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“A democratic civilization will save itself only if it makes the language of the image into a stimulus for critical reflection — not an invitation for hypnosis.”

By Umberto Eco, The Screen Education Reader: Cinema, Television, Culture

From My Desk... CONTRIBUTORS January 2016 comes to an end, faster than we Anticipated and brought to light a few alarming news.

In Brazil, the governmental corruption investigation keeps digging deeper, and if it wasn’t enough the Zika virus is taking the world by storm.

Economical anguish, poverty, violence, racism, discrimination, sickness and war pushes humanity into doom every day, showing us what our collection of main values is taking us. We hand by a thread, we need to change our values, our believes and begin to look further, to make life better.

Ademar Rodrigues

Our CEO Brazilian, great photographer and with a mind set to detail. The ground person.

This month we changed things around a bit. The magazine is smaller in size, but not in content.

We are trying to make the digital experience better.

I found reading the articles in the magazine an experience less than desired. To make it better, we now placed many of our own articles in our site, where you can reach through the link in our magazine page. This will enhance the visual and the comfort .

Laiz Rodrigues

We hope you like it

Brazilian Artist Atelier G. Ranzini Arts and GM at NEXUM Consultoria em Marketing Empresarial

In our Community, many news, business wise, many chambers announce their new Boards, new partnerships, working for a successful 2016.

At TheHotspotorlando and AboutUS, the most important element is our photography, or the work of other professionals we portrait. Visual is our main detail, we are constantly looking for ways to give our readers a better visual experience, an inspiration, and people look for the daily impact of beauty.

I hope you will have a great month A Successful 2016, and lots of reason to love!

Happy Valentines Day!

Laiz Rodrigues

Editor in Chief, PR., project creator.

Brazilian. Responsible for the visual of our site and digital magazine.

President at CFBACC

Giuseppe Ranzini

Elita Freitas

Brazilian, lives in Boca Raton,g reat mom and friend, with a special vision of life and great baking skills that she shares with us every month.

Andre Luiz Santos

Brazilian writer, stories and life experiences recorded in a brilliant way.

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LUTHERO RIOS:

A Passion for Painting

By Tacy Callies Perhaps the best two words to describe Luthero Rios are “Renaissance man.” Engineer, horticulturist, marketer, researcher, author and basketball player are some of the diverse roles his talents have led him to play throughout his 77 years, but the role he prefers to focus on today is artist.

Rios was born in 1938 in São João Del Rei, Minas Gerais in Brazil. His earliest memory of creating art was drawing roses that he saw in a plant catalog when he was in high school.

“Art was something that I appreciated all my life,” says Rios. “I started to have fun at the photography lab during my high school years. In college, I paid for my studies working as a photographer, so I guess that was my first ‘professional’ form of art.” However, it wasn’t until many years later that he would fully pursue his artistic interests and talents.

Rios graduated with a bachelor’s degree in agronomy and then earned a master’s degree in horticulture at the Viçosa Federal University in Brazil.

He later added a marketing specialization and research administration to his resume. Rios worked in the field of agricultural research for most of his career in Minas Gerais. Later, he served as an agricultural consultant to large companies and had many research papers published.

About the Artist Awards:

Honorable mention in modern and academic categories at the International Painting Competition, The National Academy of Fine Arts, Brazil, 2002 and 2003; international honorable mention at the VIII Brazilian Art International Exhibit, London, Madrid, Lisbon and Vienna, 2003

Most important tool:

Luthero Rios says “Laginha Farm, Brazil” is his favorite painting he has done because it reminds him of his childhood.

“My mind. Without my thoughts and experiences, I wouldn’t be able to paint and express myself.”

Pursuing a Dream

Best part of being an artist:

“When my retirement age was approaching, I decided to dedicate my time to an activity that I had always looked forward to, that I could do in my retirement years,” recalls Rios.

“I’m a very private person, so when I’m with my brushes and paint, I forget about the world and everything around me (including my wife) and just have fun and relax.”

