Damian Platt used to be Brazil campaigner at Amnesty International and is now the coordinator for international partnerships at the cultural group AfroReggae.
This episode we will talk mainly of the ‘conexoes urbanas’ (urban connections, especially the last show with Marisa Monte). Next week we get his idea of music as a vehicle in a city/district and life in favelas.
6 months now that ar2com has survived cyberspace!
So to comemorate the first little anniversary let us sing the Brazilian version of “Happy Birthday”!
Soccer, samba, social communication?
The Brazilian culture is a mixture. The mixture is the Brazilian culture. Each race is taking care of its roots so it is not to be understood as a melting pot like in USA.
“We don’t have to be afraid of the mixture, it is something natural”
– Marisa Monte, TAZ 06/10/06
Wednesday, 07/03/07 at night
I heard shots and screams … really loud. So I went on my balcony … I couldn’t see anything special … bom, tcheeee … fireworks ??? … What is going on here?
In the Maracana Soccer Stadium, the biggest in Rio, Botafogo was playing. 4 million cariocas are supporting Botafogo and were celebrating when Botafogo goaled and finally became champion of Taca Rio.
Die Brasilianische Gesellschaft kann auch hier nachgelesen werden.
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