisting that the event had been nothing more than a "Republican knee-jerk", leveled against the empire. Things continued in that same vein until 1889, when the Brazilian Republic took Page 8 - NEWS ftom BRAZIL 91 -JULY 1993
hold. Nevertheless, separatist feelings did not die out; they merely t submerged into an "incubative stage" of sorts. Then, in 1932, it was Sao , Paulo's turn to try its hand at secession: the Paulistas took up arms, but their rebellion was suffocated by thei Federal Government, during the Getalio Vargas (a Gaucho) dictator-s ship. The Paulistas only were calmed after a new Constitution was written and Sao Paulo was given a new', Paulista interventor. South x North One of the most compelling rear sons for the separatist movemeilt is simple: economics. When Sao Paulo and the other three southern states are placed as a block and compared to the remainder 23 states and he Feder,al District,We quickly come :up with sane very ir*eresting statistics: the South has 37% of the total population versus 63% for the Others; however, they also carry only 27% of voting representation within the Chamber of Deputies (House of Representatives). Nevertheless, these four states supply the Brazilian government with 64% of all tax and revenue for the country as a whole. Luiz Antonio Fleury Jr., governor of sao Paulo has been lobbying extensively to request a constitutional ammendment to change the way each state is represented. He calls for each state to be guaranteed a minimum of one deputy (Congressperson), and additional ones would be added in accordance with the principle of proportionality or population density. This, he feels, would serve to reverse the distortions resulting fro the current state of affairs. Military governments of e past
had strengthened representation in the smaller and demographically, weaker states of the North-Northeast-Center axis, where oppositionc, parties have traditionally had a relatively smaller influence. The end result was that these less populated smaller states were able to establish a majority vote block within the Chamber of Deputies, which is totally out of proportion to their actual voter base.The current predicament has driven the average southern Brazilian to entertain a separatist mentality; many feeling that what they are doing is financially subsidizing Nordestinos (Northeasterners). Mostly of caboclo stock, the Nordestinos inhabit the impoverished and parched northeastern states of Ceara, Piaui, Sergipe, Paraiba and others. In Brazil, Nordestino drought spells are legendary, and have driven generation upon generation of sertanejos into the concrete jungles of Sao Paulo or the impoverished morros of Rio and other cities, where they pile up in favelas with other Nordestinos. This has created an escalating resentment amongst native city dwellers, particularly in the south.A common saying among southern people is: "We work to support the Nordestinos who only think about Carnaval." But the push of the sulista movement and its anti-Nordestino tone has brought a sudden backlash: a proseparatist Nordestino movement. Recently, a marathon was held in the city of Tuparetama, located some 220 miles north of Recife. The purpose: to gather sympathizers for an Independent Northeast movement. Pedro Tunu, mayor of Tuparetama, states that the serteio might not ever turn to sea, but it could very well "turn into a country." Another Marx The Minister of Justice, MaurIcio Correa, has guaranteed that the government's course of action will be swift and draconian, and won't be simply limited to confiscating separatist litterature. The most wellknown leader of the separatist groups is 45 year old Irton Marx. Grandson of an immigrant German militaryman, Marx studied sociology and later founded Editora Excelsior, a publishing firm. He currently owns a small clothing factory in the city of Santa Cruz do Sul, some 90 miles
COVER northeast of PortoAlegre, where most of the population is of German-Italian stock. Marx sympathized in the past with both the PMBD and the PSB political parties (both in the opposition), but is currently an avowed nonpartisan. He ran for an elective post in Santa Cruz in 1982, but was defeated. According to Marx, there are currently 700 separatist committees amongst the almost 1,000 municipalities within the three southermost states. Just during the last three years alone, more than 2 million signatures in support of the separatist cause were collected. Recent polls show, however, that 79% of Brazilians are against this separatism. Even in the South, the opposition is big: 63% of Gauchos are against the idea, the same happening with 69% of Paranaenses. On the other side, in Curitiba (capital of Parana) 27% favor the new country and in Porto Alegre (capital of Rio Grande do Sul) the pro vote is 32%. Marx indicates that if Federal Government officials refuse to accept and acknowledge a plebiscite, then the Pampa Republic will be created through "popular decree", a process similar to what has been achieved in other countries. Marx expects that southerners will soon
demand a direct voting process simiOn May 23rd the "Republica do lar to the well known "diretas jรก" Pampa" was to have been formed by (direct vote, now) and "fora Collor" popular decree in the streets of Santa (out, Collor) movements of the re- Cruz do Sul; and although hundreds cent past, and of sympathizers gathered in the city that once in- for the event under the anxious watch stalled, the Re- of federal and state police forces, the public would event was postponed to a "future almost imme- date". Nevertheless, thousands of diately qualify cars, motorbikes and display stickers for first-world that proudly extoll: "0 Sul e o Meu status as a de- Pais" ("The South Is My Country") veloped country in its own right. circulate in the South. And Irton Marx "I do not believe in a superior patiently waits for the proper timing. race, but rather in cultural differenThe critics tiations" - he states and although he denies any type of racist overtones, he indicates that the new country would close its doors to unwanted non-skilled labor through the implementation of "drastic measures". Marx aft firms that investors *AIME Ur" from Canada and South Africa "in face of the impending black menace" have One of the most indignant critics already shown interest in investing of the separatist movement is Rio and doing business with the forth- Grande do Sul governor Alceu coming Republica do Pampa. Collares of the PDT party. "They're "We shall become the bread-bas- just half a dozen people", he states ket for all of South America. In fact, emphatically. we will even create a special departCollares vehemently opposes the ment just to deal exclusively with separatist movement, and is backed Brazil". Marx indicates that aside - among others - by Leonel Brizola, from the historical and cultural as- ex-governor of the state, and curpects that separate rently the governor of Rio de Janeiro. the south from the However, they both agree with Marx rest of Brazil, the on one key point: the fact that Rio most compelling rea- Grande do Sul does not receive its son is simply eco- just share, in relation to the wealth it nomics; the evident generates for the central government. desequilibrium The separatists themselves are amongst the differ- using this powerful allegation to furent regions of Brazil. ther their cause. However, contrary The end result is, ac- to his predecessors, Collares has put cording to him, a dis- his money where his mouth is and proportionate con- has gone all the way to the Federal gressional represen- Supreme Court, submitting an issue tation between the for change of the present parliamenfederated states. "We tary representation process; this, in shouldn't have to be an effort to reduce proportional repgoverned by people resentation by states from the northwho are more under- eastern states. developed than us; According to the governor, "backthis is what's promot- ward elites" from those regions are ing family disintegra- monopolizing the national political tion and political cor- agenda by "cutting out the lion's share ruption", adds Marx. in the distribution of funds." ApparNEWS from BRAZIL 91 - JULY 1993 - Page!?
COVER ently, Collares' reference to a more "backward" state of affairs up north is vaguely similar to Marx's rethoric; not surprising, being that they are, in final analysis, both sulistas. Another critic of Marx is the founder of the Movement for Justice and Civil Rights in Rio Grande do Sul, Jair Krische. He states: "I am greatly concerned with this separatist movement; aside from the fact that it promotes an improper ideal, it's possibly advancing a flea-nazi agenda". Krische alleges that he has information that the future republic would be "white, but without any Jews". He also states that the separatists have indicated that Sao Paulo could also choose to become part of the future nation "but they'd have to 'repatriate' all blacks and Nordestinos that currently live within their midst". Krische adds that the current Brazilian crisis has effectively helped to promote those separatist ideals. His statements are backed by those of Army general Gilberto Serra, who has stated that, if required, the armed forces will go into action. However, Irton Marx is not only unfazed by all the ruckus, he in fact welcomes it all. His followers say that his greatest dream is precisely to be arrested and become a "martyr". "For each separatist that's taken prisoner, another will spontaneously come in to take his place. We will fill all the federal prisons in the South," declares Irton enthusiastically. He adds: "Each new manifestation of hate will increase the separatists' prestige. The
more Brazil talks (referring to criticisms by President Itamar Franco), the more we will grow." Writer Luis Fernando Verissimo ponders: "The federal government is overreacting to this movement; they're escalating to a greater level of childishness than the separatist movement itself is." The lines are drawn, and a meek but real balkanization of Brazil is appar-
ently in the works; the south by itself might not be able to pull it off. But if the north and the northeast, cynically referred to by some as the western hemisphere's "tropical Bangladesh", also jump onto the separatist bandwagon, then there would be reason for real worry. At the end, Marx could be his own worst enemy. Some are breaking ranks
with him after some of his declarations that make him sound like a Latin ayatollah. One of his ideas is that bitches should be monogamous. "This story of monogamous bitches, is hard to swallow," said one separatist leader not wishing to be identified, adding: "Who is going to enforce the fidelity of a bitch to a dog ?." Which Marx is this? Karl or Groucho?
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SHORT STORY
째fella, My Pipe and the Sea "Whatever the reason my love for women came from the sea. Not that I am or have been a sailor. I wasn't even born in a sea-town... In my veins, however, the blood that runs is the best from a generation of brave seafarers." MURILO RUBIAO
Gosto de conversar corn ()fella na varanda apos o jantar, cachimbo entre os dentes e o oceano, enegrecido pela noite, estendendo-se a nossa frente. Conto-lhe episoclios da cronica de minha familia ou do mar, esquecendome, quase sempre, de que ela so aprecia historias de cacadas. Quando me lembro disso, lamento a condicao de Ofelia, descendente de uma nobre estirpe de cacadores. Mas o que posso fazer, alem de lastimar? NA째 sinto atracao por esse esporte e entre os meus antepassados nao sei de algum que tenha levantado a arma para exterminar animais que nab fossem do genero humano. Se noto que a conversa vai morrendo, por culpa de Ofelia que cerrou os olhos, para melhor sonhar corn selvas e tiros, cab-me por instantes e me ponho a ouvir vozes soturnas que vem do mar. 째Lig() as sirenas, que cortam a noite como gemidos de homens que se perderam em Aguas longinquas. Talvez seja mera impressao minha.