The meaning of art:

“Art is a form of expressing my feelings, emotions, dreams, and experiences. It’s a way to connect with other people.”

Family:

Married to Shirley Alvarenga for 51 years with two children, Eddy Alvarenga and Lutecia Lopes. “The joy of my life are my three granddaughters: Alyssa, Zoe and Leilani. They are the reason I moved to the United States.”

Hobbies:

“As a young man I was a basketball player, so now I enjoy watching basketball and soccer. I also love to garden.”

Rios retired from his agricultural career in 2003.

The following year, he moved to Orlando to be closer to his family.

Impressionism and Inspiration

Today, Rios demonstrates his versatility and In 1998, Rios began to research art and studied talents in his classical, contemporary, modern oil and acrylic painting, drawing and other techand impressionistic paintings. He names impresniques under renowned Brazilian artists, including sionists Monet and Botaro as his favorite artists.

Euclides Botaro and Conceição Boaventura in When asked what his favorite piece of artwork he Belo Horizonte. He considers Boaventura, who has created is, Rios responds, “‘Laginha Farm, Baadmired his talent to paint and encouraged him to sil’ (oil on canvas, 11 3/4 x 17 ¾ inches), because participate in exhibits and competitions, to be his when I was a kid I used to visit a place just like main mentor. this, so it reminds me of my childhood.”

Plants and rural sites have always played an important part in the artist’s life.

Some Exhibits & Publications n Group Exhibit, Orlando City Hall, Orlando n Group Exhibit, Bongos Cafe, Disney Springs (former Downtown Disney) n Open House of Arts Catalog and Events, Years 1, 2 and 3, Orlando n “Registro” Artes Plásticas, Vol. 2, page 145, Brazil n International Painting Competition, The National Academy of Fine Arts, Brazil

The artist’s granddaughters are the main reason he relocated from Brazil to Florida.

n Group Exhibition, Artistic Meeting of the Americas, International Academy of Design and Technology, Orlando n Group Exhibition, VIII Brazilian Art International Exhibit, London, Madrid, Lisbon and Vienna n Solo Exhibition, Community International Extravaganza, Miami Temple SDA Church, Miami n Solo Exhibition, Fall Festival at Forest Lake Education Center, Longwood n Solo Exhibition, Kirtland Public Library, Willoughby, Ohio n Exhibit in Urca Cultural Center, MG, Brazil n International Hall of Paintings, MG, Brazil n Open House of Arts, MG, Brazil n Solo Exhibition, EPAMIG Art Show (Empresa de Pesquisa Agropecuária do Estado de Minas Gerais), Brazil n Open House of Arts, Orlando

Para ler em Português, clique aqui.

Brazilian Baroque, fruits, rural landscapes and architecture are other common themes in Rios’ work.

Common themes in his art include flowers, fruits, rural landscapes and Brazilian Baroque architecture. Rios also enjoys painting abstract art on occasion.

“Since I was in the plant business, flowers became natural for me to paint,” says Rios. “I always had a love for plants, and you can see that in my work.

When my kids were little, we had a nursery side business, so once more flowers were a part of my life.”

When it comes to deciding what to paint, Rios says it depends on the day and the inspiration. “I have all the nature paintings in my mind, because of all my trips and my past profession. I also like to look at nature and nature photography to get some inspiration.”

The artistic accomplishment Rios is most proud of is exhibiting some of his paintings in Europe, since that is where Impressionism started.

“One of my dreams is to visit Europe and see in person my favorite artists’ pieces,” he says.

Tacy Callies (tlcallies@aol.com) is an editor and writer in Orlando, Florida.

Luthero Rios offers an array of original paintings available for sale.

For more information on Luthero Rios, please visit lutherorios.com.

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The image, shot by David Sims with makeup by Diane Kendal, will appear in both print and digital campaigns for the prestige beauty brand. A digital short directed by Sims will debut this Spring on marcjacobsbeauty.com.

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Quando dois ícones se encontram...

