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Things will never be as before. Politicians in Brazil struck a big victory for their own image and trustworthiness. This time there were neitheryoungsters with painted faces in the streets nor slogans such as Direct Elections Now! to push the movement forward. But, at the end, Congress was doing the unthinkable some months ago: cutting its own
skin and punishing its own members accused of corruption. And everything was done swiftly and serenely, while the military - unlike in the past stayed well-behaved on the sidelines, After three months of investigations by the Parliamentary Investigative Committee, 18 House Representatives were incriminated, 11 were let go for lack of evidence, and 14 others are still being actively investigated. For those found guilty this seems to be just the beginning. They should expect criminal trials, fines, seizure of property and even jail in the months ahead. What happened to the Brazil of
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impunity we were resigned to? While the house is getting a big cleanup, however, some Brazilians are cleaning up their checking accounts in Brazil and sending the money to foreign lands. In the last 15 years alone, Brazilian firms and individuals have discreetly stashed more than $60 billion overseas. One third of this money is here in the U.S.. Just in the last three years, $3 billion from Brazil have helped Miami go through a booming real estate market while the rest of the country was languishing. Ate a proxima. R.M.
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A master of Jiu-Jitsu
Cleaning our soul
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Our muse Laura
Our money is all over
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Machado de Assis' short story
The Culture Minister talks
15 The Army in the slum
Cover by Carla Guimarks
30 A Gringo paints Rio
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What about these reds?
6 Rapidinhas 12 Letters 42 The Cultural Pulse 43 Por ai 45 Miami Calendar 46 Los Angeles Calendar 47 San Francisco Calendar 48 That's Brazilian
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19 Our ozone hole
21 Parreira, in praise of San Francisco
22 Stanford Stadium
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37 Keeping samba alive
39 Heavenly Torcuato
40 The Amazon: Brazilians, keep off!
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Sex for condom In Vila Mimosa, a redlight district in Rio, the 1200 prostitutes from 18 to 50 years charge between $5 and $10 for a quickie. Until March however, johns will be able to get a 50% discount on the price provided they bring five condoms. The idea of' using camisinhas de Venus (Venus little shirts), as they are known in Brazil, as dollars off coupons came from Rio's Prostitutes' Association. That's the way they found to end the shortage of prophilactic.
Juliet soll I3ermuda Talk about love at first (and only) sight. American Najceb Akbar, after having taken a pictur of a girl in Bnzios, Rio, during a trip to Brazil in July 1992, had a serious case of Ican't-forget-you. Since he never even asked for the name of the young lady:, he placed an ad in the newspaper 0 Glob() saying: "In 1/20/91 I took this picture of you in Bazios. when vacationing in Rio. Since then I only think about you. but I don't know how to find you. b Please, rite with a current photo to Najeeb Ak ar ;J).C). Box 0375 - Arlington, TX 76004."
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For your eyes too Her name is Valeria Valenssa. Her face and her nudity have been well known to every Brazilian since she was chosen by Globo TV network last year to serve as symbol of Carnaval. Valeria. 22. was such a hit that she came back for a second ycar to promote Carnaval for Globo. Now HBO also wants to show her to the Americans, but as the symbol of the Brazilian woman. For that. last Carnaval they sent to Rio a team whose mission was to follow the mulata day and night.
GuitarPlayer,the respected American publication, has chosen Brazilian Helena Meirelles, 70, as the best instrumentalist for last December. Meirelles, who has been playing viola (a seven-string guitar-like instrument) all her life in cabarets, farms and whorehouses, is an expert in rasqueacto (a slower Paraguayan polka). She was never able to record an album in Brazil. Now, with the prize from the, ' magazine, she should be releasing her LP soon, here in the States.
ano Earthquake 'ahia seems to have a new muse. She is singer Simone Moreno, 22, who had her first musical hit five years ago with the song.,1 Terra Tremeu (The Earth Shook). Moreno has been shown in a TV ad promoting Brahma beer and there are .: many comparing her with Daniela Mercury.: the muse of Bahia's last year eatoval. Warner is releasing her first httfri. Says the singer, "The comparison With Daniela is inevitable, but I have my own work and I will get there." 6
zrzi Sharp dressing The Brazilian soccer players who will be coming for the World Cup in the U.S. already know what to wear for the occasion. It will be a new T-shirt prepared especially for the games. The most novel feature is the trio of CBF (Brazilian Soccer Confederation) shields shown on the front of the shirt and that represent the three World Cups already won by Brazil. The model was created by British Steve Preston, Umbro's designer. Commentary of headcoach Carlos Alberto Parreira: "After this Cup we'll have four shields."
Hora de votar As eleicees presidencias no Brasil se realizardo nos dias 3 de outubro (primeiro turno) e 15 de novembro (segundo turno). 0 voto continua obrigatorio. Para o devido cadastramento para votar, voce deve it ao Consulado mais proximo de sua residencia ate 8 de abril proximo. Veja -That's Brazilian- (pagina 48) para os telefones dos consulados brasileiros nos E.U.A.. NEWS from BRAZIL - MARCH 1994
months and four days after Brazil jumped jumped into a politi cal "black hole" in which nobody knew where it would lead nor in what shape the government or country was going to come out of the undertaking, democracy has taken a turn for the best.. .or so it seems! And the President of the PT (Worker's Party). Luiz Mack) Lula da Silva seems to be looming bigger in the electoral horizon every passing day, since his party has emerged squeaky clean from the investigations leveled by Brazil's Parliamentary Investigative Committee or CPI, as it's abbreviated in Portuguese. Five volumes containing 558 pages were deposited in the Brazilian Senate. The procedures were aired to a national TV vieWing audience as. Deputy (Congressman) Robert MagaIhdes (PFL - Pernambuco). told the no-longer-shocked Brazilian people the results of what the long-awaited investigation had revealed. Of the 43 persons who were initially- investigated, 18 would be charged. 14 were still being actively investigated by the Attorney General or the Federal Police, and 11 were to be let go for lack of sufficient evidence of wrongdoing. SOAP OPERA FROM HELL - The first steps that led to an unheard of cooperation between Brazil's major political parties in the legislature. was an obscure event that took place in a remote side road located some 60 kilometers (37 miles) from the capital city of Brasilia. On the night of November 22nd of 1992. Jose Carlos Alves dos Santos, an economist and university professor. and ex-advisor for the FedNEWS from BRAZIL - MARCH 1994
Apparently, there was no stone left unturned. After 94 days of investigations, 18 congressmen had been incriminated and 14 more were being investigated a little closer. The final report contained 558 pages and five volumes. Bank secrecy rules were broken from 133 corporations and public offices, 219 individuals were indicted, and 10 tons of paper were used for the transcription of depositions and the writing of the documents.From all of this, Congress came out stronger and acquired a new trustworthiness. CARLOS RAVELO
eral Budget Committee has allegedly killed and buried his wife, with the assistance of two other men. Arrested later with 30.000 counterfeit dollars out of more than $3 million which he had hidden in his home, he told the story of where all that money had come from: kickbacks obtained from Deputy Joao Alves (Bahia state). the "rainmaker" in the Congressional Budget Committee. After spilling out name after name. the CPI overrode bank secrecy rules. indicting 133 corporations and entities. and 219 individuals. Within a three month period, depositions were taken; 69 persons, including 34 congressmen. 5 senators and 3 state governors were heard in public hearings. After their investigations, 11 persons were cleared. But aside from those who were indicted, there is a second group for which round two will determine where they will ultimately stand. And furthermore, ongoing investigations continue as new names and indictments keep up on rolling. ROUND TWO - For the 18 individuals indicted so, far, this is only a foretaste of things to come. Many will be standing trial and their properties and bank accounts could be seized at the end. The Attorney General's office has already been taking the necessary steps to file cases in the Criminal and Civil jurisdictions. In the case of the legislators. upon confirmation by the Federal Supreme Court (STF). no exemption would be required by Congress to take them to court. A special task-force consisting of six special prosecutors was assigned by Attorney General Aristides Junqueira, who will deal with the 18 legislators, three governors. 14 other 7
suspected legislators and numerous other firms and banks. Also, those initially not indicted will be under continued examination. Confiscation of property will be a priority, since illicit enrichment with Moines from public coffers is obvious, and in some cases outright blatant, as is the case of legislator Jose Carlos Aleluia. PUSH ME AND...I'LL TALK! :One of the most notorious characters within Brazil's scandal is Deputy Joao Alves, who represents the State of Bahia, but not under a party banner. Of slight build and quick response, Alves states: "If they were to check the bank accounts of each member of the CPI, they would need to hire more people to be able to impeach me." No wonder they call him "o and° que ruge" ("the midget that roars"). "I am not going to commit suicide" he indicates emphatically, now. This, since many have chronicled his prior menace of taking his own life in case he is ultimately impeached. Calm and collected, Alves shared his impressions witk journalist Luiz Alberto Weber for the Brazilian weekly magazine Isto E. Adds Alves: "I'm a living computer file. I have a fiery power to retaliate for any accusation." At 74, Alves apparently feels that he is a card to be reckoned with. He is accused, among other things, of having purchased winning Brazilian lottery tickets, hundreds of times. He indicates that he actually did win all those times, and says he wag just "lucky" and that "God helped me." The lottery connection scheme was apparently carried out to launder dirty kickback money. "I'm going to fight!", he adds. "The CPI's greatest mistake will be to try and impeach Joao Alves." His words seem to read like a death sentence.
Stashing out Brazil wouldn't have to sport its title as the Third World's foreign debt champion, if only the tens of billions in currency taken illegally out of the country were returned. CARLOS RAVELO
What do Uruguay, Switzerland, Miami, the Cayman and the British Virgin Islands have in common? Brazilian ntoney of course! In Brasilia, the recent Parliamentary. Inquiry Committee , (CPI) on the r4:4;t:cii„jz Budget has nyytEl *.STATI(N'Or 14 lt.fC uncovered a scandal that has opened a Pandora's •box of unfathomable proportions in which billions, yes, billions of dollars have been funneled into safely guarded foreign bank accounts, which arFlthe final stop for "dirty" or laundered mt:Uiey originating from many sources. Brazilian firms and individuals have 8
discreetly stashed more than $60 billion overseas during the last 15 years alone. In fact, each and every year more than $4 billion are lost by the government through purchase and sales transactions which are carried out overseas, mostly involving foreign currency Much of this moneN originates from trafficking in drugs or weapons. from bicheiro (number runner) operations within thefiwelas (slums) of Brazil's larger urban centers, and from corruption or skimming of funds from political campaign coffers. Another portion comes from legitimate business deals, twisted into profitable little side schemes, which border on the very fringes of illegality. Federal sources in Brasilia calculate that close to 35% of the more than $8.5 billion deposited in Uruguay's banks belongs to Brazilians. Billions of cruzeiros are -legally" tendered in' the parallel narket and transferred out. eventually N nding up in such far away places as T4lola (British Virgin Islands) Grand Caym , Panama. Liechtenstein. and Switzerland, 4:)r invested into some of the 150,000 condo apartments or homes owned by Brazilians, in greater Miami. According to U.S. officials. in the United States aloneiBrazilians have deposited over $20 billioniRecent reports also indicate that just within the last three years. an average of $3 billion from Brazilian sources has found its way into South Florida's booming housing investment market. TALK NO EVIL.. Taking quick advanNEWS from BRAZIL - MARCH 1994
Whistle blower Jose Carlos Alves dos Santos
tage and control of the situation originated by the Budget Committees' investigations into the P.C. Farias scandal, the Federal government has used the on-going process as a means to uncover all sorts of illegal operations involving foreign currency transactions. Due to the extreme secrecy under which most mega-dollar transactions take place, and also in part due to the reluctant -and at times arrogant - attitude exhibited by many foreign and local banking institutions, the government has ultimately become the eventual beneficiary from the scores of on-going investigations. Let's take a look into some of these schemes. For example, in just ,one investigation executed under a so-called CC-5 Account from Brazilian Central Bank, an illegal transaction which totaled more than $200 million was unexpectedly discovered because the client-bank secrecy clause was breached, in spite of the bank's refusal to do that. Recently, 14 foreign firms - nine of them headquartered in "fiscal paradises" were under such an investigation. They fell into the net only after the P. C. Farias affair came out into the open. Furthermore, more than 500 other separate investigations have been conducted so far, most of them directly due to the P.C. Farias scandals fallout. WASH, AMERICAN STYLE - Laundering money can be, quite succinctly put, a clean and simple transaction. Nowadays the classical mala-verde (green suitcase) approach is passĂŠ. Quite simply put. bringNEWS from BRAZIL - MARCH 1994
ALVES VS. ALVES - Jose Carlos Alves dos Santos, the fuse that set off the "Budget Mafia" affair, and ex-advisor to the Budget Committee is sitting now in a prison cell. According to him, just before the committee was supposed to render its results he was approached by a middle-man and was offered one million dollars... if he would deny all previous incriminating confessions. The money, according to his statements to istcrE, was fronted by Joao Alves. Apparently, one of Joao Alves' attorneys approached Jose Grossi, Jose Carlos Alves' attorney, and made the offer if he withdrew his previous testimony before the commission. "I returned the money that he had given to me before (this), why would I want any more? "The implications are obvious. Jose Carlos also denies having anything to do with the death of his wife Beth, another crime for which he is charged, as well as promoting prostitution and money laundering. He has lately speculated that his wife's death couldbe related to his confession and implication of members of the Budget Committee. Joao Alves, however, is tight-lipped. CONGRESS GETS THE LIMELIGHT - After havint taken a giant step in choosing to indict more than two dozen legislators and governors, the CPI has earned a tremendous amount of prestige and respectability. It had taken a bold step when it impeached Collor de Mello months back, but now it has taken a brisk step and shifted it into a full-fledged sprint against itself. The arduous tasks that it covered and the swiftness with which it rendered its opinion, have left many political observers, both in and