Os sons emitidos pelas naves, procurartdo ou se afastando do porto, podem simbolizar, para outros, coisa bem diferente. A Pedro, urn velho marinheiro sardento, eles lembram apenas as tabernas inglesas. Nao sei de onde tirou tan estranha ligacao, pois nunca toma o trabalho de explica-la. Contenta-se, quando instado a esclarecer o motivo, em levar os olhos em direcao ao oceano,, como se quisesse enxergar algo encoberto pelas imensas moles d'Agua. 0 botequineiro, que ostenta no corpo dezenas de tatuagens todas alusivas a amores passados - diz que "sac) artes de rabo de saia." Discordo: marinheiro velho lembra-se de mulher somente para ter saudades do mar. II Seja qual for a razdo, o meu amor pelas mulheres veio do mar. Nao que eu seja ou tenha sido marinheiro. Nem ao menos nasci numa cidade litoranea. Sou de urn vilarejo de Minas, agoniado nas fraldas da Mantiqueira. Nas min.has veias, porem, corre o melhor sangue de uma geracao de valentes marujos. Na minha infancia, enquanto os companheiros subiam nas Arvores, ou cacavampassarinhos, eu me debrucava na bartheira e me divertia fazendo navegar pequenos barcos de papel. Corn os anos, as minUsculas embarcacOes passaram a nao me entreter mais, nem me contentava em imaginar, de longe, a beleza dos veleiros singrando verdes Aguas. Esperei que meu pai fizesse a sua 체ltirna viagem que, alias, por pouco n-Ao foi maritima - morreu engasgado corn uma espinha de peixe - para ir morar no litoral. III A desilusao me aguardava neste porto. Logo ao desembarcar, fratureium dos pes e fiquei inutilizado para os trabalhos maritimos. Apais urn periodo de denso desespero, consolei-me da frusNEWS from BRAZIL 91 - JULY 1993- Page 13
SHORT STORY tracao. Distraia-me passeando pelas praias, sempre apoiado em muletas. Conversava com pescadores ou simplesmente observava os navios, a me sugeriremlongos cruzeiros por oceanos infestados de piratas malaios, parecidos corn aqueles que antigamente apareciam bem nitidos na minha imaginacao. E pouco faltou para convencer-me de ter sido em outros tempos experimentado marinheiro. Despreocupado, a minha vida escorregava mansamente, sem que me aborrecesse o tedio da inatividade. Quando acabou o dinheiro que trouxera de Minas, pensei em procurar emprego. Mas o que poderia fazer urn homem aleijado, corn a vocacao de navegante, depois que lhe roubaram o mar? IV Do meu bisavo tambem roubaram o mar. Jose Henrique Ruivaes era capita() de navio negreiro. Estatura gigantesca, ombros largos, desde menino navegava em veleiros que jam a cata de negros para as lavouras do pals. Fisionomia dura, barba negra, a boca sem os dentes da frente, compunham a sua figura bastante temida pelos marujos e escravos. Para provar a forca e a coragem do meu bisavo, contavam que, certa vez, quando uma tremenda tempestade ameacava afundar o seu barco e de terem varios marinheiros caido no mar, tentando baixar as velas, ele subiu sozinho, mastro acima, e as arreou. A facanha lhe custou boa parte da dentadura, pois teve que se agarrar, corn as maos e os dentes, a panos e cordas, para evitar uma desastrosa queda. Corn a Abolicao da Escravatura, Jose Henrique retirouse para uma fazenda, onde passava os dias estirado numa rede. Ern alguns momentos, no embalo da nostalgia, decidiase a retornar ao comando de uma nave qualquer. Agitado, compulsava mapas, ou pegava de uma velha roda de leme e ia para o alto de um morro para simular ordens de comando. Depois, os altos cumes da Mantiqueira, escondendo-lhe o oceano, a certeza de que jamais poderia comandar navios negreiros, faziam corn que ele retornasse a rede. born humor, apeRaramente de quando, de portanas sentia-se feliz mandava suborvoz em punho, codinados imaginarios. V Já o meu avo, que nascera em Minas, contentavase em fazer barcos cionar estampas de de madeira e colenavios. Desculpava-se freqiientemente de nao ter seguido a vocacao ancestral, repetindo o velho Jose Henrique: - 0 mar? S6 em navio negreiro! Talvez desculpasse o seu horror por qualquer especie de agua: em seus oitenta vigorosos anos de vidaconheceu Page 14 - NEWS from BRAZIL 91 - JULY 1993
apenas a que o padre lhe ministrara na cerimOnia do batismo. Ante o exemplo paterno, meu pai jamais externou o desejo de ser navegador, nem tampouco abusou dos banhos. VI Todavia, os fracassos navais de minha familia nao evitaram que eu viesse parar neste porto e, urn dia, fome. chegasse a passar me por muito ternNao sofri a foAlzira, uma viUva, po. Logo conheci riquecera no concujo marido se enbidas. E suicidaratrabando de bea minha falecida se, por motivos que revelou. Sim, a miesposa nunca me sa, que desposei nha falecida espode nos conheceralguns dias depois mos. que nao a pedi em Devoesclarecer sa de sua fortuna e casamento por causua beleza um tanainda menos pela a cara de tainha e o to equivoca: tinha Foi pelo seu odor e odor das lagostas. a escolhi para minao pelo rosto que nha mulher. mento durou pou0 nosso casae terminou corn a co mais de urn arm motivada por morte de Alzira, umas sardinhas deterioradas que ela comera. VII Ofelia, que nao tolera o meu silencio, interrompeu agora as meus pensamentos corn urn latido forte. Olho para ela e, instintivamente, you iniciar uma histOria relacionada corn o mar e me detenho ao perceber o seu olhar desaprovador. Sei que Ofelia esta a espera de uma das minhas mentiras habituais. Revolto-me corn a ingratidao dela: se nao a abrigasse em casa, o seu destino seria o mesmo dos caes vadios. -Nao, Ofelia. Voce poderia ser menos intolerartte corn as minhas fantasias. Aqui, neste lugarejo, espremido entre montanhas, sem divertimentos, nao apreciando cacadas e tend° herdado a vocacao do meu bisavo marinheiro... Percebo que nao fui muito convincente e insisto corn mais vigor: - Sim, ele existiu, é verdade! Vendo que ela nao presta mais atencao no que estou dizendo, desisto de convence-la: - Perdoa-me, Ofelia, nao sei por que procedo assim. Mas gostaria tanto se aquele meu bisavo marinheiro tivesse existido! • Born in Carmos de Minas in 1916, journalist and attorney Murilo Rubido published 0 Ex-Mdgico (The ExMagician) in 1947, a book that was a precursor to Latin American realism° fantdstico. Among his other books: 0 Convidado (The Guest) (1974) and A Estrela Vermelha (The Read Star) (1953).
CRIME
Criminals of all colors, used until now to imperial impunity, are having second thoughts and doubling their precautions. Their nightmare is a female judge who has sent the cream of Rio's mafiosi to a six year tour of the Carioca prison system. RODOLFO ESPINOZA
Rio will never be the same! And neither will the way justice is carried out in Brazilian courts. A sedate, courageous 42 year old Mineira judge has seen to that. She has added a complete new chapter to Brazilian judicial history, and with the sweep of her hand has ended the legal gridlock -at least temporarily - that has allowed Rio's bicheiros (number runners) to keep doing their illegal business virtually unchecked. At the same time, she eliminated the protection they had been receiving from corrupt government officials who were on their payroll. Judge Denise Frossard has provided the country with an up to now impossible wish: putting bicheiro bankers behind bars. 0 jogo do bicho (animal's game) is a centenary tradition that's played all over Brazil. It was created by the Baron of Drummond in 1892, with the stated aim of
helping the Zoo dwellers. In Rio, the ban queiro do bicho has turned into a creature very close to deity. He builds schools and health clinics, sponsors the big Carnaval show on the Avenue, apparently defends the opressed, and he has the last word about who lives and who dies among friends and foes. The twelve capi of the zoological Mafia had gone to downtown Rio to perform a routine act, when they were put in jail. They had to sign a register, something required as evidence that they had not skipped town without proper judicial authorization. After being called and checked for weapons, they were told to sit down and wait. A while later, Judge Frossard made her appearance; with a stern look, and speaking in a deliberately grave tone of voice, she ordered that a bodyguard - later identified as Reinaldo Silva Ferreira, an off-duty Military Policeman - be disarmed of his Colt 45 and a 12 bullet 357 Magnum. "These are high-caliber weapons, with enough amunition to send to Sarajevo," stated the judge. And she immediately proceeded to read a judicial opinion, written in her own handwriting, arguing that the use of armed bodyguards puts the general public at risk, and ordering the immediate "preventive" detention of the bicheiros. Indeed, they were not being detained for a life of blood and crime recorded by the police, but because of their "threat to public order". The same way Al Capone was nailed for failing to pay the IRS. With disoriented looks on their faces, the bicheiros were placed in a 100 square foot cell; Anisio Abrahdo David, one of Rio's three richest bicheiros, sweated profusely all the while wiping his forehead. Seventy year-old Emil Pinheiro became ill and was taken to the Main Army Hospital to receive medical assistance. One week later, the bicheiros, who were saying that the judge would be transferred to a place where she couldn't harm them, were sentenced to six years in prison. Reason presented by Dr. Frossard, as she is called by her colleagues: racketeering and conspiracy to form an armed band. Frossard's chutzpah was celebrated by the public and the media. Trumpeted Carioca daily Jornal do Brasil, in an editorial: "Society has no
obligation, nor the stomach to live with these murderers." After 100 years of impunity, the bicheiros have hit the end of the road. Excepting for a brief period at the end of the Sixties, during the dictain which they were arrested ,torship, "en masse", they have being enjoying relative impunity all along. Judge Frossard had to study 27 volumes of judicial records, most incomplete. In fact, during her investigation she discovered a file on bicheiro Carlos Martins, better known as Carlos Maracand, one of the bicheiros detained in her court. He had been accused of the killing of one of his partners in trade. And to proof-seal her indictment, Judge Frossard requested copies of the suspect's five latest income tax statements. Ultimately, the bicheiros helped her pull the trigger on themselves. They are accustomed to using fake addresses at which they did not reside, and in which they were never "at home" whenever they were visited by the authorities. They were later instructed to go and sign-up at the court. Unsuspectingly, they gave Judge Frossard the misstep that she needed to put them behind bars: they signed the register - perjuring themselves that they were living at those very same addresses which had been previously proven to be false. Not everybody agreee with the judge, however. According to the former president of the Brazilian Bar Association, criminologist Marcio Thomaz Bastos, the preventive prison was " an absurd decision from the technical point of view. It was taken just in reaction to public pressure." A famous judicial authority, Miguel Reale Jr., classified the prison as having "no reason" to be carried out. Life has been less than boring or uncomfortable for the jailed bicheiros. Thanks to their connections, their food has been coming from their favorite restaurants. They still keep signing papers so that money continues to flow to those who make their life a little easier. Four of them who have University degrees were taken to the Polinter Building, where they have private rooms, TV, VCR, radio and plenty of books. They even have an exercise bike and a cellular phone.
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ACTION
Doing it Tired of hearing about the miseries of Brazil, while poverty, hunger and crime increased around them, Sergeant Jose Ferreira and his family started a program to assist very poor children. The results are in and the experience has been a success and an inspiration. CARLOS RAVELO
Monday. A new day and a new week begin for teacher Adineia Cary alho Santana, her daughter Marcia, and her husband Sergeant Jose Ferreira of the Sao Paulo Military Police. On this Monday, just like every other weekday, they start their day at the Tobias de Aguiar Children's Military School, a non-profit, nongovernment sponsored school for underprivileged children. The school is located in Sao Miguel Paulista, a sprawling working class neighborhood in the eastern side of Sao Paulo, Brazil's largest city and the motor that drives its economy. The children range from ages 8 to 15, and all come for classes after their normal school schedules. Here, they receive food, typing classes, and are able to play and share their time with each other. They are also taught music and religion. All come from very poor families; many are from broken homes. Dona Adineia says that come Sunday, she is always looking forward anxiously to the next day; she says she misses being with the children. The couple's eldest daughter, Marcia, who just turned 18, also teaches there. She handles pre-school children, and has a natural affinity towards them. Says Marcia: "No money can ever provide the sense of personal realization that one achieves with these children. I feel very happy to be able to do this." Sergeant Ferreira adds: "The children would probably be in the streets if they weren't here". "Meninos de
Sergeant Ferreira (inset) and his children during a supplemental class.
rua" (street kids), are very prevalent clothing items, cash or educational in Brazil's larger cities, some engag- materials that they receive are truly ing in petty theft or simple vandal- needed and welcome. ism, many times just for having too "Right now, we have an old beatup computer that was donated to us. much time and nothing to do. The school was founded in April Even one or two used computers of 1986, due to the concerns of Ser- more - whatever their condition geant Ferreira himself. As anon-com- would really help us train more of missioned police officer and training these kids," says Sergeant Ferreira in instructor himself, Ferreira was able an animated tone of voice. to see first hand how many of those "Sometimes, our own people here street children were leading a miser- don't appreciate what is being done able life conducive to crime. for these poor kids. It almost seems With the help of Adineia and a lot uncanny that people abroad would of faith and courage, he founded the be interested in calling us to ask about school without any type of govern- our needs". Ferreira refers to our ment subsidy. His efforts have proven unsolicited inquiry about his and his fruitful. Today, 320 children receive family's unselfish work and dedicaassistance and help at the school. . tion to so many underprivileged kids. They eventually started to receive It's Friday. Dona Adineia, Marcia calls for help from older folks as well, and Sergeant Jose watch as the last and decide to start a so-called "Third bunch of children leave the school Age Program" to attend older under- after another week of well-spent time. privileged citizens. They watch and wonder how they'll "More than a school, this has get by the following week. "Deus nos slowly become sort of a larger social ajudardsempre" (God will always proprogram for the community", vide for us) he tells me in a slow and Ferreira says, "but carried out under calmed voice over the long distance enormously precarious conditions. line. He truly believes that. This makes our development somewhat difficult; however, we thank The Assistencia Social e Guarda God each and every day for the cour- Mirim Tobias de Aguiar is located at age and strength to go ahead, and for Avenida Rosaria, 514 - Sao Miguel giving us the health to be able to so". Paulista - CEP(ZIP) 08020, Sao Paulo, The school has no permanent SP Brazil. Their telephone number is agreement with any government 11-55-11 - 297-8488. For more inforagency, and works in an ad-hoc mation here in the U.S., contact Carlos basis. At times they have problems to Ravelo by dialing your own phone even cover basic expenses such as number at his pager (213) 549-1119. If light and water bills, or to obtain you want to help, any donation of basic teaching materials. toys, books, or other useful items will That's why all donations of toys, be greatly appreciated by them.