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A Pantene contratou Chiara Ferragni, principal ícone da moda digital e criadora de tendências internacionais, para ser sua nova embaixadora global de marca.

Sendo indiscutivelmente o maior fenômeno no campo de estilo online, Chiara tem mais de cinco milhões de seguidores no Instagram e faz sua empolgante entrada no mundo da beleza através da sua parceria com a Pantene. Em 2009, ela criou o blog TheBlondeSalada. com, destino de moda cult, e agora é o novo rosto – e cabelo – da Pantene, seu mais novo segredo de beleza.

Ao comentar a parceria, Chiara declarou: “Sou obcecada com meu cabelo! Sempre senti que quando estou com o cabelo bonito, eu fico e me sinto mais bonita – e mais forte. Quando era adolescente, tinha fascinação pelos lindos anúncios da Pantene, e quando comecei a viajar com mais frequência, confiei nos seus produtos para cuidar dos meus cabelos. Por isso é uma grande emoção ser a mais nova embaixadora da Pantene, porque o cabelo saudável faz com que eu me sinta mais forte e com melhor aparência, e mais bonita”.

Apesar de ter ficado famosa no mundo da moda, a expert italiana acredita que o cabelo contribui para sua boa aparência em geral, e afirma: “É muito mais que um acessório. O cabelo é uma inspiração para minha aparência e a complementa. O fato de poder ser tão transformador me dá confiança – e agora posso na verdade transformar a saúde dos meus cabelos para que estejam sempre bonitos”.

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Porque Chiara prefere a Pantene – é a marca que ela adora – e ela usa produtos da Pantene desde que era adolescente”.

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Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer Honored Nationally for Arts Leadership

Americans for the Arts and The United States Conference of Mayors Presents 2016 Leadership in the Arts Awards Americans for the Arts, the nation’s leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts and arts education, and The United States Conference of Mayors presented the 2016 Public Arts Leadership Awards at the mayors’ Winter Meeting.

like the Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando Science Center, and Shakespeare Theater benefit from similar partnerships with the city.

Mayor Dyer has also expanded the city’s public art program.

One percent of the city’s capital improvement project budget is spent on public art that is placed throughout the city. From Buddy Dyer, mayor of Orlando, Florida, received the National community-branded bus shelters and electrical boxes to garAward for Local Arts Leadership for cities with a population of bage dumpsters and bike racks turned into works of art, Mayor 100,000 or more.

Dyer has tasked staff with finding ways to turn all the city’s infrastructure into art.

“In Orlando we have worked hard to incorporate the arts into everything we do as a community and increase arts and cultur- “The arts are alive like never before in Orlando thanks to Mayor al opportunities for everyone, no matter their income or age,” Dyer. He truly embodies the best of what a civic leader can do remarked Mayor Dyer. “This award belongs to every resident, to promote the arts,” said Robert L. Lynch, president and CEO business owner, nonprofit and educational institution who of Americans for the Arts. “Mayor Dyer understands the imhas partnered with us to advance the arts in our community, portant role the arts play in advancing the economy and unitbringing to Orlando world class community venues like our ing communities. Americans for the Arts applauds Mayor Dynew performing arts center, iconic public art and growing our er’s accomplishments and the efforts made by all civic leaders burgeoning Downtown sports, arts, and entertainment dis- to support and promote arts and arts education nationwide.” trict.”

