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about samba

To follow

Sambas Social Thought

Sambistas and researchers Vinícius Natal and Mauro Cordeiro have teamed up to offer extremely high-quality content about Samba. Besides the texts in their blogs and interesting debates on their Youtube channel, the duo also offers several courses that are published on their profiles. It is worth following and look for the registration date for the next course.

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Nei Lopes

The profile is described as "the open door to the existential and creative universe of Nei Lopes". There you will be able to stay up to date about his musical releases, books, and lectures.

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Luiz Antonio Simas

Simas is a writer, historian, composer, babalaô and an excellent storyteller. In his profile he is constantly posting content related to samba and Brazilian culture, including his podcasts, the books he writes and the courses he offers from time to time.

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Museu do Samba

During the pandemic, the profile has been making lives on its Instagram with sambistas and specialists in interesting chats about samba and with some singing moments.

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Samba Book

The Samba Book brings together and honors the greatest names in samba through albums, videos, lives, books, and posts on their social networks. It's worth checking and following!

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Leonardo Bruno

Leonardo Bruno is a journalist, screenwriter, teacher, carnival commentator, and author of the books "Zeca Pagodinho", "Salgueiro", and "Vila Isabel". In his profile, besides posting historical moments of carnival and samba, he brings guests for chats and links to interesting interviews. It is worth following.

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To watch

Guardians of Samba, Eric Belhassen and Mark Belhassen

The documentary was produced as a tribute to 100 years of samba. It shows the daily life of great names of samba and brings testimonials from several personalities such as Martinho da Vila, Nei Lopes, Monarco, Gilberto Gil, Tia Zélia, Nelson Sargento, and Tia Surica, among others.

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The Mystery of Samba, Lula Buarque de Hollanda, Carolina Jabor and Marisa Monte

The recording of the documentary began 10 years before its release when Marisa Monte was researching the work of members of Portela's Old Samba School. The film brings valuable testimonials that show us the daily life and the stories of the school.

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Candeia, Lula Buarque de Hollanda, Luiz Antonio Pilar

The documentary, released 40 years after Candeia's death, tells the story of the life and work of one of the most important samba artists of all times. Watch it and get to know more about this huge symbol of samba resistance, Portela's composer, and the creator of GRES Quilombo.

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Onde a Coruja Dorme, Simplício Neto and Márcia Derraik

The film shows a little of Bezerra da Silva's universe and brings the daily life and testimonials of lesser-known characters who were part of the imaginary formation that was built around the samba singer.

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Clementina, Ana Rieper

Released in 2019, the documentary tells the trajectory of Clementina de Jesus, a fundamental figure for the understanding of the connection of Brazilian culture with African culture and for the history of samba.

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To listen

Papo de Samba Podcast

"Stories, music, and interviews in a cheap bar atmosphere". In the podcast published every two weeks, Ágata, Augusto, Aron and Thales bring interesting subjects about samba that include themes such as "the most important partnerships in samba", "sambas about samba", and many others.

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Sambacast

Podcast that brings interviews and analysis of sambistas and groups. They cover from established names such as Jorge Aragão to new phenomena such as Menos é Mais.

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Batuques e Confetes

Podcast by Nath Fischer and Gabi Moreira that brings histories of samba, blocos, samba schools and other themes related to carnival. Focusing more on Rio de Janeiro's carnival and its connection with samba, but sometimes also addressing other rhythms and regions.

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To read

Dictionary of the Social History of Samba, Nei Lopes and Luiz Antonio Simas

In a light and intriguing way, the authors reconstruct the history of the rhythm and the cultural memory of our country through entries organized in alphabetical order. The entries range from terms used in the universe of musical rhythm to the names of personalities important to the construction of samba as we know it today.

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A History of Samba: its Origins, Lira Neto

The first volume of a trilogy that tells the history of samba, focusing on the urban samba from Rio de Janeiro. In this first volume, the author tells the story from the beginning of samba to the first samba school parades in Rio de Janeiro. The other volumes have not been released yet.

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Composers from Brazil and Samba, Jornal Nexo

Series of articles by Nexo Newspaper about women who helped forge samba and the culture of our country.

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