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ECONOMY
Waste, Inc. Brazil has won another little-coveted title: the one of champion of wastefulness. We send more than $40 billion to the garbage can every year. Enough money for us to pay every cent we owe foreign bankers. RENATO FERRAZ
It's unbelievable. From every 100 tons of grain produced in Brazil, 20 are lost due to bad storage or transportation. For every four buildings completed, constructors produce 33% of debris. The world average is less than 10%. As for electrical energy, more than 15% of it is wasted at some point between generation and consumption. The national cattle industry is a joke: in Israel the daily average yield of milk per cow is 7 gallons; in Brazil it's just a little more than half a gallon. We take almost 12 years to produce a new car model, something that consumes only 2.2 years in Japan. We spend 48 hours to produce one automobile, while the United States, not a champion of productivity either, spends 16. There's tite therefore plenty of reason for Brazil to be considered the world champion of wastefulness by the Sao Paulo Instituto de Engenharia. What we throw in the trash, every year, is worth $42 billion, more than the total of the Brazilian foreign debt with private banks. Experts believe that all this waste is closely connected to the great quantity of unqualified workers who people our job market, to the lack of planning, and to the absence of awareness by consumers and economic agents. The frequent lack of infrastructure is another constantly mentioned reason. Productivity in Brazil is one of the lowest on the globe. Proof? From every one million units produced, 26,000 have problems, while the world average is 200 for every million. By its sheer size, Brazil is expected to have a great deal of waste in the agricultural area. But the reality we are confronted with is beyond imagination. The problems in this sector are responsible for a yearly loss of $1 billion, that is 50% of the total of waste in agriculture. About 70% of all the production is transported by road, creating new difficulties such as a great number of accidents and a fast deterioration of the thoroughfares.
Brazil annually loses 22.1% of the rice it produces, 15% of its bean, 17.07% of the corn, 10.3% of the soybean, and 9.2% of the wheat. As for flowers and vegetables, the country loses every year 40.6% of its production. Brazilians lose annually $2.34 billion alone in the production of rice, bean, corn, soybean, wheat, vegetables, fruit, and cattle. Losses are even bigger, since these numbers don't consider the decline in productivity, derived from the non or bad utilization of agricultural input, such as seed, fertilizers, and pesticides. The main causes for these losses are the small capacity for storage in the rural properties; the long time perishable goods have to stay in trucks not adequately equipped; bad storage facilities as well as deficiencies in the system of receiving, treating, and conserving grains. Technicians from the Agriculture Ministry have also noted that there is an excessive handling of the grains and not enough transportation, even when the truck is the vehicle of choice. On another front, the team of exminister of Finances Paulo Haddad, concluded that the government will waste this year at least $33 billion of a total of $55 billion budgeted for socalled priority programs. According to their study, only 40% of the money released gets to their intended beneficiaries. The 60% left gets lost on its way or is used for other purposes. The new Finance minister, Fernando Henrique Cardoso classifies this crack as the "drains of the Republic". The National Treasure Department blames the problem on the personnel reform that ex-president Collor de Mello promoted during his short and corrupt presidency. Collor eliminated the CISET, a central organ in charge of policing and evaluating expenses. With the reform, every Ministry got its own Ciset, and very symptomatically with the responsible for it being chosen by the each minister himself. Thanks to this system, Paulo Cesar Farias (PC), Collor's friend and partner in embezzlement, was able to establish his system of corruption. PC, according to the same study, was able to control 30% of the federal budget.
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ECOLOGY
The nolanders On paper, the Brazilian natives live a paradisiacal existence in huge and pristine reservations protected from any 'civilized' intrusion. In reality, they are poor, powerless, lacking land, health or respect. ELMA LIA NASCIMENTO The new Brazilian constitution established that all Indian reservations should be demarcated by October. This will be an impossible task. About half of the areas haven't been considered yet, and there is little hope that the work will end any day soon. FUNAI (National Foundation for the Indians) needs $100 million to
fulfill its mission. The federal government doesn't plan to spend more in 1993 than the $650,000 that were spent last year to define the boundaries of the Indian lands. Contributions mainly from Europe and the United States were channeled in 1992 for the demarcation, but again the amount was just a few more than half a million dollars. This participation of NGOs (Non Governmental Organizations) is praised by some, but also chastised by others, who think the Brazilian government is abdicating from one of its prerogatives and obligations. To complicate things, the areas already demarcated as Indian are only a paper abstraction. From 510 areas reserved for Indians in Brazil, 432 have been invaded, most of them through undertaking of the government itself. This assault is made via the construction of roads, railroads and hydroelectric power-stations, and the placement of high tension wires. Among the tribes most menaced by these invasions are the Yanomamis, in the Amazonas state; the Caiapos, in Para; the Guajas, in Maranhao; the Bororos, in Goias, and the Nonoais, in Parana. According to FUNAI, 220 reservations are limited or cut by roads and railroads. In these areas, there are also 14 hydroelectric power plants. This proximity to the main transportation arteries has been provoking a second invasion, this one of poachers and gold diggers. An example of this sad state of affair is the Yanomami reservation in Roraima. Those Indians were exposed to outsiders looking for precious stones, after president Emilio Garrastazu Medici started the construction of BR 245, a interstate road also known as Perimetral Norte. The route was never completed, but it was enough to encourage some adventurers who ended up causing a tragic situation. The presence of the workers building the unfinished road caused the death of 60 Indians, killed by a flu epidemic. The Indians' situation has been worsening since 1991, when then-president Fernando Collor de Mello, in name of efficiency, decentralized the assistance to the natives. FUNAI was stripped of many of its functions and individual federal departments and ministries were charged with administering education, health, economic development, and environmental protection. With their chronic lack of funds, however, these ministries have been unable to set aside any adequate amount to assist the Indian population. In response to a questionnaire sent by FUNAI to all regional administrators, 78% answered that the situation has gotten worse since the 1991 reform. For example, to take care of 930 Indian schools, the Ministry of Education distributed the money to the states and municipalities where these institutions were located. The measure seems to have resulted in chaos. In Mato Grosso, classes had to stop due to the lack of funds for material and fuel for the transportation of students and teachers. The same occurred in Santa Catarina. Sidney Possuelo, FUNAI's president complained recently about the decentralization. "There isn't any integrated strategy. The situation has worsened since
1991," said Possuelo, who suggests that the main policies on the Indians be once again concentrated in the hands of the Foundation. According to the government blueprints, the invasion of Indian lands will only increase from now on. To the 14 hydroelectric power plants now in operation in these areas, 107 will be added. Four of them are already being built, and the other 103 are in the planning stage. The letter of the law says that these plants can only be authorized by the national congress. But the law is rarely observed. Right now the state of Mato Grosso is building an hydroelectric that will inundate 193 hectares on the Serra Morena Indian Reservation. The work there goes at fast pace, however, although the members of the congress never gave their approval to the project. The Juina hydroelectric plant has been drawing garimpeiros and lumberjacks, in the process contributing to the disintegration of the Cintas Largas, an Indian tribe from the area. With all these invasion, lack of funds, need for a direction, it is impossible to talk nowadays about an Indian policy. It seems as if the Indians should be happy and grateful if only they are able to survive during this long dry spell. •
Under the theme of 'International Cooperation", 600 international tourism and ecological leaders will be meeting at the Tropical Hotel in Manaus, capital of Amazonas, from September 20 to September 23. The encounter is the 1993 World Congress on Adventure Travel and Eco-tourism. The Congress in its third version is open to all those interested in ecological tourism, including travel agents, tour operators, conservation organizations, tourism and environmental authorities. Organized by the Adventure Travel Society, the encounter is being hosted by Embratur (Brazilian Tourism Board), Einantur (Amazonas Tourism Board), and the United Nations Environment Program. Due to the fact that this is the Year for the World's Indigenous People, there will be several workshops dealing with the native culture from Brazil and other countries. Do you want more information? The Colorado company Adventure Travel Society telephone is (303) 649-9016.
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In Japan, nobody seems to care that their biggest soccer star has celebrated his 40th birthday in March. Jico, as he is called, has a royal salary of $1.4 million a year, but having arrived in May of 1991 on Japanese shores, the player is considered a football pioneer in those lands. At the beginning, Jico was able to do some mundane things such as shopping in the supermarket, going to the park with the children, or traveling by train to the Ibaragi province, site of headquarters for his team, the Kashima Antlers, without being bothered. No more. Jico is none other than Zico, the Brazilian world Cup champion and one of the luminaries of the American Cosmos when this team was trying to get some respectability in the soccer world. The Japanese beginning was hard. As Zico recalled recently, there was no locker room, he had to wash his uniform himself and to play in earth fields, and sometimes there were no more than 100 people watching the game. In two years, however, soccer in Japan suffered a gigantic revolution, a move that could serve as a model and inspiration for the United States, in the process right now of making football a popular game among Americans. The youngest professional soccer league in the world had its premiere in May with a plethora of big business sponsors and crowded stadiums. Formed by 10 clubs, the J-League, as it's being called, has as backers such big names as Nissan, Toyota, Nippon TV Network, All Nippon Airways, Panasonic, and Sumitomo Bank, the sponsor of Zico's team. No wonder that the clubs were able to attract the best
players money can buy all over the world. No fewer than 45 foreign players were recruited, among them British Gary Lineker, Argentinean Ramon Diaz, and German Pierre Littbarski. The most popular team, the Yomiuri Verdy, has also a Brazilian as its brightest star. Immensely popular, Ruy Ramos has acquired Japanese citizenship and is part of the national team of Japan. His image curly hair and a memorable moustache - has graced all the literature about the start of the League championship. Zico has been proposing the limitation of foreign players allowed in each team. He thinks no club should have more than five foreigners, and no match should count with more than three outside players in each side. The athlete says he learned this lesson, during that time in the United States: "The Americans didn't want to go to the stadiums to watch ten foreigners defending their team. When I played for the New York Cosmos, there was only one American player in the squad. The same is going to happen with the next World Cup. Only foreigners are going to watch." The Japanese, naturally, take more than seriously their Football, Inc. And the main reason behind that seem to be that they are determined to stage the 2002 World Cup in Japan. To reach this goal, besides the overhauling of their soccer, the Japanese have obtained the backing of such names as "king" Pele, "kaiser" Frank Beckenbauer, and Bobby Charlton. Gary Lineker, British star who scored more goals in the last Cup is enthusiastic: "Everybody is very excited about football. This is a very good place to be at this moment."
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Xuxa hasn't completely deserted the Brazilian and Argentinean TV where she started her meteoric career as a children's and adults' entertainer. While taking daily English lessons in Beverly Hills in preparation for her American premiere in September, the singer-presenter has been flying to Rio and Buenos Aires, to tape programs in Portuguese and Spanish. Xuxa's new program on Brazilian TV shows a change in her personal style, as well as in program format and background decor. But deep down is still the same show she has been presenting for the last seven years. just having crossed the 30 year barrier, Xuxa has now opted to tone down her teenage look, taking instead a modish but more discreet choice of clothing and colors. Rainha dos Baixinhos (Queen of the Shorties) this blondgaricha does not sit on her laurels. She now wants to cater to the same kids who have grown up with her show, and who are now in the early and mid teens. It is common knowledge that she has a tremendous following among young and middle age adults, particularly males. Her new program has five sections. Although in her opening show she didn't sing, there were special guest singers such as Steve B and Banda Beijo. The first section called "0 X do Problema" (The 'X' of the Problem gives the tone of futile seriousness that will permeate the whole program. The theme chosen for the first program was UFOs. Among the participants on the mock debate: two experts in flying saucers, an alchemist who says she communicates telepathically with the ex-
THE MORE XE XANGES Xuxa is back on Brazilian TV every Sunday, for a weekly fix for the fans. The new "Xuxa" show is more like old and unimproved. CAROL BLEAR
tra terrestrials, a woman stating that her son lives in another dimension, and a farmer who received from an E.T. the mission to build a saucerport. At the end the panel of authorities concluded that all the positive vibrations from Xuxa meant one only thing: the presenter herself came from outer space. In the same vein, Xuxa interviews a personality, in a shorter and poorer version of This is Your Life called Truth or Lie. Children were not forgotten. They show up in The Pyramid Game, a question and answer contest. Another section of the program which is in the old Xuxa style is called Idea to Cure the World. Each week phrases and drawings with solutions to all sorts of problems are given by five to ten year old children, and the best ones are chosen. The prize: one week in Los Angeles, with the right to visit Michael Jackson's private zoo. An additional section is called One moment of
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Fame, in which a chosen person has 60 seconds to fulfill any personal fantasy in front of the camera. It would probably be prudent to keep that section of the program to kids age 5 and below, no matter what the older fans think! She will not be using her trademark and beloved spaceship. Her scenographer Joao Cardoso Filho, who has been working with her for the past five years guarantees a more urban like stage combining the feeling of buildings in New York and Sao Paulo. The innovation doesn't come cheap: $130 thousand. For some sour critics, the new Xuxa program is better for two main reasons: it is shorter and it's not daily but weekly. Mary Tyler Moore (MTM) productions has gone out of its way to cover the whole U.S. market, when Xuxa's program starts to air in the U.S.. Xuxa herself has been busy trying to explain to the American public some of her most notorious lines such as "soltar a franga". She has faithfully translated the expression as "to drop the chicken". Her Yankee program will reach approximately 615 American cities, and 80% of the population. But not everything is wine and roses; one of the American tabloids has already called her Porno Queen, alluding to her appearances in Playboy and a softcore porno film at the beginning of her career. She is not one bit surprised. "If they've spoken bad about me in Brazil, why shouldn't they do it in the U.S.?", she asks, adding: "When the Americans made the proposal, I was very candid, telling them that I had posed for Playboy and had worked in a blue movie."