“Every year, The U.S. Conference of Mayors recognizes the exSince taking office in 2003, Mayor Dyer has worked tireless- emplary efforts of local leaders who believe as much as we do ly to grow and expand the arts in Orlando. Under Mayor Dy- that the arts are the heart of our society,” remarked Tom Coer’s leadership, last year Orlando opened its new $500 million, chran, CEO and Executive Director of The U.S. Conference of 330,000-square-foot performing arts center, which had been a Mayors. “Arts and culture help shape a city’s quality of life, but dream of the Central Florida community for more than two mayors also understand the connection between the arts and decades. A private-public partnership in its truest form, the business, and the arts’ significant impact on the local econoperforming arts center was made possible due to approximate- my.” ly two-thirds public and one-third private funding. Having recently celebrated its one-year anniversary, the performing arts Additional honorees included Jerry Brown, governor of Califorcenter welcomed more than 300,000 guests in its first year. nia, for the National Award for State Arts Leadership; Helene Schneider, mayor of Santa Barbara, California, for the National Each year, Mayor Dyer commits more than $1.8 million of the Award for Local Arts Leadership for cities with a population city’s budget to local arts organizations. More recently, he sup- fewer than 100,000; and Ledisi, nine-time Grammy nominated ported the arts by providing a new home for the Orlando Bal- R&B and jazz recording artist and song-writer, for the Artist let, which now leases the city’s Loch Haven Community Center Advocacy Award. at the rate of $1 per year for 99 years. Other local arts groups

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Themed to capture the latest trends in family dining, LakeHouse overlooks the resort’s private Lake Windsong and offers upscale breakfast, lunch and dner options, as well as, cocktails and small bites throughout the day and evening.

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Location Will Be First in Greater Orlando Market Waterford Lakes Town Center, Orlando’s largest open-air shopping, dining and entertainment destination, will soon welcome Uncle Maddio’s Pizza, “The Original Create-your-own-pizza Joint,” to its popular retail and dining options. The Waterford Lakes Town Center location will be the first in the greater Orlando market and the first in Florida south of Ocala. Uncle Maddio’s will open this spring in the space between California Pizza Kitchen and Too Jay’s Original Gourmet Deli.

“Uncle Maddio’s Pizza is a fun, personalized new concept in dining that Waterford Lakes Town Center shoppers are sure to enjoy,” said Jamie Fraser, director of marketing and business development at Waterford Lakes Town Center. “With a fast, fresh and affordable menu offering a variety of combinations designed to please everyone, it will make a great addition to our diverse mix of family friendly restaurants, entertainment and retail stores.”

Uncle Maddio’s Pizza will offer the perfect pizza experience where everything is made fresh - from the secret recipe pizza dough and sauce to the signature salads featuring fresh vegetables delivered daily.

UNCLE MADDIO’S PIZZA COMING SOON TO WATERFORD LAKES TOWN CENTER Diners can create their own entrees – handmade pizzas featuring a choice of three different dough options, six different sauce options and over 45 different cheese, meat and veggie toppings, gourmet custom salads or toasted sandwiches. Signature pizzas include Simply Veggie, The Greek, Spicy Italian, Jamaican Jerk, Portobello Pesto, Southwest Baja and Steak & Blue.

nity outreach programs,” said Michael Holmes, Uncle Maddio’s Pizza co-owner. “We can’t wait to serve Orlando with love!”

Uncle Maddio’s Pizza will boost the incredible array of new dining options at Wa“Our team is extremely excited to show the terford Lakes Town Center including the shoppers of Waterford Lakes Town Center newly opened Social House, Zaza New what Uncle Maddio’s Pizza is all about - Cuban Diner and Marlow’s Tavern. from the endless pizza creations and outof-this-world secret recipes served in a fun, The restaurant will be open seven days a family atmosphere to our many commu- week from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

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a toalha-andre luiz santos

- Quer um guardanapo? - Ofereceu a anfitriã.

gulosa, achou que era chocolate derretido e lambeu!

A pergunta veio segundos antes de eu quase derrubar o molho vermelho-vivo de Há tempos não riamos tanto. Nunca tinha ouvido uma história parecida! A veIha, sardeIa sobre a toalha. guIosa, caiu de boca nas supostas gotas de chocolate do braço do neto. Nem o cheiro sentiu!

- Já tenho um - respondi.

- Hoje - completou Mari, com o rosto inchado de rir - quando o João faz malcriação pra avó, ela diz: "Me respeita, menino! Eu já fiz coisas por você que nem pode imaginar!"

Quando olhei para ele, vi que estava vermelho. Meu guardanapo mais sujava do que limpava.

