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Pre-carnival rehearsals / ensaios in the Mata Norte

Posted on February 10, 2018 by Admin

Unfortunately I am missing carnival this year but thanks to the magic of the internet – and the enthusiasm and skill of maracatuzeiros at documenting their own activities – it hasn’t been too difficult to accompany the festivities from afar.  … Continue reading →

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Report from BBC Brasil on the danger of being adolescent in the Nordeste

Posted on June 15, 2017 by Admin

Um artigo sobre como é perigoso ser adolescente no Nordeste. Uma falha dessa reportagem: dá a impressão que é somente nas metrópoles onde as coisas andam assim, embora nas cidades pequenas e nas zonas semi-urbanizadas as mesmas condições se apliquem. … Continue reading →

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Encontro dos Mestres – Buenos Aires PE – 18-06-2016

Posted on June 9, 2016 by Admin

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/267839400″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /] It may be the traditional “off season” for maracatu, but there is no rest for the maracatuzeiro!  Even though it’s the season of festas juninas and São João, there’s a big maracatu event … Continue reading →

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Os Guardiães e Coronéis da Cultura, Protegendo “O Povo” de Si Mesmo, Mais Uma Vez

Posted on June 7, 2015 by Admin

(in English) Este post pode parecer uma estranha reprise de outro publicado oito meses atrás. No dia 25 de maio, uma comemoração aconteceu próximo à cidade de Nazaré da Mata, em Pernambuco. Realizado no engenho de açúcar onde fica a … Continue reading →

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The Custodians (and Coronéis) of Culture, Protecting “The People” From Themselves, Again

Posted on June 4, 2015 by Admin

(em português) This post may feel eerily like a rerun from one posted eight months ago. On the 25th of May, a celebration took place outside Nazaré da Mata, Pernambuco. Held on the sugar plantation that is the historic home … Continue reading →

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Sambadas do bairro, sambadas da praça

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Admin

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lOyQVGDt_k&w=560&h=315] [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvm7ckz6ZUU&w=420&h=315]   Contrast and compare

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