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When actor Tony Lima came from Portugal to the U.S., he intended to become a judo teacher. Now he applies the mental and physical disciplines of judo to build a promising film and stage career FRANCINE ALEXANDER
What do judo and acting have in common? Tony Lima has some interesting answers to that question. In his case, they are linked not only by a happy series of coincidences, but also via the rigorous psychology of discipline, perseverance, and what Lima calls "focus." "Judo takes a lot of concentration, a lot of respect, a lot of coordinationthings that you can apply to other
areas in life." Like show business, for example. "Because," says Lima, "you've got to be very persistent. It's a process that takes time. As you keep practicing and trying to improve as each day passes, then that's when success comes." Lima is on the rising slope of what has all the earmarks of a successful acting career. He already has several films to his credit, including action movies such as Deep Space and Forgotten Heroes, as well as Casual Sex, a project with Andrew Dice Clay. Lima's next film will premier on the 13th ,,cis of this month. The 20th Century Fox production entitled Only the Strong will add to the actor's credits of action films. One could say that Lima's film career began at age nine when he took up judo - "something I could focus my attention on," he says. Today he is a black belt and a national champion, a valuable asset to directors of films such as of Only the Strong, where actors need to learn capoeira as well as their lines. Born in Portugal, Lima arrived in the United States seventeen years ago with the intention of turning his judo skills into a teaching career. Instead, he was approached by filmmakers who sought his talents for action scenes. "A few people saw me competing and asked me if I'd be interested in d,oing stunt work," he recalls. "I wasn't too excited about stunt work because I had already broken bones in judo. When you're talking about stunt work, you're talking about quite a few bangs." To make the transition to acting, Lima studied at the Beverly Hills Playhouse, where he discovered a love for the craft. "I studied there for quite some time, and I found I enjoyed the acting side more than the stunt work." His subsequent pursuit of acting work led to a recurring role in the daytime drama Days of our Lives and in a string of highprofile commercials, including a Pepsi spot with Michael Jackson. He also landed roles in local stage productions of Polo Lounge, God, and The Monkey's Paw.
"The interesting part of being in the business is portraying different characters and becoming somebody else," says Lima, and he takes this aspect of his profession very seriously, literally becoming the character he portrays. "You need to bring the character home with you so that you sleep with this person and eat with this person. Then you have a better knowledge of who the person is. Otherwise there will be empty spots." He points out that these spots show through in performances where actors are living only the part of the character that they like. "And there are a lot of parts that you don't necessarily like. Whether you like it or not you need to do it to become a better actor." Lima's dedication ranges from taking up smoking full time for a character he decides is a smoker (even though Lima is not) to spending the day in a Santa Barbara mental institution for a scene from One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, "so I could study how mental patients really spend the day." Lima also takes lessons from those he admires, such as Marlon Brando, Robert De Niro, and James Dean, watching videos of their work several times a week. But he maintains that the best school of acting is life. "It's the things you learn that make you stronger, that make you weaker, that bring you happiness, that bring you sadness, a close relative who passes away, people who get married, the sincere moments." In the future, Lima has plans to direct his own works, two plays that are "a little on the edge" and a love story to be filmed on the subways of Portugal. To date, Lima has yet to work in his home country or in Brazil, but hopes that his career will soon take him to projects in both countries. "A lot of people dream as little kids that they're going to become big stars," he says, "but I wasn't like that." In fact, acting seems to have pursued Lima rather than the other way around. But the match looks like a good one. For his performance in The Monkey's Paw, he was named best actor by the Southern California Association of Theater Owners. If he keeps his focus, Lima might be able to turn that into an Oscar. •
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Pity! John Krich had a wealth of places, sounds, smells, voices, feelings, nature, people to write about, but all he managed to do was this. Why Is This Country Dancing? A One-Man Samba to the Beat of Brazil, by John Krich (Simon & Shuster, $22, 320 p.) DARNEL FANNIER
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Fans of Brazilian music can usually look forward to the As partners dancing across the pages of his release of a new book on the subject. There's a rich mine from latest book, John Krich and I weren't always which to excavate, and the treasures within—the artistry of some cheek-to-cheek. of the world's most gifted poets and composers—have given The first hurdle confronting Krich is simmost writers enough wealth of ideas to prove truly interesting ply our natural resistance to any interpretaand informative for readers. So how did John Krich manage to tion of Brazil by someone who's so obviously come up with the cynical and self-indulgent narrative entitled a fish out of water. Now, if Caetano Veloso or Why Is This Country Dancing? Gilberto Gil had written about their musical The book sets out to explore the regions of Brazil in search of canterings across Brazil, it would be a cinch to the inspiration for the various artists of Brazilian music. Krich is drop our defenses and sashay to the beat. clearly a fan, but the problem with the book may lie in this very It's not that Krich tries to fool us. He never fact. He himself admits to feeling a deep disappointment upon poses as an expert on recent Brazilian music, arriving in the country only to find that he had not landed in the so that's not the problem. For me, it's in the midst of the bucolic experience depicted in the late 1950s film stance assumed by the writing itself. In his classic, Black Orpheus. To expect such an illusion is romantic, but effort to imitate or complement the looseas nave as coming to the United States and wonder, limbed slackness ing why you are not in the midst of Please Don't Eat the of the fevered ,1 140 . C01101,4 Daisies. rhythms he purtie ,077).• ,0114` Krich's tone is one of a diary, full of references to vojkSCIPthes et sues, Krich does a personal experiences and reading catalogs from other kind of wordplay periods in his life. The presentation is a stream-ofshuffle that can consciousness confusion that obscures his observaseem flip, glib, and tions and leaves the reader searching for the point. often too cute. This task is made even more tedious by Krich's There's a tendency constant surprise and preoccupation with what lies here to round off on the surface. He is overwhelmed by the difference descriptions with a between what he wants Brazil to be and what he finds pun or a quip, as there, as if the people and the landscape should well as to sugarsomehow have foreseen his arrival and prepared coat and pep up better. His voice, as a result, is definitely that of a the inherently tourist - not student, not explorer, not guest. bland facts and figTo confound this continual introspection with the ures about consubject of Brazilian music only insults the latter, even temporary Brazil. though the passages on music tend to hold the best This obvious material of the book, in the form of intelligent words maneuver to sidefrom the musicians themselves. If Krich had truly step the mire of dry listened to what these individuals had to say, perhaps reportage is perhis perspective would have gained some humanity. Instead, we fectly understandable, but sometimes it backare enriched by the words of Veloso, Aldir Blanc, Gil and others fires. The witticisms can seem like they're at only to return to the bleak disappointments and nave revelathe expense of Brazil, and their effect - not tions of their interviewer. infrequently - serves do distance Krich from No one ever said that Brazil is a paradise without problems. his subject and the reader from the author. Even someone who only knows the country through its lyrics Ironically, when Krich isn't trying to be so quickly develops a sensitivity to the extremes of good and bad clever his journalistic strengths kick in and his that persist there. But perhaps Krich would have done well to observations fall neatly into place. read something about the country before landing on its shores. In short, by trying to avoid certain pitfalls Either that or learn a little of the language. Complaining that bell Krich has tumbled backwards into others. But hops in Rio don't even have a "boa dia" for him in the morning what about the contents, the substance, the leaves speakers of Portuguese almost as "speechless" as Krich. black-bean-and-rice of his enviable quest? This self-described "new-age traveler" is still looking at the Krich has certainly corralled an impressive world through the tunnel vision of "self," something for which roll call of singers, composer and musicians, Page 24 - NEWS from BRAZIL 91 - JULY 1993
BOOK Americans have been famous for many years. In Krich's own words: "Will it really add a swing to my step knowing that a certain Carnival [sic] beat summons forth a certain African deity? Will all those hours on the bus, dying of thirst in the hellhole of Teresina, add anything to my enjoyment of a bolero by Chico Buarque? What do the cooings of Milton Nascimento have to do with the price of silver in Ouro Preto? And what can the snores of the toothless hags heading back from Belo to Rio the day after Christmas have in common with the imaginary murmurs of the obscure object of aural desire, Our Lady of Ipanema? I can't say that the places Brazilian music has led me have been half as soothing or curative as the music itself. But they have been more rigorous and surprising. Seeing the conditions that the music transcends, the pain that it soothes, only makes me more impressed with the end product. After all, if the realism evoked by Brazilian singers really existed, then nobody would need the music." This last observation by the author underscores the weakness of his book. In this volume, the music, like all of Brazil, seems to exist only for Krich's approval or disapproval. A real chance to merge history and society with art has been passed over in Why Is This Country Dancing? Assuming Krich intends to answer this question - a questionable starting point in itself - he certainly fails to do it. And unfortunately, those of us who were looking forward to a more substantial treatment of our favorite subject are left as disappointed as Krich. •
and their words (perhaps not always in context) are liberally employed to back up Krich's own observations about music and the music maker's life in Brazil. However, since these quotes are dispersed rather than set down in a handy Q&A format, one may have difficulty utilizing them later on. And this is a point, I should emphasize, which is reflective of the whole pie. As a musical reference guide it's too unstructured, as a travel guide it's too vague, and as a personal memoir it's too sketchy. The discography at the end of each chapter is nice, but how much more convenient it would be if this information had been grouped together by chronology and region, for easy access. Maybe this 'one-man samba to be the beat of Brazil', needed a couple of frisky gals to enliven it up, and I say this not as to sound flippant myself, but by way of pointing out that John Krich, apparently, never worked up a samba-induced sweat on the dance floor. This, I assert, would have earned him a few credibility points if I may speak from personal experience (briefly, and long ago, I was married to a Carioca dancer). However, let's just push all these tables and chairs aside and acknowledge the author's love for Brazilian music and applaud the endurance that led him to undertake, not only several trips to Brazil, but also the somewhat more prosaic task of writing it all down. If we can look the other way when Krich careens out of step we can still find plenty to enjoy and learn from in what he has to say. •
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PROFILE Brazilian music, specially Djavan, Caetano, Jobim, and Gal Costa, and they always add songs by these musicians in their concerts. Hugo is very popular in South Africa. His first album, nominated for the best album on the Sane Awards, gave him the title of best male vocalist and great fame throughout South Africa His life after this They are from Portugal through South Africa and prize changed; it made him into a nationally renown talent, with his life being lots of listening of Jobim, Gal Costa, Caetano, featured in a one-hour TV special. He grew up listening to Roberto Carlos, Djavan. They play a Tico-Tico no Fubd you'll Gilberto Gil and Jobim, and, of course, never forget and they play themselves with un- Portuguese folk songs. He has family in Sao Paulo, Brazil, which gave him an opfailing passion. What a find. portunity to learn more about Brazilian music and experience first hand. ARIANE DALLA DEA Jojo Alves has had a comparable fame Jazz and swing always make a good combination, and so it does with in South Africa. With several years of Brazilian rhythms, of course. The duo Hugo Jojo mix these styles with classical guitar study, Jojo earned the fame their Portuguese roots and South African influence, and the result is an of best guitarist there and had three top interesting and delightful balance that reflects today's musical direc- twenty albums in the South African popution. In their recently released first album, Hugo Jojo Live, they show this lar music chart His energetic performances range of rhythms, with jazzy compositions that carry a tropical feeling; exhilarated the public, which led him to present a guitar workshop on national TV, a sort of Ivan Lins with Portuguese accent. There are three compositions written by the duo featured in their exhibiting his unique talent. Jojo explains his musical influences: album. In Here We Are, the guitars show strong Portuguese and Spanish "Our music in the alcadences with a Brazilian tempo. Passado bum is a mixture of is a definitely Portuguese sound with Flamenco, Bossa African tones, and in The Journey the Nova, and pop muLusitanian sounds enrich its melody, sic. In my house, while resembling the musical styles of when I was growing Flavio Venturini and L6 Borges in the up in South Africa, I Clube da Esquina record. heard plenty of The album highlights four more songs samba, cha-cha-cha, produced by Jojo Alves with different Tom Jobim, and other partners that are in the same distinctive Latin rhythms, in adlevel of the previously mentioned songs. dition to Portuguese The only two pieces by different authors and African music." are Tico-Tico no Fubci by Zequinha de The fact that Hugo Abreu, famously portrayed by the duo's and Jojo have had compatriot Carmen Miranda, and the little contact with Bracontemporary Portuguese folk song zilians, musicians or Saudades by A. Rodrigo and R. Valentino. not, and that we BraAll the songs in the album reveal a supezilians have strong rior technical and melodically quality, Portuguese and Afriand a distinguishing mix of jazz with can influence, make European, Latin and African rhythms. their music worth Hugo Fernandes and Jose Alves were hearing because it born in Portugal and moved to South sounds Brazilian. Africa when they were children. Hugo Their composiwent to Cape Town, and Jojo went to tions give us a Johannesburg, where they met ten years glimpse of our musiago, at a time when both musicians en- Hugo Jojo: an Afro-Luso-Brazilian m cal roots and help us joyed a successful solo career. The friendship developed into a partnership that begun in 1986, resulting in several understand what our music became. Bemusical experiences. One of them being a propitious move to Los cause of the colorful style of the music played, the duo has it all to become a great Angeles a year after their association started "We have made money with our music since we first arrived in L.A.," success, and adding a Brazilian or African says Hugo, "we are very fortunate that we didn't need to work at percussion might definitely speed their different jobs to keep on playing our music." Hugo and Jojo love rise to American fame. •