Caí da cadeira. Literalmente. Por pouco não precisei de ajuda. Patrícia ficou preocupada que eu passasse mal. Eu parecia um pimentão vermelho gigante.

Ela tinha percebido. Eu não.

- Putz, me lembrei de outra! Aconteceu uma coisa parecida com a minha mãe... - disse Então ela emitiu um sorriso doce e ofereceu, sem perder a delicadeza: Bob (Robertinho).

- Para, Bob! Mais uma dessas eu não aguento! Vou infartar! - implorei. Ele me ignorou.

- Que tal um prato?

- Eu era pequeno. Encontrei minha mãe de madrugada na cozinha. Ela não viu meu - Claro! Adoro pratos! – não tive escapatória. irmão voltando do banheiro. Tava tudo escuro. Meu irmão é sonâmbulo. Depois do xixi, ele ia balançando o dito cujo até o quarto. Acontece que uma gota voou na boca Mariana e Johnny tinham preparado aquele jantar com muito carinho. Era o dia do dela! grande encontro. Desde da decoração da casa até a toalha branca, feita à mão por bordadeiras de lstambuI. As imagens no linho contavam histórias variadas, depen- Ele interrompeu a narrativa. Tampou o rosto e começou a rir. Não conseguia termidendo da imaginação de quem as olhava. Era algo tão sublime que, para mim, aquilo nar a história. Os outros riam só de ver a reação do amigo. Depois de um copo d'água tinha que ser bem grande, ele retomou fôlego para continuar. pendurado na parede! Um verdadeiro tecido decorativo! Imagine... sujar aquela lindeza com sardeIa! - Minha mãe abria e fechava a boca bem rápido, tentando descobrir o que era aquela gota quente e misteriosa. Àquela altura, meu irmão já tinha voltado pra cama. E eu, - Um brinde a essa amizade de quinze anos! bem na frente dela, vermelho de verg0nha. Tentei improvisar.

- Mãe, é que eu lavei as mãos e esqueci de enxugar. Aí balancei e respingou em você.

Os três casais não se reuniam desde 2014. Mas parecia que tinham se - Pra cima de mim? Você acha mesmo que vai me enganar? Isso aqui não tem gosto visto ontem. de água!

- Olha, não vamos deixar passar mais tanto tempo assim...

- Que tal virar um encontro mensaI? - Fechado! Mês que vem lá em casa.

E ela continuava abrindo e fechando a boca sem parar.

Enquanto todos riam e batiam papo, a pobrezinha ficou ali, intocada.

Até que perguntei:

Ela me olhou com cara engraçada e continuou o movimento.

O único ritual que havia ali era o da alegria e o da falta de mira.

O LimonceIIo combinou muito bem com o gostinho de chocolate meio-amargo que ainda restava na boca.

- Tem um gosto amargo... forte...

- Não é do remédio pro fígado?

Doce ilusão. Sempre alguém tinha uma viagem. Um imprevisto. Desmarcava em cima - Como? Se tô na cozinha justamente procurando o remédio? da hora. E, de repente, passado um ano, as agendas se acertavam como por mágica. Aí entreguei o jogo. Ela gritou em desespero.

As pessoas riam e colocavam mais vinho. Às vezes dentro, às vezes fora do copo. RoComeçamos com palitinhos de queijo, feitos pela própria anfitriã. Deliciosos. To- lou até um especial sul-africano trazido da lua-de mel dos anfitriões. Baco tomava mates-cereja recheados com ricota. Presunto espanhol (meu preferido - perdoem-me conta do ambiente. os italianos).

- O pior é que, no dia seguinte, meu irmão não lembrava de nada. E, hoje, com mais Enquanto eu curtia um vinho tinto, outros foram de cerveja artesanal "Fifties", pro- de 70 anos, minha mãe jura que isso nunca aconteceu. Simplesmente, se esqueceu do duzida pelo amigo Campos. De tanto que elogiaram, provei um gole. Deliciosa. O am- fato! argo dava lugar a um fundo caramelizado.

