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To all of you who called from all over - San Francisco, New York, Miami, Brazil - to enquire about our well-being without making any jokes, it was great to hear from you. To those who didn't call but were worried anyway, we can now reveal that our office escaped intact with nary a scratch. Not even our piles of Veja, Isto E, and Manchete budged from their peaceful rest. We even feel a little guilty in the face of those who weren't that fortunate.
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In Brazil, what we lack in natural disaster we make up on man-made catastrophes. According to estimates of the government itself, the country is losing annually $80 billion to fraud practiced throughout Brazil by all sizes of Mafias. Compared to that big hole our $110 billion foreign debt is cafe pequeno (chicken feed). If this is consolation for anyone, at least - as our cover explores - we have the vigilant general watching over us. Ate breve. R.M.
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The revelation came as a surprise during an interview to Manchete TV network. "I want to say something extremely serious," said Justice Minister Mauricio Correa, matter-of-factly. "Not long ago, some people called on President ltamar Franco with the mission of convincing him to endorse a coup." The people to which Correa referred to were never identified. The president himself downplayed the matter and the military reaffirmed their disposition to uphold the constitution. Questions still linger. How serious was the idea of a Fujimorization of the Brazilian system? As Peru's Fujimori, Franco has a short fuse when criticized by the press and although the country has no guerrillas, Brazil's problems with corruption sometimes seem to need a little extra help from somebody strong, preferably wearing khaki. The military wouldn't dare any coup, say some political observers. Can they be that sure?
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ess than a decade after they abandoned control of Brazil's destiny by leaving it in the hands of civilian politicians, ne of the Western Hemisphere's largest military establishment has again let its heavy sotaque (accent) be heard., this time loud and clear! After pronouncements made earlier by Brazil's Finance Minister, Fernando Henrique Cardoso, that the military's 21 billion cruzeiros budget was to be cut by at least 40%, the Armed Forces' top brass took a bold step forward - apparently with the implicit support of President hamar Franco - and "de facto" placed Cardoso's austerity plans into a rapid about face. ROMAN CURE - History has been shown to repeat itself. And Brazil would seem to be a rather awkward, if not outright inappropriate place to say the least, in which ancient Roman quotes might hold any sort of political sway. Nevertheless, when that quotation is uttered by somebody like the Brazilian Army's Chief-ofStaff, General Benedito Onofre Bezerra Leonel, politicians as well as the average folk, definitely stop and listen. Really listen! "If we should have to leave our whitewashed bones upon the sands of the deserts, so be it; but be ye aware of the choler of the Legions!" These words of warning have been historically attributed to Marcus Flavinius, a Centurion in the Imperial Roman Army, who surfaced out from oblivion into the forefront of the Roman power structure. And now those very same words are being repeated by Brazil's top centurion. The coincidence, of course is more than ominous. Itamar Franco's support against any cutbacks in the Armed Forces' budget was, by default, a hard blow to Minister Cardoso's ego and political credibility. At a moment when the rest of the government train is reeling from a budgetary slash to the tune of $82 million, which also affects the average guy on the
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street, the sacred military cow seems to be untouchable. A Staff Three of its offsprings are just as sacred too: a nuclear Sergeant in submarine, Brazil's space the Army program, and an interceptor plane project - the AMX earns a currently being researched mere $300, co-jointly with the Italian however, a government. Navy Minister Ivan Serpa simple flexed his muscle quickly too. private only After being informed by Planning Minister Alexis Stepamakes $30. nenko about the proposed cuts, he emphatically stated: "No, I don't agree. How would you like to have your salary cut in half?" A close friend of President Franco, Serpa voiced his discontent wide and loud, and spearheaded a veiled threat of mass resignations among Brazil's top military officers. Further compounding the problem, the complaints and concerns were conveyed by all military branches, and at each and every level of the chain-of-command. General Gilberto Serra, spokesperson for the Army, indicated that "the cutbacks will (effectively) shut-down the Army". And Brigadier Cherubin Rosa, Jr. of the Air Force stated: "The F.A.B. (Brazilian Air Force), has reached an operational rock-bottom; only emergency-type operations are feasible, but none of a military nature. LOW PROFILE DEFENSE - As far as military expenses per capita are concerned, Brazil occupies the 73rd spot worldwide, in a total pool of about 140 countries. Brazil pays an average of $7 per citizen, to maintain a functional military structure. That compares to an average per capita expense of $10 by Mexico, $35 by Argentina, $55 by Chile, $395 by England and capped by an average of $902 dollars per soldier, by the United States. Salaries of rank and file are also perilously low in Brazil. A Staff Sergeant in the Army earns a mere $300; however, a simple private only makes $30. But in spite of the heated debate on this issue, so far there has been no uttering of a coup a la 1964". "The military does not have any power-taking plan like they had prior to 1964- says military analyst Roberto Lopes - although Brazilian society does not yet know what they want from their Armed Forces." One exception, however, is Reserve Colonel Pedro Schirmer. From Rio de Janeiro he publishes Ombro a Ombro (Shoulder to Shoulder), a radical magazine in which he actively supports and promotes "Hard and drastic measures against misguided democratic policies". NEWS from BRAZIL - FEBRUARY 1994
During the last several was elected mayor as a candidate for the months Schirmer has been MDB, a party whose platform opposed the actively in contact with other military regime. However, under counselradical-minded South-Ame- ing from his closest advisors, Franco rerican golpistas such as rebel fuses to engage in any controversy involvofficers Mohamed Ali Sei- ing military-versus-civilian issues. neldin - currently serving a Almost 30 years after the 1964 coup, life sentence in Argentina - some of the military seem to long for their and General Francisco E. past role within Brazilian society. During Visconti, of the Venezuelan the 20 years of military dictatorship their Air Force, currently exiled in role was simple and forceful: to fight the Peru after his failed coup at- "red menace", keep law and order, and - if tempt in his country. Both at all possible - promote progress. To this are actively collaborating day, however, they still believe that they're with Schirmer, by writing ar- the "safekeepers of institutionality", whatticles for his journal. ever that might mean. If Brazil's unending Nevertheless, rejection of a coup at this crisis were to place institutional stability at time does not necessarily preclude using that a risk, then they would, presumably, interoption in the future. The criticism leveled by vene. And it is precisely the fear - and the the military against Brazil's Federal Supreme Court on an issue relating to ex-President dishonor - of having their budgets cut even Collor de Mello's political rights, is but an- further, that has prompted the top brass to other subtle but unhidden threat. The military voice their demands. Warns Deputy (Conalso perceives that they have the tacit support gressman) Jose Genoino (PT-SP), "Any of President Itamar Franco. For instance, dur- displeased and mistreated military strucing the traditional ' end-of-year supper between the Chief of State and military commanders in Brasilia, Itamar implicitly underrated civilian authority vis-avis the role of the military. "I am procuring to guide the government towards new paths; however. I'm also confronting horrendous obstacles", said Franco. Many within the military understood that the President was reAMX saved at the last moment. ferring to the selfishness and impunity in ture will end up creating political probwhich politicians seem to thrive. OLD BOYS NETWORK - The apparent lems." Taking Brazil's past experience with mutual attraction betveen Itamar Franco and the military and their sauclade (longing) for the military is nothing new. During his tenure the past into perspective, he may be very as Mayor of Juiz de Fora, in the state of Minas right. MESSIANIC MISSION IMPOSGerais, during the 60's and 70's. Franco was in excellent terms with the military commanders SIBLE - Nineteen sixty four is seen by of the 4th Army Division and the 4th Military many as a turning point in Brazil's demoRegional Headquarters, both seated in that cratic (or pseudo-democratic) political hiscity. tory. This was the year of the golpe. NeverIn fact, lately, President Franco has been theless, Brazil's experience with a case of leaving the isolation of his offices in the "the reds" - as far as the military is conPalacio do Planalto, solely to appear at certain cerned - dates back to 1935, when Gaticho military ceremonies. Curiously enough. Franco general Getnlio Vargas came into power.
Almost 30 years after the 1964 coup, some of the military seem to long for their past role in politics.
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The forces that subsequently propelled and empowered President Joao Goulart in the 1960's, only helped to further exacerbate internal divisions within the armed forces. Slowly, a messianic vision was creeping into the minds of the top brass; the theory was that the military had to "clean up the house". Hard-liners then took control, after Marshall Castelo Branco's tenure. It was General Costa e Silva who in reality took control and exercised power in a heavyhanded and politically uncompromising manner. The 60's were also a time of global social turmoil; guerrilla movements were widespread on a world-wide scale. Many ex-colonies such as Argelia. Angola, and Mozambique, would engage in ideological civil wars that would drag into the late 80's, reaching Central America. Che Guevara would incursion into Bolivia, one of Brazil's southern neighbors. The heat was on! One group which the military mistakenly identified as the ideological wing for the leftist movements was the Catholic church, and its support of agrarian reform movements and policies. As early as 1961, after President Janio Quadros resigned, and after then VicePresident Joao Goulart's visit to Chairman Mao's China, suspicions by the military were suddenly aroused almost resulting in a military coup. Several high-ranking generals even intended to halt Goulart's presidential inauguration. Pay-back time arrived three years later, carried out by the same group that was unable to topple Goulart in 1961. 10
By the late sixties, many into a corporative outlook, within the file and ranks be- a more business-like apgan to quietly voice their proach of the military's sodissatisfaction with the cial role. negative turn of The current events. The Ar- "The military approach and med Forces beoutlook of the gave up gan to feel remilitary bunch saving the sentment can be meanation and against those sured by the few who were are trying to attitude and tarnishing their words of one of save image in Brazil its most outthemselves spoken repreand abroad. The now.,, messianic-milisentatives: taristic viewFederal Depupoint was slowly changing ty Jair Bolsonaro. He also
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Heaven has to wait! The program Action of the Citizenry Against Misery and for Life already has around 4,000 committees in all 27 states of Brazil. They are so decentralized that two committees on the same street don't know what the other one is doing. Here, Betinho, the inspiration for this work opens his heart. ;In less than nine months since he started his campaign of solidarity against misery, Herbert de Souza Betinho has become a national hero. After Veja, the most important Brazilian magazine, dedicated a special year-end edition to him a reader wrote that he should be declared a saint when still alive. At age 58, weighing a mere 103 lb., this hemophiliac who has been contaminated with AIDS through a blood transfusion, may not have much time left. It's ironic that he developed his work to assist the very poor in a year when Brazil seemed to be sinking into an endless black hole of corruption and greed among its politicians. For citizen Betinho, a leftleaning social scientist born in Bocaulva, state of Minas Gerais, who was forced to go into exile during the military regime installed in 1964 in Brazil, life has always been a fight. Since the beginning, he has been the little guy deprived of all the excitement of his friends - soccer, running, horseback riding - because of his disease. Betinho is the guy who said, "If I were the president, I would eliminate all the ministries and would govern through the branches of Banco do Brasil." Some politicians, jealous of his popularity, point to this statement to prove that the hero simplifies too much and is politically dangerous. The politicians can calm down. "That squalid sociologist," as exfinance minister and House representative Delfim Netto likes to call him, is not thinking about running for anything. He talked recently to () Globo, a Rio daily newspaper, about his work, his plans, and the role of society in extricating Brazil out of its despair. Optimistic, he says that his AIDS is under control and that he plans to stay alive with daily preventive treat- fr ments against infections such as pneumonia and tuberculosis. "There is no better cure for AIDS than a campaign against hunger," Betinho says with a big smile. NEWS from BRAZIL - FEBRUARY 1994
AMELIA GONZALEZ What has changed in your campaign against hunger, since it started?
When we started there was no clear awareness that we were a country with 32 million indigents. So much so that I used to say, "Brazil is like the Titanic. Everybody is dancing and playing but somebody has already screamed and it's going to sink." The campaign is this scream, this indictment. During two, three months it was as if we had screamed, but there was still no echo. After passing through this phase. we started to notice vely concrete signs. I can say that today there is a great campaign. It's not spectacular only because Brazil is too big and TV didn't respond as yell as the written media did. Why didn't TV join the bandwagon?
It lacked the will, the ability to understand that we don't have just another campaign lasting two or three months. This is a plan for five to 10 years that's starting here, but that will end only when we are able to engage the whole society and change the public, agrarian, and agricultural policies. The secret is that when you start to change something, the rest also changes. But what's the use for big structural changes. if we are not able to change the mi ni m um: the minds, attitudes, and behavior of people? Now I feel that thousands are changing their practice.
