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EARLY DAYS OF CINEMA IN BRAZIL
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Early days:A couple of months after the Lumire brothers' invention, a film exhibition is held in Rio de Janeiro. As early as 1898, the Italian Alfonso Segreto supposedly filmed the Guanabara Bay from the ship Brasil on a return journey from Europe, t... |
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CINEMA OF BRAZIL
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The Cinema has a long tradition in Brazil, reaching back to the birth of the medium in the late 19th century, and gained a new level of international acclaim in recent years. Bus 174 (2002), by José Padilha, about a bus hijacking, is the highest rate... |
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ART OF 20TH CENTURY IN BRAZIL
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20th century: Modern and Contemporary:The beginning of the 20th century saw a struggle between old schools and modernist trends. The Week of Modern Art festival, held in São Paulo in 1922, was received with fiery criticism by conservative sectors of ... |
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ART OF 19TH CENTURY IN BRAZIL
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19th century: Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Realism:One single event in the 19th century sowed the seeds for a complete renewal in Brazilian visual arts: the arrival of the French Artistic Mission in 1816, which strongly reinforced the Neoclassical sty... |
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BAROQUE IN BRAZIL
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Baroque in Brazil:The first Western artists active in Brazil were Roman Catholic priests who came from Portugal to "civilize" the Indians. Jesuits assumed an important role in this process, with their many missionary establishments called "Reductions... |
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PRE-COLUMBIAN TRADITIONS
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Pre-Columbian traditions:The oldest known art in Brazil is the cave paintings in Serra da Capivara National Park in the state of Piaui, dating back to c. 13,000 BC. More recent examples have been found in Minas Gerais and Goias, showing geometric pat... |
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ART IN BRAZIL
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Art in Brazil:Brazil was colonized by Portugal in the middle of the 16th century. In those early times, owing to the primitive state of Portuguese civilization there, not much could be done in regard to art expression. The original inhabitants of the... |
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OTHER SPORTS IN BRAZIL
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Other Sports in Brazil:Skateboarding is one of the most popular Sports in the country. According to a study conducted by Datafolha, the estimated number of skateboarders in Brazil for 2003 is close to 3,000,000, the majority of whom are in the state ... |
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RUGBY UNION IN BRAZIL
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Rugby union in Brazil:Rugby union is a sport in intense development in Brazil, with an increasing popularity at universities across the country.Rugby union is played regularly in 21 of Brazil's 26 states and in the Federal District. The sport is not ... |
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VOLLEYBALL IN BRAZIL
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Volleyball in Brazil:Currently Brazil is the most successful country when considering all categories of Volleyball.The Brazil men's national volleyball team is currently the champion in the 2 major competitions (Volleyball World Cup and World Champio... |
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