Hugoing & Jojoing
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MUSIC
Mr. Hip Discarded by the Brazilian intelligentsia as demode or just nutty, Tom Ze was resigned to end his days singing in Brazil's back-land cabarets where payment is little and where he was bilked many times of his wages. Then David Byrne entered his life. ELMA LIA NASCIMENTO
hard, a small town in the back-lands of Bahia, may have lost a talented gas station attendant. The world has had the chance, however, of knowing a most inventive composer, that many Brazilians were dismissing as being closer to madness than genius. After being rediscovered and recognized in the United States and Europe, Bahiano Antonio Jose Santanna, better known as Tom Ze, is having a second chance at success in his own country. Although -hard to find, his last CD produced in the US is being imported by Brazil. One of the founders of Tropicalismo, in 1968, with Gilberto Gil and Caetano Veloso, Tom Ze never had the popular appeal or the critical success of the two other Bahianos. .-71e even had a short career as a hit-maker in the early 70s with songs such as Se o caso e chorar (If the case is to cry), but music ended up being a side show in his life. He worked at ad agencies, producing jingles, and at odd jobs since then. The composer, after being denied a new chance at several Brazilian recording companies, and being tired of dealing with deadbeats who wouldn't pay him for his singing in small towns, was resigned to an early musical retirement. He even seriously considered the invitation of a nephew who wanted him to change his gypsy life for the modest security of a job fueling cars in hard. He was already packing when came word through a Sao Paulo newspaper that ex-Talking Head David Byrne was coming to Brazil to see him. This was in 1988. Two years earlier, Byrne, in one of his discovery trips to Brazil had bought by mistake, in a used records shop, the 1976 Tom Ze album, Estudando o Samba (Studying the Samba) with its misleading title. Pleasantly shocked by what he heard, Byrne decided to release in 19'90 the "D The Best of Tom Ze through his own label Luaka Bop,. It was a critical success, despite its modest commercial appeal. That was enough for Byrne to go ahead with a second project, The Hips of Tradition, this one with new songs not previously recorded. For Tom Ze, this was also the end of a recording fast that had lasted 17 years. In a recent interview with Christopher Dunn published by The Brasihans, Tom Ze said: "Byrne really saved my life, because ostracism, being ignored is very painful; it' s almost something which can make your sick and kill you. ' Explaining his role in Brazilian pop music, he added: "Tropicalismo modified the way in which our nation looked at the world. It spurred the creative capacity of Brazilian musicians, and this is eternal." Seemingly without resentment, the singer-composer concluded: "-Thank God, in our poverty, in our deficiencies, we have this artistic side.., it's like something sacred..." The new album derives its name from ancas das tradicdes (hips of the traditions), an expression used in Tat uarambd, one of the songs included in the CD that starts with "Descobrir as ancas das tradicoes para o ferro em brasa dos anUncios", phrase that is repeated in English throughout this bilingual tune: "To expose the hips of tradition to the burning iron of ads." No wonder Tom Ze has been considered too avant garde when not just plain crazy. His sounds are sometimes painfully dissonant, and his accumulation of images leaveus gasping for understanding even in the original Portuguese. In the delicious Ogodo, Ano 2000 (Ogodo, Year 2000), words are a meaningless sonority to the contagious melody: "Talac-tac-tac-tac tamborim / Teleco-teco-teco-teco viola() / Toloc-toc-toc-toc agop / To-loc-toc twenty 0 0, twenty 0 0." The exhilarating experience is repeated in the inspired Fliperama that says: Flip, flip, flip / Filip Flip - Filip - Filip - Flip / Flipe - pepe - pepe - pepe / Rarรก - rard - rard - rard / Rara - rara - rd / Ra - mama - mama - mama - mama / Fliperama." At 56, the self educated guitar player is brimming with musical inspiration. Instead of using percussion instruments he gives the chords the percussive chores, such the guitar, the electric guitar and the base. After listening to his music, The New York Times reviewer enthused: "Brilliant and provoking." The French weekly Nouvel Observateur was even more generous in its appraisal: "We will never be able to thank David Byrne enough. Tom Ze is a genius." This has to be a sobering and shameful time for those critics and recording executives who had discarc_ed Tom Ze as decrepit and loony. As the second reading from the First World indicates, he was just too advanced for his own time and country. Page 28 - NEWS from BRAZIL 91 - JULY 1993
MUSIC
A Tom Ze canapĂŠ
Feira de Santana
Santana's Market
Viajo segunda-feira Feira de I'll be leaving Monday for Santana Santana's Farmer Market
Sem a letra All
Without the Letter "A"
Sem voce nem tristeza Without you we will not teremos even have sadness Pra nos lamentar. To mourn ourselves. Sem voce nem morrer Without you there's no de saudade, dying of longing, Nem mesmo chorar, Or even crying Pois nao ha chorar. For there is no crying. E o amor? And love? 0 amor desaparecera. Love will disappear E o amor? And love? Da lembranca ninguem Nobody will even renem se lembrard. member remembrance E o amor? And love? Seperderninguemmais If lost no one will go in a vai num olhar glance E o amor? And love? Empty word, nobody will woo anymore Will woo Will woo Will woo
Quem quiser mandar recado Remeter pacote Una carta cativante A rua numerada 0 nome maiusculoso Pra evitar engano Ou entao que o destino Se destrave longe.
Whoever wants to send a message To ship a package An engrossing letter To the street with a number The name in capitals To avoid mistakes Or that fate Should come unleashed far away. Meticuloso, meu prazer nao Meticulous, my pleasure tern medida has no boundaries Teje aqui segunda-feira an- Be here on Monday before I tes da partida leave
Viajo segunda-feira Feira de I'll be leaving Monday for Santana Santana's Farmer Market Trace aqui seu endereco Sem deixar tropeco Pode seu destinatario Ter morrido ou simulado
Scrawl here your address Without leaving any doubt Your addressee may Be dead or may have faked it Pousado ou avoado lie may have perched or flown Nas sentencas do seu fado. On the sentences of your fate E eu vou ficar avexado And I'm going to be upset Corn uma carta sem dono By a letter with no owner Levando a cuja penando Carrying it agonizing with sem ter pousada no place to rest Batendo de porta em porta Knocking from door to door Como uma alma penada. Like a tormented soul Viajo segunda-feira Feira de I'll be leaving Monday for Santana Santana's Farmer Market
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Mas se eu trouxer de volta 0 desencontro choroso De missao desincumprida, Devolvo seu envelope Intacto, certo e fechado. Odeio disse-me-disse Condeno a bisbilhotice
But if I bring back The mournful disagreement Of an unfinished mission, I'll return your envelope Intact, genuine and sealed. I hate "he-told-me-thats" I condemn hearsay
Viajo segunda-feira Feira de I'll be leaving Monday for Santana Santana's Farmer Market Se se der o sucedido Me aguarde aqui no piso Sete semanas seguidas A partir do mes em frente Nab sou letra reticente Palavra de homem racha Mas nao volta diferente.
If this happens Wait for me here on the floor Seven continuous weeks From the next month on. I'm not a reticent letter A man's word can crack But it will never change.
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CD
The magic flute and percussion and trombone and clarinet and guitar and... A review of four CD's just-released in the United States with the best of Brazilian instrumental music. FRANCINE ALEXANDER
Three new releases from Caju Music offer a new taste of jazz to fans of instrumental music and the Brazilian spirit. The company has dedicated itself to showcasing the talents of Brazil's premier instrumentalists. They've gotten themselves off to a good start with three albums of impeccable talent and taste: Gosto de Brasil, Dois Irmilos, and Bonfd Magic. Executive Producer: Peter Klam. GOSTO DE BRASIL Gosto de Brasil can be described as a mellow and intelligent collection of guitar tunes accompanied variously by flute, bass, percussion and voice. The album principally showcases the technical skill of Nonato Luiz, who delivers a crisp guitar performances with nostalgic overtones. Luiz is joined by Djalma Correa on percussion and Luiz Alvez Page 30 - NEWS from BRAZIL 91 - JULY 1993
on acoustic bass, Mauro Senise on flute, and Clarisse Grova on vocals. The album revolves around simple themes, and music that is neither complex nor challenging, but agreeable and soothing. The arrangements draw on musical influences with a wide geographic _ scope, bringing east and west, north and south into the mixture. We also hear an interesting juxtaposition of traditional, jazz, and classical elements woven into most selections. Some of the best moments are found in the guitar solos, especially the slightly sad Rubi Grenci and the traditional Maria Bonita. Nonato Luiz is an accomplished player who calls forth many voices from the instrument. But what is most pleasing, and perhaps most interesting, about he album is the blending of textures between guitar and flute, percussion and voice, and the different tones and harmonies they bring out in the guitar. A feeling of chamber music pervades, whether the Suite Nordestina, with a new age, jazz direction carrying the northeastern theme, or the romantic, bossa-like Estrada de Caninde/ Qui Nem filo. Overall, a pleasing collection of melodies and harmonies, a good foundation for good listening. DOIS IRMA OS The general flavor of this special and unusual album is jazz, but be prepared. At first the interplay between clarinet and guitar may sound strange, but it soon takes hold as two talented musicians deliver music that makes you stop what you're doing and listen. Paulo Moura on clarinet and Raphael Rabello on guitar perform an intimate concert for your living room, a private serenade of very personal music. The collection interf sperses familiar melodies with compositions by Moura. In all selections there are rich flavors to fill the senses, and throughout, the album maintains afresh, spontaneous quality - the happy outcome of a project that was created on the spot in the studio. The program opens with Ronda/ Sam pa, transporting the listener to a dark, smoky coffee house then emerging onto a sunny sidewalk. Two of the selections seem to take us back in time, with the speakeasy tones of Moura's clarinet in Chorando Baixinho and Luiza freshened by Rabello's guitar. The tempo and mood picks up a distinctly Brazilian quality in Domingo no Orfeelo Portugal, Violdo Vadio, a good one for guitar fans, and Morena Boca de Ouro, which has a little of the surprise of Dave Brubeck. In Tarde de Chuva, the clarinet takes on the role of crooner, singing sweetly to guitar accompaniment. Only a couple of selections seem to wander somewhat aimlessly, and only in Um a Zero do we get the impression that the two instruments might be fighting each other a little. The album ends on an upbeat note with Um Chorinho em Aldeia that, as the title suggests, strikes a balance between the cloudy and sunny qualities of the album. BONFA MAGIC Considering Luiz Bonfa's well-established and considerable repu-
CD tation, it's more than enough when an album lives up to expectations. This release certainly does, and Bonfa fans will be treated to new versions of favorites, some new selections, and a few special numbers born spontaneously in the studio. Indeed, much of the album has alive, on-stage feeling - that is, live and on stage in a corner of a small, intimate venue. Bonfa's gentle and romantic interpretations range from sophisticated jazz solos to quiet arrangements with a sentimental quality. Rio Acima launches the program with mellow, silky voice of guitar backed up on bass and percussion. Romantic and sensual, this piece is one of several on the album that have never been previously recorded. Fat Tuesday's Theme offers fans another never-before-recorded gem, one the artist himself had forgotten. Producer Arnaldo de Souteiro had recorded the pastoral theme when it was first improvised at the New York's famous jazz club that inspired the name for the song, and replayed it for Bonfa so that it could be included on this collection. Guitar solos are special highlights of the album. They include new selections, such as Smooth Dreams with a classical, almost baroque flavor, and improvisations like the sweet Ruth's Waltz and the gentle and nostalgic Magic Passion, which was created while the artist waited for a film crew to arrive and record the session. The album also gives us some performances in the great tradition of classic jazz. Sofisticada, a lighthearted jazz waltz, fulfills the highest aspirations of the classic jazz trio. Men ma Flor, the most heavily instrumentalized selection, and Almost in Love, written for Elvis Presley in 1968, are two other choices for hard-core jazz fans. Bonfa's classic, Manhli de Carnaval, is rendered anew on this collection with a beautiful and haunting melody line played by Marcio Montarroyos on flugelhom. The album ends with the only composition not written by Bonfa: April in Paris, a tribute to French beauty Catherine Deneuve. Every song on this album is a gem. Executed with flawless technique, the collection is truly a collector's item.