Seu hobby já tomava sérias proporções.

Já era madrugada. As histórias continuavam. Uma mais louca que a outra.

Todas envolvendo situações inusitadas. Até que Mari resolveu servir o LimoncelIo, O jantar foi servido entre brindes e risadas. Um talharim de cair o queixo. Cada um licor típico italiano. Em vez de encher cada copinho, ela fazia um movimento em esescolhia seu molho. Misturei o branco com o de tomate, compondo um molho rosé. piral, onde metade da bebida caía nos Mas a estrela da noite foi o Polpetone recheado do Jardim di Napoli - o melhor de São copos e o restante sobre a toalha.

Paulo. De sobremesa, uma torta de chocolate meio amargo.

- Isso é algum tipo de ritual? - Perguntei.

- Ué? Ninguém vai estrear a torta?

- Você! - Disse Johnny, me dando as honras da casa.

Fui com tudo. Peguei um pedaço generoso e saboreei uma textura macia e aerada. No Passava das três da manhã. Hora de recolher as turbinas. Por mim eu topo, um pedaço de chocolate em forma de canudo. Peguei sem dó. ficaria até o sol nascer.

- Que pena, a Mari adora essa parte - disse Johnny. Não sabia se ele Mas um foi levantando, o outro também... Aí não teve jeito. brincava ou falava sério.

- Como excelente anfitriã que é, Mari sabe receber muito bem. Ela deixa a melhor Todos se abraçam e se beijaram, trocando juras de amor. Prometeram se rever em parte do doce para os convidados! – disse, engolindo o pedaço antes que fosse tarde três meses. Pequenas enganações. No fundo, sabiam que, outro encontro, só no ano demais. A gente tem que tem jogo de cintura. seguinte.

Não resisti e fui para o segundo pedaço. A torta desequilibrou da colher e caiu na Na despedida, olhei para a toalha. O que era uma obra de arte turca tinha se transtoalha. Dei um sorriso amarelo (sem olhar para ninguém) e formado num festival de manchas. Molhos branco e de tomate, sardela, vinho tinto, coloquei a iguaria no prato. cerveja, LimonceIIo (verde), restos de macarrão e Polpetone, queijo e borrões de chocNo entanto, um resto do doce manchou a toalha. olate.

- Já pensou se isso fosse outra coisa? - Brinquei, enquanto lambia a mancha marrom Notei que Mariana, a anfitriã, também olhava a toalha. Para minha com o dedo. O vinho já tomava conta de minha corrente sanguínea. surpresa, ela sorria. Tinha os olhos marejados.

- O pior é que isso aconteceu aqui em casa! - Disse Johnny.

Sua toalha estava imunda. Teria que ser lavada à mão. Um trabalho Continuei comendo, sem dar bola. Devia ser mais uma lorota dele. hercúleo. Curiosamente, eram justamente as manchas que guardariam as lem- É sério! - Confirmou Mari - Há uns anos atrás, o Joãozinho (seu filho) tava ruim da branças mais preciosas daquela noite. barriga.

Não sei como, ele espirrou e vazaram algumas gotas no braço dele. Minha mãe, muito

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MUSIC suggested that he and Carlos Santana record together. Santana liked the idea but went one better, proposing that they recruit Rolie, Shrieve and Carabello for what would be called Santana IV. After initial writing sessions and rehearsals took place in 2013, the group recorded throughout 2014 and 2015, amassing 16 spellbinding tracks that combined all their signature elements - Afro-Latin rhythms, soaring vocals, electrifying blues-psychedelic guitar solos, and irrepressibly jubilant percussion work - with widescreen hooks and melodies that will lodge themselves in the thicket of listeners’ senses and stay there.

“Carlos and I feel more connected than ever,” says Schon. “We get super-aggressive when we play, but also melodic and poetic. We have an incredible dialog with each other on our guitars.”