ing in a suitcase full of coldcash into the U.S. is not "cool" anymore. Modems, faxes and fast computers are the new style. In fact, according to the U.S. Treasury Department, about $1 trillion are "turbo-washed" each and every year, worldwide. Half of said amount is drug money. In 1989, one of the Medellin Cartel's biggest operations in the U. S. was dismantled. Through a highly sophisticated scheme, the Cartel would launder drug profits through several jewelry outlets located in Los Angeles, Houston and New York. The -source" money would be smuggled into the U.S. or transferred there through foreign banks. operating under tight secrecy laws. Fake gold bars were dispatched to cover up the laundering operation, and "profits" from the "sale" of "jewelry" were deposited at banks in New York, later wired to Panamanian banks. and from there into Swiss banks accounts. Subsequently, the money would
return to Cartel sources in Colombia through that country's bank system, where part of it would be reinvested into the drug business again. The rest would be used for the purchase of real estate properties in the U.S. In the past, finding financial safe-havens was difficult for many would-be tax evaders. The Bible of fiscal loopholes, however, was published in 1988 by a Brazilian attorney and broker. Durval de NoronhaGoyos, Jr.. This attorney was the one who according to his peers - helped P. C. Farias to stash his millions overseas. The book titled Paraisos Fiscais, Planejamento Tributorio Internacional (Tax Safe-Havens, International Taxation Planning), lists more than 55 tax "safehavens", and details the inner workings of tax and partnership dealings in the Dutch Antilles, England, Gibraltar, Isle of Man, Cayman Islands, Virgin Islands, Panama, Uruguay, Hong Kong and Luxembourg, among others. Brazilians tend to favor those which fall under the British Common Law system. The concept of "Trust", previously restricted solely to Britons., is now used to protect the patrimony of whoever requests it. Each country tends to emphasize certain types Of transactions over others. Individual transactions are favorable in Andorra, Ireland, and Monaco. There, they benefit from low tax rates and secrecy laws. Partnerships and business firms, however, seem to thrive better in Panama, Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands and Uruguay. 9
outside of Brazil, surprised. The results have surpassed any and all initial expectations. It moved quicker and dug deeper than most people thought they would. Furthermore, the CPI's success has in turn become Brazil's accomplishment as well. And although this Congress cannot even begin to seem as a perfect example of Democracy, it has nevertheless grown immensely during the last few weeks. One of the issues that surfaced during the CPI's debates and investigations was the need to make constitutional amendments, and reform Brazil's political structure. COLLOR PACKS HIS BAGS - Ex-president Collor de Mello is also in the process of fighting a criminal case as a result of allegations of corruption for which he was impeached. In fact, his attorney, Evaristo Moraes, Jr., saw an opportunity in the CPI's investigations. Litigating Collor de Mello's criminal case in front of Brazil's Federal Supreme Court, he has been trying to convince the Fernando Collor that the results do not in any way help him. Collor de Mello apparently is under the impression that he can argue that the legislature that impeached him did not have the moral standing to do so. since it was integrated by "assailants and bandits." Evaristo, however, seems to think that the Supreme Court might just as well make the opposite ruling: that Congress has been more than noble, since it did not hesitate to cut "its own flesh" to punish its own, just as it had punished other corrupt ones. As things are going, he might be very right. In any case, the former president apparently is not worried for the moment. He and his wife Rosane have decided to explore the better things in life. And recently they decided to do some world tourism including Cuba in their itin10
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IFF I am an immigration lawyer in San Francisco. Reading your February issue I was shocked at the number and magnitude of inaccuracies in it. Your column concludes that the chance of winning the lottery can be as high as 1 in 29. The truth is that for a Brazilian, the odds are closer to 1 in 100 or 1 in 2 200. It was estimated by the originator of the lottery program, Rep. Schumer, that the total number of winners from all of eligible Latin America will be 2,530. If we estimate that there are approximately 450 million in all eligible Latin American countries, then Brazil, with a population of approxi., mately 150 million, will probably get only 843 visas (one-third of the available total). This means that if 100,000 Brazilians apply for the lottery, their chances of winning are 1 in 118. If 200,000 apply, their chances are 1 in 236, etc. Among its other inaccuracies, the column implies that giving one's home address can lead to the INS learning ones whereabouts. There are actually no reports of this happening in the past at all. Finally, the column implies that the only alternatives to the lottery are labor certification and immediate relatives in the U.S.. As I am sure you know, there are many other ways of immigrating. I am sure that Aron Hasson, who wrote your column (and is also a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association), is an honest and honorable lawyer. But there are many attorneys who are not so honest. Many are charging hundreds (even thousands) of dollars for a single lottery entry. They do not tell their clients that the chances of winning are very low. For the sake of tens of thousands of hardworking Brazilians, I urge you to tell your readers the truth. Neil Grungas, Esq. San Francisco, California Aron Hasson responds: "In my article I estimated that the chances for one person was 'I out of 58' (about 2%)'. To be exact, my estiYou te iflVited to participate in this dialogue. Write to: Letters to the Publisher P.O.Box 42536 Los A ngeles, CA 90050-0536
_ mate would really break down to 1.7%, but I rounded off to the nearest percenti for simplicity. Your estimation that Bra-r. zil 'will probably get only 843 visas' isl also an estimation. Calculating your figure reveals that 843 of 55,000 greenf cards to be issued equals 1.5%. When we are talking about estimations, there i not much difference between 1.7% an 1.5%. In fact, 1.5% rounded to the near est percentage is also 2%! The botto line is: a person's chance of winning small. You quote me saying 'the chances of winning the lottery can be as high as 1 iri 29.' Wrong, I state a person's chances are 1 out of 58. My article also pointed out a legitimate fear people have wh are in the U.S illegally, and that is giving their name and address to the INS. My article did have one omission which I apologize for. About the alternatives to the lottery, it should have included: "There are many other less common ways to immigrate to the U.S., besides Labor Certification or through family petitiont which may also be considered. -read with
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n a little more than four years, the Brazilian Culture Ministry has had five overseers. In a country in crisis, -iculture hasn't been spared the budgetary ax. And the cuts here have been deeper and more painful than in most of the other sectors. In 1994, Roberto do Nascimento e Silva, 41, the recently installed Minister of Culture, will have a mere 0.015% from the Union's general budget to work with. Not only he is not screaming foul, he even believe that he can work with these crumbs. The Carioca (native of Rio) lawyer succeeds Ambassador Jeronimo Moscardo, who left the Ministry after a confrontation with Finance Super- Minister Fernando Henrique Cardoso over what he saw as a serious money shortage. Nascimento e Silva insists that he will be going by Cardoso's book concerning the taming of public expenditure. "I have no political ambition," insists the man who has been legal consultant for the National Council of Cinema. Embrafilme, and Rio's Municipal Theater. Despite his technical training he has authored three poetry books: Arco da Manlier- (Morning Arch), Aguas Emendadas (Patched Waters), and 0 Segredo da Lua Ouein Sabe E o Clarao do Sol (The Moon 's Secret Who Knows Is the Sun's Glaring). Even if the new Minister stays till the end of Itamar Franco's administration, that will be a short stay of one year. In an interview with Correio Braziliense, he talked about all his plans for this period, including a campaign to make theater more popular and the implementation of the Audiovisual Law.
There is no money for culture in Brazil. After the dismissal of the Culture Minister, who made a scene to get a bigger budget, the government, unable to get a magician, found Nascimento e Silva. The young Minister talks about how he can accomplish his mission. ANAMAR IA ROSSI
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Your predecessor, Jeronimo Moscardo, indisposed himself with the economic team from the Federal Government by insisting on a substantial increase of resources for the Ministry of Culture. Do you intend to continue his campaign for a 6% slice of the budget? I don't agree with my predecessor. This proposal is unworkable within the Brazilian reality nowadays. The Armed Forces receive something around 1.23% of the budget. We need to work with the resources we ha e, as scarce as they are. Every administrator likes to have as nany resources as he can, but at this moment the Ministry oil Culture cannot afford not to be in compliance with the glob 1 program of the President and Minister Fernando Henrique's sta ilization plan. We are going to work within the limits imposedi by the reduction. of the public deficit. That means that you are going to work with 0.015% of the budget? Exactly. With the help of extra-budget resources coming from the Rouanet Law and the udiovisual Law. In terms of investment this means an increase of 4 to 5% when compared to the previous year. What's going to be dOne in the area of motion pictures? We will maintain all the rules for production that are in force. The process of getting financing will be simplified. It's unacceptable to reserve one day just so that all the filmmakers and producers can present their projects in a particular place. That scene with 350 producers standing in line presenting their projects is sad and unnecessary. W will maintain the Special Commission on Cinema, which will bej responsible for choosing the projects. This is the time to rescue our national cinema. There are about 140 p jects for feature films right now, but only 17 of them can be financed. Whatever the commission decides, almost 90% of t ose who have signed up will be very upset. This is inevitable. The demand for resources is much bigger than what the Ministry of Culture can provide right now. It is important for us to enact the Audiovisual Law in a way that those not selected can have an alternative choice for their production. Can the Ministry of Culture guarantee that the law is observed? Yes. Concerning the remittance made by foreign producers, 13
most of the majors are very honest. The biggest would talk about the advantages of the law and the ways it can be, problem is with the small companies and in the used. video area, where there's a multiplicity of small The Brazilian cultural patrimony is facing a series of producers without the seriousness the bigger firms problems. What can be done? have. It's important that we again value the work of the professionMany Paulista (from Sao Paulo) filmmakers als involved with cultbre. With the dismantling of the public didn't like the selection of Miguel Faria Jr. for sector, especially in the cultural area, these professionals have the Audiovisual Department, stressing that his suffered a lot. As for the patrimony, we intend to attack on three presence would mean a strengthening of a group fronts: Missaes in Rio: Grande do Sul; the Quinta da Boa Vista of producers connected to the late Embrafilme. Museum in Rio de Janeiro, and the project of restoration of the How do you see this antagonism? MEC Palace in Rio. ' People got less ruffled than I thought they would. What is the annonnced Campaign for Popularizing the I'm convinced that any choice would bring discon- Theater? tent. I can even say that if we were able to have one When we had the P'undacem, a campaign was created to sell person with the qualities of Glauber cheaper tiikets during the low season. The tickets Rocha, Joaquim Pedro de Andrade and were sold 'iota of mini-vans. The cinema Leon Hirzman, the industry as a whole This campaign still exists in Sao Paulo. still wouldn't be happy. The process of We intend to extend it to the rest of the country lately has dismantling the old cultural structure and do it every two or three months and not only in been has been especially rigorous and draDecember. Every region will have its peculiarities matic for the cinema. On the other characterized respected.: Another side of the campaign will deal hand, the cinema in these latest years with taking the plays from the Rio-Sao Paulo axis and by the has been characterized by the other capitals and taking them on the road to the politicization of its actions. politicization interior. Our idea is to fund these excursions through I believe that the motion picture contracts ,with transportation companies and state of its people should start a new phase with and municipal cultural departments. more administrative than political acLet's depart a little from technical question actions. tions. The cinema is an audiovisual and go on to some political ones... industry. A production company canThese pre the most dangerous ones, especially for not afford the luxury of losing its investment. And, itlineiros (native front Minas Gerais state). I am Carioca but all although some sectors of the industry still think that my family is from Minas. resources are endless, that the state can finance Your predecessolr had serious problems with Minister everything, expecting nothing in return, this notion Fernando Henrigue Cardoso. What's your relationship with is not possible anymore. Filmmakers will have to the economic team of the government? follow a rule in which there is a minimum return It's quite good. I hive a great admiration for Fernando Henrique established. and I maintain a personal relationship with some members of his The Rouanet law created to help the producers team. I think he is a man of culture. It's been said that he is obtain financing from the private sector hasn't been interested in getting rid of the Ministry of Culture but this is not working, since the filmmakers who receive the true. He's a man who has always lived in the world of culture. I green light from the government to receive money believe that we will have a very good relationship. It's obvious find the private sector doors always closed. Do you that the Ministry will have to cooperate with the global effort that intend to start a campaign to encourage business he is making in order to balance the public books. He's been people to invest in culture'? adopting hard measuSes that cannot be agreeable. The Rouanet law was up to a certain degree a You don't belong to any party. Can you get some backin police measure and has scared the businesspeople. from Congress anyway? And little has been done until now to simplify it. I I'm a technician, an active lawyer in the fiscal area. I have took over at the moment in which the National worked for a long time in the cultural area with cinema and Congress is undergoing a period of drastic self- theater. I am also a writer with three poetry books published, but: analysis and it is unrealistic to hope fora new law of I see myself mainly As a technician. I have no calling for the.; fiscal incentives right now. I have to work with the political life. My work in the Ministry of Culture is a mission, laws that I have at my disposal. entrusted to me by the President which I will not evade. When my Last year only 20% of the approved projects time here ends I will be back at my attorney's office. were able to get financing. This is dramatic. Then in The three ministers that preceded you at the Ministry of the middle of the year there's a new project that Culture were all diplomats. You see your selection by the arrives at the Ministry and it is decided that the President as a sign that he wants to change the way culture is, fiscal subsidy was totally used. We are using here a treated in Brazil? hypothetical credit. I want that the subsidy be conOnly the President himself would be able to give a precise sidered given only after the project has really re- answer. When I talk about my technical training, I am not denying ceived its money. that my work has a political dimension. And I am exercising it. It's necessary to reassure the private sector with But my emphasis is on the technical approach. The cultural regard to the penalizing aspects of the law that are question has always been addressed in a very emotional way. The scaring it, and to provide a technical explanation for cultural process has been extremely politicized. The artists don't the businesspeople. It is a fiscal law whose finer need anybody to treat them in an emotional way. They are already: points are little understood. Our idea is to put pure emotion. What they need is somebody who can create some together a small leaflet of three or four pages that order in the house. 14
