Globetrotter by Harold Emert

Mind Summit 2025 : Cantando para Dentro

Guest columnist –Daniela Israel Numa chuvosa tarde paulistana, entrei no Vibra São Paulo ao lado de milhares de pessoas que, por um dia, decidiram parar de correr e começar a escutar. O evento? O Mind Summit 2025 um encontro que reuniu profissionais de diferentes áreas para refletir sobre o potencial humano e a saúde mental […]

Mind Summit 2025: “Singing Inward”

Guest columnist –Daniela Israel On a rainy afternoon in São Paulo, I found myself inside Vibra São Paulo among thousands of people who, for one day, chose to stop running and start listening.The event? Mind Summit 2025, a gathering that brought together professionals from different fields to reflect on human potential and mental health in […]

An unforgettable Saturday with two young British musicians

One of my five faithful Facebook readers asks if I was at the wonderful duo recital Saturday at Rio de Janeiro`s Municipal Theatre of British musicians–yes British of West African roots— of cellist Sheku Kanneh Mason,26, and his sister Isata Kanneh Mason,29, piano. Yes Ms. X indeed I was in seat H2 at this memorable […]

A Good Laugh but Not (who really cares?) a great movie: ‘Hotel Amor’

Contrasting styles, subjects and humors(humours) are among the advantages of attending an international film festival. As a resident of Rio de Janeiro where local cinemas currently feature some of the most banal and silliest Hollywood imports, this movie lover is taking advantage of Rio`s International Film Festival—which ends today—to view other foreign imports. Having never […]

ARY, a film by Andre Weller

Where are musical geniuses produced? Not necessarily or exclusively at New York City’s famous Juilliard School of Music or on the streets of Vienna near the homes of Beethoven, Schubert, Mozart, Strauss and other musical immortals! The composer of what has almost become Brazil`s equivalent of its national anthem, `Watercolor of Brazil` (Aquarela do Brasil) […]