April 15, 2016 marks the release date of Santana IV, the wildly anticipated studio album that reunites the revered early '70s lineup of guitar icon Carlos Santana (guitar, vocals), Gregg Rolie (keyboards, lead vocals), Neal Schon (guitar, vocals), Michael Carabello (percussion) and Michael Shrieve (drums). The album signifies the first time in 45 years - since 1971's multi-platinum classic Santana III - that the quintet has recorded together.

Santana IV features 16 all-new tracks written and produced by the band that burst with the same unparalleled energy and superlative musicianship that made Santana a pioneering force in world music and a household name across the globe. Joining the core Santana IV band in the studio are current Santana

Santana’s recurring themes of love and tolerance are common threads throughout Santana IV, most dramatically on the epic tone poem album closer “Forgiveness,” a languid and breathtakingly gorgeous atmospheric groover.

Music fans familiar with the “roaring lion” artwork on Santana’s 1969 debut album will instantly greet Heather Griffin-Vine’s graphic for Santana IV as a gloriously realized update of that iconic image. “I really think the music goes along with the cover, and vice versa,” says Santana. “It all fits together beautifully.”

Few bands can pick up a musical dialog after 45 years apart, but on Santana IV each band member reaches a new level of virtuosity and communal intuition on a collection of songs that easily stands side-by-side with the group’s treasured early work.

“When you can go back and break new ground with joy and determination - and some whoopass energy - it gets you going,” says Santana. “I think we achieved something very rare. This music was screaming to come out of us. It wasn’t about nostalgia. It was about passion.”

Santana IV will be released on April 15, 2016, on Santana IV Records and is distributed by Thirty Tigers/RED Distribution. It will be available for pre-order on Amazon. For the CD click here, and for the LP click here. The album will be CD, Double 180 Gram Vinyl with Download Card and Digital configurations.

members Karl Perazzo (percussion) and Benny Rietveld (bass), As a special offer for fans attending select shows on Santana’s with the legendary vocalist Ronald Isley guesting on two cuts. upcoming Luminosity tour, a CD copy of SANTANA IV is included with every pair of tickets. This offer will be redeemed The origins for the reunion go back several years, when Schon via a promo code at MusicRedemptions.com.

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“It was magical,” Santana says. “We didn’t have to try to force the vibe - it was immense. From there, we then needed to come up with a balance of songs and jams that people would immediately identify as Santana.”

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No último sábado, 9 de janeiro de 2016, a cidade de Orlando recebeu, pela primeira vez, o show de Chitãozinho & Xororó, que marcaram a primeira edição do Wood’s Festival USA. Mais de mil fãs encheram o tradicional Venue 578 para ver a principal dupla sertaneja do Brasil e se empolgaram com grandes hits como “Evidências”, “Fio de Cabelo” e “Nuvem de Lágrimas”.

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No ponto de vista da presidente da Central Florida Brazilian American Chamber of Commerce, Sra. Laiz Rodrigues, a comunidade brasileira de Orlando teve a oportunidade de apreciar um grande show, realizado com atenção aos detalhes, e que apenas reforça a importância da cidade A dupla começou o show explicando a mudança de data ocorrida dev- de Orlando no cenário de negócios entre Brasil ido ao atraso na entrega dos seus vistos de trabalho e logo depois co- e EUA. locaram a plateia para dançar e cantar embalados pelos seus sucessos construídos ao longo de 45 anosde carreira.

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Directed by Nappytabs, the husband and wife team of Napoleon and Tabitha Dumo, the spectacular show features Lopez’s hit songs including “On The Floor,” “Jenny From The Block,” “Get Right” and “Love Don’t Cost A Thing.” A truly unique production supported by a five-piece live band and 16 dancers, showcasing extravagant costumes and state-of-the-art technology in sets, lighting, video and special effects, the audience experiences Lopez up close and personal, yet larger than life. click here to read more,watch the video , and more images SOURCE Caesars Entertainment

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President Barack Obama on Tuesday called for the rapid development of tests, vaccines and treatments to fight the mosquito-transmitted Zika virus, which has been linked to birth defects and could spread to the United States in warmer months.

