Solano Ribeiro, producer of the festivals that gave rise to the term MPB, dies at 87
Music critic and producer died in São Paulo after cancer treatment; he was a central figure of the TV festivals of the 1960s.
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10 storiesCassandra Clare announces Brazilian character and bids farewell to the Shadowhunters
In an interview with g1, the author says the 'Wicked Powers' trilogy closes the universe begun in 2007; first volume arrives in Brazil on November 3.
Exhibition at the National Museum of Fine Arts recovers eight women abolitionists
'Brazilian Abolitionists' brings together the stories of figures such as Esperança Garcia, Aqualtune and Maria Firmina dos Reis, many with no surviving image.
Nov 02 · 11:18
Italy reopens investigation into the death of Pier Paolo Pasolini
Prosecutors granted a request from a lawyer who cites DNA tests indicating the presence of other people at the 1975 crime scene.
Oct 30 · 12:52
China cancels Beijing queer film festival after pressure from authorities
Love Queer Film Week, the oldest of its kind in mainland China, was not held; organizers cite police intimidation.
Oct 30 · 10:00
Documentary 'Para Vigo Me Voy!' gets trailer and revisits six decades of Cacá Diegues
Film by Lírio Ferreira and Karen Harley, shown at Cannes, opens in theaters December 3 with unseen footage of the filmmaker.
Nov 02 · 17:00
Jewish Museum of São Paulo prepares Gretta Sarfaty retrospective
Show brings together 60 works from the artist's five decades, including photographs, videos, performances and paintings, and highlights transparency in her work.
Nov 02 · 15:00
Play 'Cruise' brings the memory of the 1980s AIDS epidemic to Teatro Ruth Escobar
Monologue by Briton Jack Holden, staged by Igor Cosso, opens in São Paulo on Saturday after a run in Rio.
Oct 30 · 13:54
Cinemateca Brasileira screens program on independent Black cinema in the US
'The Other American Cinema' brings together six films from 1920 to 2022, curated by Richard Peña, on Saturday (31) and Sunday (1st).
Oct 30 · 04:00
Horror book covers hold the collective fears of each era
In a Halloween selection, Folha shows how writer Grady Hendrix and experts read the genre as a portrait of its time.