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Does this change have to do with your campaign? This is a big sign that the campaign is working. For me, the bottom line of the campaign is the following: in '93 we opened an agenda of deep questions, that had to do with employment, land, and a redefinition of the economic model. In '94 we will see that our dreams that we believed possible will start to become a reality. We will be able to act with much more self-assurance. It's not only one, two, or three crazy people anymore who believe that. The question if giving food is enough has been causing some polemic... This a movement, a first gesture. We are changing the behavior of people. They will pay back much more attention. We've proposed a strategy of decentralization that is working. Without intermediaries in the distribution of food. The committees only help. There has been no evidence of corruption or fraud. And another thing: when I decide to give some food, I need to see the face of the person receiving it. I cannot imagine that people are headless mules. Hunger cannot destroy human individuality. You have said that the second phase of the campaign will be one of job creation. How will this happen? I am not thinking about industrial jobs requiring high technology and great sophistication. Naturally, I think these jobs are important too, but I know this is part of a movement which requires an overhaul of the technology itself, to find a way to combine obsolete technology with advanced technology. In this first phase, I want to concentrate on emergency, temporary jobs. I really want $100-amo�th jobs. Like public work. Squares, gardens, not asphalting, but paving, street-sweeping, basic sanitation. Do you think the big companies will help? It's going to be hard. But we want proposals, solutions. It's possible to increase productivity, for example. It's possible to make workshops, work barns. City Hall provides the place, some businessmen donate the material and you establish there productive activities such as repair. Everybody goes around looking for somebody who can fix something at home. And you also can generate employment. It's a kind of river with several tributaries. For example, how many families would be able to hire a driver? In a campaign like this, if I had as much money as many people do, I would hire a driver. Firefighters need a uniform. Instead of buying it from shops why not create co-ops, with 30, 40, 50 seamstresses and order the uniforms from them? You believe society has already done its part, answering the alarm sounded by you? No, society has barely started its role. We have to learn to put pressure, to confront everybody. We don't change a situation of misery just by delivering a kilo of non perishable food at the theater's door. To give is just the first gesture. The pressure, the proposal, the creativity, the mobilization and even the election, all of this is expected from society. And what do you expect from government? In the federal level, the government has to make 14
the transition from defining the economic policy priority to making the fight against misery and hunger an essential part of the economic policy, in all the Ministries. There is a distance between the intention of president Itamar Franco and the concrete achievement of this, something that has to end. I think Itamar has understood the campaign as a top priority. Is there anyone who doesn't understand? Several ministries didn't understand. Some have understood only partially. In the fight against misery, for example, agriculture is essential. But the Ministry of Agriculture hasn't effectively accepted this question as its axis. The relation between economic policy and the fight against hunger has been running on parallel tracks. Minister Fernando Henrique Cardoso is in favor of combating hunger, but it is important that he shows that concretely by creating jobs. 47,1i • Is the governor of state of Rio backing your campaign? Through its secretaries, yes. (Leonel) Brizola (Rio's governor), as everybody knows, is extremely concerned about education. In this way, he is cooperating with the solution for hunger and misery. I say that if he is really capable of placing all children in the CIEPs (Centro Integrado de Instrucao Pnblica), it's excellent. Are you optimistic? While I'm alive, I'll be optimistic. After my death, I will not be optimistic because I will not exist any more. I cannot be pessimistic with this campaign. But I'm worried because all these problems are complex, they are challenges. After all it took us hundreds of years to produce this disgrace. We need time to eradicate it. In an interview on TV, comedian Renato Aragao said at the end that you were in the heart of all Brazilians. Is that the way you feel? The obvious became revelation, and the common citizen became hero. One fantastic thing in this movement is that it grew from nothing, from the obvious, it surfaced on the wrong way of the street. Now, the "powers that be" are so discredited that the popular confidence and expectations of society have been focused on me for some reason. I am not very worried about that because I know things always end up being embodied by someone. Don't you think it's disappointing that, even after so much attention paid by the media to misery and hunger, the nation's leaders continue with the status quo? Every time I go to sleep in my bed and know that are so many people sleeping on the floor, it stings my conscience. Looking at the faces of hungry children, some days I feel this terrible fear of having access to the red button of the end of the world. Truly, the government has always been the reflection of this society. Then I am betting that by changing the society, we are going to be able to change the government. The day that society will not tolerate this type of government, then we will have another government. What happened in the past is that society has always produced these governments. As much the dominators as the dominated. The dominated are happy with crumbs and the dominators are happy with the authority. This is our history. Strategically, we have to start changing from the beginning, from the foundation. I think that it is the society that changes the State. Is this movement of change evident to you? I think there is a change, although it is still not predominant. As in a game: in the first half you lost 3 to 2. It's the second half, you're able to make the first goal, and now we are already rooting to win. We are getting to the moment of a tie. The movement of change is going to bump into the situation that is there. My optimism comes from the fact that we are able to realize this turning point. And I'm happy to know that we are going on the right direction. During the dictatorship, there was nowhere we could turn. a NEWS from BRAZIL - FEBRUARY 1994
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regret I never had the chance to read the coverage on "Springtime in the Killing Fields of Hunger", in the November, '93 edition of News from Brazil. However, I could get a grasp of the subject through the letter of Marcos Andre Getchell, published in the January, '94 edition. It made me glad to hear that compassion is perhaps coming to life in Brazil. I was there in June of '93 and heard about several mutiroes (self-help work collectives) and other initiatives that people were taking to help the underprivileged ones. In a country plagued by a corrupt and ruthless government, where a severe disparity of classes exists, if the people themselves don't start doing something to help their fellow men, the chronic cycle of misery and violence will never end, jeopardizing the safety of every single Brazilian. Speaking of compassion, I work for a travel agency here in California, where! arrange group packages for "short-term missionaries" throughout the whole year. The groups are usually composed of a minimum of 20 people from churches from all over the U.S., and they go to countries in Latin America, Africa and now, to eastern European countries, for a period of one to three weeks, taking medications, building churches, schools and medical centers as well as sharing with them a word of peace and hope. It's important to note that these people are all volunteers. They all have normal jobs, yet they take time off (a scarce thing in the States), pay for their own tickets and work for a couple of weeks in a foreign land for no rewards... except that of personal satisfaction in showing compassion. I find it shameful that 16
the helping hand always seems to come from a for gn land, since the leaders of many of these poor nations alfp always too busy stealing for themselves instead of assisfng their compatriots or extending aid to the needy. A goodiexample of this is my own poor-rich country, Brazil, where cum are the only ones who "make it" in politics. As a result, since the majority of the population s always struggling for survival, seeing abject poverty beco es commonplace and routine. Due to this constant assatili of the senses, a feeling of apathy and hatred can easily tike over, and people fall into a comatose state, taking no ations to help those who are absolutely destitute. One of the reasons I am writing this is to a empt to awaken those who perhaps have fallen into this 4omatose state of inertia, indifference, and insensitivity tov4ards the needs of others. I would like to make you aware cf what's happening in some of our cities in Brazil, atteniting to revive those feelings in you, which I am sure exist, though, they may be dormant. In 1986, in the city where I come from. Belo liorizonte in the state of Minas Gerais, YWAM or JOCUM (Youth With a Mission / Jovens corn uma Missao) established a fastgrowing project to aid street children. YWAM is responsible for taking many of those poor abused street childrer off the streets, and miraculously rehabilitating them. Thousands of kids have received clothing, food and shelter. Several of them have kicked their drug habits, have learned how to read and write, and also received vocational training. Many of them today are involved in helpii rescue other children, those stuck in the same situation th4y themselves used to be in.
Another amazing, YWAM project, headed by Carla Van Der Kooij, a loving Dutch woman, is the House of Refuge. Carla was getting desperate, hopeless and distraught with the inhuman conditions endured by Brazilian street children with AIDS. Hundreds of kids were dying in the streets, victims of the disease. In the whole state of Minas Gerais, big- , ger than the country of France, there were just a few beds available for these kids. Well, after three years . of feeding this dream, she was able to see it come true. Part of the street's child daily routine is robbery, glue-sniffing (supposedly it dulls their hunger), all sorts of violence and abuse, including severe beatings and rape. For example, Edna, a 12year old street girl, was ; raped by all members of her own gang. Afterwards, they set her on fire. Moreover, many of the babies born to the street girls, similarly undergo beatings, sexual abuse and torture such as being burned by cigarettes. These events are ordinary amongst the ever-growing population of the forgotten ones. My husband (who is a former"Ywamer" or "Jocumeiro") and I are among the supporters of these projects in Belo Horizonte and personal witnesses to the marvelous, humanitarian work these people do. If you wish to support the JOCUM bases in Brazil, you may send a check in U.S. dollars to: YWAM - P.O. Box 4600 - Tyler, TX 75712-4600. If you want, you can specify to which base you would like your support to go to ( Rescue & Restore Street Kids - Belo Horizonte / House of Refuge - Street Kids with Aids - Belo Horizonte / Sao Paulo base / Rio de Janeiro base or Recife base). •
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ECONOMY
The black hole Where is the money of one of the richest economies in the world? In the deep pockets of those with lots of crooked imaginative ways and no sense of citizenship and solidarity. Brazil has been losing tens of billions of dollars to those thieves. RODOLFO ESPINO A
With a foreign debt superior to $110 billion, Brazil is the champion of the Third World Big Debtors Club. This amount, accumulated during decades of impulse borrowing and free-spending-cummoney-disappearing acts, pales, however, in comparison to what corruption and embezzlement cost the country every year. According to estimates of the government itself, the country loses $80 billion a year due to the fraud of those who don't pay their federal taxes. When you add to this, losses due to waste and negligence that hatTe happened in the recent few years, the bill raises easily, to an underestimated amount of $140 billion. This explains why most of the people get poorer by the minute while a very small number gets richer with the public's money. And the bill would be even bigger if we added all the money the country loses through smuggling and all the resources wasted on the local and state levels, besides the dollars sent overseas through illegal channels. The $60 billion figure is a very conservative number, since it's based in only 22 cases of corruption and waste uncovered since the beginning of the Collor years, which started in Ex-president 1990. Fernando Collor himself would be impeached and exposed as the leader of a gang. The government chest was raided and depleted from all sides. Social Security, unemployment benefits, programs to assist children and fight hunger, resources destined for schools, funds to combat the drought in the Northeast and to build roads, nothing escaped the greedy hands of an unscrupulous minority.
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Some exemplary cases The budget Mafia Representatives involved in this scandal, in which politicians had their hands greased by big contractors in exchange for "little changes" in the budget, received more than $100 million. This is only the money that could be traced through bank accounts. Jodo Alves. a representative from Bahia, and nicknamed Doc for being the leader of the so-called dwarfs, had a movement of more than, $50 million in his 13 banking accounts since 1989, which was the.. year he started manipulating amendments to the budget.
Public charity There are suspicions that one third of $152 million distributed through Ministerio da Aga() Social (Social Action Ministry) to philanthropic organizations between 1989 and 1992 ended up with some crooks like representative Fabio Ratmheitti from Rio.
PC PC Farias, the ex-treasurer of president Collar's campaign hasn't paid more than $100 million in taxes he owes through his companies. In only two years during the Collor administration, he has increased his wealth by $1 billion. PC has become a symbol of decadence and the patron saint of all corrupt politician.
Health The acquisition in May 1991 of 2.6 million syringes by the Health Ministry without bidding represented a loss of $42 million Yearly, 1.5 billion is lost in this sector.
Children In 1991, Maria de Fatima de Omena, the ex-president of the Fundacao Centro Brasileiro para Infancia e Aclolescencia (an organization to assist children ), along with her husband Francisco das Chagas Porcino was accused of pocketing more than $1 billion.
Food .A 1992 CPI (Parliamentary Inquiry Committee) revealed that .j..$3 from every $10 destined by the federal government to r It6htmger ever reached the people for whom the money was intended. FAE (Foundation to Assist the Student) bought $128 million in overpriced food the same day minister Carlos Chiarelli left the Education Ministry, in 1991. In 1990 the LBA (Brazilian Legion of Assistance) bought almost 200,000 so-called cestas ba.sicas (basic food baskets for the poor) for a 20% inflated price. There were more than $6 billion in losses due to the diversion or waste of grain, according to a study in Januaty of last year.
Social Security A gang of swindlers in Rio caused losses of $550 million to the INSS (National Institute of Social Security). And another $5 billion was lost through work overcharged to the FGTS, an unemployment benefits agency.
Contractors It's usual for contractors to overcharge up to 100%. In 1990 the government spent $24.8 billion in public works. Pharaonic works are common. The Xingo Hydroelectric Dam was overcharged, costing $1.5 billion and Ferrovia do Ago (Steel Railroad) wasted at least $200 million. There was also an overcharge of $302 million in the construction of new darns in the Northeast.
Taxes The IRS estimates that only half of the money due to the organ is ever collected. This means an annual IAA of $80 billion. N 7/
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In love with margaritas It's not only the U.S. that Mexico is invading. Mexican food, music, film, and soap operas are a hit today in Brazil. And some critics are fuming about it.
Like Water for Chocolate, a hit on paper and film
Mexican punk-rock group - Maldita Vecindad - has also permeated the musical scene, with their original mix of rock and native Mexican rhythms combined with some borrowing from The Clash, a premier British punk rock group. Tequila and margaritas complete the flash takeover effected by this current wave of Mexicomania. It was through a series of Mexican soap operas that seeped into Brazilian TV programming that this "fever" began to take hold. Carrusel and Rosa Salvage were among the first soaps credited with introducing the cucaracha crowd - as some derisively refer to Mexicans - into Brazil. The cultural invasion was also strengthened by visits from the Mexican Circus which performed shows to full audiences night after night. Even the Volkswagen Beetle, pushed out of the Brazilian market years ago, has made a glorious comeback, due in part to its uninterrupted success in Mexico. In fact, the Brazilian Jitsca carries a price tag which is about 15-20% lower than its Mexican counterpart, although local production is limited to about only 100 units per day. Mexico, in turn, produces about 500 Volkswagen cucarachas per day.