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alvation rmy There is a noise coming from a Rio favela (slum) and it's not from rival gangs shooting each other or a war between police and criminals. It's the applause of the favelados, thankful that the Army has taken over their community. RODOLFO ESPINOZA
Roquete Pinto used to be just like any other of Rio's lavelas (slums) or !norms (hills) with a profile of insecurity and crime, and a complete lack of such basic services as running water and sewers. This anonimity, however, has crumbled after a sudden blitz executed by a combined taskforce composed of Federal, Civil and Military . police officers. Result? Twenty eight suspected drug dealers arrested, one person dead and eight others wounded. Turf wars within Rio'sfavelas have been very common. Nevertheless, this time the drug traffickers and biche .ros• apparently„ crossed the line one time too m ny. A. shootout between rival gangs - a day-to-i ay affair inside a typical Jave/a - left one soldier Wounded. He belonged to the Army's 24th Mechanized Infantry Battalion. This was all that the government needed to mount one of the most impressive anti-narcotics operations ever executed in the State of Rio de Janeiro. The phys cal occupation of this favela which continues t this day - has become sort of a pilot program .1 hich may soon start reaching into other jiivelas and morros in Rio. "Roquete Pint favela has become a training school for soldiers of the armed forces,"explains • Colonel Paulo Cesar Costa de Oliveira, of Rio's Military Police, Cpsta de Oliveira has been assigned to coordinate logistics between the State Police and the Armed Forces. In fact, he is already laying down the groundwork to continue on the offensive. The favelas of Vigario Geral (siteof a recent massacre), and Parada de Lucas, are next on his "hit list". So far the results have been impressive. Drug kingpins and their underlings have been taken away, the neighborhood mapped out, and all local dwellers have been accounted for. HowNEWS from BRAZIL - MARCH 1994
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ever, best measure of success has probably been the level of trust and security that the military has instilled into the local folks. "The whole environment has changed," says 19 year-old Denilson de Melo, who represents a committee of local residents. The previous president for the association had been arrested just a few days prior, under suspicion of assisting local drug traffickers. "Now, during warm evenings, I am able to sleep outside on the roof. Before, it was always coveted by the fogueteiros," he adds. The fogueteiros are local juveniles who are paid as watchmen by the drug cartels, who use foguetes (fireworks) to warn the pushers of the arrival of shipments of contraband or of imminent police raids. Pinto claims that the community as a whole is supporting the course of action taken by the government forces. DRACONIAN MEASURES - One of the first steps taken by the Federal Police has been to map out each and every home, street and alley in the favela, and numbers have been asChildren, signed to all. Immediately thereafter, a census was put adults and into effect, which identified each and every even the dweller. elderly, who The sudden change in seemed to fear policy has been brought upon through a constituthe worst at tional prerogative which allows the Federal Police first, have to take full control of narnothing but cotics suppression tasks from the State Police. praise for the Since then, incursions soldiers. into the favelas have become an almost daily event. Undercover agents infiltrated into the fave/a serve as a source of otherwise unobtainable information. Children, adults and even the elderly, who seemed to fear the worst at first, have nothing but praise for the soldiers. "Now we are able to go out into the streets at any time," says Severina Santos, a resident, "without any fear that something bad will happen to us". The "bad things" that used to happen to some of the locals varied from, crimes perpetrated against them by the drug lords, to arbitrary abuses carried out by corrupt police officers belonging to the 16th Military Police Battalion, previously in charge of patrolling the Jove/a. In fact, the support given to the soldiers by local residents is due to the fact that they finally put an end to the very same abuses effected by the State Police forces. Even the children have noticed these changes. "The cops were always beating up people without any reason," said an eight-year-old child. "And they were always calling usavibes (drug pushers- literally airplanes). On one 16
otitasion, they eve stole my bike." Raising local su rt even further, the Army has also provided ftee community health services. Moreover, tile local health center has also become their main headquarters. "I hope they never everleave here again," prays Santos. SHIFTING GEARS - Rio's meteoric rise in crime, particularly after the military police's Vigario Geral massacre, consolidated a remarkable left-right political consensus which resulted in a proposal to surrender policing Within Rio State into the hands of the military. The idea has received the support of Rio Governor Leone! Brizola, Rio Mayor Cdsar Maia, and of Herbert de Souza Betinho, an internationally known Brazilian sociologist, and the moral force behind Brazil's anti-hunger campaign. This' appeal fr help did not, however, catch the military igh command by surprise. As early as 19891 in a document titled "National Power Stru ure for the Year 2000", the military had alre y forseen this type of situation. The document indicated that "by the beginning of the co4iing century, a contingent of wrongdoers, crin4nals and anti-social elements will overcome S te Police efforts, who will then turn toward he armed forces so that they can thus take cha ge of the heavy responsibility of confronting this horde of bandits. These will have to be neutralized and destroyed so that law and order can prevail." Refusing to wait until the year 2,000, the military's top brass began drafting proper preventive measures by mid-1992. The plan entailed a blitzkrieg-like invasion of Rio de Janeiro'sfavelas. This jewel of a plan, according to Police, was dubbed Operacao Diamante (Operation Diamond). The project had also a test-run. Very secretive commando-type exercises were carried out co-jointly 4ith Rio State military police officers. However. the possibility of implementing this poject in the short term was always rejecte by Rio Military Police. In spite of this, latt October it was abrupty put into practice. nd from Roquete Pinto, it is ready to be ext ded into most otherfave/as in Rio. The area most mentioned is Morro do Borel, but the State Military Police seems to prefer that they move into Vigario Geral or Parada de Lucasfavelas first. This controversial strategy has struck home with many, particularly within the police fors. But to co4mon folks within the favela, uninterested i# politics or military strategy, the change has been a good one. Soccer courts previously abandoned to criminals and drug pushers are now being actively used and uplifted with the joyous spirit of children at play. Instead of striking fear, these troops even have fans in the Jove/a. One of them, 16 year old Maria Ribeir says: -They're all darlings" a NEWS from BRAZIL - MARCH 199
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Paper tiger How threatening and powerful is Rio slums' Red Commando? They are a bad case of fiction gone haywire, say the Police. Blame the press, the authorities say. RODOLFO ESPINOZA
ecent revelations given i n Rio de Janeiro by Reveral law enforcement and judicial authorities have given way to a new thesis that the so-called Commando Vermelho (Red Commando) is neither as powerful as alleged, nor are they the sole controllers of the narcotics networks that control Rio's drug markets. Rather, "the Vermelhos just serve as an umbrella which protects the true drug and weapons smugglers", says the Secretary for Rio's Civil Police, Nibo Batista. He adds: "the populace has been duped into thinking that the heavy-weight drug-lords are favela-dwellers who live surrounded by cockroaches". Meanwhile, Edson Oliveira who is Superintendent of the Policia Federal (Federal Police) as well as head of Interpol in Brazil, indicates that the press has misguided the public, when it continually NEWS from BRAZIL - MARCH 1994
keeps on characterize the C.V. as a "powerful Esportiva, the sports lottery. TFe banqueiro-bicheiro concriminal organization". "The press, for pure sensationalist pur- nection was first revealed in 1987, poses, has (indirectly) prompted many of these after the death of drug-lord Toninho Turco, killed inside his criminals to adopt Comando Vermelho's (C.V.)". adds Oliveira. That type of sen- "bunker" by the Federal Police sationalism has, according to Oliveira, pro- during a shoot-out. According to Cesario, several notepads found duced certain negative effects. For example, many criminal "micro- inside his hide-away bore the groups" have been formed in the favelas, car- names of several banqueiros. Among the names there famous ried out kidnappings, and used Comando Vermelhos's name for that. One piece of re- bitheiros as Castor de Andrade curring evidence that tends to sustain this, and Waldomiro "Miro" Garcia. according to Raphael Cesario, a Criminal Pros- Some of were arrested in 1993 for ecutor, is that criminals from the favelas who racketeering, murder and weaphave been caught, hardly ever have been caught ons charges, and are currently undergoing criminal procedures in with any substantial amount of drugs. Oliveira indicates that a prime example is Rio's 14th Criminal Court Departthe the Banqueiro Cartel centered in Rio. which ment. Furthermore. states Cesario, controls all jogo do bicho (numbers games) the internal wars that frequently nation-wide. Exempting Sao Paulo, everything erupt in the favelas are "promoted else is controlled straight from Rio. According and planned" by the banqueiros, to Cesario, the bicheiros opted to move into as a means to sell weapons amongst the drug market during the late 70's, as a way the opposing gangs, and to keep to diversify their portfolios. The reason? The them fragmented as a way to have ban queiros had been fearing that their income absolute control in the morros would plummet with the advent of the Loteria (hills). • 17
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The sky is falling The presence of holes in the protective ozone layer is not limited to the extreme south of the planet anymore. Brazil has been experiencing the menacing problem and the threat is growing. LMA LIA NASCIMENTO
It was at the end of the 50s while observing the atmosphere in the Antarctic that some British scientists noticed for the first time gaps in the layer of ozone. The notion that the protective layer had developed real holes (the ozone hole term would be introduced in 1985) over the austral continent came more recently, in 1989. The phenomenon occurs only in spring, reaching its peak in October. In 1984, the hole had stretched to the south of Argentina and Chile, and three years later it was also noticed in Australia. Now Brazil can also be added to the list of nations affected by the disappearance of the ozone. In Santa Maria, state of Rio Grande do Sul, a city situated 181 miles north of Porto Alegre (the state's capital), the ozone concentration had fallen by 9% in October, 1992. The drop had increased to 19.5% last October. The alarming discovery was made by scientists from NEPAE (Nucleo de Estudos e Pesquisas Aeroespaciais - Center of Aerospace Studies and Research), an institution from Universidade Federal de Santa Maria. Doctors and scientists are worried,that this reduction of ozone will cause a much bigger incidence of skin cancer and maybe also grave sunburns and genetic mutations. Although a poisonous gas when breathed, ozone in the upper atmosphere serves as a shield against the harmful ultraviolet sun rays. After a study conducted in 1991, the United Nations concluded that a global reduction of ozone in the planet would increase by 26% the incidence of skin cancer cases. More than 12,000 people die every year in the United States from skin cancer. Another 12 million all over the world are affected yearly by cataracts, a condition whose main cause is the ultraviolet rays. The Meteorology World Organization estimates that the UV radiaton increases by 1.3% to 1.8% for every 1% of reduction of the ozone layer. In a recent interview with weekly magazine isto A Nelson Schuch, the 45 year-old astrophysicist who is the Coordinator for the Santa Maria monitoring station, said, "The' Brazilian data
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With a total of six cities serving as "seeded team venues" for World Cup USA (Chicago, SanFrancisco, Boston, New York, and Orlando), Brazilian national team coach Carlos Alberto Parreira and the CBF (Soccer Brazilian Confederation) delegation knew that three of these were already taken and would not be open to Brazil. These were Los Angeles (where host USA is seeded), Chicago (chosen by defending champion Germany), and New York, (selected by Italy). For Brazil and Parreira, this left Boston, Orlando and San Francisco. Some may have felt that Brazil would lean toward a city with a warmer or more humid climate, such as Orlando, in which to "melt theEuropeans." Speculation in Brazil that the team would end up there, given its climate and a large Brazilian population, led Brazilian travel agencies and companies to actually gamble on Orlando and put money down on resorts and hotel space for June and July 1994. Parreira told of one over-anxious construction company - he wouldn't name it - which leased 300 rooms in Orlando. With Brazil's selection of San Francisco, they came up empty and are now desperately trying to find Belgians, Saudis, Moroccans and Dutch fans to take these units off their hands. The choice of the Bay Area has do with the way circumstances changed for Brazil in the last 15 'years. The crises rendering Brazil's economy and professional soccer
leagues impoverished, especially in comparison to Western Europe, means that CBF and Brazil in general are incapable of retaining their best players at home, so now Brazil's soccer stars are also known as "Europeans." This' transformation has meant that these-same players are no longer used to Brazil's tropical heat. Thus, the Bay Area's mild climate is the principal reason why Parreira chose San Francisco and Stanford Stadium for Brazil's four matches. To explain, he recalled a "warning" he received by his team's second half collapse in a match against Germany on a torrid summertime afternoon in Washington last July. This match was played as part of the Cup U.S.A. friendly tournament between Brazil. Germany, England and the U.S. The coach said that "After leading 3 x 0 in the first half. Brazil slowed down considerably in the second," uncharacteristically showing itself vulnerable to the hot and humid conditions. "We allowed the Germans to tie the game at three goals apiece in the dying moments of the game." Fourteen of the players had just arrived from Europe, where most of them have been for at least two years, with some there, including Branco, Julio Cesar, Careca, Dunga and Tafarel, for an even longer period. Given the fact that powerful Cameroon, another equatorial nation, was drawn to play in Brazil's Group C, it seems like this choice was a good one. After all, Cameroon
