Part one of the trilogy ‘Rio de Janeiro – now I know you‘.
31 weeks ago I was asking *Rio! Who are you Rio?*, struggling to draw a correct image. Now I see everything a bit more relaxed and I do understand Rio, because once you’ve figured out the basics you can simplify the whole story.
sketches by dd.r
the rest by julakim
“The medium is the message” – Marshall McLuhan
The effects of music on our society are immense. Here in Rio everyone is singing. They know the words by heart and the private life of each artist. I am really impressed about their capacity of lyrics, etc.
The society is based on an oral exchange.
To read the podcast you can visit this site.
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könnt Ihr Musik hier nachlesen.
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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