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RentinRio.com
Vacation rentals in Rio de Janeiro's best neighborhoods. Ipanema, Copacabana, Leblon: many oceanfront penthouses, great terraces, stunning views, internet, maid service, some with private pools, all in secure buildings.
BrazilMax
Intelligence for “the hip gringo” about Brazilian culture
and society. Offering tips for the responsible tourist: ecological, cultural,
historical, etc. Articles about music, art and other aspects of Brazilian
society. Founded, edited and published by Bill Hinchberger, correspondent
for ARTnews magazine and other publications. Former correspondent for
The Financial Times, Business Week and Variety. (Also see personal web
site for Bill Hinchberger,
containing among other things sundry information and articles about Brazil.)
Bridalpointe.com
A national and international wedding website/wedding resource providing all aspects of wedding planning, whose mission is to provide current, usable, nonbiased wedding information for brides to be.
Wedding Songs and Music
WedAlert Wedding Song Directory offers soundclips of Ceremony Music; First Dance Songs; Mother/Son (Groom) Songs; Father / Daughter (Bride) Songs, and other music for your wedding reception.
Choro For Peace
(Choro da Paz)
Click to hear in mp3 format: a musical expression of our sentiments in
the aftermath of 9/11, in the form of a Brazilian choro with (English)
lyrics by Ellen Azorin and music by Dionisio Santos, performed by various
artists represented by Cantaloupe Music, including Choro Ensemble and
singer Tania Apelbaum.
Brasilian Music Links
A collection of official and non-official artists’ home pages as
well as a variety of Brazilian music-related sites. Compiled and maintained
by Egídio Leitão, this site contains a wealth of resources
and information and can be counted on to be accurate and reliable.
Travel Brazil
Online Guide to Brazil, Brazilian vacations, packages, hotels, tours, night
life, Beach life, Carnivals.
Brazilian dance lessons in the New York area
Several excellent schools offer classes in all kinds of Brazilian dancing,
including gafieira (ballroom) dancing, samba, axé, carnaval samba.
Michele Bastos teaches group and private samba lessons. (tel. 646-267-3956 and mention Ellen at Cantaloupe Music Productions);
Aochan at Tropical
NY; and Marcos Leite at Samba
Society.
SAMBANESSA
Brazilian dance lessons and parties in New York City: samba, zouk and forró.
Brazilian
CD resources
Dedicated to producing and marketing the best in
contemporary Brazilian jazz, Malandro
Records is a US based record label founded
in 1996. Malandro Records has gained attention as an innovator and leading
edge name in Brazilian music, helping to promote music and artists often
unknown outside of Brazil.
Samba and choro in Rio de Janeiro and São
Paulo
(In Portuguese): The Agenda
do Samba e Choro is a treasure-trove of information about live music
events in and around Brasil, many of them unpublicized in other media.
Also features knowledgeable commentary about new CD releases. A “must”
for anyone whose interest in Brazilian music goes beyond the casual. The
founder and force behind this valuable site is Paulo Neves, whose dedication
to samba and choro is appreciated worldwide. Those interested can subscribe
to the Agenda’s e-mail newsletter.
San Francisco Bay area:
SFMPB.COM
is a website that covers pretty
much everything and everyone that's happening in Brazilian music in the San
Francisco Bay area. The site also features a photo gallery of past shows,
interviews, CD and book recommendations, links.
Mrlucky.com
An online resource that covers music (among other things) with an interesting
point of view: that “adults should listen to more music than is
dictated to them by the corporate music monsters.” This opens their
cyber-doors to Brazilian music, jazz, and other worthy music that doesn’t
necessarily make you deaf by the time you’re old enough to vote.
Jazz Reference
This jazz reference website, Lord Music Reference Inc., features "The Jazz Discography by Tom Lord" (described as "100 years of jazz on one CD-ROM - all you need to know about virtually any jazz recording ever released"). But besides selling the CD-ROM, the site contains many valuable jazz links, including musicans and bands arranged by style, jazz clubs, festivals, directories, books, magazines, record labels, etc.
Jazz do Brasil
News about Brazilian music and culture in New York, including regular shows and special concerts. The site, maintained by musician Hélio Seródio, also contains an online gallery, music to download, and information about various musicians and their CDs.
All About Jazz
A comprehensive and daily guide to jazz: news, interviews, CD reviews, book
reviews, concert & festival reviews, DVD reviews, an active bulletin board,
artist profiles, a resource directory, art exhibits, over 40 columns, a
radio station, and videos.
Brazil Brand
is a private company founded in 1998, that has evolved into a respected business advisor for Brazilian markets. Their mission is to help companies interested in entering the Brazilian markets or extending their presence in Brazil.
The Music Directory is a collection of links to music related websites and newsgroups.
Artistopia is a music artist's resource site offering marketing tools, an artist development network, and a community on the web to help achieve success.
The Cultural Bulletin of the Brazilian Consulate in New York lists Brazilian music events and other cultural activities of interest.
Music Stack
Search 14 Million Rare Music CDs and Vinyl Records at MusicStack
Search 14 Million Rare Music CDs and Vinyl Records at MusicStack. Buy music CDs, used cds and vinyl records from thousands of online record stores at MusicStack. Find used music, cheap CDs, Out-Of-Print Albums, Rare CD Singles and Hard To Find LPs from record shops. Enter "Brazilian" under "genre" in their search engine to see their available Brazilian CD's.
Go-Brazil.com
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