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would probably be better adjusted to play in Orlando than Brazil, which won't be able to count on its "European" players until one month before the Cup, as they finish their commitments in the milder climates of Italy, Belgium, Germany, Spain and Portugal. Parreira told the media that the last day for his final selection of the list of 22 players for the team would be May 15th, with the players' presentation for training set for May 17th, leaving him exactly one month to prepare for the first World Cup match, against Cameroon on June 18th. This is a problem reflecting Brazil's condition as a third world nation, has threatened its position as a "first world" soccer power: The coach's access to the players he wants is dependent on their release dates from the European clubs for which so many of them play in order to receive the compensation they deserve. This is especially distressing since Parreira's team did not have enough preparation time together prior to qualifying, spotting the opposing teams in their South American group one win and two ties before Brazil began winning, and was able to qualify for the World Cup. Asked if selecting San Francisco over Orlando would reduce the number of Brazilian fans at the stadium, Parreira used an analogy to respond. He explained the facility with which some Brazilians could reach the United States and the stadiums for the games, saying that "in Brazil there are actually two countries, one belonging to the first world, whose wealth is comparable to Switzerland, the U.S. or France, and another much larger nation comparable to an India or a Bangladesh by its extreme poverty." Members of this first group will "access the games quite easily," giving Parreira the expectation of "at least 20,000 Brazilian fans" at every Brazil game. Of course, there is another group of Brazilians whose massive numbers are perhaps under-appreciated by the coach: That is us, the expatriot Brazilian community residing in the U.S., especially in cosmopolitan cities like San Francisco and Los Angeles. Quite possibly, the matches at Slanford will be witness to a "sea of yellow," with the numbers of Brazilians surpassing the 20,000 predicted by Parreira. • 22
Like home The Brazilian soccer team has been here before. It even established a record. SERGIO DO LAGO Stanford Stadium, in which Brazil soccer team will play its first two games (June 20 and 24), is well known to Brazilians. It was there that in the semifinals of the 1984 Olympic Games, Brazil defeated Italy before the largest soccer crowd ever gathered on that venue: 83,642 soccer fans. Located half an hour south of San Francisco, the stadium was also house of four out of the five largest crowds to ever attend the U.S. soccer team games. These numbers are not surprising as the Bay Area is one of the hot spots for soccer fans in the U.S.. The region has close to 200.000 registered youth players and over 500 affiliated teams. Constructed in 1921, Stanford Stadium is considered one of the most recognizable and prestigious sports facilities in the country. For more than 70 years the stadium has been home for both the Stanford University football team and the Cardinal track and field squad. The original idea of erecting a new football stadium was initiated by a feud between Stanford and California Universities to see which school could first complete a new facility. Contrary to today's standards for stadium construction, it took only four months and $200,000 to build the U-shaped structure, which
originally seated 60,000. At that time, the capacity was second only to the Yale Bowl. Its inauguration, of course, was the big event of the year. And the home team, then known as the Indians, had the honor to score the first touchdown. But the Golden Bears of California won the game 42-7. Four years after the stadium opened, the university decided to place an additional 10,200 seats to partially fill the open end of the horseshoe design. In 1927, the stadium became able to handle more fans with the addition of 14 rows of seats, making a total of 80 rows in each section. There were further reforms in 1960, 1978, and 1985. Now, for the World Cup, the press box is being refurbished and an extra level has been built to house VIPs. The players will also be benefited with larger locker rooms and new grass for the field. For the fans, aluminum bench seating replaces the wooden plank seating. As the countdown for the Cup starts and Stanford receives the final touches to receive the Brazilian team, there are also high hopes that still another record will be set. If wishes could be true, we all would be there. fk*MitVil NEWS from BRAZIL - MARCH 1994
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nswer quickly. Who is JiuJitsu' s heavyweight champion in the occidental hemisphere today? Is he a European, an American, a Latin American? Yes, a Latin American, a Brazilian called Rickson Gracie, and whose last name has become a symbol of excellency in the old Japanese martial art. Rickson's father, Helio Gracie, learned Jiu-Jitsu from a Japanese champion, and together with his brother Carlos established in 1925 the first Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Brazil. Their work, including a lot of experimentation and the perfecting of that ancient fight's simple techniques led to the creation of what is known today as Gracie Jiu-Jitsu. Throughout the generations of the Gracie family, there have been many champions in each weight category. However, the best and most formidable fighter today is Rickson. After over 400 fights he is still undefeated. Rickson came to Los Angeles five years ago to teach Gracie Jiu-Jitsu. While living in the U.S., he has competed in various tournaments such as Sambo and Jiu-Jitsu, and remains undefeated in these styles as well. The champion spends most of his time teaching during the week and conducting seminars all over the United States on weekends. With all this training, Rickson's body fat is a mere 5â‚Ź1/0. His physique appears to be that of a bodybuilder, but he doesn't lift weights and does not go to a gym. He has a voracious appetite, yet follows the Gracie diet developed by his uncle NEWS from BRAZIL - MARCH 1994
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Carlos, a nutritionist. Rickson's favorite restaurants include Italian, Japanese, or Brazilian depending on his mood or how hungry he is. Sometimes all he will eat will be massive quantities of fruit, such as bananas or watermelon. Whenever he does get a break from his tight schedule, Rickson loves to surf or go to the shooting range. Last year, the Jiu-Jitsu master The Ultimate Fighting Championship, a contest that was aired on TV as a pay-per-view event last November. The contest was fashioned after the Vale Tudo (All is Fair) matches in Brazil. The next Ultimate Fighting Championship will be in Denver. Colorado, on March 11, featuring Royce Gracie defending his title. In February, Rickson went home to Rio to conduct some Gracie Jiu-Jitsu seminars with his father. He's been making now several television appearances. Perhaps he will fight, if only he can find someone brave enough to step into the ring with him. Rickson's reputation as a fighter precedes him wherever he goes. This March he will be in Denver to help his brother prepare for the next competition. After that, he will be back in Los Angeles, returning to his rigorous teaching schedule. What's in the future for the Brazilian champion? He is open and ready for almost anything: a feature film, television, commercials... But what he really wants is the chance to fight again. Rickson can be reached at P.O. Box 2806-466, Torrance, CA 90509-2806 or at Phone/Fax (310) 316-7022. 23
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And her ship sails on • A granddaughter of literary giant Joao Guimaraes Rosa is making a name for herself on TV and in plays in Hollywood. She is also a rising star in Brazilian movies after appearing in the latest Nelson Rodrigues dos Santos venture. HARRIET -ROBBINS
Actress, dubber and translator, this Brazilian artist, now working in the U.S., is devoted to her craft. Laura Lustosa's voice can be heard daily, announcing the movies presented by TNT (Turner Network Television) Latin America. On the MGM oldies collection and the more recent, high-quality TNT original productions, she is the Brazilian voice for Lana Turner, Sally Field, Myrna Loy, June Allyson, Jane Alexander, Julie Harris, Vivien Leigh, Gena Rowlands and many others. Laura's passion for her acting career has her devoting as much time as she can spare to stage work and studies of her craft. In Los Angeles, Laura has appeared in the play 1789, The French Revolutionby Ariane Mnouchkine, and with her troupe Le Theatre du Soleil, The Trojan Women. She has also performed in plays at the 5th and 6th USC Playwrights Festival, and has worked as well in student and industrial films. Laura Lustosa's professional name does not reflect her origins. She is the granddaughter of Brazilian Jok Guimarks Rosa, considered to be one of the greatest writers in any NEWS from BRAZIL - MARCH 1994
language. His books have been translated all over the world and have been published in the United States by Alfred A. Knopf. Her original name, Laura Guimarfies Rosa, reflects a literary bent. She said, "I'm named after Petrarch's Laura and Dante's Beatrice; as a child I complained about my name but my mother (Vilma Guimarks Rosa, award winning writer of short stories and books) would explain that I was named after two of the most beloved muses of world literature. Still despite my literary heritage, I wanted to be an actress." Her theater debut was in Brazil in the play Kiss on the Asphalt, by Brazilian playwright Nelson Rodrigues. How she got the role was pure luck. The production was already in rehearsal and they needed a replacement for the main female role just at the time she auditioned .Laura got the part. Good reviews helped her land more plays. by renowned Brazilian playwrights: The Saint and the Sow by Ariano Suassuna. The Bloody Pig by Consuelo de Castro, and many world classics, including Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream 25
and Beckett's Waitingfor Godot. These productions garnered her two best actress awards. She also directed Euripides Electra. She was making a name for herself in Brazil. Born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, her first 'marriage took her to other places in Brazil such as Bahia, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina and finally Espirito Santo, a state rich in natural beauty and home of many talented Brazilians, among them, singer/ songwriter Roberto Carlos and writer Rubem Braga. There she continued her acting career, received her B.A. in history and met an American Brazilianist of Guatemalan and French Canadian roots, Roberto Ibarguen, who was her history professor at the University of Espirito Santo. He would become the love of her life and her second husband. Both have settled in Los Angeles where she is pursuing her career and he his in the field of administration. Laura is now preparing for the play Autobiography of a Star, a tongue-incheek, affectionate exploration of Hollywood's female archetypes, by Brazilian screenwriter Marcelo Floriano. At the same time she is doing live commentary and simultaneous translations of shows such as the Golden Globe Awards, Grammy 's Emmy 'sand American Music Awards, as part of her work for TNT. When renowned Brazilian film director Nilson Pereira dos Santos wrote the screenplay for The Third Bank of the River he based it on five short stories from Laura's grandfather's book of the same name. She loved the screenplay and was amazed at how beautifully Nelson managed to interweave the stories, turning them into one seamless narrative, a true epic of the Brazilian soul. "Most important," she said," he was able to leave intact and vivid their poetic texture ,and their characters' colors." When offered the opportunity to work with the father of Brazilian Cinema Novo, she was thrilled. "I had always dreamed of being in a film by Nelson," she confessed. "As a teenager I had been delighted by How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman, his Barren Lives had made me cry and his Memories of Prison was a masterpiece. It was the last movie I watched before moving to the United States." 26
btrt under To: ural giahts, Nelson the aegis ofSue and her ovvn grandfather, WEIS mira cle ' indeed. The events that followed took a marvelous turn. When Laura went to join the company in production in Brasilia she not only acted in the film but Nilson invited her to join him, as one of his assistants to help him finish the film. She commented; "My main function was :as the slateboard perso which alldwed me, for three month4a daily close-up'of the whole shooti process. I leartiett,so much. I obse Nelson direct*ig his actors, very gently, leaving *ern free to create, but also always *Ong exactly what he wanted out *hem. He has a wonderful sense of hhmor and a phenomenal flexibility, a readiness to instantly create something new and fresh outlof unexpected Wtents or obstacles." i By the time Laura went before the camera in her role as the reportea in the film, she had not only gotte# a unique perspective 0j1 the film nd filmmaking; , she felt one with 1at environment. "I loved doing my scemes even more than I had anticipated," she
said. The icing on this rich cake came when Nilson enthusiastically praised her acting in the movie, and urged her to go for a career in Brazil. "I almost exploded in joy when he said he Would invite me to work with him again." The Third Bank of the River has, opened simultaneously in four Brazilian capitals last February: Rio de Janeiro, Brasilia, Sao Paulo and Belo Horizonte. Laura Lustosa will be joining the director for the film's premiere screening at the Berlin film festival where it has been invited to appear in competition. Her involvement in the film is total. She concludes, "Now we are all anxiously awaiting the film's opening. Some of my colleagues have told me it looks beautiful. I feel it must be as beautiful as the experiences we had during its filming and I am sure it is just as magical. Quoting Nelson Pereira dos Santos - he still talks about the enchantment of movies after having made 16 feature-length and many short films and documentaries - who said. 'Making a movie is like riding on a flying carpet'. she concluded, "I couldn't agree more, and I haven't landed yet."
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She decided to answer this letter the same way as the previous ones, that is, saying nothing. Na alfandega notaram-lhe os companheiros urn certo ar distraido, e, as vezes, superior; mas ele no disse nada a ninguem. Cesdrio era o confidente inico, e antes nao fosse nnico; ele procurava-o todos os dias para lhe falar da mesma coisa, corn as mesmas palavras e inflexaes. Urn dia, dois dias, tres dias, va; mas sete, masquinze, mas todos! Cesario confessava-lhe, rindo, que era demais. - Realmente, Brandao, tu estas que pareces urn namorado de 20 aims... - 0 amor nunca é mais velho, redarguiu o outro; e, depois de fazer urn cigarro, puxar duas fumacas, e deixa-lo apagar, continuava a repeticao das mesmas •coisas e palavras, corn as mesmissimas inflexaes. III Vamos e venhamos: a viOva gostava urn pouco do Brandao; nab digo muito, digo urn pouco, e talvez muito pouco. Nao lhe parecia grande coisa, mas sempre era mais que nada: Ele fazia-lhe amiudadas visitas e olhava muito para ela; mas, como era timido, no lhe dizia nada, IA° chegava a planear uma linha. - Em que ponto vamos, em suma? perguntava-lhe o Cesario urn dia, fatigado de so ouvir entusiasmo s. - Vamos devagar. - Devagar? - Mas corn seguranca. Urn dia recebeu Cesdrio urn convite da viiva para lá ir a uma reunido familiar: era lembranca do Brandao, que foi ter coin ele e pediu-lhe instantemente que no faltasse. Cesario sacrificou o teatro nessa noite, e foi. A reuniao esteve melhor do que ele esperava; divertiu-se muito. Na rua disse ele ao amigo: - Agora, se me permites franqueza, you chamar-te urn nome feio. NEWS from BRAZIL - MARCH 1994
