Rio Gringa
Okay, she's in New York now, but Rachel Glickhouse spent a couple of years in Rio and obviously learned (and continues to learn) more about Brazilian politics and culture than most estrangeiros (foreigners) who spend decades in Brazil.
Daniella Thompson...
...is a witty, erudite, and very entertaining writer on, among other things, Brazilian music.
Nei Lopes's Meu Lote
Nei Lopes is a Brazilian National Treasure...sambista, writer, researcher, lawyer. When the man "talks", I listen (with at least one political exception)! Em português (é claro!).
Forte de Santo Antônio Além do Carmo
The blog for the Forte de Santo Antônio, cultural center and headquarters for seven masters of capoeira angola.
Music Sites
Músicos do Brasil: Um Enciclopédia Instrumental
An online encyclopedia of Brazilian instrumentalists...a wonderful resource!
Regional Sites
Cachoeira Online
It's about time! Thank you Cacau Nascimento!
Maragogipe Acontece
(Maragogipe Happens)
A site local to the town of Maragogipe, on the Baía do Iguape, on the far side of the Baía de Todos os Santos (Bay of All Saints). Em português.
Diário Maragogipano
Another Maragogipe site, an unofficial newspaper.
Portal Santiago
A site local to the village of Santiago do Iguape, also on on the Baía do Iguape.
Official Sites Related to Bahia, Pelourinho, Etc.
Plug Cultura
The Bahian Secretary of Culture's blog (em português)...
Câmaras Temáticas - Centro Antigo de Salvador
(Thematic Rooms - Salvador's Old Center)
This is the blog of the conglomeration of government entities charged with bettering Old Salvador, an area stretching from Vítoria to Santo Antônio and of course including Pelourinho. Strange name, I must say...I'm going to try to find out what it's supposed to mean. Em português, of course.
Fundação Cultural do Estado da Bahia
(Cultural Foundation of the State of Bahia)
Secretaria de Turismo da Bahia
(Bahian Secretary of Tourism)
IPAC: Instituto do Patrimônio Artístico e Cultural da Bahia
(Bahian Institute of Cultural and Artistic Patrimony)
Music Sites
Blog Casa da Música
The Casa da Música is located in Itapoan. (em português)
Blog do Teatro Solar da Boa Vista
The Teatro Solar da Boa Vista is located in Salvador's neighborhood of Engenho Velho de Brotas, in a house once lived in by poet Castro Alves. (em português)
Agenda do Samba & Choro
Rio-based site, a treasure of information having to do with samba & choro...events, biographies, etc. (em português)