BATA COTO Produced by percussionist Teo Lima, Batacoto is a modern tribute to Brazil's varied heritage through music that both moves us to move and moves us to think, through simple and complex musical themes that reach the heart in a deeply personal way. It is a varied collection that gives a taste of the broad spectrum of Brazil's past and present. The album opens borrowing a jazz flavor, brisk and driven by a melodic bass line, to create Cam inho das Pedras, a pop version of the American Indian dance catira that can still be found in Goias, Mato Grosso, Sao Paulo, Minas Gerais, and parts of Rio de Janeiro. Virou Areia, sung by Lenine and composed by Lenine and Braulio Tavares, is an urban, Djavan- like melody whose listening is easy, like riding a
wave. Another highly urban Lenine composition benefits from a smoky delivery by Gilberto Gil that, as always, lightens the spirit while not diminishing the thoughtfulness of the lyrics. A spare performance, a modern, haunting sound. Two of the most outstanding offerings are African choral pieces. N'kosi Sikelel'I-Afrika, the anthem of the National African Congress, is performed gloriously as a capella, while So Bashiya Bahlala Ekhaya, the anthem for the Black Youth of South Africa, is accompanied by percussion and accordion. The voices and harmonies strike the ear like velvet. Other selections with African roots venture back to slave culture for songs of homesickness, sainthood, and escape, with the compelling rhythms of Jon go, con gada, and maracatu behind the poetry of legends. The songs never lose their momentum, propelling us gladly through the album. Fans of Ivan Lins will be gratified to find six out of fourteen cuts are his music. Lins has created an easier, perhaps happier sound than we heard on Awa Iyo, but not without the characteristic punctuation of keyboard, percussion, and distinctive phrasing. Camalecio is offered in two versions, English and Portuguese. Dionne Warwick's smooth-as-satin voice, in superb form, is a perfect accent for this breezy composition. Folia Serrana is based on a children's dance from Portugal, the melody sung by Jerry Goodman' s violin and backed up with a persistent snare drum. Two catchy sambas, Ta que tå and Quitambo, are bright as a sunny day. Each in its own way celebrates the easy life, and that's just what the music seems to beckon us to do, take it easy and enjoy - if you can keep from dancing. Again, wonderful voices, this time from Suzanna Bello and JorJao Barreto, fill out the melodies. All in all, an album well worth the investment. Recommendation for listening: Find some sun or get in a car, open the windows or roll down the top, put on the music and take a long ride. • NEWS from BRAZIL 91 - JULY 1993 - Page 31
TOURISM
Bubbly and inebriating South Rich with European culture and traditions, Rio Grande do Sul has a very different mix from Northern or Souheastern Brazil. Not less exciting or rewarding, however. ARIANE DALLA DEA
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Rio Grande do Sul, located in the southernmost point of Brazil, is one of the most diversified states in the country. The miscegenation of races, cultures, and traditions enriches this state that is also wealthy in natural resources. Its festivals, fine wines, cattle, textile and apparel industries, crafts, and architecture reflect this richness, and assure a strong economy. Of pleasant climate and well-defined seasons (cold winters, hot and humid summers, bloomy springs, and cool autumns), and with a food that is characterized by barbecue, beans, potatoes, and plenty of pasta, Rio Grande do Sul attracts a wide variety of people, and its population personifies this attraction with the strong influence of Indians, Portuguese, Spaniards, Germans, and Italians. The population here kept its traditions, making Rio Grande do Sul a unique state. Founded in 1772 by the Portuguese, the capital Porto Alegre, now with a population of 1.5 million, maintains the traditions and customs of its colonizers. It offers a variety of attractions, and the Centro de Tradiceies GaUchas (Center for Gaucho Traditions) at the Guilherrne Schell street, featuring traditional food, dance, and music, is one of the city's biggest entertainment centers. The city has also its handful of good museums, the best of them being the Museum of Art, located at praca da Alfandega. Porto Alegre has five major and well-kept parks - all in pleasing locations - that are also worth visiting: Parque Harmonia, at Av. Loureiro da Silva, along the Rio Guaiba; Parque Farroupilha, in the downtown area, with its arts and crafts fair, and Parque Moinhos de Vento, at Av. Goethe, are the ones that deserve special consideration. The mountain ridge area, in the northeast side of Rio Grande do Sul, and consisting of twenty cities, is divided into three regions. The wine country region is mainly influenced by Italians, that kept their language since they came 50 years ago; a phenomenon that attracts Italian students. The area has Brazil's most traditional vineyards in a region stretching for more than 33 thousand hectares of grapevines. Here you can find our biggest and best wine producers. Bento Goncalves, 69 miles from Porto Alegre, with its shoe manufacturers and leather export industry, home of the biennial National Wine Festival, is the "Brazilian Wine Capital," and the country's major wine and grape producer. The greatest attraction in this city are the vineyards, of course, where you can not only taste the wines, but also see their manufacturing. Pay special attention to Aurora, Salton, and Casa Valduga vintners. Continue your wine tasting journey 25 miles from Bento Goncalves, in Caxias do Sul, the Brazil's second biggest wine and grape producer, and home of the annual National Grape Festival. Check out the internationally renown vintners Castelo Lacave and Vinicola Rio Grandense. In both cities you will come across
TOURISM many taverns with wine cel- main attraction is the Canyon Itaim- ruins of Sao Miguel das MissOes, a mission lars selling homemade bezinho, part of the Parque Nacional de that is part of Unesco's list of Man's Culcheese, bread, sausage, and Aparados da Serra, located in the city of tural Heritage. Every evening there is a chocolate. Cambara do Sul. It has an extension of sound and light show that portrays the Garibaldi, home of the 4.5 miles; is 1,828 feet deep, and has history of that locale, and features songs Brazilian Champagne Fes- craters that go from 1,524 feet to 5,080 with authentic Tupi-Guarani tribal melotival held every three years, feet. The region is also known for its dies. and of an artificial ski slope, apple culture. From Lagoa dos Patos, the biggest lake lies only eight miles from Torres, located at the north coast in Latin America, to the natural beauty of BentoGoncalves. There you and 128 miles of Porto Alegre, is the the plains; from the cool high mountains, to can find the vintner Maison most frequented resort town in the state, the warm beaches, and with a culturally Forestier, a long time fine and features beautiful beaches with rich people, that comes from a colorful wine producer. white sand dunes. mixture of races, Rio Grande do Sul is a The other cities that have To the west side of the state you'll delightful experience in nature, art, culture, excellent vintners are Far- find the town of Santo Angelo and the and history awaiting for you. roupilha, Veranopolis, and Flores da Cunha, with its famous National Vintage Festival held every four years. Five cities make up the hydrangea region located in the higher mountains. Canela and Gramado are the main attractions. With a 4221 Wilshire BI. #391 - Los Angeles, CA 90010 visible and strong German (213) 525-3300 - Fax (213) 525-1584 influence, and massive hydrangea cultivation, Canela offers the cafĂŠs colon iais - a Brazilian version of brunch - and its famous and deliRIO/SĂƒ0 PAULO $795 cious homemade chocolate. The city's best attraction is ASUNCION $949 the Parque Estadual do LIMA $609 Caracol, with its forest reservation and a 500 foot high SANTIAGO $889 waterfall. BUENOS AIRES $935 In Gramado, at an altitude of 2,500 feet and only ECUADOR $609 four miles from Canela, you'll find a German style NEW YORK $358 (AT) architecture and many LONDON $609 wicker, wood, wool, ceramics, and leather, handicrafts. PARIS $609 It is most famous for its MADRID $885 annual Brazilian Film Festival, in March. It also hosts a LISBON $785 number of other festivals, HONOLULU $298 as the Classical Music Festival, in July, and the Arts and Crafts Festival, in SepRepresenting: VASP, VARIG, AMERICAN, tember. Both towns offer LADECO, LAN CHILE, AIR PARAGUAY, horseback riding, and a AEROLINEAS ARGENTINAS, AERO PERU wide range of accommodaAND UNITED AIRLINES. tions. They are about 100 miles from Porto Alegre. Valley Office (818) 785-8844 The massif region, loOrange County (714) 520-4535 cated at the highest altitude, San Diego (619) 685-4080 3,048 feet, and in the coldest temperatures, is one of %:ESSINSffittostg...., the most extraordinary. Its
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Almanaque Brasil - Vaudeville-like play set in the 50s with lives orbiting around the radio. Text and direction by Noemi Marinho. Como Encher um Biquini Selvagem The premiere was on 62 but this play written by Miguel Falabella continues to pack houses in Rio. Claudia Jimenez plays several characters adopting different accents in this monologue about life and psychoterapy.
Consenting Adults (logos de Adultos), 1992 - A River Runs Through It (Nada E para Sempre), 1992- Alive (Vivos), 1993 - Nowhere to Run (Vencer ou Morrer), 1993 - Sommersby (Retorno de urn Estranho), 1993
Detalhes Tao Pequenos de Nos Dois - He is a compulsive nitpicker, she is the new maid, full of life. The love story between them happens amidst King Roberto Carlos songs. Comedy written by Felipe Pinheiro. A Escola de Bufoes - On his death bed, Folial, a master of buffoons gives his last lesson to his troupe. Play written by Michel de Ghelderode and directed by Moacyr Goes. Imperio das Meias Verdades - A new version of the book of Genesis, through the eyes of a person who collects in the street the body of a murdered man. Written and directed by Geraldo Thomas Porca Miseria - Four brothers from Bixiga, a low middle class neighborhood in Sao Paulo, struggle to survive in this comedy. Authors: Jandira Martini and Marcos Caruso. Rancor - Two brilliant men - the master and his disciple - trying to win hearts and minds of a population through their columns in the local newspaper. Written by Otavio F. Filho Page 34- NEWS from BRAZIL 91 - JULY 1993
Close My Eyes (Tres Amores, Uma Paixiio)-England,1991 -Disillusioned with her marriage, a woman decides to have an affair with her own brother. Conterraneos Velhos de Guerra Brazil, 1992 - A documentary about the building of Brasilia, from the point of view of the candangos, the workers who made it, some of which where massacred.
Edes Emma Draga Bobe (Queridas Amigas) - Hungary, 1992- Friends survive in Budapest teaching English, cleaning houses and going out with foreigners.
Pepi, Luci, Born y Otras Chicas del Montan (Pepi, Luci, Born) -Spain,1980 - Directed by Pedro Almodovar. Three women and their adventures. They are a publicist, and a sadomasochist and her lover. Split Second - (0 Destruidor) Great Britain, 1991 - After an ecological catastrophe in the next century, London has to deal with a rebel detective fighting against a mass murderer creature.