7 Chama. - Tu es um palerma. - Viste como ela olhava para mim? - Vi, sim, e por isso mesmo é que acho que estas botando dinheiro a ma. Pois uma pessoa assim disposta... Realmente es um bobo. Brandao tirou o chapeu e cocou a cabeca. - Para falar a verdade, eu mesmo já tenho dito essas coisas, mas nao sei que acho em mim, acanho-me, nao me atrevo... , - Justamente: urn palenna. Andaram ainda alguns minutos calados. - E nao te parece espldndida? perguntou o Brandao. - Nao, isso nao; mais bonita do que a principio, verdade - fez-me melhor impressao; esplendida é demais. Quinze dias depois, viu-a o Cesario em casa de terceiro, e pareceu-lhe que ainda era melhor. Dai comecou a freqaentar a casa, a pretext° de acompanhar o outro, e ajuda-lo, mas realmente porque comecava a olha-la corn olhos menos desinteressados. Ja aturava corn paciencia as longas confissoes do amigo; Chegava mesmo a procura-las. D. Candinha percebeu, ern pouco tempo, que em vez de urn, tinha dois adoradores. No era motivo de p6r luto ou deitar fogo d casa; parece mesmo que era caso de vestir galas; e a rigor, se alguma falha havia, era que eks fossem dois, e nao, tres on quatro. Para conservar os dois, D. Candinha usou de urn velho processo: dividindo corn o segundo as esperancas do primeiro, e ambos ficavam entusiasmados. Verdade e que o Cesario, posto nab fosse tao valente, como dizia, era Inuit° mais que o Brandao. De maneira que, ao cabo de algumas drizias de °Mares, apertou-lhe a mao corn muito calor. Ela nao a apertou de igual modo, mas .tambem nao se den por zangada, nem por achada. Continuou a olhar para ele. Mentalmente, comparava-os: - 0 Cesario sempre é outra coisa; mas tambem nab ha de ser tao facil de guiar. Se o Brandao nao fosse tao comum! E ainda mais comum que o outro. Um dia o Brand& descobriu um olhar trocado entre o amigo e a Naturalmeme ficou desconsolado, mas nao disse • nada; esperou. Dai a dias notou mais dois olhares, e passou mal a noite, dormiu tarde e ma!; sonhou que matara ao amigo. -Teve a ingenuidade de conta-lo a este, que riu muito, e disse-lhe que fosse tomar juizo. - Voce tern coisas! Pois bem; somos concordes nisto: - deixo de voltar a casa dela... - Isso nunca! - Entao que queres? - Quero que me digas, francamente, se gostas dela, e se voces se namoram. Cesario declarou-lhe que era uma simples fantasia dele, e continuou a namorar a vinva, e o Brandao tambem, e ela aos dois, todos corn a major unanimidade. Naturalmente as desconfiancas reviveram, e assim as explicacoes, e comecaram os azedumes e as brigas. Uma noite, ceando os dois, de volta da casa dela, estiveram a pont° de brigar fonnalmente. Mais tarde separaram-se por dias; mas como o Cesario teve de ir a Minas, o outro reconciliou-se corn ele a volta, e dessa vez nao instou para que tornasse a freqtientar a casa da Esta é que lhe mandou convite para outra reu• niao; e tal foi o principio de novas contendas. As acoes de ambos continuavam no mesmo pe. A viriva distribuia as finezas corn igualdade prodigiosa, e o Cesdrib comecava a achar que a complacencia para coin o outro era longa demais. Nisto apareceu no horizonte uma pequenina mancha. branca; era algum navio que se aproximava corn as velas abertas. Era navio e de alto bordo; - urn virivo, medico, ainda conservado, que entrou a cortejar a
Chamava-se Joao Lopes. JA entao o Cesario tinha arriscado uma carta, e mesmo duas, sem obter resposta. A viiiva foi passar alguns dias fora, depois da segunda; quando voltou, recebeu terceira, em que o Cesario lhe dizia as coisas mais ternas e sUplices. Esta carta deu-lha em mao. - Espero que me nao conservara mais tempo na incerteza em que vivo. Peco-lhe que releia as minhas cartas - Nao as li. - Nenhuma? Quatro palavras da primeira apenas. Imaginei o resto e imaginei a segunda. Cesdrio refietiu alguns instantes: depois disse corn milita discricab: - Bern; nao lhe pergunto Os motivos, porque sei que me hao de desenganar; mas eu nao quero ser desenganado. Peco-lhe uma s6 coisa. - Peca. - Peco-lhe que leia esta terceira carta, disse ele, tirando a carta do bolso; aqui esta tudo o que estava nas outras. - Nao... - Perdao; pddi-lhe isto, e urn favor ultimo; juro que nab tornarei mais. D. Candinha continuou a recusar; ek deixou a carta no dunquerque, cumprimentou-a e saiu. A viiiva nao desgostou de ver a obstinacao do rapaz, teve curiosidade de ler o papel, e achou que o podia fazer sem perigo. Nao transcrevo nada, porque cram as mesmas coisas de todas as cartas de igual genero. D. Candinha resolveu dar-lhe resposta igual 0 das primeiras, que era nenhuma. Cesario teve o desengano verbal, tres dias depois, e atribuiu-o ao Brandao. Este aproveitou a circunstancia de achar-se s6 para dar a batalha decisiva. E assim que ele chamava a todas as escaramucas. Escreveu-!he uma carta a que ela respondeu deste modo: "Devolvo-lhe o bilhete que me entregou ontem por engano, e desculpe se Ii as prirneiras palavras; afiancolhe que nao vi o resto. pobre diabo quase teve uma congestao. Meteu-se na cama tres dias, e levantou-seresolvido a voltar la; mas a vulva tornara a sair da cidade. Quatro meses depois casava ela corn o medico. Quanto ao Brandao e ao Cesario, que estavam ja brigados, nunca mais se falaram; criaram Odio urn ao outro, Odio implacavel e mortal. 0 triste e que ambos comecaram por nao gostar da mesma mulher, como o leitor sabe, se se lembra do que leu. • 29
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• Everybody wh body in the illiP Popular Music) has m.E day sung a Sullivan. 6a 1-0 ' did. Roberto Carlo I , t . did. Alcione Ti Fafá?Theya did
M. Sullivan / P. Massadas Na'o sei porque insisto tanto em te querer Sc voce sempre faz de mim o que bem quer Se ao teu lado sei tao pouco de voce pelos outros que eu sei quern voce Eu sei de tudo,com quem andas, aonde vais Mos eu difarco o meu clime mesmo a ssim Pois aprendi que o meu silencio vale mais E desse jeito you trazer voce pra mim. E como premio eu recebo teu abraco Subornando meu desejo Ca° antigo E fecho os olhos para todos os teus passos Me enganando, sit!, assim somos amigos Por quantas vezes me da raiva te querer E concordar corn tudo que voce me faz JO fiz de tudo pra tentar te esquecer Falta coragem pra dizer que nunca mais NOs somos cOmplices, nos dois somos culpados No mesmo mstante em que teu corpo toca 0 meu JO nib o existe nem o certo, nem errado So o amor que por encanto aconteceu. E e sO assim que eu perdoo teus deslizes E e assim que e o nosso jeito de viver Ern outros bracos tu resolves tuas crises Em outras bocas nao consigo te esquecer 30
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e arrived at his house two hours late. I was sure Michael Sullivan was not going to be there and we would have to cancel the interview. What a surprise! He was waiting for us with a big smile. After a quick tour of the house we sat down to talk. His show at Scala Miami in January was a big success due to the fact that all the songs he sang were well known to everybody. With 700 recorded songs it seems to be easy to do a show with major hits only. I had heard he had composed maybe a couple hundred songs. Then I'm told by Sullivan himself that this number is closer to 700. That's amazing. , Sullivan writes songs for just about every singer in Brazil. Tim Maia. Xuxa, Gal Costa, Sandra de SO, Joanna, Roberto Carlos, Roupa Nova, Fagner, Fafa de Belem, Alcione, Trem da Alegria, Bala° Magic°, just to name a few. He writes jingles for commercials also and I had the opportunity to witness the making of an Arisco (food products' company) jingle that I'm sure is going to be a hit in a few months. He called the studio and told his arranger Marcello Azevedo that Xuxa needed the Arisco song as soon as possible and that he already had an idea. About 30 minutes later Sullivan was there at the studio. with Azevedo working on the keyboard and the computer, Cesar Nascimento playing the guitar and soon the "song" was ready. All Sullivan needed was to get the list of products that would have to be mentioned in the jingle. I was flabbergasted. "How do you do that 7," I asked. "Hard work, " he said. "It's 80% perspiration and 20% inspiration. Of course, sometimes you're driving and a nice tune comes to your mind and you try to tape it or write it down, but for the most part it is hard work." Born Ivanilton de Sousa Lima, at 14 he
Little Faults I don't know why I insist so much on loving you If you always do with me whatever pleases you If I know so little about you even when I'm close to you It's through others that I know who you are I know it all, with whom you go out, where you go I try to hide my jealousy anyhow Because I've learned that my silence is more useful And this way I'm gonna bring you back to me. And as a prize I get your embrace Bribing a so old desire of mine And I close my eyes to all your steps Fooling myself, that's how we are friends. How many times I get angry for loving you And for agreeing with all you do to me I've done everything to try and forget you I lack the courage to tell you never more We are accomplices, we both are guilty At the same moment your body touches mine There isn't right or wrong anymore Only love that has happened by magic. And that's the only way I can forgive your little faults And this is the way we live our lives In other arms you solve your crises In other mouths! can't forget you.
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Diu de Domingo
M. Sullivan / P. Massadas Eu preciso te falar Te encontrar de qualyier jeito Pra sentar e cOnyersar Depois andar de encontro ao VCnto. Eu preciso respirat o mesmo ar que te rodeia E na pele quero ter o mesmo sol que te bronzeia. Eu preciso te wear. : Outra vez te ver sorrindo E voltar num sonho undo. Já nao da mais pra viver Urn sentiment° sem sentido preciso descobrir a emocao de estar contigo Ver o sol amanhecer N'er a yida acontecer Como um dia de doming° Faz de conta que ainda e cedo Tudo vai ficar por -conta da emoya o Faz de conta que ainda e cedo E deixa falar -a voz do cora ao
won the first prize on a Star Search like contest in Recife, Pernambuco. At 17 he decided to go to Rio de Janeiro and from then on he did not stop. His Irish last name was picked from a New York phone directory when he had his first English song recorded. My life was the theme song for the soap opera 0 Casaroto (The Big House) and sold 1 million copies. "I played with Renato and his Blue Caps for seven years and then played with The Fevers for another six years," he tells. You know, it was like moving from Beatles to Rolling Stones. In 1978 Paulo Massadas and I got together and the majority of the songs were written since then. When Tim Maia recorded Me De Motivo (Give Me a Reason) in 1982 we received the prize for the best song of the year. Around that time Ariola Records hired Miguel Plopski as artist director and we were invited to work as his assistants. I hired the cast and produced the records for them." From 1986 to 1993 Sullivan had around 200 songs recorded in Spanish-speaking Latin America. Ana Gabriel, Magnetto, Yury, Rick Martin, all have hits from Sullivan. The Brazilian composer moved to Miami a year ago, opened his Art Sullivan Studio and since then he has most of all been a producer. With all the support from Sony Records he's dedicated also to find new talent. Right now he's working with a Brazilian band called Made in Brazil. "I'm betting on them," he says. "They are great, great singers, and they have great songs. I know they will be a huge success in 1994 all over the world. You're going to hear Made in Brazil a lot, believe me." And I do.
Sunday
I need to talk to you To somehow see you So we can seat and talk And then walk towards the wind. I need to breath the same air you do • In my skin I want to have the same sun that tans you I need to touch you Once again see you smiling And come back in a wonderful dream. I can't keep on living anymore A feeling without meaning I need to find the emotion to be with you To see the sun rising To see life happening Like a Sunday morning Let's pretend that's still early Let the emotion take control Let's pretend that's still early And let your heart's voice talk
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a magazine dedicated to the Brazilian expatriates living overseas and all of those who love the Brazilian way, it may come as a surprise to find a feature on an expatriate gringo living in Brazil. Though he has now returned to Los Angeles, it was his three years spent living in Rio de Janeiro that have most marked the career of painter Sandow Birk. Much of his work is dedicated to the memories, experiences, sights, and emotions of Brazil's most famous city. His works have been sh9wn in prestigious galleries across America and, though still young, he is currently represented by three major dealers: the Julie Rico Gallery, in Santa Monica, CA; the Carl Hammer Gallery in Chicago, IL; and Stuart Katz Contemporary Art in Laguna Beach, CA. With gallery shows in New York and the Laguna Art Museum under his belt, as well as an exhibition currently on display at the Delta Axis Contemporary Art Center in Memphis, TN, this young artist is definitely coming into his own. It was on an overcast day in Hollywood that I caught him at his studio, just back from surfing: Talk about your time in Rio. How and Why did you go to Brazil? (Laughs) Well, I'm afraid it was for rather unspectacular reasons. I originally went to Brazil on a surfing trip with a friend of mine. We were both tired of college here in CaliforMa so we took off and traveled all through South America to go surfing. We ended up in Rio just before Carnaval, almost broke. We soon got jobs working for surfboard makers and then we found an apartment right at Posto 5 (at Copacabana beach), walking distance to Arpoador, and then we just stayed... And how long did you stay? . Well, just for six months that time. Then we went off to Europe where I did some studying in Paris and England, but school was never for me, so I was back in Rio a year later. That time I stayed for two and a half years... And you were painting in Rio? Yeah, I had.been doing work based on experiences and places I had traveled and of course I began doing paintings of Brazil. My work has always been about really mundane things, everyday experiences that make up life. I'm really 32
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"No Bar da Academia, Rio" NEWS from BRAZIL - MARCH 1994
"Temporal no Calcadao"
"Loja de Macumba, Zona Sul, Rio"
"Manha na Praca XV, Rio" NEWS from BRAZIL - MAR ..7,H 1994
interested in daily life, common things: bars, the streets, taxis, lanchonetes ... I think Rio is such a great city because of that close experience with it, with its smells, its people. I mean, you walk everywhere in Rio and the bars are right there on the street and the people are hanging around, drinking chope (draft beer), having batucadas (percussion sessions)... and then on the beach everyone is in such a state of semi-dress... there's a real intimacy to life there, especially as opposed to the driving-around-in-the-car sort of experience we have in Los Angeles. Did you have any exhibitions in Brazil? I didn't and I really wish I could. I found it very hard to get involved in the art scene in Rio, and though I did go to Sao Paulo regularly, and caught the Bienal there, which is fantastic. I wasn't there enough... I took a few classes at the Museu de Arte Moderna and I spent some time at Parque Laje where I met some artists, most notably Charles Watson and Pisarro, and I did have some contact with some galleries, but I was younger and they were fairly unreceptive. The Museum was good, because I had a really limited knowledge of the history of art in Brazil and I was able to learn a lot. But it was generally because of these difficulties that I eventually decided to return to Los Angeles. It's sad to say, but I think those are problems faced by most young artists in Brazil, especially in Rio. How has Brazil continued to influence you? Well, I met my girlfriend there and she's here in L.A. now, and I'm really excited about the World Cup this year (I used to go to Maracana all the time!)... But seriously, many of my paintings come directly from experiences I've had there. Most of my work is about a sense of place, about what sensations make a place what and where it is, and I try to reexperience a place when I'm painting about it. I go back to Brazil regularly and it's constantly a part of me, and I try to paint about everyday living there. Almost like snapshots or glances of places. And I try to paint about places that have a special meaning to me, a place where something happened, where I met someone, or got into an argument, or a place I went when I was feeling down or something... Really just sort of everyday occurrences which have an emotional content running through them. And then when I paint about the place I try to get this quality of the experience into the painting, even though the views and scenes I usually depict are often rather common. I guess it's the uncommon qualities of the mundane that I'm interested in... How is the response you've gotten from the Brazilian community? To tell the truth, I haven't gotten much. First of all I don't know all that many Brazilians here, my girlfriend doesn't really know many, and they don't seem to come out to arts events (besides music and concerts). It's too bad. But hopefully your magazine will offer some of that exposure. And the response from others? Oh, that's been great! It seems there's a real interest in Brazil from gringos in general. I mean, look at News from Brazil, (in English)! But I sure wish more Brazilians would get a chance to see the work because I think it would speak more directly to them.., they know what it's talking about. sort of... they speak its language. Especially the expatriates. I mean, I know what its like to be living overseas, (I even know what it's like to be an illegal immigrant!. although being an expatriate American isn't quite the same, because as far as you go on the planet you're never that far from things American), and I've always hoped that my work would connect with them... And your next trip to Brazil? Hopefully this May or June. I like to go in the winter there because that's the best time for surfing! 33
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A Caymmi tribute More than 100 artists interpret more than 80 gems of master Dorival.