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Jungle lab As far away from civilization as possible, scientists from all over the world have a new, on-the-cutting-edge facility to study the richest flora and fauna in the planet. EMERSON 'LUIS It took only two days for Anthony Raw, a British scientist working from Universidade de Brasilia, to discover five new species of moth in the Amazon forest. The most curious thing about this is that Raw was on a visit to a center of research in the middle of the jungle which at that time wasn't even open yet. Since October, the Estacao Cientifica Ferreira Penna has been inaugurated by president Itamar Franco, and there are dozens of scientists from all over the world in line, NEWS from BRAZIL -FEBRUARY 1994
eager to have a chance to study up close a microcosm of theziehest biological lab on the planet. The $3.6 million project, mostly financed by the British government through the Overseas Development Administration, is a piece of cutting-edge technology imbedded in a land where not even stone-age Indians have arrived. Eighteen hours by boat from Belem, in the state of Para, the station is situated on the border of the Curua igarape, a tributary of the Caxivard river. The installations, spread through several buildings, comprise accommodation for 100 people, a library, a restaurant, and places for the practice of sports. Food is prepared on location, but the provisions have to come from Belem by boat. Some satellite dishes guarantee their reception of TV and the comfort level is just the minimum, without any fancy luxury like air conditioning. The same cannot be said about the two tons of equipment installed. Besides a meteorological station, there are high tech labs covering the areas of Botany, Archaeology, Chemistry, Ecology, and Zoology, Thanks to a computer system, researchers will be able to have instant contact via satellite with data banks . and scientific centers in Europe and the United States. The location of the scientific station on the Notional Forest of Caxivana was chosen not only due to its inaccessibility but mainly because of its singular ecosystem. The area seems to contain a miniature of the whole Amazon region, with dry land, wet land, savanna, open field. "Here we will be able to work for 100 years before civilization arrives," beams Jose Gilherme Maia, director of the Museu F'araense Emilio Goeldi, the institution responsible for the management of the station. From those willing to spend some time at the station paying their own way - the work has no subvention from the Brazilian government - an adventurous spirit is required. The post has just opened and there is already a series of adventuresome stories, involving boats sinking in the middle of an estuary that seems more like an ocean, scientists getting bitten by poisonous snakes in the middle of nowhere, and others suffering accidents and 'being transported for miles by their colleagues. In a little sample of the riches in research discoveries that we should expect, Brazilian ecologist and agronomist Samuel Soares de Almeida catalogued 338 species of large trees in an area of 4 hectares (the equivalent to four football fields). It's only natural that no region in the world draws so much attention from the worldwide scientific community. The Amazon is the largest equatorial forest in the world and occupies more than 40% of Brazil's area. Brazil ranks first in the world for its numbers of plants, amphibians and primates. Almost half of all live species inhabit the Amazon forest. The area has 20% of all the fresh water on the planet and the Amazon river and its tributaries possess 2,000 species of fish, 10 times more than all the rivers in Europe, for example, and eight times more than the Mississippi River Basin. The Ferreira Penna Scientific Station is only the latest corner to a "science-gold rush" to the Amazon. For now the place is available only to scientists, but that could change anytime soon. There are plans to open the facility to small groups of tourists. At least 50 other foreign institutions maintain researchers in the area. For the most part these Non-Governmental Organizations (NG0s) are not controlled by the Brazilian government. Think about anything, and probably you will find an NGO studying it in the Brazilian jungle. There is the Indian NGO, the rubber gatherer NGO, the cow-fish NGO. "Catastrophe in the Amazon?," says British climate expert John Roberts, who monitors the Amazon climate through six towers installed throughout the jungle. "This is pure fantasy from those who want to make money from this scenario. You need to take care of the forest but news is not as bad as we imagine." 19
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Who's second? Brazilians are so convinced that they are going to win the World Cup comes July that many of them are only worried now about figuring out who is going to be runner-up. SERGIO DO LAGO
Romario, the best
The World Cup U.S. '94 is ours. Do you still have any doubt? Ask any of 160,000 Brazilians and he or she will laugh at your question. You can also bet that they are commemorating victory on the world championship every single day, on their night dreams or day dreams. Such an optimism, though, is not without basis. Technically speaking Brazil is in great shape. And people who make big money trying to guess who is going to win the Cup are also betting on Brazil. In Las Vegas, for example, dealers are paying 7 to 2 to our team, just half point behind the favorite Germany. Chances for Italy are 9 to 2 and in the case of Argentine are 6 to 1. We are living an excellent moment in our futebol history. Brazilian soccer clubs have been collecting international titles for the last three years and we have more than a 'bunch of good players. Andther good sign is the average of 2.53 goals per game during the latest National Soccer Championship. This is the best average for the past three years. Among our players, the most talented of them, Romano, was responsible for the victory over Uruguay that guaranteed us with a berth in the World Cup. Romano, 27, is currently playing for Barcelona and he is first in number of goals in the Spanish championship. We also have Rivaldo, a 17 year old rookie who plays for Corinthians - a very popular soccer team from Sao Paulo - and made the goal that gave us the victory over Mexico in a game disputed last December. Together with Romano he should bring back the creativity and inventiveness that made our soccer world famous. Brazil hadn't had such a great collection of good players for a long time. In 1982 we had a very good team, but it wasn't good enough not even to place us in the dispute of a fourth place. And our participation in the last World Cup, in Italy, was a disaster. Brazilians are itching to win and More confident than ever. That's why you can almost hear people singing in the streets, "The World Cup is already ours".
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It visit t ccer great': o Rivelino, 48, srhowe y he continues to be cted as a play FELIPE MAGALHAES
Watching Roberto Rivelino play soccer at an exhibition game for the USA Soccer Blast Legends of the Past, a competition for veteran soccer players from all over the world held in San Francisco recently, you could notice immediately that he hasn't lost his magic. The deadly left foot, the unexpected passes, as well as his famous hard shot bomb (his trademark) are all still there. He hasn't changed his style off the field either, continuing to be a kind•and humble person, having no second thoughts about signing an autograph and opening up in a natural smile when asked to be photographed with fans. The player, born in January 1st, 1946, to an Italian father, Nicelino, himself a pretty good center full back, reminisced recently with News from Brazil about old times and his childhood when he used to play soccer in the streets. He also played futsal soccer, which is a Brazilian invention played on a basketball court with no off-side and five players on each side. This is a very popular game that has served as an introduction to the big time for many a great soccer player. He considers himself very lucky. For him, the entry into the professional arena and fame came very early in life. "In 1962 I was 16 years old and I went to play for the Corinthians Club, a top first division team from Sao Paulo with the biggest number of fans as well. I was playing for the juniors' division when a new league was formed in 1964 for the so-called Campeonato de Aspirantes (Aspirants' Championship), a B team made of professionals. They needed players, so I . moved up. I played well and one year later I was already on the A team." He was so young that the fans gave him the nickname of "0 Menino do Parque" (The Kid from the Park) in a reference to Parque Sao Jorge, the location of the Corinthians' team stadium. A little later he was chosen for the Brazilian National Team and became world-famous during the 1970 World Cup in Mexico. Rivelino was one 22
of our best players o that Cup where for the last time Brazil came in first. Later he played for the Fluminense, a Rio soccer team, aftenvards moving overseas to play in Saudi Arabia, a place where he was treated like a king by the Saudi monarch himself. Talking about soccer in the U.S., Rivelino says that he is enthusiastic about what he has seen here recently. "After watching all these kids playing soccer I have no doubts that one day America will be a power in soccer," he remarked. -It will take a few more years but they'll be there on the top, eventually. What happened was that the approach to soccer in the past wasn't the best. They brought Pele, Beckenbauer, Cruyff, among other nd when they stopped playing a big gap was formed. It's lik bringing Michael Jordan to a different country to promote basketball and then he doesn't play anymore. Now wha ' The player was v ry impressed with the women's soccer teams. "In other cou ries, machismo wouldn't allow women to play or develop th game," he commented. "No wonder the Americans are the cu ent champions on the Women's Soccer World Championshi Rivelino is not i ressed, however, by the way soccer is being played in the orld nowadays. According to him, the game seems to have reached a plateau. "There's not much talent out there," h says. "The game has become very physical. They've taken the grace and art out of it. Perhaps things will change with the new FIFA (International Federation of Football Association) rules. Who knows?" Soccer is still a big part of Rivelino's life. He is the current player coach for the Brazilian Master National Team, a team formed by over-35 ex-pros who play exhibition games and have their own world cup. Rivelino is also a sports commentator for Bandeirantes TV and will be here during the World Cup to cover the Brazilian games. He is also the owner of Escolinha do Rivelino, a school for children serious about learning the art of soccer with master Rivelino. The player is a true national treasure. Everywhere he goes in the world he is treated with respect and fondness. Rivelino says that he likes the changes made to the Brazilian national team and believes that Brazil has a good chance to become the world champion for the fourth time. But he also feels that the team still needs a little change of attitude. "We sure can win if the players stop playing for themselves and start thinking as a unit. And if they quit asking how much money they are going to get if they win, instead of winning first." NEWS from BRAZIL - FEBRUARY 1994
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Some magic The first Brazilian peep-show is doing brisk business in Sao Paulo. Perverts and those who are just curious seem to be having a great time.
coming a staging point for prostitution, women are only admitted if accompanied by a male. The system is quite unique. A client arrives, purchases a stipulated minimum number of tokens, and goes to a booth. Once inside, he is able to choose any stripper who "fits" his chosen character-type. For example, there is the "Secretary" ("Did you call me, Boss? How can I please you, Boss?"); a "Teacher" ("Are you a good pupil? Have you learned what I taught you, to enjoy the pleasures of life?"); a Geisha Girl ("My name is Minoru. I come from a culture that takes good care of its men. I am trained to please you.") And so on. There are cow-girls, military-girls, S & M girls... you name it. The client is able to communicate with the girls through a phone while they remain behind a glass within the enclosed booths. Tokens last for three minutes of "show-time" each. Business is from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m., and has been so brisk since inauguration that Mig is now preparing to open some "branches." In fact, this shrewd entrepreneur is already preparing to open a peep-show just for females, with totally nude garotos eager to please every girl's taste. •
Saturday night at Avenida Paulista. You've seen the latest films, are tired of soccer and don't want to go do the bar scene. So where else can you go? Magic Box, of course! Located at Rua Roma in Bairro Lapa, Sao Paulo's first peep show has definitely come to stay. The brain-child of Meguerditch "Mig" Tarikian, a Paulistano son of Armenians who used to be a bowand-arrow manufacturer, Magic Box is a by-product of Brazil's lingering recession. Accustomed to selling an average of 1,800 units per month, Mig' s sales plummeted to less than 200 units per month. He then decided to invest in something "different." Fronting a new business with a $200,000 investment, he installed red carpets, decorated the ambiance with erotic wall-paneling, installed a bar, and then built 14 doublesided glass booths. Finally, he went out to interview and hire the girls. Most of the garotas working the booths at Magic Box define themselves as either "ex-secretaries" or as "aspiring actresses." All are purportedly now going into the strip-tease business for the first time in their lives. Mig swears that none are "professionals" (that is, prostitutes). He does admit that though he initially thought about having "professionals" work the booths, he later reconsidered. "They refuse to stick to schedules. They are rebels, wild mares," he explains. To prevent the business from beNEWS from BRAZIL - FEBRUARY 1994
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Investing money, time and energy, the two Brazilian TV stations in Miami are betting on success. With different approaches and strategies the Brazilian Television Network (BTN) and the Luqui Corporation deliver respectively two and one hour of daily programming on local cable channels in Florida.
