Brazilian Heart/ April 2009

BRAZILIAN HEART
April 2009
Since 1998

SHOWS (CELEBRATING SPRING WITH JOY)
Every Saturday starting April 4th! @ Lima Lounge!
BRAZILIAN NITES with a LATIN FLAVOR
Learn to Samba with Diane, Show with Katia Moraes & Pure Samba, Caipirinhas, guarana, coconut water... enjoy a true Brazilian atmosphere!
Saturday, April 4 from 9:30pm to 2am
19540 Ventura Blvd., Tarzana, CA
(818) 566-1111
www.braziliannites.com

UPDATE SAMBAGURU
"Everyday" - directed by Richard Levine (Nip & Tuck) will have a scene featuring our song "Pra Tocar Pandeiro" (Sambaguru).
The film stars Helen Hunt and Liev Schreiber, along with a notably eclectic cast. It is currently in post-production (editing). The release date has yet to be announced, but the buzz is already strong!
The film version of the song is on the CD "Live" by Sambaguru.
The studio version is on "Navegar ao Sol".
www.sambaguru.com

GRATITUDE (GRATIDÃO)
finally got a picture of my mom and I when I was a baby. It was taken when she was bathing me in this big steel bowl. We are both smiling and looking at the camera. Yesterday I blew up a copy of it, framed it and put on top of my desk beside my laptop. This morning I got an email from Michelle Burns from New Jersey. She has an autistic child called Danson and together they wrote a book. Danson, who is 9 years old now, wrote 50 poems using an alphabet board to express his feelings. After reading her Blog I breathed deeply, looked at the beautiful picture beside my computer and felt completely grateful.
April is Autism Month. Take a minute to read her story, learn, buy the book if you can, and be grateful.
http://www.dansonsbook.com/dansonsblog/

AROUND LOS ANGELES
This exhibit runs until May 29 @ Brazilian Mall
The Brazilian Consulate Gallery is celebrating PRIMAVERA (Spring) with Art featuring: Ana Paula Negrão, Andréa Nantes, Bia Gayotto, Bruna Massadas, Eunice Broderick, Flavia Monteiro, Marcelo Moreira, Noeli Zanon, Marcia Brito, Olavo Multini, Rose Lobo and Sandra Zebi on Friday, March 27 @ Brazilian Mall 10826 Venice Blvd., Culver City CA 90232
RSVP: cultural@brazilian-consulate.org
(323) 651-2664, ext. 219

THE BEAUTY OF THE BRAZILIAN WOMAN
My friend Sean posted a little piece of BELEZA DA MULHER BRASILEIRA live (Brendle/Moraes) in YouTube. You can find this song in Sambaguru's new CD TRIBO. ENJOY!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uagSFYwwufs&feature=channel_page

BRAZILIAN FOOD / MOQUECA
This is my favorite dish from Brasil and I do it well! See the pic above! Try Moqueca Restaurant for a great tasty journey.
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/587113

BANDA BLACK RIO!
Went to a show in March that brought me back to the 70’s. It was Brazilian composer and orchestrator Artur Verocai in his first appearance in LA. He has a 1972 record that was released in 2003 and became a hit among the U.S. Hip Hop community. Artur was backed up by a young and talent orchestra with Airto Moreira, Justo Almario, and members of Azymuth as special guests. It was a blast! Had the pleasure of talking with Carlos Dafe who was one of the original singers of the 1972’s CD (Pic above). I believe they were filming that night, but while the DVD is in its way, check this link and enjoy the sound of one of the greatest samba/funk bands of Brasil!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4v2RgancH3k&feature=related

BRAZILIAN LITERATURE / CLARICE LISPECTOR
“When I learned to read and write, I devoured books! I thought books were like trees, like animals: a thing that was born!”
http://www.vidaslusofonas.pt/clarice_lispector2.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ad7b6kqyok (Interview in Portuguese)

If you are in FACEBOOK, join BRAZILIAN HEART and keep in touch. I have been adding interesting cultural links there.

RAPE/ABORTION IN BRASIL/CONTROVERSY
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/28/world/americas/28brazil.html?emc=eta1

FOR YOU
“Não pense que escrevo aqui o meu mais íntimo segredo pois há segredos que eu não conto nem a mim mesma.”
Don’t think I write my most intimate secret here because there are secrets I don’t even tell to myself.
(Clarice Lispector/ 1920-1977)

DO YOU WANT TO UNDERSTAND WOMEN?
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=&search_query=alison+armstrong&aq=f

Peace and Light,
Katia : )