Caymmi's sample Peguei um -Ita- no Norte
I took a ship up north
Peguei um "Ita" no forte Pra vim pro Rio moth Adeus meu pai. minha mae Adeus Belem do Path
I took a ship up north To come live in Rio Farewell mom and dad Farewell Belem do Para
Vendi meus trocos que cu tinha 0 resto cu dei pra guarda Talvez eu voile pro ano Talvez Cu fique por la
I sold the things I had The rest I gave for safekeep Maybe I'll be back next year May I'll just stay there
Ai, ai, ai, ai Adeus Belem do Para Ai, ai, ai. ai Adeus Belem do Para
Alas, alas. alas. alas Farewell Belem do Para Alas, alas, alas, alas Farewell Belem do Para
Mamie me deu uns conselhos Na hora de cu embarca Men filho. an& direito QUe ĂŠ pra Deus lhe ajuda
Mother gave me some advice At the time I went on board My son. be righteous So God will help you
Tou ha bem tempo no Rio Nunca mais voltei por la Pro mes intera dez anos Adeus Belem do Para
I've been for a long time in Rio I never went back there Next month it will be 10 'ears Farewell Belem do Path
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Dorival Caymmi was never in a hurry in his life, but his 80th birthday started to be celebrated four months in advance with the release of four records which encompass practically all his work, with interpretations by some icons of Brazilian music and some less memorable ones. All this rush,has a reason, at least for the author of this tour de force, publisher and guitar player Almir Chediak, who was worried about another Caymmi anthology being recorded with other MPB stars and produced by Danilo Caymmi, the son of the composer, and a talented musician on his own right. If hurry doesn't conform with the composer's life, the music doesn't suffer for that. We have here 82 songs being sung by the biggest array of interpreters ever put together for a sole project, ranging from Tom Jobim and Tiao Maia to Itamara Koorax and Leci Brandao. Add to this Chico Buarque. Nana Caymmi (Dorival's daughter), Elomar, Na Ozetti, Angela R6 R6, Sergio Ricardo, Rosana, Luiz Melodia, and Nei Matogrosso, among others. This is a tribute that Caymmi's work has been deserving for a long time. The songs written by Caymmi, all of them, are little masterpieces, and a model of the care every composer ought to take with a popular song. His sense of measurement and balance has influenced all MPB that succeeded him, from bossa-nova to tropicalismo. Caymmi acts as a goldsmith when composing his songs. A song such as Joao l'alentdo, for example, deserves a long academic study due the harmonic and literary richness that it presents. In the songbook the old song came to life through Nana Caymmi's voice and Wagner Tiso's piano in one of the most inspired moments of the work. There are also gratifying surprises such as when Baby Consuelo sings Dois de Fevereiro. This is arguably the best recording ever done by the Baiana singer born in Niter6i, Rio de Janeiro. This time Chediak couldn't count on some singers who have been constantly present in past production, namely Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Gal Costa, Maria Bethania and Joao Gilberto. All of these voices will be heard in the competing anthology being released by Sony Music in March. This doesn't mean that Chediak's tribute is not first rate. Au contra ire, some moments are extremely beautiful. S'argago Mar. for example. Dori (Dorival's son living in Los Angeles) Caymmi's interpretation is intense and contributes to the lament that is the song, complemented by an arrangement that is at once sweet and painful. If there was ever any doubt. Tim Maia proves again that his voice can conform to any song. In No Tem Solucao he lets the swing carry the melody. But some compositions came out in a very weird way. What is Sergio Ricardo (the one who likes to break guitars and throw them at the public) doing with Alaracangalha in his hands? And how about Jorge Mautner (always with Nelson Jacobina) who demoralizes Balaio Grande? Fortunately the forgettable tracks are few. For the most part they are for partying and to singing along. • NEWS from BRAZIL-MARCH 1994
Thanks to an entrepreneur with an artist's soul, the MPB (Brazilian °pular Music) is being preserved and its story is being recounted word b word, song by song. ROBERTO SEAORA If producer and guitar player Almir Chediak has his way, 1994 will be like last year, a good year for MPB (Brazilian Popular Music). The musician's publishing hoase,_Lumiar, responsible for popularizing the concept of tin songbook in Brazil, is preparing a new crop of cdc'ttrated composers. -After the recent release of the boN,containing four CD7s from Baiano Dorival Cayrnmi (see accompanying an:de); and the compilation ina book of 82 Songs of the attatereiSulte dos Pescadores (Fishermen 'Suite), Chediak:. is ge _ir.tia_g_ready to release four other heavyweights of: .1.4..F....BiAriBarp.so, Caries Lyra, Jorge Ben Jor and Djavan, •No‘:F lie musician-entreprencuris in an uphill stniggle to ConTlaceKing" Roberto Caries to wear the colors of the • Lurtiar team, • B6ssa-novist Carlos Lyra has had his own songbook Leased in January. Edu Lobe is also getting his turn, only in a ery peculiar way. Perfectionist in extreme. Lobo decided to transcribe 'bv. hand all -55 songs..that were " selected as a sample of his work. f ijAlso ready to hit the streets is An BarroS0,-the.anthor. ..qtatela do Brasil. That songbook should have beeiN, leased in 1993 to celebrate the 100th birthday that..i' Barnso would be commemorating if alive, but it was delayed due to excessive work at Lumiar. which decided to give give priority to Caymmi's work. There was a silver t ittsh c96 to vl, 1oud. The Ari Barrosn.package comes complete songs with the originaVarrangente l 1.'4'3 CDs with the main Barroso hits. No doubt Chediak has found a mother toad. The teacher of nine out of 10 MPB's stars the guitar player started his songbook collection in 148 with .the InoSt illustrious of his pupils: Caetano Veloso. Right after that he released in five volumesalm st everything that bossa;. va -bad produced. Up until then, Lumiar was restrictingwork to book publication, but the third songbook, the one with Noel Rosa, was released together with a record, witb re-rzcordings made by Chico Buarque, Caetano ••• Velose,'Tom Jobim, and Nelson Goncalves' among ers. It was an instant hit and Lumiar started offering the compete package: the book for the initiated and the curious, and the record for the populace. NEWS frDm BRAZIL - MARCH 1994
The chance to be able to produce the songbooks under the supervision of the authors themselves is a rare opportunity, according to the Chediak. "I have compiled Tom Jobim's work going song by song with him. The same happened with Caymmi," he says. A similar undertak„ng was done with composer and singer Cazuza, whose, songbook was released just a few months before his death; of AIDS. Chediak recalls how hard it was to convince the rock CORTOSer to prepare his songbook,ce Czu considered his work too small and "he expecstlendto laiye_zaat Thel0m Amore to compose more "°' least moeria ns were the ones who invented songbooks during the '50s, They always followed the same uniting a gmt interpreter together withag rereactco ipem o! pos r. The :Brazilian version added its own flavor, usinge several interpreters recording a great author, as it happened in the tribute record to composer Cartela. A typical example of a song book is the CD released by Marta Bethania with songs by Roberto and Erasirto Carlos,. "When I started with this idea of songbooks, my int ention was to put together in a book format what the little magazines for guitar were doing in a precarious manner ''' observes Chediak, His songbooks are drawing the attention:..::: ' of European musicians. The French arranger Michel Legrand, considered one of the world's greatest conduetors,. has recently bought Lurniar's complete collection, "They are always lool;ing at what we produce," marks Chediak. Another symptom, according :to him, is the big interest of foreign tourists in thesongbooks TuaP pease foreign appetites Lumiar has been releasing some the songbooks in a bilingual edition (English and Portu guese). That's what happened to the five bossa-nova tunes and the three books by Toni Jobim.
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Now that Brazilian guia surprisingly fresh version tarist Torcuato Mariano's of Stevie Wonder's I Can't debut album Paradise StaHelp It. Added especially tion on Visom/Windliam for the U.S. release with Hill has officially arrived English vocals by Ana on these shores, the rest of Leuzinger (a rising star in us will soon discover what her own right), its style and e..1 I Ii.ave kno jilrn frc rriv0Ai all a Brazil already knows. personality make it a strong With a distinctive playcontender for Urban and ff ra is our rn ffirif ing style that is immediately NAC crossover appeal. Tomfigto aGcrm pf: jano, recognizable, Mariano is as Leuzinger, whose backaccomplished a composer as ground as a major talent in aorripoz-s-r•F: d musi .n rn FF:rarfle.-;' he is a musician, and that's Rio's commercial and jingle Statio saying quite a bit. Largely industry includes a stint as self-taught, he began worklead singer for Be ,Happy, COT A ing Rio's nightclubs in 1980, an outstanding a cappella eventually integrating him. vocal quartet, has a strong,self into the studio scene emotive voice and we can with the likes of Djavan and expect more from her as the Ivan Lins. Soon a list of year unfolds.But when all is names began to form: Gal Rabello. This creative mar- and leave the impression that said and done, its Torcuato Costa, Xuxa, Sergio Men- riage soon yielded hit this is music with substance. Mariano's unmistakable des, Leo Gandelman. Torcu- records for many top record- What a treat. trademark sound that will Two vocals are included, make this an album that ato Mariano found himself ing artists including Ritchie, enough to give us a taste of you'll return to again and to be one of the most sought Xuxa and Rosana. Paradise Station is a what future projects might again. And just as the cover a studio musicians in Brawonderful synthesis of include. To Know The Sea, suggests, Paradise Station is zil. His writing talents sur- world fusion that represents with its wordless melody place we all would aspire faced with saxophonist Leo the next step in this gi sung by Mariano's good to. Scott Adams is editor of Gandelman, who included musician's career. Songs friend Flavio Venturine is The Brazilian Music Review both the composer and the like Always For You and gently provocative, and like and long time columnist and player on his recording Any Summer Night shine many of the songs on Parafeatures writer for JaZZIZ projects for Verve Forecast with a musical brilliance that dise Station succeeds at cre- magazine.where this column defies international boundating vivid pictures through originally was published. and it wasn't long before You may contact him at Mariano found a willing aries; Mariano's guitar lines the feelings it expresses. (708) 298-8019. flow with seamless grace The album alsoteatures partner in lyricist Claudio
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or a time, before and iter f the discovery of razil by the Portu F guese, the official language of the Amazon forest was the patchwork of dialects spoken by the various nomadic tribes living and passing through the area. In time, as Brazil stretched its frontiers and started to tame the jungle, Portuguese was added, thanks to thecaboclowho decided to stay in the land and raise his family there. The Amazon is home for 250 species of mammals, 1100 of birds, 2000 of fishes, and 3000 of plants. Nowadays the Amazon area is inhabited by a contingent of 17 million people, 200,000 of them Indians, But although they keep their languages, there is a new official tongue in the forest. It is English. This is what the French, the Japanese, the Italians, the Germans, the British, the Americans, the Swiss, the Chinese and the Brazilians have to understand and to talk when they decide to explore the forest. Naturally, Brazilians are welcome to know their jungle if only they have enough dollars to enjoy it and know enough English to understand what the guide is saying or what is the program for the day that is listed on the message board, in English. Tourism in the Amazon is geared today towards a population who can pay between $90 and $400 per person/per day of hotel (or lodge) stay and want to see a Las Vegas version of the Amazon forest (without the gambling) in a safe and exotic environment. The price of a four day package plus airfare is around $2,000, and most Brazilians can't afford that. Some think that they can 40
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get much more value for their money going to Miami, fpr example. From January to September of last year 30,000 foreigners landed at Manaus (capital of state of Amazonas) international airport, took a boat and went to explore the jungle, from their comfortable or on-purpose less comfortable bases in the shape of a lodge or hotel planted inside the forest. They leave more than $10 million a year in the region. More than 85,000 Brazilians also disembarked at the same airport in the first nine months of 1983. From those, however, fewer than 5% went to relax in the jungle. Talking to weekly magazine 1st° E, Charles Belchieur, president of Emantur (Amazon Tourism Office), commented: "Brazilians haven't yet discovered this kind of tourism. They think you can get more status going to Miami." What the so-called ecotourism does not do is to support the preservation of parks and the ecology. The Pico da Neblina national park, the highest point in Brazil, located in the northwest side of the Amazon, and with more than two million hectares, has only two employees to administrate it. As a consequence of this lack of resources, the park is crowded with gold miners who poison the rivers and bring disease and death to the Indians living in the region. But, despite all the problems, ecological tourism is considered today an alternative to promote the so-called sustainable development in the Amazon. The Amazon is not only the exotic destination. The area has several parks including the Parque Nacional do Jan, one of the largest forest reserves of South America. located on the left margin of Rio Negro, next to NEWS from BRAZIL - MARCH 1994
the border with Roraima state. There is also the Parque Nacional da Amazonia, located on the border with Para state. Even though the Transamazonica Highway crosses part of the park, it is a practically untouched forest. You can also visit Parque do Noe which offers as an attraction the flights of macaws and a great community of monkeys. Another big attraction of the region is the meeting of the waters of the Solimeies and Negro rivers. The brown water of Rio Negro and the green water of the SolimOes flow next to each other for 10 kms. The Amazon river is the result of the union of these waters. At the Cascatinha do Amor (Love Fall), one and a half hours from Manaus port, you can experience a natural hydromassage. In Manaus, itself, a not very photogenic city, you can visit the Museu do Indio (Museum of the Indian), where you can enjoy and purchase the local arts and crafts, or you can go to Central do Artesanato for a larger variety of local crafts. Manaus, which still preserves some opulent traits from the rubber boom of the turn of the century - the Opera House is a case in point is equipped with good hotels and restaurants. Get in touch with Emantur, at Avenida Taruma, 379, for tours and camping sites in the national parks, and also for boat trips, and local attractions. By supporting the local people you will gain an invaluable appreciation for the forest, spend less money, getting at the same time a rich cultural experience. • NEWS from BRAZIL - MARCH 1994
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Florile (Aconteceu na Primavera) Italy - Directed by Vittorio and Paolo Taviani with Claudio Bigagli.. Legendary story about a tenant with Napoleon's Army who is responsible for a cargo of gold that is stolen. Les Nuits Fauves (Noites FeI Inas) 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. c/a Papal() Verde) - Vietn5/Franca. Mui, 12, leaves her home in the interior of Vietnam in search of love and finds it.