Time of Miracles (Tempo de Milagres) - Yugoslavia, 1992 - Government efforts to eliminate religion from a small town cause the opposite effect: people start believing in a new Messiah.
Non-fiction 1.Passando a Limpo -A Trajetoria de urn Farsante - Pedro Collor Brother of ex-president washes Fernando Collor's dirty clothes. 2. 0 SucessoNdo Ocorrepor Acaso - Lair Ribeiro - Brazilian doctor living in the U.S. teaches how to improve mental capacity. (Rosa dos Tempos)
3.Prosperidade-FazendoAmizade corn o Dinheiro - Lair Ribeiro Dealing with money. (Objetiva)
4. Comunicactio Global - Lair Ribeiro - Persuasion techniques. (Objetiva) 5. Confissiks de Adolescente Maria Mariana - Diary about teenager conflicts. (Relume Dumard)
Fiction
1. 0 Alquimista - Paulo Coelho An individual trying to find his destiny. 200 weeks on bestselling list. (Rocco) 2. As Valkirias - Paulo Coelho Mojave Desert's revelations, including meeting Guardian Angel. (Rocco) 3. Escrito nas Estrelas - Sidney Sheldon - The author of sex and money is back. (Record) 4. 0 Dicirio de um Mago - Paulo Coelho - A man in search of spiritual mysteries walks more than 400 miles. (Record) 5.Doze Contos Peregrinos -Gabriel Garcia Marquez - Short stories about Latin-Americans living in Europe. (Record)
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GOING TO BAHIA? EsTUPIDAMENTE COOL Have you ever had the compelling urge to eat a dobradinha, a frango a passarinho, a estrogonofe de camarcio, a bacallzau a portuguesa, or a carre de porco, only to find out there was no place to appease your craving? Tell your palate and stomach that their days of unfulfilled longing have ended. Now Los Angeles has a restaurant offering all these plates, and much more - starting at $5.95 - including naturally the obligatory feijoada on Saturdays and Sundays. For those who love a chopinho (draft beer), the foamy liquid is being offered for two humble quarters. The restaurant has room for 160 people, and a flavor of French brasserie, with ample parking. There's Brazilian music on the air, and soon it will be live. Dee Dee Diner has just started its Brazilian adventure, in Brentwood, very close to UCLA, and we haven't had a chance to taste its goods. But we think it's worth to check it out right now. Make a note: 11819 Wilshire Blvd, tel.: (310) 478-1650.
BRAZILIAN SPICE Bahiana Vaneyde Waller took her California multiservice shop south. After 17 years serving the Los Angeles area, she opened a new business in La Jolla. (Now, her sister is taking care of the Marina Del Rey place.) Custom dressmaking is the specialty of Vaneyde's Tailoring Shop. Vaneyde designs and sews for men and women alike. Among her clients are some Hollywood celebrities such as Francesca, the vocalist from the Platters. In her new venture, the Brazilian businesswoman will be selling also stones and gifts imported from Brazil. Add to this a service that she was already offering at Marina Del
Samba reggae and axe will be celebrated, sung and danced for four days this coming August during an international party reuniting Afro musical groups from Brazil, the Caribbean, the United States, and Africa. The celebration is the Fest'In World Music Festival to be staged in Bahia, August 26 to 29. The cream of the crop will be performing during the festival, including Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, and Carlos Brown. They will be joined by artists as the Neville Brothers from the U.S., Youssou N'Dour from Senegal, and Gregory Isaacs from Jamaica. Brazil Nuts Tours and yang are offering a seven day package including everything from plane tickets to festival tickets, from hotel accommodation to land tours. Need information? Call Brazil Nuts at 1 (800) 553-9959.
Until September 7, MoMA, the Museum of Modern Art of New York will be exhibiting a vast panorama of contemporary Latin American art. There are more than 300 works of art from 98 artists, one third of them Brazilians, in the exhibit called Latin American Artists of the 20th Century. You'll find there a who's who of our most renown artists, names such as Tarsila do Amaral (picture) Segall, Guignard, Portinari, Di Cavalcanti, Volpi, Cicero Dias, Helio Oiticica. A plethora of different styles are represented, including conceptual and minimalist art. The event counts also with a musical and a film program. Our Tom Ze will be singing and among the Brazilian movies to be shown there will be Bye Bye Brazil,
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THURSDAY 1 6:30 pm - Rita de Cassia e Cabecao sing from samba to lambada at Copacabana Nights 9:30 in - Mi uel Cruz at Manao's
FRIDAY 2
8:00 pm - Paulo Gualano Band at Bay Club 8:30 pm - Lambada, capoeira and samba at Brazilian Tropicana 9:00 pus - Brazilian Jazz at Hotel Vila
SATURDAY 10
6:30 pm - Rita de Cassia e Cabecao sing from samba to lambada at Copacabana Nights 7:30 pm - Pagode at La Fiorentina 8:00 pm - Erica Norimar & Brazilian Explosion band at Mango's 8:00 pm - Paulo Gualano Band at Bay Club 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 Copacabana Nights 8:00 pm - Live Brazilian Music at Brazil Delicious Restaurant 8:30 pm - Lambada, capoeira and samba at Brazilian Tropicana 11:00 pm - Tonia Elizabeth sings Brazilian Jazz at Alcabaza 8:00 pm - Erica Nodular & Brazilian Ex losiou band at Man•o's
SATURDAY 3
SUNDAY 11
6:30 pm - Rita de Cassia e Cabecito sing from samba to lambada at Copacabana Nights 8:00 pm - Live Brazilian Music at Brazil Delicious Restaurant 8:00 pm - Erica Norimar & Brazilian Explosion band at Mango's 8:30 pin - Lambada, capoeira and samba at Brazilian Tropicana 11:00 pin - Tonia Elizabeth sings Brazilian Jazz at Alcabaza
SUNDAY 4 4:30 pm - Miguel Cruz at Mango's 6:30 pin - Rita de Cassia e Cabecao sing from samba to lambada at Copacabana Nights
MONDAY 5
6:30 pm - Rita de Cassia e Cabecao sing from samba to lambada at Copacabana Nights 4:30 pm - Miguel Cruz at Mango's
7:30 pm - Charles & Rafael sing Mtisica Sertaneja at Brazilian Tropicana
WEDNESDAY 14 9:30 pm - Miguel Cruz at Mango's 7:30 pin - Live Miisica Sertaneja at Brazilian Tropicana
THURSDAY 15
6: I pm- Rita de assiae abecao sing from samba to lambada at Copacabana Nights 9:30 tu - Mi uel Cruz at Man o s
7:30 pin - Charles & Rafael sing Mtisica Sertaneja at Brazilian Tro icana
FRIDAY 16
WEDNESDAY 7
THURSDAY 8
6:30 - Rita de Cassia e Cabecao sing from samba to lambada at Copacabana Nights 9:30 m - Mi uel Cruz at Mango's
RI DAY 9
6:30 pm - Rita de Cassia e Cabecio sing from samba to lambada at Copacabana Nights 7:30 pm - Pagode at La Fiorentina 8:00 put - 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
MONDAY 19
9:30 in - Mi lel Cruz at Man•o
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
MONDAY 26 9:30 pm - Miguel Cruz at Mango's
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TUESDAY 27
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WEDNESDAY 28
TUESDAY 20
7:30 pm - Charles & Rafael sing Mtisica Sertaneja at Brazilian Tro icana
WEDNESDAY 21
9:30 pm - Miguel Cruz at Mango's 7:30 pin - Live Mitsica Sertaneja at Brazilian Tro icana
I pin ' gue ruz at • ango s 7:30 pm - Live Miisica Sertaneja at Brazilian Tro icana
THURSDAY 29 6:30 pm - Rita de Cassia e Cabeciio sing from samba to lambada at Copacabana Nights 9:30 pm - Miguel Cruz at Mango's
THURSDAY 22
FRIDAY 23 6:30 pm - Rita de Cassia e Cabeciio 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 Noriniar & Brazilian Explosion band at Mango's 8:30 pm - Lambada, capoeira and samba at Brazilian Tropicana 9:00 pm - Brazilian Jazz at Hotel Vila
SATURDAY 24 6:30 pin - Rita de Cassia e Cabecao sing front samba to lambada at Copacabana Nights 8:00 pm - Live Brazilian Music at Brazil Delicious Restaurant 8:00 pm - Erica Norimar & Brazilian Explosion band at Mango's 8:30 pin - Lambada, capoeira and samba at Brazilian Tropicana 11:00 pm - Tonia Elizabeth sings Brazilian Jazz at Alcabaza
FRIDAY 30 pm ' a u e ssiae as ecao 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
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SATURDAY 31
I pinase sia e a ecao sing from samba to lambada at Copacabana Nights 8:00 pm - Live Brazilian Music at Brazil Delicious Restaurant 8:00 pm - Erica Norimar & Brazilian Explosion band at Mango's 8:30 pm - Lambada, capoeira and samba at Brazilian Tropicana 11:00 pm - Tonia Elizabeth sings
SATURDAY 17
6:30 pm - Rita de Cassia e Cabecao 6:30 pm - Rita de Cassia e Cabecao sing from samba to lambada at sing from samba to lambada at Copacabana Nights Copacabana Nights 8:00 pm - Live Brazilian Music at 7:30 pin - Pagode at La Fiorentina Brazil Delicious Restaurant 8:00 pm - Erica Nodular & Bra- 8:00 pm - Erica Norimar & Brazilian Explosion band at Mango's zilian Explosion band at Mango's MiWgstogIROMINMEMMNAPSMINNWRZWOMM SITES & PHONES
SUNDAY 25 4:30 pm - Miguel Cruz at Mango's 6:30 pm - Rita de Cassia e Cabecao sing from samba to lambada at Co acabana Ni hts
SUNDAY 18 4:30 pm - Miguel Cruz at Mango's 6:30 pm - Rita de Cassia e Cabecao sing from samba to lambada at Co acabana Ni•hts
6:30 pin - Rita de Cassia e Cabecao sing from samba to lambada at Copacabana Nights 9:30 n - Mi uel Cruz at Man o's
8:00 pin - Live Brazilian Music at Brazil Delicious Restaurant 9:30 in Mi u 1 r iz at Matwo's
9:30 pm - Miguel Cruz at Mango's 7:30 pin - Live Musica Sertaneja at Brazilian Tro icana
8.30 pm - Lambada capoeira and samba at Brazilian Tropicana 11:00 pm - Tonia Elizabeth sings Brazilian Jazz at Alcabaza
Canfiu's - 10760 Biscayne Blvd., Miami Copacabana Nights - 3430 E. Atlantic Blvd., Pompano Beach -(305) 941-2751 Fedora's - at Hotel Adrian - 1060 Ocean Dr., Miami Beach. Hotel Vila -5960 SW 70 St., Miami - (305) 667-6664 La Fiorentina - 196 SE 1st. Ave., Downtown Miami - (305) 358-7482 Mango's Tropical Café - 900 Ocean Dr, Miami Beach - (305) 673-4422
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FRIDAY 2 8:00 pin - Georgia Martello at
Vine Street 8:00 pm - La Boom at Zabumba 9:00 & 11:00 pm - Ana Gazzola & Brazil Sound Trio at Atlas Bar &
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9:00 & 11:00 pin - Marco Aridl & Justo Almario at Le Café 9:00 - Pagode with Banda Constelaciio & Mila at Cafe Danssa
SATURDAY 3
8:00 pm - Georgia Martello at
Vine Street 8:00 pm - La Boom at Zabumba 9:00 - Pagode with Banda Cons-
telacao & Mila at Cafe Danssa
SATURDAY 10 7:00 pm - Totnas & Katalina at The Amazon Café 8:00 pm - Banda Constelacao at Zabumba 8:00 pm - Georgia Martello at Vine Street 9:00 pm - Eliane Estevao at La Ve Lee 9:30 pm - Banda Constelacao in BRAZILIAN CARNAVAL NIGHT at Tilly's - See ad page 11.