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We're on the air With a concentration of 70,000 Brazilians, the Greater Miami Area was ripe to get daily Brazilian TV programming. The region got even more: two full-fledged Brazilian TV networks. TANIA MAHON & CEZAR SANTANA
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On our very first meeting with Ruy Pontes, BTN's director, we could feel the hospitality and kindness of somebody from Bahia. It was a bright Saturday afternoon and the TV's office, located in Downtown Miami, was especially opened to receive News from Brazil. Pontes talked about his experience with political marketing in Sao Paulo, interspersing facts of his own life with BTN's stories. It was a surprise and very enlightening to see how a full TV operation is conducted from such a small space where a 12-person staff has to multiply the individual talents to fill all the needs of the TV station. "The main goal of BTN," says Pontes, "is to help to integrate Brazilian communities in the U.S.A. as well as keeping Brazilian people updated with what is going on in Brazil, in Florida, in the rest of the country and in the world." BTN has recently acquired new equipment and nowadays 50% of its programming time are filled with local production. The other half contains programs made in Brazil. "California is on our plans of expansion," says BTN's director. "And we will be there for the 1994 World Cup. Also as part of the plans for the near future, BTN will add one hour to its daily programming with the inclusion, of a Brazilian soap opera and the production and organization of events such as the First Carnaval Ball from Brazilian children. We were very encouraged by the success of the Independence Day Games, a series of sports events that we have promoted last September." The Brazilian Television Network covers from South Kendall to North Miami. How many Brazilians is BTN reaching? "Difficult to say," answers Ruy. "It's difficult to have precise numbers due to the cable system and the lack of real data on the size and distribution of the Brazilian population." BTN, which was the second Brazilian TV station established in Miami, intends to be taking its news and shows very soon on the road to eight other areas with big concentration of Brazilians throughout the United States. 25
LUQUI Established in U.S.A. since 1988, Luqui TV is an affiliate and partner of TV Bandeirantes, the second largest South American network behind only Globo, also from Brazil. Luqui TV is currently reaching Brazilian communities in the states of Florida and Massachusetts. Their plan, however, is to create a national TV network to reach the estimated 1.5 million Brazilians living in the United States. Luqui was created originally to produce the international news segment for Bandeirantes TV. But soon the company noticed that there was a market here in the United States for this kind of programming. Luqui started its American incursion by purchasing two holurs of time on the Spanish TV Channel Univision even though this time slot seemed aimed more to insomniacs: from 2 AM to 4 AM. It was the first time the powerful Spanish network opened space to an outside TV. After one year of broadcasting Brazilian programming in the wee hours of the day, Luqui TV switched to cable. It was cheaper and more accessible. Nowadays, with a staff of nine TV professionals, Luqui TV is 70% produced in Brazil with the rest being done here in the States. Their main thrust seems to be providing the most recent news from Brazil thus establishing a link between Brazilians and the land they have left behind. Luciano do Valle, Luqui's founder and president, after 30 years as an active newsman is a well-known sportscaster in Brazil. Thanks to him and his professionalism Luqui Corporation has earned an international reputation for excellency with the broadcast and coverage of such event as the Indy car racing, the Goodwill Games, and international soccer competitions. Maria do Carmo Fulfaro, the vicepresident and the head of the news department, gave us a tour of the premises and told us about the plans for the World Cup USA 94. Luqui TV will be producing a program called "Luqui na Copa" which will air interviews, locker room talk and a round table discussion with famous sports commentator Luciano do Valle and other 26
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The Green Card Lotto An attorney answers all the questions you always had - but didn't know who to ask about the new opportunity to immigrate to the U.S. ARON HASSON
he U.S. State Department published on December 29, 1993 the proposed rules for a very unusual type of lottery to take place in the coming weeks: for a Green Card. Those selected will win the opportunity to immigrate and live permanently in the United States. This time Brazilians will be allowed to participate in this extraordinary program. The requirements of eligibility are fairly simple: an applicant needs to have a high school diploma or two years experience in a skilled profession. Why Are They Doing This? The United States Congress created this new program (called "DV-1") in the Immigration Act of 1990 in order to allow more diversity in the immigrants coming to the United States. Congress decided that immigration to the U.S. was being overly utilized by immigrants from a small handful of countries. Therefore, the countries where there is normally a high number of people immigrating to the United States (such as China, India, Mexico and the Philippines) are not allowed to participate. The program allows for 55,000 people to be selected at random, and not more than 7% may be chosen from a single country. Who Can Apply? Any person may enter this lottery, whether they are in the U.S. or overseas. A person may
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apply even if they speak no English, and even if he or she has never been in the United States before. The person must be "admissible" as an immigrant, which means the applicant cannot have a serious criminal conviction, serious health problem, etc. The high school diploma requirement is defined to mean "successful completion of 12 years of education" (courses of study) comparable to the diploma issued in completion of a U.S. education. The alternative requirement (for those who do not have a high school diploma) requires two years of experience in a skilled occupation. Skilled occupation refers to jobs which normally require two years of training or experience. This commonly includes mechanics and secretaries, but not housekeepers or waiters/waitresses. Also, the two years of experience must have been accomplished during the past 5 years. What Are The Chances? In the last similar immigration lottery (called "OP-1" in 1989), there were only 20,000 available green cards. Based upon the number of people who applied meant the chances then were 1 out of 160. Assuming there are the same number of applicants again trying for the larger number (55,000) of green cards means that the chances are increased to be 1 out of 58 (about 2%). If both a husband and wife apply (which is legally permissible), the couple's chances are 1 out of 29 (about 4%). How And Where To Apply: The U.S. Department of State, which is conducting the program, has not yet selected a date and place to mail the applications. The exact details will be revealed in the coming weeks. Applicants will be allowed to send in only one application and only by regular mail. All interested persons may obtain the details from the Immigration Office in the United States or the U.S. Consuls abroad, although they are often very busy with other services and are therefore not always able to give answers on individual questions. Interested people may also apply through attorneys. For many people this is a preferable way for several reasons. Although the application always follows a relatively simple format, there are technical requirements which are very often difficult to follow and thus disqualifies a huge number of applicants. For example, in the most recent lottery program 236,654 applications (Over 20%!) were disqualified simply because the proper format and procedures were not followed. Another reason for utilizing an attorney's office is that a client's privacy is protected, since the attorney uses the address of the law office. This is important particularly if the person is in the U.S. illegally, since the address is not given and therefore it avoids the possibility of the Immigration Office learning of the Whereabouts of the person. What Are The Alternatives? The lottery program is a much simpler route to immigrate in contrast to the -Labor Certification" process which requires a job offer from a prospective employer and that the alien proves that he or she would not take a job away from a U.S. worker. Besides the "Labor Certification" process, a person niay immigrate if they have an immediate relative (spouse, parent, child), who is a U.S. citizen petition for them. Aron Hasson is an attorney in Los Angeles and has been practicing only immigration law for the past 13 years. His office is at 10850 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 750; Los Angeles, California 90024; (310) 475-4779. • 27
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Black Orpheus The Escolas de Samba are coming down the street. You can feel the electricity of the sweaty bodies in the avenue. Where is Rosinha? ANiBAL M. MACHADO
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ue adianta ao negro ficar olhando para as bandas do Mangue ou para os lados da Central? ureira é longe e a amada s6 pela madrugada entrara na praca, a frente do seu cora°. 0 que o esta torturando é a iddia de que a presenca dela deixara a todos de cabeca virada, e sera a hora culminante da noite. Se o negro soubesse que luz sinistra estao destilando seus olhos e deixando escapar como as primeiras fumacas pelas frestas de uma casa onde o incendio apenas comecou ! Todos percebem que ele esta desassossegado, que uma paixao o esta queimando por dentro. Mas s6 pelo olhar se pode ler na alma dele, porque, em tudo mais, o preto se conserva misterioso, fechado em sua pr6pria pele. como \ numa caixa de ebano. Por que nao se incorporou ao seu bloco? E por que nao esta dancando? Ha pouco no / passou uma morena que o puxou pelo braco, convidando-o? Era a rapariga do momento, devia te-la seguido... Ah, negro, nao deixes a alegria morrer... E a imagem da outra que no tira do pensamento, que no lhe deixa ver mais nada. Afinal, a outra nao lhe pertence ainda, pertence ao seu cordao; nao devia pro ibi-la de sair. Pois,ela ja nao lhe dera todas as provas? Que tenha urn pouco de paciencia: aquele \ corpo já lhe foi prometido, . \ sera dele mais tarde... Andar na praca assim, todos desconfiam... Quanto mais agora, que esti° tocando o seu samba... Esta sombrio, inquieto, sem ouvir a sua mitsica, na obsessao de que a Eunada pode ser de outrem, se abracar corn auto... 0 negro nao tern razao. Os navais nao sao mais fortes que ele, nem os estivadores... Nem ha nenhum tao alinhado. E Rosinha gosta é dele, se reserva para ele. Sera medo do vestido corn que ela deve sair hoje, aquele vestido em que .fica maravilhosa, "rainha da Cabeca aos pes"? Sua agonia vem da certeza de que d impossivel que algudm possa olhar para 28