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STREET BACCHANALIA For the 15th consecutive year offi- The organizers are not forgetting the cials of MECA (Mission Economic World Cup Soccer Tournament and Cultural Association) in San Francisco they'll pay back homage to the interare getting ready for their traditional national competition with several socstreet Carnaval. Last January they even cer events at the parade and festival. went (what a gall!) to Rio de Janeiro to San Francisco has moved its Carnaval invite the Cariocas to attend this year to May to escape the chilly weather of Carnaval celebrations that will be held the ity during winter. As in previous for three days, years, the organizers from May 27 to are expecting more May 29. than half a million They used • people from all over their visit also to the world. They will Since the end of January there's invite the entire be served besides been a Brazilian page in Portuguese' Brazilian World spicy calypio, reggae every Sunday, in El Nuevo Herald Cup team, who and samba with a from Miami. The new feature is the will be playing rainbow of internaresult of the collaborative effort be- in Stanford in tional treats, hand. tween 0 Estado de Sao Paulo, through June, to ride on crafted items, and its Agencia Estado, and the Miami a float Another works of art. Herald, Miami's leading daily news- invitation was, The weekend's paper. El Nuevo Herald comes as an extended to Pete biggest event has, optional supplement to the more tradi- asking him to act been reserved for tional Miami Herald. When bought as the parade's Sunday, when the from the special blue-top newsracks, Grand Marshall.. • Carnaval Grand Pathe Spanish-language section can be The Carnarade happens. The purchased together with the English val, San Francisco style, will have pageant begins at 11 AM its trek Herald with no added cost. For home nightly balls, a free two-day outdoor through the Mission District. For more subscribers, however, there's a 10 cent festival, and the colossal Carnaval information you can call the Carnaval addition to those willing to get El Grand Parade, with giant floats, Hotline at (415) 824-8999 or write to: Nuevo Herald. More information? Call masked figures and some 200 coinpar- MECA, 2899 24th St., San Francisco, (305) 379-4922 or (305) 376-3202. sas and escolas from around the world. CA, 94110.
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Band and Dance Show at Co pacabana 8:30 pm &11:30 pm -Samba, Lambada, Capoeira, Malandro Show at Brazilian Tropicana 9:00 pm - 1:00 am - Cesar Sant'Anawith Popular Brazil-
ian Music at Miami Beach Pizza 9:00 pm - 2:00 am- Pagode at Brazilian Delight 10:30 pm - Rio Ecstasy! at Scala
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 lpanema 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
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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
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Band & Dance Show at Copacabana 9:00 pm-Samba Brazil Dance Show at Ipanema Grill 8:30 pm - Samba, Lambada, Capoeira, Malandro Show at Brazilian Tropicana 9:00 pm - 1:00 am - Pedro Paulo sings Popular Brazilian Music at Miami Beach Pizza
MONDAY TV & RADIO
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Brazil, talk shows and sports-11:00 pm -1:00am, DCI ch. 40, S. South ch. 51, Adelphia ch. 52, Gold Coast 4 ch. 99 Luqui Corporation -Jornal Bandeirantes, interviews, sports, Brazilian musical clips - 11:00 pm - 1:00 am, Dynamic ch. 20, S. South ch. 41, Gold Coast ch. 44, DCI ch. 45 Brazilians Love Jazz -Every Sunday, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm withGina Martelli-93.4 - Love 94
7:00 pm & 9:00 pm -Musical Menu at Hotel Vila 7:30 pm -12:00 am -Banda "R "at Ipanema Grill
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EVERY TUESDAY 700 pm - 1000 pm - Jesse Pessoa the Brazilian harpist
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7:00 pm & 9:00 pm - Musical Menu at Hotel Vila 730 pm -1200 am -Banda "R" at Ipanema Grill 800 pm - 1:00 am - Brazilian Band and Dance Show at Copacabana 8:30 pm - Samba, Lambada, Capoeira, Malandro
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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 B1.- Pompano Beach (305) 941-2751 Hotel Vila - 5959 SW 71st St. Miami Ipanema Grill - 1771 Coral Way - Coral Gables - (305) 285-4777 NEWS from BRAZIL - MARCH 1994
La Petit Maison - 366 E. Palmetto Pk. Rd.- Boca Raton (407) 750-7483 Lombardi's Restaurant - Bay side Marketplace - Downtown Miami - (305) 381-9580 Mango's Tropical Cafe - 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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THURSDAY 3 8:00 pm - 11:00 am - Axe, the Brazilian Jazz Ensemble at Zabumba 10:00 pm- Kleber Jorge & Trio at Bokaos - 8689 Wilshire Blvd
FRIDAY 4 5:30 pm - 9:30 pm - Brazilian jazz at Grand Avenue Bar 8:30 pm - 1:00- Brazilian music at Zabumba 9:00 pm - Pagode with Banda Constelagao & Mila at Café Danssa
SATURDAY 5 8:30 pm - 2:00 am - Zabumba All Stars at Zabumba
SUNDAY 6 2:00 pm -Dance class with Max Jr. at Main St. -2215 Main St. Santa Monica - Tel.: (310) 3964747 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm - Open Hearts/Open Minds -Bring your ideas-concernsto women's discussion group. Speak or understand Portuguese. At Centro Cultural Brasil Brasil. Call Katia Moraes or Chana Smith (818) 753-4932.
9:00 pm- Eliana Estevao at La Ve Lee
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 Zabumba 10:00 pm- Kleber Jorge & Trio at Bokaos - 8689 Wilshire Blvd
FRIDAY 11 5:30 pm - 9:30 pm - Brazilian Jazz at Grand Avenue Bar 8:30 pm - 1:00- Brazilian music at Zabumba
SATURDAY 12 8:30 pm - 2:00 am - Zabumba All Stars at Zabumba
SUNDAY 13 2:00 pm -Dance class with Max Jr. at Main St. - 2215 Main St. Santa Monica - Tel.: (310) 3964747
WEDNESDAY 16 8:30 pm -12:00 am - Checkers competition at Zabumba
THURSDAY 17
WEDNESDAY 23
8:00 pm - 11:00 am - Axe, the Brazilian Jazz Ensemble at Zabumba 10:00 pm- Kleber Jorge & Trio at Bokaos - 8689 Wilshire Blvd
8:30 pm -12:00 am - Brazilian Poetry Night at Zabumba
FRIDAY 18 5:30 pm - 9:30 pm - Brazilian Jazz at Grand Avenue Bar 8:30 pm - 1:00- Brazilian music at Zabumba 9:00 -Pagode withBanda Constelacao & MILA at Café Danssa 9:00 pm -Brazilian Jam Party Carnaval da Vitoriawith Sarava Band - Sergio 2,000 & Friends at Golden Valley Auditorium 13506 Sherman Way, Van Nuys - (818) 760-4600 (See ad on page 20)
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SUNDAY 27 2:00 pm -Dance class with Max Jr. at Main St. - 2215 Main St. Santa Monica - Tel.: (310) 3964747
THURSDAY 31 8:00 pm - 11:00 am - Axe, the Brazilian Jazz Ensemble at Zabumba 10:00 pm- Kleber Jorge & Trio at Bokaos - 8689 Wilshire Blvd
THURSDAY 10 8:00 pm - 11:00 am - Axe, the Brazilian Jazz Ensemble at
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8:30 pm - 2:00 am - Zabumba All Stars at Zabumba
WEDNESDAY 9
Alice's - 1043 Westwood Blvd. Westwood - (310) 208-3171 Amazon - 14649 Ventura BI. Sh. Oaks - (818) 986-7502 Atlas -3760 Wilshire Blvd.- Los Angeles - (213) 380-8400 Baked Potato - 3787 Calfuenga N. Hollywood - (818) 980-1615 Brazilian Music Center - 6226 Sta Monica BI. (213) 467-5715
THURSDAY 24 8:00 pm - 11:00 am - Axe, the Brazilian Jazz Ensemble at Zabumba 10:00 pm- Kleber Jorge & Trio at Bokaos - 8689 Wilshire Blvd
8:00 pm - Baile de Aleluia at Globe Brasileiro da California. Call (714)857-6764 8:30 pm - 2:00 am - Zabumba All Stars at Zabumba
8:30 pm -12:00 am - Brazilian Poetry Night at Zabumba
SITES AND PHONES
SUNDAY 20 2:00 pm -Dance class with Max Jr. at Main St. - 2215 Main St. Santa Monica - Tel.: (310) 3964747
Cafe Danssa -11533W. Pico BI. West L.A.- (310) 305-8387 Catalina Bar & Grill - 1640 N. Calmenga BI. (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 S. Grand Av(213) 612-1595 Kafe Kafka - 6069 W. Sunset B1 -Hollywood - (213) 464-3938
La Ye Lee - 12514 Ventura Bl. Studio City - (818) 980-8158 Le Cafe - 14633 Ventura Bl. Sh. Oaks - (818) 986-2662 Lunaria - 10351 Santa Monica Bl.. - W. L.A. - : (213)282-8870 Moonlight Tango - 13730 Ventura - S.0.-(818) 788-2000
Nucleus Nuance - 7267 Melrose Ave. - (213) 939-8666 Pedro's Grill -1739N. Vermont, L.A., - (213) 660-9472
Tampico - Wilshire at 1 1 th St. 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 Zabumba -10717 Venice Blvd Culver City - (310) 841-6525 NEWS from BRAZIL - MARCH 1994
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6:00 pm - Jonathan Stone at Chambord 8:00 pm - Doug Gittins playing Bossa Nova at Bahia Restaurant 8:00 pm - Brazilian Music at Nino's
SATURDAY 5 8:00 pm - Marcos Silva at Bahia Restaurant
THURSDAY 24
FRIDAY 25 6:00 pm -Carlinhos de Oliveira & guitar at Chambord 7:00 pm -Lisa Silvawith Marcos Silva at Aioli 8:00 pm - Bossa Nova at Aioli 8:00 pm - Renata Souza at Bahia Restaurant
FRIDAY 11 6:00 pm - Carlinhos de Oliveira & guitar at Chambord 8:00 pm - Bossa Nova at Aioli 8:00 pm - Renata Souza at Bahia Restaurant
SATURDAY 12
6:00 pm - Doug Gittins, playing Bossa Nova at Chambord
8:00 pm - Marcos Silva at Bahia Restaurant 8:00 pm -Viva Brasil at Bahia Tropical
6:00 pm - Jonathan Stone at Chambord 8:00 pm - Doug Gittins playing Bossa Nova at Bahia Restaurant 8:00 pm - Brazilian Music at Nino's
WEDNESDAY 16 6:00 pm -Doug Gittins, playing Bossa Nova at Chambord
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 NEWS from BRAZIL - MARCH 1994
Bossa Nova at Bahia Resta rant 8:00 pm - Brazilian Musi at Nino's
FRIDAY 18 6:00 pm -Carlinhos de Oliveira & guitar at Chambord 8:00 pm - Bossa Nova at Aioli 8:00 pm - Renata Souza at Bahia Restaurant
SATURDAY 19 8:00 pm - Lisa Silvaand Voz do Brazil in Benefit Party for children in Peru at Dunfey Hotel in San Mateo 8:00 pm - Marcos Silva at Bahia
SATURDAY 26 8:00 pm - Marcos Silva at Bahia Restaurant 8:00 pm -Viva BrasilwithGinga Brasil at Bahia Tropical
WEDNESDAY 30 6:00 pm - Doug Gittins, playing Bossa Nova at Chambord
THURSDAY 31 6:00 pm - Jonathan Stone at Chambord 8:00 pm - Doug Gittins playing Bossa Nova at Bahia Restaurant 8:00 pm - Brazilian Music at Nino's
THURSDAY 17 6:00 pm - Jonathan Stone at Chambord 8:00 pm - Doug Gittins playing
SITES & PHONES
WEDNESDAY 23
6:00 pm - Jonathan Stone at Chambord 8:00 pm - Doug Gittins playing Bossa Nova at Bahia Restaurant 8:00 pm - Brazilian Music at Nino's
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THURSDAY 10
8:00 pm - Ginga Brasil at Bahia Tropical
6:00 pm - Doug Gittins, playing Bossa Nova at Chambord
FRIDAY 4 6:00 pm -Carlinhos de Oliveira & guitar at Chambord 7:00 pm -An Exotic Evening of Slides (Andrew Butler), Music (Renato Frota of KZSC) and Food (Canto do Brasil). Women's Building - 3543 18th St. - San Francisco - Call (415) 282-1853 8:00 pm - Viva Brasil at Red Lion Inn, in Sacramento 8:00 pm - Bossa Nova at Aioli 8:00 pm - Renata Souza at Bahia Restaurant 8:30 pm -Magia Promotions presents Brazil on the Bay -Voz do Brasil with Lisa Silva, The Aquarela Dancers, DJ Willy at The Ferryboat- Pier 3 - San Francisco - Call (415) 648-5966
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Brazil Cult. & Arts - 659 S.
22nd St. - (510) 215-8202 Cafe 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
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Insurance
Real Estate
State Farm -Gloria
Los Angeles Area
Integral Investments
(310) 827-9003 Legal
Miami Area
Aron Hasson
(310) 475-4779 Music
(305) 374-0032
Bossa Nova - Georgia
Brazilian Pie
ccountants
Piano/Flute - Vera Yang
(800) GO VAR1G Vasp (310) 364-0160
Arts & Crafts Etakari Art Studio (213) 938-0523 Folk Creations (310) 693-2844 New Wing Arts & Gifts
(818) 247-4790 Uniquely Brazil - Folk
(310) 559-7347 Jazz -Richard Samuels
(818) 798-5424 Match Maker (213) 467-6944 Money Remittance
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(619) 479-V1GO Physician Nilson A. Santos
(213) 483-3430
(818) 458-1474 Rio to Babylon (213) 653-4948
(310) 281-7536 Publications
Cosmo Auto Parts (213) 259-9818
Ban s
News from Brazil
(213) 255-4953 Restaurants
Banco do Brasil
Bossa Nova
(213) 688-2996 Catering
(310) 657-5070
Joy's Catering
(310) 438-3415 Remi Vila Real
(818) 280-0061 Clothes Lincoln Sports Apparel
Transbrasil
(800) 872-3153
Psyc ot erapy Elizabeth Almeida
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pf&co - cpas
(305) 444-8333 Airlines
Fogo e Paixao
Vigo-California
Brazilian Tropical
(714) 720-1522 By Brazil
(310) 787-7520 Café Brasil
(310) 837-8957 Dee Dee Diner
(310) 478-1650
(800) 468-2744 Vasp
(800) 732-8277 Banks Banco do Brasil
(305) 358-3586 Banco Banorte (305) 577-0472 Banco Boavista
(305) 530-9057 Banco Nacional
(305) 372-0100 Banco Real
(305) 358-2433 Banespa (305) 358-9167
Cam. Corn. Brasil- EUA PARA - Paraenses As.