U.S. health officials are stepping up efforts to study the link between Zika virus infections and birth defects, citing a recent study estimating the virus could reach regions where 60 percent of the U.S. population lives.

Obama was briefed on the potential spread of the virus by his top health and national security officials on Tuesday.

"The president emphasized the need to accelerate research efforts to make available better diagnostic tests, to develop vaccines and therapeutics, and to ensure that all Americans have information about the Zika virus and steps they can take to better protect themselves from infection," the White House said in a statement.

The virus has been linked to brain damage in thousands of babies in Brazil. There is no vaccine or treatment for Zika, a close cousin of dengue and chikungunya, which causes mild fever and rash. An estimated 80 percent of people infected have no symptoms, making it difficult for pregnant women to know whether they have been

infected.

On Monday, the World Health Organization predicted the virus would spread to all countries across the Americas except for Canada and Chile.

In a blog post, National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Francis Collins cited a Lancet study published Jan. 14 in which researchers predicted the Zika virus could be spread in areas along the East and West Coasts of the United States and much of the Midwest during warmer months, where about 200 million people live.

The study also showed that 22.7 million more people live in humid parts of the country where mosquitoes carrying the virus could live year round.

Given the threat, Collins said "it is now critically important to confirm, through careful epidemiological and animal studies, whether or not a causal link exists between Zika virus infections in pregnant women and microcephaly in their newborn babies." Microcephaly results in babies being born with abnormally small heads.

There is still much to learn about Zika infections, experts said. For example, it is not clear how common Zika infections are in pregnant women, or when during a pregnancy a woman is most at risk of transmitting the virus to her fetus.

On Tuesday, the CDC added the U.S. Virgin Islands and the Dominican Republic to its list of countries and territories with Zika transmissions, bringing the total to 24.

The CDC has told pregnant women not to travel to countries and territories in Latin America and the Caribbean affected by Zika. Travel companies, including United Airlines, have begun offering refunds or allowing pregnant women to postpone trips to regions affected by Zika with no penalty.

Collins said the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease is conducting studies to more fully understand the effects of Zika in humans, and to develop better diagnostic tests to quickly determine if someone has been infected. The NIAID is also working on testing new drugs that might be effective against the virus.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also announced new instructions for pediatricians treating infants whose mothers may have been exposed to the virus during pregnancy.

There are no global estimates for how many people in the world have been infected by the Zika virus, World Health Organization spokesman Christian Lindmeier said on Tuesday.

He said that because Zika has such mild symptoms, the virus has "not really been on the radar."

Lindmeier said it was not yet clear whether the virus affecting Brazil and other countries in Latin America and the Caribbean was a mutated version of the virus that has caused prior outbreaks.

In those guidelines, the CDC made clear that it considers the Zika virus a nationally notifiable condition, and instructs doctors to contact their state or territorial health departments to facilitate testing of potentially infected infants.

Dr. Kathryn Edwards of Vanderbilt University, who serves on the American Academy of Pediatrics' committee on infectious disease, said the guidelines were intended to help establish whether Zika causes microcephaly and to help pregnant women who may have been infected with the virus.

Microcephaly is a lifelong condition with no known cure, the CDC website said. Symptoms range from mild to severe.

In mild cases, infants often have no symptoms other than small head size, but doctors still need to check their development regularly. In severe cases, babies may need speech, occupational and physical therapy.

The guidelines for testing infants affected by Zika infections follows CDC guidelines for caring for pregnant women exposed to Zika virus, which were first reported

by Reuters. The CDC said last week it is trying to determine how many pregnant women may have traveled to affected regions in the past several months.

He said the WHO was working with the CDC, the Institut Pasteur in France and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine to establish that.

"There is a lot of effort going into this now, on the ground, in the laboratories, everywhere,� Lindmeier said.

(Reporting by Julie Steenhuysen; additional reporting by Tom Miles in Geneva; Editing by Grant McCool and Stephen Coates)

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