Rosinha sem apaixonar. E nem de longe admite que ela queira reparti o amor. 0 nego fi4 triste. E esti' ate arnedrontado corn as ameacas da noite, corn essa Praca Onie que cresce numa preamar louca. A Praca tratisbordava. Dos afluentes que vinham enche-la, cram os do note da cidade e os que vinham dos morros que traziam maior caudal de gente. 0 ceu baixo absorvia as vozes dos can*s e o som em fusao de centenas de pandeiros, de cuicas ge ndo e de tamborins metralhando. 0 negro, indiferente 0 legria dos outros, estava corn o coracao batendo, Oespa. S6 depois que Rosinha chegasse, comecaria o camaval. 0 gito dos clarins the produz um estremecimento nos miisculos um estado de nostalgia vaga, de heroism° sem aplicacao 6 Praca Onze, ardente e tenebrosa, havera ponto no Brasjl em sue, por esta noite sem fim, haja mais vida explodin o, mars movimento e tumulto humano, do que nesse aq rio reboante e multicor em que as casas, as pontes, as arv res, os postes parecem tremer e dancar em conivencia co4i as criaturas, e a convite de urn Deus obscuro que convocot a todos pela voz desse clarim de fim do mundo?... A Praca inteira esta cantando, tremendo. 0 corpo de Rosinha nao tardaria a boiar sobre ela como uma petala. 0 povo da passagem aos blocos que abrem esteiras na multidao, entre apertos ç gntos. - Isso nao assim 0 beca, Jeronimo! Cuidado corn essa al! E virgem.. Rompem 4ovos cantos. Os "Destemidos de Quintino",. os "Endiabrados de Ramosestao desfilando. HA correria do povo para ver. Os companheiros se separam, as filhas perdem-se das maes, as criancas se extraviam. Acima das vagas humanas os estandartes palpitam como velas. E e pela ondulacao dessas flamulas que os que nao podem se aproximar deduzem os movimentos das porta-estandartes. Nao se ve o corpo delas, ve-se-lhes o ritmo dos passos no pano alto. Mas era como se fossem vistas de corpo inteiro, tao fiel 0 imagem delas na agitacao das bandeiras. - Oh, aquela la, que cobsso ! E pena nao se poder ve-la; mas é mulata, te garanto... - Ih, como deve estar dancando aquela do outro lado!... Dezoito anos corn certeza... Coxas Mew maluca... - A que esta empunhando o estandarte que vein vindo ai é que deve ser do outro mundo. Preta corn certeza. Veja so como a bandeira se agita, como a bandeira samba corn ela... - Pelo frenesi, a gente conhece logo. Dezenas de estandartes pareciam falar, transmitiam mensagens ardentes, sacudiam-se, giravam, paravam, desfalecendo, reclinavam-se para beijar, fugiam... - Imagino como estao tremelicando os seios daquela, / 10 longe; aquela diaba deve estar suando... Eta gostosura de raca! - Cala a boca, Jeronimo.. Voce acaba apanhando... Os cordoes se entrecruzavam, baralham-se os cantos. Vein crescendo agora um batecum medonho de tamboNEWS from BRAZIL - FEBRUARY 1994
res. Um bloco formidavel se anuncia. 0 negro amoroso interprets os sinais semaforicos do estandarte que esti entrando pelo lado da Praca da Republica. 0 negro fura a massa, coloca a sua figura enonne em situacao de poder ficar bem perto. Apura o ouvido para saber se 6 o canto do seu cordao. A barulheira 6 grande. Algumas notas sao do hino... Sente um arrepio. Ela vira corn aquele vestido? Se entristece mais, a medida que a mulata se vem aproximando numa onda de gloria, entre alas do povo. Se quiser agora sair daquele lugar, ja nao podera mais, se sente pregado au. 0 gemido cavernoso de uma cuica pi-6)(i= ressoa-lhe fundo no cora*. - Cuica de mau agouro, vai roncar no inferno... Sera ela, meu Deus!... 0 negro esti tremendo. Mas nao pode ser ela. Rosinha, quando aparece, ninguem resiste, 6 urn alvoroco, uma admiracao geral... Nao ye que é assim... Ate o ar fica diferente. E o estandarte que vem vindo 6 de veludo azul, tern a imagem de Sao Miguel entre estrelas e as insignias do cordio. Ainda nao 6 o bloco de Madureira. 0 preto se enganou. Sente-se desoprimido. Foi melhor assim. Pensa em ir embora, desistir de tudo. No dia seguinte, na oficina do Engenho de Dentro, se sentira leve ouvmdo o batido das bigornas e o farfalhar das polias. Se os companheiros perguntarem por que nao apareceu, dint que esteve doente, que foi ao enterro de algum parente, de uma tia, por exempro. Esti mesmo disposto a voltar para casa. Que o tomem por decadente, se quiserem... Se Rosinha desobedecer e vier a Praca, a() faz mal. Esta tambem dispasto a nao se importar... Nem indagara se ela fez sucesso, se alguem mais se apaixonou por ela, se o Geraldo continuou corn aquelas atenceths, aquele safado. Amanita, no trabalho, recomecara a vida, sera livre novamente. Rosinha que venha procura-lo depois. Ele homem e é forte. 0 que vale no homem 6 a vontade. Alem disso, uma noite cone depressa. Enfiara a cabeca debaixo do travesseiro e a desgraca passara. Apelara para o sono. Já esta ate corn vontade de dormir. Entretanto, nao seria mal que caisse tuna tempestade. Ao menos assim, Rosinha deixaria de vir a frente do cordao... Oh! como gostaria, como estava torcendo por um temporal que estragasse o vestido dela! Daqueles que inundam tudo, derrubam as casas, param os bondes e trazem uma desmoralizacao geral. No fundo esta ate corn odio do carnaval... Perto, estrio tocando urn samba de fazer dancar as pedras. Todos se mexem. S6 quem esta imovel 6 de, sob o peso de uma dor enorme. As mulatas passam rente, cheias de dengue; sorriem, dizem palavras. Hoje ele nao topa. Se sente mesmo envergonhado de estar tao diferente. Nunca foi assim. No futebol, no trabalho, nas greves, nas festas, era sempre o mais animado. Foi de certo tempo para ca que uma coisa profunda e estranha comecou a bulir e crescer dentro de seu peito, uma influencia ma que parecia nascer, que absurdo! do corpo de Rosinha, como se esta tivesse alguma culpa. Rosinha nao tern culpa. Que culpa tern sua namorada? -essa C que é a verdade. E esti sofrendo, o preto. Os felizes estao-se divertindo. Era preferivel ser como os outros, qualquer dos outros a quem a morena podera pertencer ainda, do que ser alguem como ele, de quem ela pode escapar. Uma rapariga como Rosinha, a felicidade de te-la, por maior que seja, nAo 6 UT° grande como o medo de perde-la. 0 negro suspira e sente uma raiva surda do Geraldao, o safado. Era este, pelos seus calculos, quem estaria mais proximo de arrebatar-lhe a noiva. 0 outro era o Annandinho, mas esse era direito; seu amigo, de fato, incapaz de trai-lo. Sentiu urn reconhecimento inexplicavel pelo Armandinho. Suas pernas o vao levando agora sem dire*. NA° se acha a caminho de casa, nem se sente completamente na Praca. Alguns trechos de sambas e marchas the chegam aos ouvidos, pousam-lhe na alma: 0 nosso amor
Foi uma chama... Agora 6 cinza, Tudo acabado E nada mais... Tudo acabado, tudo tristeza, carambal... Cabrochas que fogem, leitos vazios, 'desgracas. Nunca viu tanta dor de NEWS from BRAZIL - FEBRUARY 1994
como. Nao nasceu para isso, nem thin vocacao pant sofrer. Os sambas o incomodam. Por que nao esta dancando como os outros? -0 negro esti hesitante. As horas caminham e o bloco de Madureira 6 capaz de nao vir mais. Os turistas ingleses contemplam o espetaculo a distancia, e combinam o medo corn a curiosidade. A inglesa recomenda de vez em quando: - "Nao chegue muito perto, minha filha, que eles avancam..." - A mocinha loura pergunta entao ao secretario da Legacao se ha perigo: - "Mas eles sao ferozes?" - "Nao, senhorita, pode aproximar-se a vontade, os negros sao mansos". A baiOna dos acarajes se ofendeu e resmunga desaforos: "Nois C que temo medo de vances, seu cam' de nao-sei-que-diga; rids nao 6 bicho, 6 gente!..." Passa rente aos olhos' da miss urn torso magnifico de ebano. Ela se perturba, fica excitada, segreda aos ouvidos do secretario, tremendo na voz: - "Eu tinha vontade de clang& corn um... posso?" - You are mazy, Amy!..." - exclama-lhe a velha, escandalizada. Mas os tunstas agora se assustam. No fundo da Praca, uma correria e comeco de panic°. Ouvem-se apitos. As portas de ago descem corn fragor. As cancbes das Escolas de Sarnba prosseguem mais vivas, sinfonizando o espaco poeirento. A inglesa velha esta afobada, puxa a familia, entra por uma porta semicerrada. - Mataram uma moca ! A noticia, que viera da esquina da Rua Santana, circulou depois em torn° da Escola Benjamim Constant, corria agora por todos os lados alarmando as macs. - Matararn uma moca! - comentava-se dentro dos bares. - Mataram, sim, mataram uma mocal... - Que maldade matarem uma moca assim, num dia de alegria! Sera possivel?... - Mas mataram, sim senhora, garanto que mataram !... - Como 6 o tipo dela? 0 senhor viu? - Me disserarn que e morena, de uns dezenove anos, por al.. ' - Morena? Dezenove anos!... Ai, men Deus! 6 capaz de ser a minha filhal... Diga depressa como é o resto do tipo dela... Outra senhora cheia de pressentimentos se aproxima do infonnante: - 0 homein que estava corn eta era preto, era? Estava de branco?... E tinha uma cicatriz? Ai! se tinha, "nao me diga mais nada... nao me diga mais nada! Meu Deus, mataram militia filhal... Nenucha! Nenucha! Cade Nenucha?... As mks todas Se levantam e saein a campear as filhas. 0 clamor de umas vai despertando as outras. Cada qual tern uma filha gut pode ser a assassinada. Rompem a multidao, varam os cordbes, gritam por etas. Os noivos sao ferozes, os namorados prometem sempre mati-las. A anima* da Praca C atravessada agora pelo grito das macs aflitas. A mae de Nenucha, porem, a primeira desgrenhada que se levantou, ja esta de volta ao seu lugar. Voltou porque cruzara corn uma que se rasgava toda em imprecacoes: - "Laurinha, eu bem te disse que nao viesses, o malvado jurou que te matava. Virgem Mae, mataram minha filha... Eu sei... Eu nem quero ver." A mae de Nenucha transfere o seu desespero para a mae de Laurinha e se acalma. Mas apareceu tuna gorda a dizer por sua vez mae de Laurinha que a morta era outra, pequena de Bangu, operaria de fabrica. A fera tinha sido presa. Distante do tumulto mortifero, as outras macs que ja haviam arrecadado as filhas, seguram-nas beat, ao abrigo dos noivos fatais. Eram as que escaparam de morrer, as que tinham sido salvas. - "Mariazinha, que susto tua mae passou! NA° vai 10 mais nao, ouviu? E melhor irmos embora, teu namorado esta rondando..." Outras maes, cheias de maus pressagios, partem, ainda a procura das filhas. Uma senhora que recebia a corte de um portugues debaixo do coreto, ao ouvir a noticia, larga-se aos berros, ainda toda embrulhada em serpentinas, a procura de sua Odete. Era Odete corn certeza ... Nem tinha dnvidas... Dava encontros, punha a mao na cabeca, corria. 0 povo achava graca imaginando fosse alguma farsante bebeda. Odete ja deveria estar numa poca de sangue, esvaindo-se. Foi o namorado! Nunca tirava os olhos dos seios dela, aquele monstro... Dizia sempre que ela havia de ser sua. E tinha Anna cara maivada, o diabo do homem... Coitadinha de sua Odete... Aqudes seios!... Bern nao queria, oh! que fossem 29
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tao grandes. Odete tambem nao queria, já estava amedrontada. A mAe corria e solucava, perguntando a todos onde se achava a filha morta. Era Odete, sim, tinha quase certeza! Caminhava como uma sonambula. Falava sozinha, soltando lamentacoes. Onde e que Odete estaria caida? E nAo tirava do pensamento que a desgraca foi por causa dos seios da mocinha... Quem nAo estava vendo? Ela mesma, como mae, reconhecia que aqueles seios chamavam demais a atencao. Tinha o pressentimento de que aquilo acabava mal. Ate os passageiros dos bondes cheios se viravam para aprecia-los, quando Odete parava na calcada. Odete a principio, coitada, tao inexperiente, se sentia faceira coin eles... Depois, cresceram mais do que se esperava, e ela propria teve medo. Já produziam escandalo... Fora o demonio que tomara conta daquela parte do corpo de sua filha. Ultimamente, era urn desespero: a pobrezinha mal podia atravessar a rua, sentia-se perseguida pelos homens. Eta° eram dois nem tres que olhavam, nAo: da porta dos cafes, de dentro dos armarinhos, das sacadas de todos os lados, todos queriam espiar, ficavam olhando... Ela passava depressa, envergonhada. Porque sempre foi muito seriazinha, a sua Odete... Que gente mal-educada... Deus nos livre dos liomens. Que adiantou o soutien de arrocho?... Foi pior. "Ah, meu Deus, havera ink que possa dormir tranqUila vendo os seios da filha crescerem assim dessa maneira?..." Quando Odete caminhava é que eles adquiriam a sua plenitude de vida e misterio. Dai o fato de todo o mundo, quando pensa em Odete, pensar logo nos seios dela, que sempre apareciatn primeiro e na frente, como a proa dos navios... A mulher tremia e solucava. Ah! Odete nAo tern culpa. Foram os seios, foram... Tanto desejava leva-la para longe desses brutos. Agora, la vai como louca, A procura do corpo da filha. Caminha e ve crescendo uma rosa vermelha bem em cima do seio esquerdo de sua Odete. DA urn grito, cai sem sentidos. Dois pretos carregam-na para um bar. JA outras maes vinham de volta, trazendo as respectivas filhas bem seguras nas maos. Deram-lhe eter a cheirar, abanaram-na.Quando voltou a si, parecia ter saido de urn banho de resignacao. Calma. Como se tivesse se conformado corn tudo o que acontecera. Comeca entao a declamar a historia da filha coin o criminoso: conheceram-se num banho A fantasia, na praia de Ramos; ele parecia distinto a principio, tinha emprego, dava presentes. Depois... o malvado comecou a ameacar a pobrezinha, a fazer-lhe exigencias. Nao queria que fosse aos bailes, que usasse blusa de malha. Dizia que ela remexia demais as cadeiras quando caminhava. Proibiu-lhe trazer for na cabeca, conversar corn os amiguinhos. - Mas a senhora tern certeza de que foi sua filha? interrompeu urn mascarado. - Se já estou vendo o cadaver!... Ah, meu Deus que dor! Nao! Nao! Eu quero e contar a hist6ria dela. Isso me consola... Fez uma pausa. Recomecou depois, mais patetica: - Ainda nem tinha dezoito anos. Uma menina... Bordava que era urn gosto. Todos apreciavam ela... Me ajudava tanto. Um sujeito, vestido de Haile Selassie, escutava comovido. Pouco a pouco, a pobre senhora foi percebendo que estava sendo cercada de cavalos, bois e porcos prestimosos, akin de urn Mefistofeles e alguns Arlequins que vieram oferecer seus servicos. Essa fauna grotesca afigurava-se-lhe como aparicoes do reino do pesadelo. Fixou-os de olhos esbugalhados, deu urn grito de horror. Eles compreenderam, tiraram as mascaras. De dentro das mascaras surgiram fisionomias cheias de compaixao, que se voltavam para ela, querendo consold-la. Alguem disse que a vitima era outra, tuna mulata de Madureira, porta-estandarte de urn cordao. A mulher nAo acreditava. Era inatil iludi-la. LA fora, urn coro de vozes perguntava ainda insistentemente, por certa Maria Rosa:
A mulata inha uma rosa no pixaim da cabeca. Um mascarado tiroi a mantilha da companheira, dobrou-a, e fez um travesseiroi para a morta. Mas o policial disse que nao tocassem nela. Os olhos nAo estavam bem fechados. Pediram silencio, coin° se fosse impor silencio aquela Praca barulhenta. A4 altima das mAes aflitas chega atrasada, atravessa o cetco, espia bem o cadaver, solta urn grito de alegria: - Ah, eu pOnsava que fosse a Raimunda! Gracas a Deus que nAo foi coin minha filha! Escapaste, Raimunda! Saiu satisfeita. Alguns malandros, de cavaquinho nas maos, foram-s afastando, meio desajeitados. Urn deles dava opiniao: - Dor eu nSo topo, franqueza... Sou contra o sofrimento Tentaram pedir silencio novamente. Uma rapariga comentava, e ugando as lagrimas: - S6 se voc isse,Bentinha, quando mais a fa ca enterrava, mais a mulherlsorria... Morrer assim nunca se viu... 0 crime doinegro abriu uma clareira silenciosa no meio do povo. Ficararn todos estarrecidos de espanto vendo Rosinha fechar os olhos. 0 preto ajoelhado bebia lhe mudamente o ithimo sorriso, e inclinava a cabeca de um lado para outro coin° se estivesse contemplando uma crianya. Uma Escola de Samba repontava no Mangue. Ainda se ouviam aclamacoes A turma da Mangueira. Quando o canto foi-se aproximando, a mulata parecia que ia levantar-se. E estava sorrindo como se fosse viva, como se estivesse ouvindo as palavras que o assassino agora lhe sussurra baixinho aos ouvidos. 0 negro nap tira os olhos da vitima. Ela parecia sorrir; os curiosos égibe queriam chorar. A qualquer momento ela poderia se ergher para dancar. Nunca se viu detlinto tao vivo. Estavam Operand° esse milagre. Ouvia-se uma cancao que parece ter falado ao criminoso: Quem quehr * ou meu viola° de estimacao? Foi ela... • Ainda aparoceram algumas ma-es retardatarias rondandO de longe a mo*.a. A morta nab tinha nide nem parentes, so tinha o proprio assassino para Ohora-la. E ele quem lhe acaricia os cabelos, lhe faz uma confidencia demorada, a chama pelo nome: - Esta na hora, Rosinha... Levanta, meu bem... E o -Lira do Amor" qua vem chegando... Rosinha, voce nAo me atende! Agora Ina° é hora de donnir... Depressa, que nOs, estamos perde•do... 0 que e que foi? Voce caiu? Como foi?... Fui eu? Eu?... Eu, nAo! Rosinha... Ele dobra Os joelhos para beija-la. Os que nAo queriaim se comover foram-se retirando. 0 assassino ja nAo sabe bee onde esta. Vai Send° levado agora para urn destino que lhe é indiferente. ainda a voz da mesma cancao que lle fa alguma coisa desespero: Quern fez 4o meu coracao seu barracao? Foi ela... Que ninguein o incomode agora. Larguem os seus bracos, Rosinha esta doimindo. Nao acordem Rosinha. Nao é precisO, segura-lo, que ele nAo esta bebedo... 0 ceu baixou, abriu... Esse temporal assim é bom, porque Rosinha nAo sai.: Tenham Largar Rosinha au, ele nAo larga nAo.. Nao! E esses timbores? Ui! que ventania... E guerra... ele vai se espalhar... Por que estao malhandd. em sua cabec4?... Na biaorna do Enaenho de Dentro assim... Se afalstem que ele esta lutano por ela... Ele bamba... NAo e massacra urn operario dessa Estao atrapalhando o seu caminho para Rosinha... Se apitam assim, acordani ela... Ela ja nAo esta mais presente... Deslizando no eter.. Deixem ele paspar... Os outros fiquem no chao... Fiquem poT, al.. Ele vai tirar Rosinha da cama... Ela esta dormindoi Rosinha... Fugir coin ela, para o fundo do Pais... Abraca-la no alto de tunlcolina... • NEWS from BRAZIL - FEBRUARY,1 9,94
REVIEW t's an awful title, boastful, preten I tious, and better suited for a Las Vegas floor show. Ah. But let's move on, at least to the first page. Brazil, by John Updike, spans the years 1966 to 1988. The country itself, however, is mostly just a vast metaphor, as if chosen for the extremes it conveniently embraces. Tristao is black, a petty criminal, and he lives in one of the favelas (slums) above Copacabana in Rio de Janeiro. Stepping out of the ocean one day, he espies Isabel, white and wellto-do, and he gives her a stolen ring. After some time on the beach together, Isabel leads Tristao to her uncle's apartment and invites him to make love to her. While all of this is borderline credible, there's a degree of solemnity nestling in the bed-sheets: It's Isabel's first time with a man, and Tristao proves as respectful as circumstances will allow. Uncle Donaciano is soon trying to persuade Isabel that while she has a future, this infatuation of hers meaning Tristao - does not. Isabel responds by pilfering a few valuables from the apartment, and then retreating with Tristao to the favela. Her boy friend's extended family include a shebear for a mother, and a half-brother, Euclides - who talks like he's a reincarnation of his namesake. We'll see a lot of this. Isabel, astonished by the number of people residing in the hovel, reflects on how they "had developed a tactful politics of space." One raises an eyebrow. A few pages later, when Tristao
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Love a la Brasileira John Updike revives the medieval romance of Tristan and Iseult - and sets it in 20th century Brazil. If it only had some tropical spice. Brazil, by John Updike (Alfred A. Knopf, 260 pp., $23) BONDO WYSZPOLSKI
says to Isabel, "Until I saw you on the beach, I felt nothing profound for any female," we are moved by his candidness, but skeptical of his concise speech. De he steal that, too? Tristao and Isabel head do Sao Paulo, where Tristao eventually finds another half-brother. Chiquinho invites the couple to his home. It's a set-up, a betrayal, and Isabel is forcibly escorted to her father's home, in Brasilia. Two years pass. Isabel takes courses in art history and botany at the Universidade de Brasilia. Tristao spends his
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two years on the assembly line in an automobile factory. As soon as the moment is ripe, however, he sets off to find his beloved. They flee Brasilia, going first to Goiania, then up to the Serra Dourado, and soon they've bought a claim in a mine in the Serra do Buraco. The four years that follow seem grueling, and Isabel resorts to selling sexual favors. When Tristao uncovers a gold nugget the size of a potato it would seem that their troubles are over. Not so; and again they are on the run, this time deep into Mato Grosso. After a numbing raid by Indians, Tristao and Isabel encounter a roving bandeira, backland adventures who've stepped straight out of colonial times. The result is yet another enslavement. In an effort to reverse this downward trend, Isabel undertakes a long trek to a distant mesa, within sight of the Andes, and upon the shamanistic sequence that follows the story turns around and upside down. It's as if the tale is now doubling back on itself. The descent into the heart of darkness/darkness of the heart seems evident, but Brazil goes beyond the surface explorations of interracial love. It also evades the differences in class, upbringing, and education, and unloads both barrels at the very core of human attachment and devotion. The decisive twist in the storyline - which I won't revel - occurs after Isabel's visit to the shaman. Being the pivotal point of the novel, its success with the reader may determine one's response to the entire work. Updike points out that Brazil is based on the often told chivalrous romance of 31
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Tristan and Iseult. Knowing about this infusion of the mythic may elicit a more tolerant overview of story than usual, and I say this as one who didn't find it credible that a young woman who'd studied art history and botany at a prestigious university would chuck it all out for the sake of being a poor miner's wife. If she'd had friends or family, then maybe, but there's little to stimulate her mind during those four years at the mining camp. In Brazil, as elsewhere, Updike brings his "NationalBook-Award winning prose style to bear on the micromechanics of physical lovemaking," to quote Nicholson Baker in U and I. And while the descriptions have a carefree frankness that may serve Updike in other latitudes, some of it here seems impish and distracting, such as "...tears having started to her eyes, erupting as violently as semen." When a woman cries, do you equate it with ejaculation? It's the sort of imagery one might blink at, seeing it dash out of the page like a small rodent darting from its burrow. As we've come to expect from such a fine craftsman, Updike employs an assured, rich and well-blended prose style that frequently impresses, and his evocations of places and setting are often superb. On the other hand, there's no much of the humor, deftness, or music in the writing that one finds regularly in Rubem Fonseca or Jorge Amado. Updike's lengthy poetic descriptions actually preempt this from occurring, and even if his lines do make us ooh and aah they still don't have the tone and the rhythm of Brazil itself. The story feels grafted, recounted with an accent, which isn't necessarily true of all novels that are set in Brazil by north American authors. Karen Tei Yamashita's Brazil-Maru is proof of this. Maybe, like his inauspicious and dead-weighted title, John Updike simply took on too much? Among themselves, Tristdo and Isabel have an astounding capacity for regenerative love, but between the book and this reader there was no such combustion, only a few bright and intermittent flames. • 32
"There is no one there." she screamed, her gesture expanded to include the sky. "to care what your duty is! There is no God. our lives arc a terrible accident! We are born in a Mess of pain. and pain and hunger and lust and fear drive us on for no purpose whatsoever!" He looked grave, and spoke softly as if to pull back her outcry from the vastness of scandalized silence. "You disappoint me. Isabel." he said. "Why is the world so elaborate, if it has no purpose? Think of the care that goes into the least little insect and weed around us. You say you love me; then you must love life. Life is a gift. for which we must give something back. I believe in spirits." he told her. "and in destiny. You were my destiny and I yours. If we die without a struggle now, we will never reach our fates. Perhaps our fates include rescuing your children, perhaps not. I know this. Isabel: you and I were brought together not to feed children into the world's maw, but to prove love - to make for the world an example of love. I felt this even in the litsca factory, when it seemed I might never see you again."
