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By Sean Chaffin, Editor/Senior Writer Last Updated: March 10, 2010; 9:15 pm CT Apparently many people are ...
Brazilian music gets the royal treatment this summer as HSBC presents Festival Brazil in London. The ...
Nominees for the 10th Annual Latin Grammy Awards have been announced. Here are this year’s ...
By Sean Chaffin, Editor/Senior Writer Last Updated: October 14, 2009; 9:20 pm CT English may be the new ...
There’s great news in the offing this spring for fans of Caetano Veloso. One of ...
By Sean Chaffin, Editor/Senior Writer Last Updated: November 3, 2009; 8:20 pm CT Brazil’s faithful took to the ...
By Sean Chaffin, Editor/Senior Writer Last Updated: October 26, 2009; 9:15 pm CT It was late-July when we ...

Remembering Johnny Alf

By Sean Chaffin, Editor/Senior Writer Last Updated: March 8, 2010; 10:00 pm CT             Johnny Alf gave a generation of young Brazilians their first glimpses of the musical style which would evolve to become Bossa Nova – helping to change the course of Brazilian pop. ...
Remembering Johnny Alf

February’s Theme on The Sounds of Brazil: ‘Rhythm & Romance’

Our radio and webcast theme for February is ‘Rhythm & Romance’. New weeklong shows every Saturday! 06 – Hot Brazilian Nights 13 – A Brazilian Valentine! 20 – Samba & Carnaval 27 – Long Songs   To enjoy our free 24/7 Internet Radio stations, plus ...
February’s Theme on The Sounds of Brazil: ‘Rhythm & Romance’

Carnaval Fever!

By Sean Chaffin, Editor/Senior Writer Last Updated: February 12, 2010; 12:42 pm CT   No doubt Maris Gras will extra special this year because of the Saints Super Bowl win last week, but it still can't compare to Brazil's carnaval cekebrations in Rio de ...
Carnaval Fever!

Brazil Leads Award Count At Latin Grammys

By Scott Adams, Publisher “And the winner is”: There were a lot of Brazilian musical greats receiving statuettes this past Thursday night at the Latin Grammys, which – unlike last year when the Brazilian ceremony was held separately in São Paulo – ...
Brazil Leads Award Count At Latin Grammys

Brazil on the Barbie

By Sean Chaffin, Editor/Senior Writer Posted on November 6th, 2009     With Rio staging the 2016 Olympics, why not taste a bit of Rio this weekend? Brazilian churrascarias not only a detour into a uniquely Brazilian cuisine, but a trip into the country’s ...
Brazil on the Barbie

Rio Reflections

By Sean Chaffin, Editor/Senior Writer Posted on: October 22, 2009; 8:29 pm CT   Rio de Janeiro is an amazing city with wonderful music, unique culture, inspiring geography, and charming people. But why take just our word for it? With “Rio Reflections” as our ...
Rio Reflections

Alegria Rio: 2016!

By Sean Chaffin, Editor/Senior Writer Last Updated: October 2, 2009; 12:15 pm CT.     Bob Costas – live from Rio. That’s right, get ready for Rio de Janeiro 2016. First Brazil nabbed the World Cup in 2014, and now the Olympics. Today it’s official, the Olympic ...
Alegria Rio: 2016!

Cry Of Conscience

by Scott Adams, Publisher . It was a remarkable opportunity: A chance to spend a few afternoons with one of Brazil's greatest songwriters. But Caetano Veloso is much more than that: a poet, a painter, an author and cultural warrior. And the timing ...
Cry Of Conscience

Brazil – ready for some football?

Football season is here again. Green fields, raucous crowds, college bands and pageantry, and thunderous hits. And in futebol-mad Brazil – amateur futebol Americano has grown in popularity and now boasts regional championships across the country. Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana Beach ...
Brazil – ready for some football?

Jersey Boys

  If you’re a lover of Brazilian culture (and particularly its sports scene), you probably have been dragged into an argument about the greatest athletic superstar of all time. In one corner is an American sports enthusiast, who will almost always ...
Jersey Boys

Jackpot Brazil

By Sean Chaffin, Editor/Senior Writer Last Updated: March 10, 2010; 9:15 pm CT Apparently many people are in a Brazilian state of mind – even while pulling those one-armed bandits in Sin City. I was recently covering the second leg of the PokerStars.net North ...
10 March 2010 I Read the full story

Festival Brazil hitting UK

Brazilian music gets the royal treatment this summer as HSBC presents Festival Brazil in London. The event is a star-studded affair and begins June 19 and runs through Sept. 5. All concerts will be held at Southbank Centre and the center’s ...
4 March 2010 I Read the full story

Remembering Elis

By Sean Chaffin, Editor/Senior Writer Last Updated: March 10, 2010; 9:00 pm CT March 17 would have been Elis Regina’s 65th birthday, and ConnectBraazil.com brings you a new blog chronicling her life and music – Celebrating Elis Regina. The new blog offers Regina’s complete biography, ...
10 March 2010 I Read the full story

Rio: music mecca

Music is still king in Rio and the UK Guardian touched last week on the importance of the Brazilian sound within the city and how it continues to attract musicians from around the world. The article notes that many Brazilians still ...
8 March 2010 I Read the full story

Jackpot Brazil

March - 10 - 2010 Reporter: Sean Respond

Apparently many people are in a Brazilian state of mind – even while pulling those one-armed bandits in Sin City.

Remembering Elis

March - 10 - 2010 Reporter: Sean Respond

March 17 would have been Elis Regina’s 65th birthday, and ConnectBraazil.com brings you a new blog chronicling her life and music – Celebrating Elis Regina.

Mosaic TV: Johnny Alf - Rapaz de Bem (Nice Guy)

March - 8 - 2010 Reporter: Scott Adams Respond

Remebering Johnny Alf

Remembering Johnny Alf

March - 8 - 2010 Reporter: Scott Adams Respond

Johnny Alf gave a generation of young Brazilians their first glimpses of the musical style which would evolve to become Bossa Nova. – helping He passed away on March 4th.

March’s Brazilian Datebook

March - 8 - 2010 Reporter: Scott Adams Respond

Our Brazilian Datebook for March

Rio: music mecca

March - 8 - 2010 Reporter: Sean Respond

Music is still king in Rio and the UK Guardian touched last week on the importance of the Brazilian sound within the city and how it continues to attract musicians from around the world.

MOSAIC TV: Festival Brazil

March - 4 - 2010 Reporter: Sean Respond

Festival Brazil kicks off this summer with some of the biggest names in Brazilian music.

Festival Brazil hitting UK

March - 4 - 2010 Reporter: Sean Respond

Brazilian music gets the royal treatment this summer as HSBC presents Festival Brazil in London.

Start your engines

March - 4 - 2010 Reporter: Sean Respond

Indy Racing invades Brazil in two weeks as the IZOD Indycar Series opens its season on the streets of São Paulo.

Sergio Mendes To Release ‘Bom Tempo’

March - 4 - 2010 Reporter: Scott Adams Respond

Sergio Mendes is ready to release ‘Bom Tempo’ - just in time for the warm weather season. We have all the deatils and how you can pre-order the CD today.

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