By Nathan M. Walters, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – It is difficult to pinpoint exactly what the tenets of the global street art movement really are. Without a doubt though, they are evolving and influencing different art disciplines; dance, theater, and cinema which have all responded to the urban movement in their [...]
By Fiona Hurrell, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Scientist Emile Durkheim’s Collective Consciousness or ‘Coletivo Consciente’ in Portuguese, is a term that in Rio, aptly refers to a creative group comprised of actors, directors and producers who stage independent, artistic film screenings and music shows in Baixo Gávea. Founded in December 2011 [...]
By Nathan M. Walters, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – To help address questions about urban planning in Rio, the art collective OPAVIVARÁ!, will establish a three-week residency in Rio’s historic Praça Tiradentes. The event, best described as a public performance installation, is intended to challenge the way residents of the city perceive and [...]
By Nathan M. Walters, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Buddy Guy, the legendary blues guitarist responsible for popularizing “Sweet Home Chicago” and one of the backing musicians for the President Barack Obama’s recent and brief ode to his native city, will be performing at Vivo Rio next Friday, May 11th. Rio continues [...]
By Nathan M. Walters, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – It seems the spirit of the Sixties lives on Rio, as the city has welcomed multiple Woodstock-era legends over the past three months. Joe Cocker, whose image is synonymous with the 1969 festival; Bob Dylan, who, though in the area at the time [...]
By Fiona Hurrell, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Following the recent success of collegiate “a cappella” group (Italian for “in the manner of the chapel”) the Yale Whiffenpoofs, comes the newer, contemporary sound of Out of The Blue, a team of Yale undergraduates who will be performing at the Jubilee Hall in [...]
By Fiona Hurrell, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Rio’s resident group of expat DJ’s, the “Botafogo Social Club” (BSC), will be celebrating their two year anniversary by taking to the decks at Casa Alto Vidigal on Saturday, May 5th. Having made the rounds at many of Rio’s clubs and bars, DJ’s Doug Gray, [...]
By Nathan M. Walters, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - This Friday, May 4th, the Gringo Cafe in Ipanema continues their monthly Gringo Group Therapy Happy Hour, this time with the Democrats Abroad of Brazil. With the U.S. Presidential election quickly approaching, the event is well timed and certain to be a draw for those [...]
By Fiona Hurrell, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Noel Gallagher, once member of the now disbanded but immensely popular British rock group Oasis, will be performing live in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday, May 3rd. The now solo artist will appear at Flamengo’s Vivo Rio, presenting tracks from his debut album titled “Noel [...]
By Nathan M. Walters, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Tony Allen, the architect of afrobeat, will be returning to Rio this Sunday, May 6th, with his band for what promises to be a stellar performance. In a recent interview with The Rio Times, Allen discussed his role in the development of afrobeat, his [...]
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