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The talk of the streets Without a sponsor or a publishing house, a university professor from Brasilia has been mapping the language born in the slums that has become common currency in Brazil. He has just published the fruit of this work of love. ALESSANDRA DALEVI
I 'd like to tell you something about Brazilian giria (slang). You dig me? The same as an American who gives away his age with such a piece of lingo, a Brazilian would reveal how long ago he had been through his formative years simply by using manjou, morou, sacou. These are all ways of saying 'you dig it?' that had their heyday in the 50s, 60s and 70s. respectively. They are all more or less in disuse nowadays, even though by a slang life expectancy standard they've already had a pretty long life. Armed only with only good will and an immense love of words, journalist and university professor Joao Bosco Serra e Gurgel six years ago started to collect these language nuggets from the mouths of the people and from magazines and newspapers, popular music lyrics, and television 33
Morrer na praia to end badly (literally, to die in the beach). "Nadou. nadou c morreu na praia." Nitrato de pรณ de peido
nothing (literally, fart powder nitrate) -Ce pensa o que? Que sou nitrato de pรณ dc peidor 0 Odaragood thing. "Odara. tudo bem." Passar um cerol to flirt. among funk youngsters. "To passando um ccrol numa gata. depois te conto todo o lance." .
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qucnga de zona. barra pesada, malandro." Ripa na chulipa blow. "Vou acabar dando um
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love. hurry (literally, release the chicken). -Eta gosta, mesmo e de soltar a franga." Tigre de papel journalist (literally paper tiger). "Os tigres de papel to ouricados (agitated)." 1.16 terrible, in bad taste. -Ta um uรณ, bofe, tรก um horror.V Veneno maximum security district jail. -0 bandithio vai pro vcncX Xu ru mela thing. "Pegue suas xurumelas e se escafeda." Zupta it happened. "Ai, zupta, pisaram no meu Pe." 34
programs. His hobby has become the Dicionario de Gina, that released initially in 1985, has just gone into its second edition with 329 pages and 9,980 terms duly explained and then shown in a sentence. Both times, Serra e Gurgel had to finance the dictionary himself. In the foreword to the book, the author talks about giria as being at the same time cause and effect of a population destitute of literacy. "The giria has become a resource available so people would be able to communicate .and understand each other in a more direct way, as well as in a simpler, more daring and also more permissive manner." "To confine slang to the language of outlaw groups - a kind of a sub-race of a sub-people - is to ignore the reality in which we live, with our cities of concrete pouring into the urban explosion," he continues. According to the author, giria will develop at an even faster pace as long as education and culture are not a priority in the country. He notes, "there are states with giant soccer stadiums, few schools and under-employed teachers. The teaching of the language in many cases is done by semi-illiterate instructors. No wonder considerable numbers of Brazilians have very limited linguistic equipment." In a recent interview, Serra e Gurgel told about the discovery that came with the research of girias: "I started to notice that slang was no longer the language for marginal and segregated groups with which it has always been historically associated, and it had started to become an alternative language. With the education crisis, its use has increased. Today it is used by all social classes." In a note to News from Brazil, Serra e Gurgel wrote: "This book is a portrait of Brazil with no retouching, without adding or subtracting. The Brazil of Macunaima, Geraldo Miramundo, Policarpo Quaresma (three heroes of Brazilian literature). Gina is the expression of this illiterate and beautiful race." Joao Bosco Serra e Gurgel can be contacted by mail at SQS 302, Bloco B, apto 493 - 70338-020 Brasilia, DF - Brazil.
Beach talk There is a new generation of slang practiced mainly by young people on Rio's beaches. This language is a mixture of talk of the hills where the favelas (shanty towns) are, with terms used by surfers and skaters. One expression from the' world of crime is sangue born (good blood). The term that is the most popular expression in Rio these days comes from drug trafficking and means a nice person. Even knowing a lot of Portuguese, it is doubtful that you can make any sense of the next sentences: "Uma vagaba entrou na muvuca e estava lesada a vera. Ela zoou o barraco ate encontrar um cara descolado. Ele tocou horror, ganhou ela de urn palha e fez a garota. Foi animal.
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t's no accident that the most celebrated and renowned Brazilian rock band outside Brazil chose Sepultura as their name. That's our last place of rest. the tomb. As at the door of Dante's Hell, the band seems to have placed the ominous sign warning those who want to get inside their dominion: "Abandon all hope, you who enter." Forget the easy answers, the everything is OK attitude, the no problem approach, the I tomorrow will be better way of doing business. Sepultura isn't here to please. Their fourth album,.4rise, released in 1991, went on to sell over 1 million copies all over the world. It was also their decisive step to worldwide fame and stardom. Since then they have toured the world from Rio to LDS Angeles, passing through Israel. Portugal. Italy, Australia, Russia - 60,000 fans went to see them there in four shows -, Japan. Greece. and Indonesia. For two years they toured the U.S.-. having started in late '92, opening for Ozzy Osboume. and later going out with Helmet and Ministry. Sepultura's leader. guitarist-singer Max Cavalera talked to News Iron! Brazil, right after the group played to a sold-out Hollywood Palladium crowd, last December, in Los Angeles. It wasn't a surprise to see thousands of youngsters lining up to listen to them. After all, Sony's ,
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their recording company - research shows that for the most part their fans are Latin and black teens from the inner city in Los Angeles and New York. Cavalera, 24, responsible for the vocals and the lyrics, doesn't seem pleased at all with the world around him. "Turn on CNN," he says. "It's always the same shit. We have 90% of catastrophe to maybe 10% of something worthwhile." In a still somber note he ads: "I always liked the word chaos. It's nothing new, we have been living with it for the last 2,000 years, and it seems to get worse every single day." Chaos A.D. is exactly the name of their fifth and latest effort. The album contains a track called Kaiowas, inspired by a tribe of Brazilian Indians who preferred to commit suicide to leave their lands as ordered by the government. The use of the headlines and the bad news to write songs have been a constant in Cavalera's work. One of his more poweiful and controversial tunes was inspired by the 1993 revolt of inmates in the Carandiru prison in Sao Paulo, Brazil. More than 100 prisoners were massacred there when the military police intervened to quell the protests over overcrowding. Sepultura would love to organize an Amazon Festival, something similar to Live Aid and other benefit rock shows. This one would happen in the Amazon itself and the Indians and the forest would get the proceeds. But Cavalera don't see himself as another Sting. "He is more intereste4 in selfpromotion than in helping the Indians," he says. "We would never bring Indians to the stage and show them as in a circus. Our style is more subtle. We send our message through a song that is heard by 100,000, 200 ,000 who buy our record. That's our way to try to change the world. As for Brazil we are going to continue showing the world all the absurd things that happen there, things that seem more fitted to the Conan the Barbarian times than to our times." Max Cavalera and his brother Igor, the band's percussionist, were only 14 and 12 respectively when they decided to form in Belo Horizonte a group of hard metal, inspired by bootleg copies by the likes of Metallica and Venom. It was then 1984. Max reminisces, "Our family was very poor and we used to live by the railroad side." No overnight success story here. "When we started," says the band leader, "we were considered the worst band in Brazil, from north to south. We already had some few fans, however. I never went to school past the seventh grade, but I compensate for that working harder and putting a lot of effort in everything I do. Many other bands want the success but not all the work that goes with it." Their debut record was Bestial Devastation for the obscure Brazilian label Cogumelo Records. Their first fulllength album, Morbid Visions, would come in 1986. This time, underground networks in Europe and the U.S. started to pay attention to what, through word of mouth, would be soon a new death metal sensation. With Schizophrenia, they were able to cement their reputation and prove that they had the power to stay. Roadrunner Records, a Sony subsidiary signed them up. By this time, Sepultura had replaced lead guitarist Jairo with Andreas Kisser. Bass player Paulo Jr. completed the quartet that continues the same now. With Beneath the Remains, released in 1989, Sepultura became international stars. That album sold more than 200,000 copies in Europe and the U.S.. The record was hailed as one of the finest thrash albums of the '80s and it NEWS from BRAZIL - FEBRUARY 1994
was compared to Slayer's Reign in Blood for its intensity. Arise, from 1991, with its more than one million copies sold worldwide, would lay to rest any doubt about the band's talents and possibilities. They were on their way to super-stardom. Living between Sao Paulo, Brazil and Phoenix, Arizona, the quartet has spent more time on international tours, since Arise came out. For the recording of their last effort, Chaos, they chose an old and traditional studio in South Wales, in the United Kingdom. Max was impressed with the castles around the studio. "Most bands prefer to record in Los Angeles or New York where they have the last word in technology. But we chose Wales, for the atmosphere that's more '70s than '90s. We went to the same studio where Led Zeppelin and famous people from hippie times have recorded." The band is not cutting their ties with Brazil. Au contraire. They went there recently invited by the organizer of the Hollywood (a cigarette brand) Rock festival and were received with the same perks as other foreign bands such as the Aerosmith, "staying in the same hotel as the gringos," as Cavalera noted. And the video for their cover of Motorhead's Orgasmatron was voted Best Brazilian Video by the viewers of MTV Brazil. Brazil should continue to be a source of inspiration not only through the scandalous headlines. Brazilian late rocker Raul Seixas is still a favorite of Max. As for the present Brazilian rock scene, Sepultura's leader has no kind word. "E uma bosta (It's shit)," he says. •
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t is February, and the streets of the city of Rio de Janeiro once again roar with the tropical ummer's frenzy. Rio radiates its natural energy while the Cariocas surrender to the power of samba; it is Carnaval! The former capital of Brazil offers to its residents and visitors an unforgettable adventure in music, food, and good time. The folia of Rio's 5.5 million residents begins on the 11, and for five days it will burn as a fever of 104°, You can confirm that by checking one of the several thermometer/clocks spread all over town, especially by the beaches. But Rio is not made of Carnaval only. Day and night the "cidade maravilhosa" (wonderful city) is a big amusement park with entertainment for all the senses. At the Floresta da Tijuca you have an exuberant jungle with about 10 thousand plant species for your enjoyment. No wonder Tijuca was the subject of the first ecological study in the world, and ended up qualifying Rio as host city to the Earth Summit '92. And while in the Floresta check out the Taunay house (the first house of Tijuca), Dona Marta lookout, Cascatinha (little cascade), and the Mayrink chapel. Next go to the MOM) do Corcovado, where the Christ, the most famous postcard of Rio, awaits you with open arms. The hill is 709 meters (2325 feet) above sea level and it has the most breathtaking view of the Guanabara bay, the bridge connecting the cities of Rio and Niteroi, the beaches, and the world's largest sports stadium, the Maracana. Take your time there to appreciate Rio's beauty. Another place to admire Rio from the top is the Pao de Acucar (Sugarloaf), at the Urea district. The cable car will take you up there, stopping first at the Morro da Urea, where one of the most famous Carnaval balls takes place. At the Jardim Botanico you can take a relaxing walk on the paths lined with centennial palm trees while you appreciate its eight thousand species of plants. If relaxing is what you want to do, the beaches also offer a delicious option. Strolling close to the warm Atlantic waters and stepping on the fine sand you will a first hand account of how the Carioca plays. At the south part of the city you have a display of many of the most beautiful beaches of the world. Start at Flamengo beach, and go one by one to Botafogo, Urca, Vermelha, Leme, Copacabana - arguably the world's most famous beach -Arpoador, Ipanema, Leblon, Sao Conrado, Pepino, Tijuca, Recreio dos Bandeirantes, Prainha, and Grumari. Is not enough? Take then an hour boat trip to Ilha de Paqueta, and that should do it. If intellectual challenge is what you are looking for, Rio won't let you down either. You might start by visiting the National Historical Museum which shows evidence of Rio's history since its discovery in January 1, 1502. The National Museum, which was the residence of Emperor D. Pedro II in the 19th Century, and
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is located at the Quinta da Boa Vista, is a source of inspiration besides being a historical monument. Don't miss the National Museum of Fine Arts, and the Republic Museum at the Palacio do Catete. Other historical buildAngs deserving special attention are the Aqueduto da Carioca, Rui Barbosa house, and the Palacio do Ita ma rati. To socialize and enjoy a little more of Rio's history, recent history that is, go to the Bar Garota de Ipanema, named after the song because that is where Vinicius de Moraes and Antonio Carlos Jobin composed it. The bar is located at the corner of Rua Vinicius de Moraes and Rua Prudente de Moraes, in the Ipanema district, and if this bar is too crowded to get in, as it frequently happens, there are many others in the area that are as good. And at this time you should be able to see the famous Banda de Ipanema, a group of men that dress up as women - some drag queens, some note - and go out in the streets of Rio singing and dancing, celebrating Carnaval. When the hunger hits you, a good feijoada at the 4221 Wilshire BI. #391 - Los Angeles, CA 90010 Casa da Feijoada with a (213) 525-3300 - Fax (213) 525-1584 caipirinha (Brazilian margarita) should do the job and it should also bring up your energy level so you can enRIO/SAO PAULO $669 joy a night of folia at many of ASUNCION $799 the Carnaval balls that take place at this time. The best LIMA $549 bets. if you can afford the SANTIAGO $749 steep prices, are the Red and Black ball at the Flamengo BUENOS AIRES $799 Club - headquarters of Rio's ECUADOR $525 favorite soccer team - the Pao NEW YORK $258 (RT) de Acacar ball, and the ball at the Canecao Club and at LONDON $419 the Palace Hotel. PARIS $419 On Sunday night, FebruMADRID $555 ary 13, at the Sambodromo, the most extravagant, rich, LISBON $639 noisy, colorful, outrageous HONOLULU $265 open air performance takes place: the Carnaval parade. Representing: VASE VARIG, AMERICAN, The powerful drum beats will LADECO, LAN CHILE, AIR PARAGUAY mark the climax of your trip, AEROLINEAS ARGENTINAS, AERO PERU AND and it will take you through UNITED AIRLINES. the most unforgettable night of your life, filled with colValley Office (818) 785-8844 ors, rhythms, happiness, and Orange County (714) 520-4535 energy. You will wish you San Diego (619) 685-4080 would never have to leave this place, and will wonder if San Francisco (415) 292-1930 Heaven is match for this party. .. .... •
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A scene of Vereda da Salvagao, being shown in Rio
Alem da Vida - Author: Xico Xavier and Divaldo Franco (psychographed text), director: Augusto Cesar Vannucci, with Felipe Carone, Lea Bulcao, and others. Como Encher urn Biquini Selvagem The premiere was on 62 but this play written and directed by Miguel Falabella in its last revival continues to pack houses in Rio. Claudia Jimenez plays several characters adopting different accents in this monologue about life and psychotherapy. Entre Arnigas - Author: Maria Duda, director: Cecil Third, with Regina Restelli and Nani Venancio Escola dos An:antes - Moliere play directed by Victor Villar. 0 Futuro Dura Muito Tempo - Based on the book by French philosopher Louis Althusser. Directed by Marcio Viana. 0 Livro de Jo - Bible's story adapted by Clara Goes with Leon G6es and Floriano Peixoto. A Obscena Sra. D - From Hilda Hi1st, directed by Eid Ribeiro, with Vera Fajardo, Rubens de Aranjo, Ana Prado and others. As Primicias - Written by Dias Gomes with songs by Guinga and Aldir Blanc. Performed by Bete Mendes and Suely Franco. 0 Ultimo Mambo - Written by Joao Bethencourt, directed by Claudio Torres Gonzaga. Zumbi - Adaptation of Arena Conta Zombi from Augusto Boal, Edu Lobo and Gianfrancesco Guarnieri. 42
American films just released: Bodies, Rest and Motion (Corpos em Movimento), Tom and Jerry - The Movie (Tom e Jerry - o Filme), Striking Distance (Zona de Perigo), Undercover Blues (Dois Espioes e um Bebe), Excessive Force (Forca Bruta), Como Agua para Chocolate (Como Agua para Chocolate) - Directed by Alfonso Arau. Due to tradition that prevents the marriage of younger sister couple in love lives separated during the Mexican revolution. Farewell to my Concubine (Adeus Minha Concubina) - China - Directed by Chen Kaige. Two Pekin opera actors and their changes an the changes of society along 50 years together. Les Nuits Fauves (Noites Felinas) France - Directed and starred by Cyril Collard. Jean, 30, with AIDS falls in love with Laura, 17, after a life on the fast lane. L'Odeur de la Papaye Verte(0 Cheiro da Papaia Verde) - Vietna/Franca. Mui, 12, leaves her home in the interior of Vietnam in search of love and finds it. Trois Couleurs: Bleu (A Liberdade Azul) - France/Poland - By Krzysztof Kieslowski with Juliette Binoche. Inspired by the colors of the French flag and the French Revolution ideas. Un Lugar en el Mundo (Um Lugar no Mundo) - Argentine - Directed by Adolfo Aristarain. A man comes back to the places that filled up his childhood with joy and adventure.
Fiction I. Uma Fortuna Perigosa Ken Follet 2. A Firma John Grishman 3 Xama Noah Gordon 4. Agosto Rubem Fonseca 5. A Coroa de Orquideas Nelson Rodrigues 6. 0 Am ante do Vulcao Susan Son,tag 7. Como Agua para Chocolate Laura Esquivel 8. Dossie Pclicano John Grisham 9. Doze Contos Peregrinos Gabriel Garcia Marquez 10. Sol Nascente Michael Crichton
Non-fiction 1. Reengenharia M. Hammer and J. Champy 2.A Som bra das Chuteiras Imortais Nelson Rodrigues 3. Os Canibais Arnaldo Jabor 4. Comando Vermelho Carlos Amorim 5. Vitoria C. Santos and N. Radames 6. Paratii: Entre Dois Polos Amyr Klink 7. Na Sala coin Danuza Danuza Lea° 8. Confissoes de Adolescente Maria Mariana 9. 0 Cidadiio de Papel Gilberto Dimenstein 10. Personas Sexuais Camille Paglia NEWS from BRAZIL - FEBRUARY 1994
5 CH IVAN, THE LOVABLE Ivan Lins decided against the idea of living in the U.S., but this February, he will be giving his fans in the States one more chance to see his energy and inventiveness onstage. For this tour of both coasts including New York, Miami, San Francisco and Seattle, he is bringing his band from Brazil, which includes Luiz Roberto and Fernando Caneca on guitar, Fernando Nunes on bass, Cesinha on drums, Renato Franco on sax, and Zero on percussion. Here are the dates: February 6 - James L. Nightclub, Miami; February 7-13 Blue Note, New York City; February 16-20 - Yoshi's, Oakland; February 22-26 - Jazz Alley, Seattle; February 27 - The Wild Blue, Fresno, California; March 1 - The Belly Up, Solana Beach, California. For more information, look at the Calendar section.
STRINGS OF BRAZIL A San Francisco recording and publishing company that goes by the it-tells-all name of GSP - Guitar Solo Publications - is becoming one of the most important outlets for Brazilian music in the U.S. . Its selections range from exciting new Brazilian jazz to emerging classics in the traditions of Antonio Carlos Jobim or VillaLobos. Founded 20 years ago as a small storefront shop that sold sheet music for classical guitar, and offered guitar lessons and repair, GSP grew to boast a thriving mail order service. Many of Brazil's most prestigious artists and composers are in the GSP's catalogue. They include Luiz Bonn, Carlos Barbosa-Lima,
Dilermando Reis and Pixinguinha. Two current releases are Serenata and Face to Face. Serenata - Choros & Waltzes from Brazil features paulista (from Sao Paulo) Paulo Bellinati, who is emerging as an important young guitarist. Face to Face, released by GSPJAZ, is an acoustic duet by guitarist Romero Lubambo and keyboardist Weber Drummond both of whom are Cariocas (natives of Rio). It's a stylish and innovative jazz album with a well-balanced mix of old and new. Would you like to know some more? Write to GSP 1411 Clement St., San Francisco, CA 94118 or call (415) 668-3540.