8:00 pm - Hugo Jo-Jo at Nucleus
Nuance 9:00 pm - Banda Constelacao and D.J. Michel V. in Festa da Lua Cheia at Fais-Do-Do
TUESDAY 6 WEDNESDAY 7 •
FRIDAY 9
Vine Street 7:00 pus - Tomas & Katalina at The Amazon Café 8:00 pm - Banda Constelaclio at Za h u nib a 9:00 pm - Eliane Estevao at La Ve Lee 9:00 & 11:00 pm - Ana Gazzola & Brazil Sound Trio at Atlas Bar & Grill 9:00 & 11:00 pm - Rique Pantoja at Le Cafe
8:00 pm - Tomas & Katalina at Alice's Restaurant
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Sounds of Brazil - Every Thursday, 9:30 am - 11 am, KPFK, 90.7 FM with Sergio Mielniczenko Brazilian Hour - Every Saturday and Sunday, 9:00 am - 10 am, KXLU, 88.9 FM with Sergio Mielniczenko Brazilian Scenes - Every Wednesday, 7:30 pm - Channels 3, 37, 52, 61 - Public Access 0 Brasil no Ar - Every Saturday, 11:00 am - 12:00 noon. Cable System - San Fernando Valley - Ch. 48
8:00 pm - Georgia Martello at
SUNDAY 4
8:00 pin - Georgia Martello at
Vine Street 9:00 & 11 pm - Sonia Santos & Obathala Band at Birdland West - 105 W. Broadway, Long Beach Info: (310) 436-9341
SUNDAY 11
THURSDAY 8 I , •
Vine Street 9:30 pm - Sonia Santos & Obathala Band at Tilly's
Alice's - 1043 Westwood Blvd. Westwood - (310) 208-3171 Amazon Cafe - 2301 Artesia Bt.-Redondo B.- (310) 371-2915 Atlas - 3760 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles - (213) 380-8400 Brazilian Music Center - 6226 Sta Monica Bl. (213) 467-5715 By Brazil - Cabrillo Ave. Torrance - (310) 787-7520 Cafe Danssa - 11533 W. Pico Bl. West L.A.- (310) 305-8387
Vine Street 8:00 pm - La Boom at Zabumba 9:00 pm - 2:00 am - Sonia Santos
& Obathala Band in Festa "Edina" at Radisson Hotel. - 15433 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks. Info: (818) 760-4600. See ad page 26. 9:00 - Pagode with Banda Constelacao & Mila (Mocidade hidependente de L.A.) at Cafe Danssa
SATURDAY 17 7:00 pm - Tomas & Katalina at
WEDNESDAY 14 8:00 pm - Georgia Martello at
Vine Street
THURSDAY 15 Vine Street
SUNDAY 18 Nuance Pedro's Grill
TUESDAY 20 8:00 pm - Tomas & Katalina at Alice's Restaurant 9:00 pm - Brazilian Night with live music, dance & food at FaisDo-Do
WEDNESDAY 21 8:00 pin - Georgia Martello at Vine Street 8:00 pm - Ana Gazzola at Money Tree Restaurant - 10149 Riverside Dr., Toluca Lake - Info: (818) 769-8800
9:30 pm - Midnight Drums featuring Remi Flores at Tilly's
FRIDAY 16 8:00 pm - Georgia Martello at
Catalina Bar & Grill - 1640 N. Cahuenga Bl. (213) 466-2210 Fais-Do-Do - 5257 W. Adams L.A. - (213) 932-9034 Grand Ave. Bar - Biltmore 506 S. Grand Av(213) 612-1595 Kafe Kafka - 6069 W. Sunset BI -Hollywood -(213) 464-3938 La Ve Lee - 12514 Ventura Bl. - Studio City - (818) 980-8158 Le Cafe - 14633 Ventura Bl. Sh. Oaks - (818) 986-2662
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FRIDAY 23 8:00 pin - Georgia Martello at
Vine Street 8:00 pm - La Boom at Zabumba 9:00 - Pagode with Banda Constelacao & Mila at Café Danssa
SATURDAY 24 7:00 pm - Tomas & Katalina at
The Amazon Café 8:00 pm - Georgia Martello at
Vine Street 8:00 pm - Banda Constelacao at
Zabutnba 9:00 pm - Eliane Estevao at La Ve Lee
SUNDAY 25 Pedro's Grill
8:00 pm - Banda Constelacao at
8:00 pm - Tomas & Katalina Alice's Restaurant
Tilly's
8:00 pin - Georgia Martello at Vine Street 8:00 pm - Banda Constelacao at Zabumba 9:00 pm - Eliane Fastevao at La Ve Lee
8:00 pm - Hugo Jo-Jo at Nucleus
TUESDAY 13
Vine Street 9:30 pm - Banda Constelacao at
8:00 pm - Banda Constelaciio at
food. - 11819 Wilshire Blvd., Brentwood - Info (310) 478-1650. See ad page 4. 8:00 pm - Banda Con.stelacao at Pedro s Grill
8:00 pm - Georgia Martello at
The Amazon Cafe
3:00pm - 10 pm - Grand Opening of Dee Dee Diner with Brazilian
8:00 pm - Georgia Martello at 8:00 pm - Georgia Martello at
THURSDAY 22
RADIO & TV
Lula Dance Studio-51791/2 W. Adams BI- (310) 310-280-3467 Lunaria - 10351 Santa Monica Bl.. -W. L.A. - : (213) 282-8870 Moonlight Tango - 13730 Ventura - S.0.-(818) 788-2000 Nucleus Nuance - 7267 Melrose Ave. - (213) 939-8666 Pedro's Grill - 1739 N. Vermont, L.A. - (213) 660-9472 Stein on Vine - 848 N. Vine St. Holl wood - (213) 465-4762
TUESDAY 27 8:00 pm - Tomas & Katalina
Alice's Restaurant
WEDNESDAY 28 8:00 pm - Georgia Martello at
Vine Street
THURSDAY 29 8:00 pin - Georgia Martello at
Vine Street 9:30 pm - La Boom at Tilly's
FRIDAY 30 8:00 pm - Georgia Martello at
Vine Street 8:00 pm - La Boom at Zabumba 9:00 pm & 11:00 pm - The Rio
Thing at Le Café 9:00 - Pagode with Banda Cons-
telacao & Mila at Cafe Danssa
SATURDAY 31 7:00 pm - Tomas & Katalina at The Amazon Café 8:00 pm - Banda ConstelacAo at Zabumba 8:00 pm - Georgia Martello at Vine Street 9:00 pm - Eliane Estevao at La Ve Lee Tilly's - Wilshire at 11th St. Santa Monica - (310) 451-1769 Truly Yours - 18588 Ventura B1 - Tarzana - (818) 996-3131 Venice Bistro - 323 Ocean Ft Walk, Venice, (213) 392-3997 Vine Street - 1610 Vine St. Hollywood - (213) 463-4375 Waterfront Cafe - 205 Ocean F. Walk ,Venice-(310) 392-0322 Zabumba -10717 Venice Blvd Culver Cit - (310) 841-6525
calendar - july 93 - s. francisco Nova at Chambord 7:00 pm - Paulo Kamira interprets Bossa Nova at Aioli 8:00 pm - Brazilian Music at Bahia Tro ical
FRIDAY 2 7:00 pm - Lisa Silva & Batucada at Aioli 8:00 pm - Brazilian Music at Bahia Tro ical
SATURDAY 3
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm - Carlinhos Oliveira in Feijoada Musical at Brazilian Fruit Basket Restaurant 3:00 pm - A flora Brasileira on KPFA, 94.0 FM 3:30 pm - 7:30 pm - Viva Brasil at The Ramp 8:00 pm - Brazilian Music at Bahia Tro ical
SUNDAY 4 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 - Brazilian Music at Ba1 1 ± 6:00 pm - Afro-Brazilian Percussion and Dance at Alberto's 6:30 pm - Viva Brasil in Samba Dance Class at Yoshi's, followed by dancing at 8:30 pm 8:00 pm - Brazilian Music at Ba-
TUESDAY 6 8:00 pm - Brazilian Music at Bahia Tro ical
WEDNESDAY 7 6:00 pm - Jack Gates with Bossa Nova at Chambord 8:00 pin - Brazilian Music at Bahia Tro ical
FRIDAY 9 7:00 pm - Lisa Silva & Batucada at Aioli 8:00 pm - Brazilian Music at Ba-
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SUNDAY 11
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
RADIO Canta, Brasil - Every Sunday, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm - KKUP, 91.5 FM, with Xuxu, Maria Jose and David Heyman A Dora Brasileira - Every Saturday, 3:00 pm, KPFA, 94.0 FM with Elvira Cola and Eric Taller Tropicalia Brasiliama - Every Friday, 7:00 pm, KUSF, 90.3 with Raimundo Franco Braisileirinho - Every Wednesday, 9:30 pm, KZSC, 88.1 FM with Renato Frota 10:00 am - Percussion and Samba with Mestre Beicola at Brazil Culture & Arts 8:00 pm - Brazilian Music at Bahia Tro ical
MONDAY 12
6:00 pm - Afro-Brazilian Percussion and Dance at Alberto's 6:30 pm - Viva Brasil in Samba Dance Class at Yoshi's, followed by dancing at 8:30 pm 8:00 pm - Brazilian Music at Bahia Tropical 9:00 pm - Marcos Santos with Tropical Spice play Sambat •
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8:00 pm - Brazilian Music at Bahia Tro ical
THURSDAY 15 6:00 pm - Doug Gittins with Bossa Nova at Chambord 7:00 pm - Paulo Kamira interprets Bossa Nova at Aioli 8:00 pm - Brazilian Music at Bahia Tro ical
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FRIDAY 16
pm - A Imigracao e a Naturelizaccio na America - Dr. Joel Stewart's conference at VASP - 40 Grant Ave., San Francisco, CA . Info: (415) 399-1046 7:00 pm - Lisa Silva & Batucada at Aioli 7:00 pm - Tropicana Brasiliana on KUSF, 90.3 FM 8:00 pm- Brazilian Music at Bahia Tro ical
SUNDAY 25
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SUNDAY 18
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 - Brazilian Music at Bahia Tro ical
MONDAY 19
6:00 pm - Afro-Brazilian Percussion and Dance at Alberto's 6:30 pm - Viva Brasil in Samba Dance Class at Yoshi's, followed by dancing at 8:30 pm 8:00 pm - Brazilian Music at Bahia Tropical 9:00 pm - Orquestra Bahia at Alberto's
WEDNESDAY 14 6:00 pm - Jack Gates with Bossa Nova at Chambord 8:00 pm - Brazilian Music at Bahia Tro
Encontro Cultural at the International Institute - 2209 Van Ness. For info: (415) 334-0106 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 - Brazilian Music at Bahia Tro ical
TUESDAY 20 8:00 pm - Brazilian Music at Bahia Tro ical
WEDNESDAY 21 6:00 pin - Jack Gates with Bossa Nova at Chambord 8:00 pin - Brazilian Music at Ba-
THURSDAY 22 6:00 pm - Doug Gittins with Bossa Nova at Chambord 7:00 pm - Paulo Kamira interprets Bossa Nova at Aioli 8:00 pm - Brazilian Music at Bahia Tro ical
FRIDAY 23 7:00 pm - Lisa Silva & Batucada at Aioli 7:00 pm - Tropicana Brasiliana on KUSF, 90.3 FM 8:00 pm - Brazilian Music at Bahia Tropical
10:00 am - Percussion and Samba with Mestre 13eicola at Brazil Culture & Arts 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm - Canta Brasil on KKUP, 91.5 FM 8:00 pm - Brazilian Music at Bahia Tro ical
MONDAY 26 6:11 pin - Afro-Brazilian Percussion and Dance at Alberto's 6:30 pin - Viva Brasil in Samba Dance Class at Yoshi's, followed by dancing at 8:30 pm 8:00 pm - Brazilian Music at Bahia Tropical 9:00 pm - Chaio Eduardo & Escola h
TUESDAY 27
8:00 pm - Brazilian Music at Bahia Tro ical
WEDNESDAY 29 6:00 pm - Jack Gates with Bossa Nova at Chambord 8:00 pm - Brazilian Music Bahia Tro • ical
FRIDAY 30
7:00 pin - Lisa Silva & Batucada at Aioli 7:00 mu - Tropicana Brasiliaua on KUSF, 90.3 FM 8:00 pm - Brazilian Music at Bahia Tro ical
SAT RDAY 31 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm - Carlinhos Oliveira in Feijoada Musical at Brazilian Fruit Basket Restaurant 3:00 pm - A Flora Brasileira on KPFA, 94.0 FM 8:00 pm - Brazilian Music at Bahia Tropical
SATURDAY 17 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm - Carlinhos Oliveira in Feijoada Musical at Brazilian Fruit Basket Restaurant 3:00 pm - A bra Brasileira on KPFA, 94.0 FM 8:00 pm - Brazilian Music at Ba,Itmiimmmittommtwinimmtitimmomnimiam
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
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