Consulado do Brasil
Yolie's Brazilian Steak
(305) 285-6200 Dentists
(213) 651-2664 sentists Gilberto Henriques
(213) 464-0524 Jose Carlos D. Polido
(714) 642-0112 Events Promotion Brazilian Nites Prod. (818) 760-4600 Pegasus Kids Parties
(818) 508-8773
Zabumba
Brazilian Int. Affairs
(310) 854-5881 Latitude Tr. & Interpr.
(310) 477-0210 Tocantins Communic.
(818) 343-4451
(813) 842-3161 Consulate
Arnaldo Souza
(305) 595-3238 Hedimo de Si
Santos Dumont Int.
Do Brazil - Imports
(305) 375-0396 U.S. Arms Corp (305) 371-6844 Travel Agencies Atlantictur
(800) 535-0942 Brazilian Wave
(305) 561-3788 BTB Tours
(800) BRAS1L-4 (800) 524-3666 Euroamerica
(305) 358-3003
(800) 732-VASP
Luma Travel
(305) 374-8635 Monark Travel
Venture Travel
(305) 379-7678 Via Brasil Travel
(305) 866-7580
New York New Jersey (212) 575-9030
B.A.S.O.
Brazilian Cons. Bureau
(415) 661-2788 Bay Area Brasilian Club (415) 334-0106
(212) 916-3200
All Braz. Insp. & Exp.
Diamond Trading Corp
(305) 866-7718
(212) 224-6280 Consu ate
Vigo Travel
Brazilian Gen. Cons.
Brazilian Trade Bur.
(305) 942-8446 Instruction
(212) 916-3200 Food & Products
The Rio Thing
Around the World Trs
Anglo Am. Schools
Arnazkinia
(800) 683-ANGLO
(718) 204-1521
Sylvio's Drivg School (305) 865-7770
Coisa Nossa
Cantt & Associates
(310) 827-9139 Hair Gigi's (310) 273-0851
Brazil Tours
(818) 767-1200 Braz.-American Travel
(310) 670-9347 Cheviot Hills Travel
Menage a Trois
(310) 202-6264
(310) 278-4430
Dynasty Tours
MOIR= Homeopathy - Gobetti
(310) 458-8020 - Instruction Brasil Brasil Cult. Ctr
(818) 845-5757 Ipanema Tours
(800) 445-3343 South Star Tours
(310) 416-1001 Southwinds
(310) 840-2794
(310) 568-8426
Brazilian Music Ctr.
Vaneyde's - San Diego
(213) 467-5715
(619) 233-6514
nsurance MONYMiami
(305) 477-6669 Physicians Dr. Jorge Macedo (305) 271-7311 Dr. Mario Sanches
(305) 541-7819 Dr. Neri Franzon
(305) 772-4694 Printing Image Printing Center
(305) 539-1438 Publications
(201) 578-2675 Merchant Express
(201) 589-5884 Pub 'cations Brazilian Voice
(201) 955-1137 Folha do Brasil
(212) 869-7022 News from Brazil
(718) 746-0169 Portugal-Brasil News
(212) 228-2958 The Brasilians
(212) 382-1630 Restaurants Brasilia
Chess w/ Master Frank
Yes Brazil
(310) 841-2025
(310) 670-0734 Video
(305) 377-1223 Florida Review
(212) 877-7730
ArtMedia
(305) 374-5235
Brazilian Pavillion
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NEWS from BRAZIL - MARCH 1994
SHORT STORY 111,
The merry widow A friend, another friend, a woman. Both dislike her. And so starts this story told by a master of Brazilian literature. MACHADO DE ASSIS Mas estas corn pressa? - Alguma. - Em todo caso, nAo vas salvar o pai da forca. - Pode ser. - Explica-te. - Explico-me. - Mas explica-te refrescando a goela: Queres urn sorvete?. VA, dois sorvetes. Traga dois sorvetes... Refresquemo-nos, que realmente o calor esta insuportavel. Estiveste em Petropolis? - NAo. - Nem eu. Estive no Pati do Alferes, imagina por que. - NA° posso. - Vou... Acaba. - Von casar. Cesario deixou cair o queixo de assombro, enquanto o Braila° saboreava, olhando para ele, o gosto de ter dado uma novidade grossa. Vieram os sorvetes, sem que o primeiro saisse da posicAo em que a noticia o deixon; era evidente que no lhe dava credit°. - Casar? repetiu ele afinal, e o BrandAo respondeu-lhe corn a cabeca que sim, que ia casar. No, no, e impossivel. EStou certo que o leitor nao sente a mesma incredulidade, desde que considera que o casamento é a tela da vida, e que toda a gente casa, assim como toda a gente moue. Se alguma coisa o enche de assombro e o assombro . de Cesario. Tratemos de explica-lo em cinco on seis linhas.Viviam juntos esses dois rapazes desde os 11 anos e mais intimamente desde os 16. Contavam agora 28. Urn era empregado no comercio outro na alfandega. Tinham uma parte da vida comum e comuns os sentirnentos. Assim é que ambos faziam do casamento a mais deploravel ideia, corn ostentacilo, corn excess°, e para afirma-lo, viviam juntos a mesma vida solta. No s6 entre eles deixara de haver segredo mas ate cornecava a ser impossivel que o houvesse, desde que ambos davam os mesmos passos, de urn modO unissono. Comecava a entender-se o espanto do Cesario. - Da-me a tua palavra que nAo estas brincando? - Conforme. - Ah! - Quando eu digo que you casar, nae quero dizer que tenho a dama pedida; quero dizer que o namoro esta a caminho, e que 'desta vez e serio. Resta adivinhar quem C. - No sei. - E foste tu mesmo que me. levastes la. - Eu? - E a SobraL - A viuva? - Sim, a Candinha.
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- Mas...? Brandao contou tudo ao amigo. Cerca de algumas semanas antes, Cesario levara-o a casa de urn amigo do patrao, urn Viegas, comerciante tamban, para jogar o voltarete; e au i acharam, pouco antes chegada do norte, uma recente vinva, D. Candinha Sobral. A vinva era bonita, afavel, dispondo de uns olhos que os dois concordaram em achar singulares. Os olhos, porem, eram o menos. 0 mais era a reputacao de mau genio que esta moca trazia. Disseram que ela matara o marido corn desgostos, caprichos, exigencias; que era urn espirito absoluto, absorvente, capaz de deitar fogo aos quatro cantos de um imperio para aquecer uma xicara de cha. E, como sempre acontece, ambos acharam que, a despeito das maneiras, lia-se-lhe isso mesmo no rosto; Cesario nao gostara de urn certo jeito da boca, e o Braila() notara-lhe nas narinas o indicio da teima e da perversidade. Duas semanas depois tomaram a encontrar-se os tres, conversaram, e a opiniao radicou-se. Eles chegaram mesmo a familiaridade da expressao: - ma res, alma de poucos amigos, etc Agora entende-se, creio eu, o espanto do amigo Cesario nao menos que o prazer do Brandao em dar-lhe a noticia. Entende-se, portanto, que so comecassem a tomar Os sorvetes para nao ve-los derretidos, sem nenhum deles saber o que estava fazendo. - .Turo que ha quinze dias nao era capaz de cuidar nisto, continuava O Brandao; mas os dois Ultimos encontros, principalmente o de segunda-feira... Nao te digo nada... Creio que acabo casando. - Ah! Cres! - E urn modo de falar, é certo que acabo. Cesario acabou o sorvete, engoliu um calix de conhaque, e fitou o amigo que raspava o copo, amorosamente. Depois fez urn cigarro, acendeu-o, puxou duas ou tres fumacas, e disse ao Brandao que ainda esperava ve-lo recuar; ern todo caso, aconselhava-lhe que nao publicasse desde ja o piano; esperasse algum tempo. Talvez viesse a recuar... - Nao, interrompeu Brandao corn energia. - Como, nao? - Nao recuo. Cesnrio levantou as ombros. - Achas que faco mal? pergunta o outro. - Acho. - Por que? - Nao me perguntes por que. - Ao contrario, pergunto e 28
insisto. OpOes-te or causa de ser casamento. transpirando mint°. De manila", - Em primeiro lugar. perguntou a si mesmo: Brandao sorriu. - Sera urn aviso? - E por causa da noiva, concluiu ele. .41 esperava Evitou as olhos dela, durante as por isso; estas entao corn a opiniao que ambos demos prirneiras horas do dia; ela, que o logo que ela chegou da provincia? Enganas-te. Tam- percebeu, recolheu-se ao quarto e' bem eu estava; mas mudei... nao apareceu antes do jantar. - E depois, continuou Cesario, falo por urn pouco Brandao estava desesperado, e deu de egoismo; you perder-te... todos os sinais que podiam exprimir - Naos o arrependimento e a sfiplica do - Sim e sim. Ora tu!... Mas como foi isso? perao. D. Candinha, que era uma Brandao contou os pormenores do negOcio; expos perfeicao, nao fez caso dele ate a minuciosamente todos os setts sentimentos. Nao a sobremesa; a sobremesa comecou a pedira ainda, nem havia tempo para tanto; a prOpria mostrar que podia perdoar, mas resoluyao nao estava fonnulada. Mas tinha por certo o ainda assim o resto do dia nao foi casamento. Naturalmente, louvou as qualidades da como o anterior. Brandao den-se a namorada,.sem convencer ao amigo, que, alias, entendeu todos os diabos. Chamou-se ridinao insistir na °pinta() e guarda-la consigo. culo. Um sonho? Quern diabo - Sao simpatias, dizia ele. acredita em sonhos? Sairam depois de longo tempo de conversayao, e No dia seguinte tratou de separaram-se na esquina. Cesario mal podia crcr que o recuperar o perdido, que nao era mesmo homem, que antipatizara corn a vinva e dissera muito, como vimos, tao-somente dela tantas coisas e tab grotescas, 15 dias depois alguns olhares; alcancou-o para a estivesse apaixonado ao ponto de casar. Puro misterio! noite. No outro estavam as coisas E revolvia o caso na cabeya, e nao achava explicayao, restabelecidas. Ele lembrou-se nao se tratando de um crianyola, nem de uma entao que, durante as horas de frieza, descomunal beleza. Tudo por querer achar, a forya, notara nela o mau jeito da boca, o uma explicayao; se nao a procurasse, dava corn ela, que tal, o que lhe dava indicio da era justamente nenhuma, coisa nenhuma perversidade da vinva; mas tao II depressa o lembrou, como rejeitou Emendemos o Brandao. Contou ele que os dois a observacao. Antes era urn aviso, Altimos encontros corn a vinva, aqui na corte, e que lhe passara a ser uma importunidade. deram a sensacao do anion mas a verdade pura e que a Em sum, voltou no pnncipio sensacao so o tomou inteiramente no Pati do Alferes, da seguinte semana, inteiramente donde ele acaba de chegar. Antes disso, podia ficar urn namorado, posto sem nenhuma pouco lisonjeado das maneiras dela, e ter mesmo declaracao de parte a parte. Ela alguns pensamentos; mas o que se chama sensacao pareceu-lhe ficar saudosa. Brandao amorosa nao a teve antes. Foi au i que ele mudou de chegou a lembrar-se que a mao dela, opiniao a respeito dela, e se deixou cair nas gracas de despedida, estava urn pouco uma dama, que diziam ter matado o marido corn tremula; mas, como a dele tambem desgostos. A vinva Sobral nao tinha menos de 27 anos tremia, nao se pode afirmar nada. nem mais de 30; ponhamos 28. Ja vimos o que cram os So isto. NA° havia maisdo que isto, olhos; - podiam ser singulares, como eles diziam, mas no dia em que ek referiu ao Cesario eram tambem bonitos. Vimos ainda um certo jeito da que ia casar. Que não pensava senao boca, mal aceito ao Cesario, enquanto as narinas o no casamento, era verdade. D. eram ao Braila°, que achou nelas o indicio da teima e Candinha voltou para a carte dal a da perversidade. Resta mostrar a estatura, que era duas semanas, e ele estava ansioso muito elegante, e as maos, que nunca estavam paradas. por ve-la, para lhe dizer tudo, tudo, No baile não lhe notou o Braila.° esta Oltima cir- e pedi-la, e leva-la a igreja. Chegou .cunstancia; mas no Pati do Alferes, na casa da prima, a pensar no padrinho: seria o familiannente e a gosto, achou que ela movia as maos inspetor da alfandega. sempre, sempre, sempre. So nao atinou corn a causa, se era uma necessidade, um sestro, on uma intencao de mostra-las, por serem lindas. - Nao, pensou ele no segundo dia, nao e para mostra-las; essa preocupayao nao se compadece coin a maldade do genio... No terceiro dia, comeyou o Braila° a perguntar onde estava a maldade do genio de D. Candinha. Nao achava nada que pudesse dar indicio dele; via-a alegre, dada, conversada, ouvindo as coisas corn mita paciencia, e contando anedotaS do norte corn muita •graca. • No quarto dia, as olhos de ambos andaram juntos, nao se sabendo unicamente se foram os dele que procuraram os dela, on vice-versa; mas andaram .juntos. De noite, na cama, o Braila° jurava a si mesmo que era tudo calfmia, e que a vinva tinha mais de anjo que de diabo. Dormiu tarde e mal. Sonhou que um anjo vinha ter corn ele e lhe pedia para trepar ao eau; trazia a cara da vinva. Ele aceitou o convite a meio caminho o anjo pegou das asas e cravou-as na cabeca, a laia de pontas„e carregou-o para o inferno. Braila° acordou
They said that she had killed her husband from sorrow, whim, demands.
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