BRAZILIAN RHYTHM The traditional Carnaval promoted in Los Angeles by Maria Lucien from Samba & Saudade has grown this year to a two-night extravaganza of feathers, beautiful and sweaty bodies and lots of samba. The party is celebrating its 12th anniversary as North America's largest Brazilian celebration by adding the premiere of the Gala Gay Brazil Carnaval. As in previous years the bash will happen at the newly-renovated Hollywood Palladium. The party starts at 9 p.m. on February 11, a Friday, with the Gay Carnaval and continues at 9 p.m., on February 12. On both nights the folia should continue until 3 a.m.. Born from a mix of African, European and indigenous cultures, Brazilian Carnaval is a time when the usual social order is turned upside down, and anything goes. The beat in L.A., the Carnaval organizers guarantee, will not be different. For information call (213) 650-8888. NEWS from BRAZIL-FEBRUARY 1994
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calendar - february 94 - miami EVERY
FRIDAY
SUNDAY SATURDAY
7:00 pm - 10 pm - Jesse PeSsoa, Brazilian harpist at ' La Petit Maison 7110 pm & 9:00 pm - Mustcall Menu at Hotel Vila 7:30 pm - 12:00 am - Banda "Ft* at Ipanema Grill 8:00 pm - 1:00 am - Brazilian Band and Dance Show at Copacabana 8:30 pm &11:30 pm - Samba, Lambada, Capoeira, Malandro Show at Brazilian Tropicana 9:00 pm -2:00 am- Pagode at Brazilian Delight 10:30 pm - Rio Ecstasy! at Scala
EVERY MONDAY 9:30 pm -1:30 am - Erica Norimar & Brazilian Explosion at Mango's
FEB. 19 SATURDAY 9:00 pm - 4:00 am Paulo Gualano 7th Carnaval Ball Mahl Auditorium 1480 NW 15 Ave Miami - (305) 754-2925
SITES & PHONES Brazilian Delight - 154 SE 1st Ave. - Downtown Miami (305) 374-0032 Brazilian Tropicana Restaurant - 410 N. Federal Hwy - Pompano Beach - (305) 781-1113 Copacabana - 3430 E. Atlantic BI.- Pompano Beach (305) 941-2751 Hotel Vila - 5959 SW 71st St. Miami Ipanema Grill - 1771 Coral Way - Coral Gables - (305) 285-4777
7:00 pm & 9:00 pm - Musical Menu at Hotel Vila 7:30 pm - 12:00 am - Banda "R"and Samba Brazil Dance Show at Ipanema Bar and Grill 8:00 pm - 1:00 am - Brazilian Dance Show at Copacabana 8:30 pm &11:30 pm - Samba, Lambada, Capoeira, Malandro Show at Brazilian Tropicana 9:00 pm - 1:00 am -Pagode at Miami Beach Pizza 10:30 pm - Rio Ecstasy! at Scala
EVERY
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TUESDAY
THURSDAY
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm -Jesse Pessoa,the Brazilian harpist at La Petit Matson 7:00 pm & 9:00 pm - Musical Menu at Hotel Vila 7:30 pm - 12:00 am Banda "R"at lpanema Grill 9:30 pm - 1:30 am - Erica Norimar & Brazilian Exlosion at Man o's
EVERY WEDNESDAY 7:00 pm & 9:00 pm - Musical Menu at Hotel Vila 7:30 pm - 12:00 am Banda "R"at lpanema Grill La Petit Maison - 366 E. Palmetto Pk. Rd.- Boca Raton (407) 750-7483 Lombardi's Restaurant - Bayside Marketplace - Downtown Miami - (305) 381-9580 Mango's Tropical Café - 900 Ocean Dr. - Miami Beach (305) 673-4422 Miami Beach Pizza - 6954 Collins Ave. - Miami Beach (305) 866-8661 Scala Miami - 905 S. Bayshore Dr. - Miami - (305) 371-5604
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1.30 pm - 5:30 pm - Live Brazilian Music at Marina Stage on Bayside 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm -Jesse Pessoa, Brazilian harpist at La Petit Maison 7:30 pm - 12:00 am - Banda "R" at Ipanema Grill 8:00 pm - 1:00 am - Brazilian Band & Dance Show at Copacaba na 9:00 pm - Samba Brazil Dance Show at I panema Grill 8:30 pm -Samba, Lambada, Capoeira, Malandro Show at Brazilian Tropicana 9:00 pm -1:00 am -Pagode at Miami Beach Pizza
TV & RADIO
BTN (Brazilian TV Network) - Daily news from 7:00 pm & 9:00 pm - MuBrazil, talk shows and sical Menu at Hotel Vila sports - 11:00 pm - 1:00 a m, 7:30 pm - 12:00 am DCI ch. 40, S. South ch. 51, Banda "R" at Ipanema Adelphia ch. 52, Gold Coast Grill ch. 99 8:00 pm - 1:00 am - BraLuqui Corporation -Jornal zilian Band and Dance Bandeirantes, interviews, Show at Copacabana sports, Brazilian musical 8:30 pm -Samba, Lambaclips - 11:00 pm - 1:00 am, da, Capoeira, Malandro Dynamic ch. 20, S. South Show at Brazilian Tropi- Fi ch. 41, Gold Coast ch. 44, DCI ch. 45 cana Brazilians Love Jazz -Ev8:30 pm - Rio Ecstasy! ery Sunday, 5:00 pm - 7:00 at Scala pm withGina Martelli- 93.4 - Love 94
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calendar - february 94 - los angeles WEDNESDAY 2 8:30 pm -12:00 am - Checkers competition at Zabumba
THURSDAY 3 8:00 pm - 11:00 am - Axe, the Brazilian Jazz Ensemble at Zabumba 9:00 pm - Constellation Band at Tampico
FRIDAY 4 5:30 pm - 9:30 pm - Brazilian Jazz at Grand Avenue Bar 8:30 pm - 1:00 - Patricia Albela Trio at Zabumba 9:00 pm - Pagode with Banda Constelagao & Mila at Cafe Danssa
SATURDAY 6 8:30 pm - 2:00 am - Zabumba All Stars at Zabumba 9:00 pm - Eliana Estevao at La ye Lee 9:00 pm - Sonia Santos at Le Café 10:00 pm - Brazilian Carnaval Party with Lula Afro-Brazil at Baka ri Art Studio - 1276 S. Windsor Blvd. -(213) 938-0523
8:30 pm - 1:00- Katia Moraes& Friends at Zabumba 9:00 -Pagode with Banda Constelagao& MILA at Café Danssa
RADIO & TV 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 8:00 pm - Eliane Elias, jazz pianist at Ambassador Auditorium - 300W. Green St. - Pasadena, CA - (800) CONCERT
FRIDAY 11 5:30 pm - 9:30 pm - Brazilian Jazz at Grand Avenue Bar 9:00 pm - 3:00 am - Gala Gay Brazil Carnavalat the Hollywood Palladium -6215 Sunset Blvd. (213) 650-8888 (See ad on page 50) 8:30 pm - 1:00 - Lula Afro Brazil at Zabumba - ZABUMBA'S CARNAVAL - (See ad on page 23)
SATURDAY 12 8:00 pm - 3:00 am - Myers's Rum Brazil Carnavalat the Hollywood Palladium -6215 Sunset Blvd. - (213) 650-8888 (See ad on back cover)
SATURDAY 19
8:00 pm - Carnaval in Los Angeles with MILA & Constellation Band at Shark Club -1024 Grand Ave - (213) 747-0999 (See ad on page 3) 8:30 pm - 2:00 - Lula Afro Brazil at Zabumba - ZABUMBA'S CARNAVAL - (See ad on page 23)
8:30 pm - 2:00 am - Banda Constelagao presents Samba/ Pagode at Zabumba 9:00 pm - Eliana Estevao at La Ve Lee
MONDAY 21 8:00 pm - Brazilian Music at Baked Potato
WEDNESDAY 16 WEDNESDAY 23 8:30 pm -12:00 am - Checkers competition at Zabumba
8:30 pm -12:00 am - Brazilian Poetry Night at Zabumba
THURSDAY 17 THURSDAY 24 8:00 pm - 11:00 am - Axe, the Brazilian Jazz Ensemble at Zabumba
FRIDAY 18
8:00 pm - 11:00 am - Axe, the Brazilian Jazz Ensemble at Zabumba
FRIDAY 25
5:30 pm - 9:30 pm - Brazilian Jazz at Grand Avenue Bar
WEDNESDAY 9 8:30 pm -12:00 am - Brazilian Poetry Night at Zabumba
8:30 pm - 1:00- Katia Moraes at Zabumba 9:00 pm -Red &Black Carnaval Party with Sarava Band at Radisson Hotel - 15433 Ventura Blvd - (818) 760-4600 (See ad on page 20)
SATURDAY 26 8:30 pm -2:00 am- Lula & Afro Brazil Band at Zabumba
THURSDAY 10 8:00 pm - 11:00 am - Axe, the Brazilian Jazz Ensemble at Zabumba
SITES AND PHONES Alice's - 1043 Westwood Blvd. Westwood - (310) 208-3171 Amazon - 14649 Ventura 131. Sh Oaks - (818) 986-7502 Atlas - 3760 Wilshire Blvd.- Los Angeles - (213) 380-8400 Baked Potato - 3787 Cahuenga N. Hollywood - (818) 980-1615 Brazilian Music Center - 6226 Sta Monica BI. (213) 467-5715 46
Cafe Danssa -11533W. Pico BI. West L.A.- (310) 305-8387 Catalina Bar & Grill - 1640 N Calthenga Bl. (213) 466-2210 Coffee Emporium -4325 Glencon .-Marina-(310) 823-4446 Fais-Do-Do - 5257 W. Adams L.A. - (213) 932-9034 Grand Ave. Bar -Biltmore -506
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Studio City - (818) 980-8158 Le Cafe - 14633 Ventura Bl. Sh. Oaks - (818) 986-2662 Lunaria - 10351 Santa Monica 131.. - W. L.A. -1(213) 282-8870 Moonlight Tango - 13730.Ventura - S.0.-(818) 788-2000 Nucleus Nuance- 7267 Melrose Ave. - (213) 939-8666 Pedro's Grill -1739N. Vermont. L.A. - (213) 660-9472
"Filly's- Wilshire at 11th Si. Santa Monica - (310) 451-1769 Truly Yours -18588 Ventura BI
- Tarzana - (818) 996-3131 Venice Bistro - 323 Ocean Ft Walk, Venice, (213) 392-3997 Vine Street - 1610 Vine St. -
Hollywood - (213) 463-4375 Waterfront Café -205 Ocean F.
Walk,Venice-(310) 392-0322 Zabum ha -10717 Venice Blvd
Culver City - (310) 841-6525
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calendar - february 94 - s. francisco TUESDAY 1 9:00 pm -HotTuesday (Gay Night) with Batucada, Latin & House Music at Bahia Tropical
WEDNESDAY 2 6:00 pm - Doug Gittins, playing Bossa Nova at Chambord
TH RSDAY 3 6:00 pm • Jonathan Stone at Chambord 8:00 pm - Doug Gittins playing Bossa Nova at Bahia Restaurant 8:00 pm - Carlos Henrique, Viola° & Amigos at Nino's
RADIO Canta, Brasil -Every Sunday, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm- KKUP, 91.5 FM, with Xuxu, Maria Jose and David Heyman Agora Brasil - Every Saturday, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm, KPFA, 94.0 FM with Elvira Cola and Eric Taller Tropicana Brasiliana - Every Friday, 8'00 - 9:00 pm, KUSF, 90.3 with Raimundo Franco, in English & Portug Brasileirinho - Every Wednesday, 9.30 pm, KZSC, 88.1 FM with Renato Frota
FRIDAY 4 6:00 pm - Carlinhos de Oliveira & guitar at Chambord 8:00 pm - Banda Rio Show playing Pagode at Bahia Restaurant 9:00 pm - Marcos Santos Band with Escola Nova de Samba show at Bahia Tropical
MONDAY 7 8:00 pm - Capoeira and Samba class with Mestre Beigola
TUESDAY 8 9:00 pm -Hot Tuesday (Gay Night) with Batucada, Latin & House Music at Bahia Tropical
WEDNESDAY 9 6:00 pm - Doug Gittins, playing Bossa Nova at Chambord
SUNDAY 20 TUESDAY 22 9:00 pm -Hot Tuesday (Gay Night) with Batucada, Latin & House Music at Bahia Tropical
WEDNESDAY 23 6:00 pm - Doug Gittins, playing Bossa Nova at Chambord
THURSDAY 24 FRIDAY 11
WEDNESDAY 16
6:00 pm - Carlinhos de Oliveira & guitar at Chambord 8:00 pm - Banda Rio Show playing Pagode at Bahia Restaurant 9:00 pm - The Rio Show with Aquarela at Bahia Tropical
8:00 pm .10 pm -Ivan Lins & his Brazilian band at Yoshi's (See ad on page 34) 6:00 pm - Doug Gittins, playing Bossa Nova at Chambord
SATURDAY 12 8:00 pm - 25th Annual Brazilian Carnaval Ball '94 - A Salute to World Soccer - at Galleria - 101 Henry Adams St. San Francisco. (415) 334-0106 8:00 pm -Carlos Henrique,violao e amigos at Bahia Restaurant 9:00 pm - Samba, Swing & Suor with pagoda at Bahia Tropical
THURSDAY 10 6:00 pm - Jonathan Stone at Chambord 8:00 pm - Doug Gittins playing Bossa Nova at Bahia Restaurant 8:00 pm - Carlos Henrique, Viola() & Amigos at Nino's
SUNDAY 13 3:00 pm - Children Carnaval Voz do Brasilwith Aquarela Show at Bahia Tropical
TUESDAY 15 9:00 pm -Hot Tuesday (Gay Night) with Batucada, Latin & House Music at Bahia Tropical
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SITES & PHONES Alberto's - 736 W. Dana St., Mtn View, (415) 968-3007 Aioli - 469 Bush Street San Francisco- (415)2490900 Ashkenaz - 1317 San Pablo Ave.-Berkeley (510)525-5054 Bahia - 41 Franklin St. - S. Francisco (415) 626-3306 Bahia Trop. -1600 Market St.-S.Franc. (415)861-8657
SATURDAY 19 8:00 pm -Carlos Henrique,violao e amigos at Bahia Restaurant 8:00 pm -10 pm - Ivan Lins & his Brazilian band at Yoshi's (See ad on page 34) 9:00 pm - Carnaval Night with Voz do Brazil at Alberto 's 9:00 pm - Marcos Santos Band with Escola Nova de Samba show at Bahia Tropical 9:00 pm -Brazilian Carnaval Ball '94 at the Longshoremen's Hall Fisherman's Wharf - 400 North Point at Mason St. - San Francisco (415) 642-1727 (See ad on page 24)
8:00 pm -10 pm - Ivan Lins & his Brazilian band at Yoshi's (See ad on page 34)
SATURDAY 5 9:00 pm - Samba & Pagode at Alberto's 8:00 pm -Carlos Henrique,violao e amigos at Bahia Restaurant 8:00 pm - Voz do Brasil with Aquarela Show-Brazilian Carnaval at Dominican College - Cala rvege Bldg. - San Rafael 9:00 pm - Pandemonium playing Axe at Café Diva -570 Green St., San Francisco (415) 989-6745 9:00 pm - Lisa Silva & Friends with Aquarela Showat Bahia Tropical 10:00 pm - Rio Show Band presenting Samba & Pagode at Nino's
Brazilian band at Yoshi's (See ad on page 34) 8:00 pm - Banda Rio Show playing Pagode at Bahia Restaurant 9:00 pm - Fogo na Roupa at Bahia Tropical
Brazil Cult. & Arts - 659 S. 22nd St. - (510) 215-8202 Café do Brasil. - 104 7th St S. Francisco(415) 626-6432 Chambord - 152 Kearney St. S. Francisco (415) 434-3688 Nino's - 1916 Martin L. King Jr., Berkeley (510) 845-9303 The Ramp -855 China Basin San Francisco (415) 621-2378 Yoshi's -6030 Claremont Ave. Oakland (510) 652-9200
NEWS from BRAZIL - FEBRUARY 1994
THURSDAY 17 6:00 pm - Jonathan Stone at Chambord 8:00 pm -10 pm - Ivan Lins & his Brazilian band at Yoshi's (See ad on page 34) 8:00 pm - Doug Gittins playing Bossa Nova at Bahia Restaurant 8:00 pm - Carlos Henrique, Violao & Amigos at Nino's
FRIDAY 18 6:00 pm - Carlinhos de Oliveira & guitar at Chambord 8:00 pm -10 pm -Ivan Lins & his
6:00 pm - Jonathan Stone at Chambord 8:00 pm - Doug Gittins playing Bossa Nova at Bahia Restaurant 8:00 pm - Carlos Henrique, Viola° & Amigos at Nino's
FRIDAY 25 6:00 pm - Carlinhos de Oliveira & guitar at Chambord 7:00 pm - Lisa Silva with Marcos Silva at Aioli 8:00 pm - Banda Rio Show playing Pagode at Bahia Restaurant
SATURDAY 26 8:00 pm -Carlos Henrique,violao e amigos at Bahia Restaurant 9:00 pm - Viva with Claudio Amaral + Samba, Swing & Suor show at Bahia Tropical
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