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For Inspiration: “Constelação Carinhoca” by Mundo Livre S/A

Founded in 1984 and confined for nearly ten years in the garages on the periphery of Recife band led by Fred Zeroquatro proposed in the 90s – along with the late Chico Science – the universal and update the northeastern music. ‘s Sound World Free S / A has since reprocessing samba with new wave […]

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For Inspiration: “Procure Saber” by Mombojó

“Procure Saber” by Mombojó

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For Inspiration: Barbatuques’ “Ayú!” featuring Naná Vasconcelos

The American jazz magazine DownBeat named Naná Vasconcelos percussionist of the year every year from 1983 to 1991 […]

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From Brazil: Forró and Northeastern Music

Besides the general forms of samba, baiao/forró is the most important pop music form of expression in Brazil […]

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For Inspiration: “Cicatriz” by Nação Zumbi

This piece approaches the theme of scars either in it’s literal or figurative sense […]

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Information Technology in Brazil: universities scoring well in the “Programming World Cup”

The Brazilian Military Institute of Engineering (IME) finished the “World Cup of Programming”, closed on Wednesday (25) as the best university in Latin America in this year. Another highlight of the tournament was the Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE) — my alma mater — who finished 36th […]

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For Inspiration: “Bossa Nostra” by Nação Zumbi

Bossa Nostra, by Nação Zumbi

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For Inspiration: “Livre Iniciativa” by Mundo Livre S/A

Mundo Livre S/A, is a Brazilian manguebeat band, formed in 1984 in Recife, Pernambuco. It is also one of the founders of that musical style, which became popular in the 1990s. Fred Zero Quatro, the band’s singer, was one of the authors of Caranguejos com Cérebro, one of the landmarks of the Manguebeat movement, together […]

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For Inspiration: “Olinda Original Style” by A Roda

Olinda Original Style, by A Roda

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For Inspiration: “Ladeira” by Orquestra Contemporânea de Olinda

Ladeira, by Orquestra Contemporânea de Olinda