After a successful first edition in 2016, Brasil Sinfônico returns to Rotterdam. This year the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra shares the stage with Grammy Award winners singer Vanessa da Mata and pianist/singer/composer Daniel Jobim. Indeed, the grandson of composer Antônio Carlos (“Tom”) Jobim who became world famous for bossa nova’s such as The Girl from Ipanema and who also wrote a symphony.

The theme of this second edition of Brasil Sinfônico is Bossa Nova, to celebrate the 60th anniversary of this musical genre. Bossa Nova is a movement within Brasilian popular music that has started in the late 1950’s. Spearheading the movement are the legendary singers/composers Antonio Carlos “Tom) Jobim (photo) , João Gilberto, Vinicius de Moraes and the young generation from the southern part of Rio de Janeiro. Bossa Nova has strong influences from samba and jazz. At the end of the 1960’s, Bossa Nova was discovered by American jazz musicians and developed into one of the most influential and world-famous movements within Brazilian music history. The English version of "The Girl from Ipanema" (performed by Astrud Gilberto) has become Brazil's biggest international hit, even to this day.
 
Redondo Events is partner of Brasil Sinfônico. Right from the start, Program Director Alaor Soares has been closely involved and responsible for the artistic implementation of the project.

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This concert tour with Teresa Cristina, which takes in a number of European cities, accompanies the release of her new album Teresa Canta Cartola in which she pays homage to the great poet and composer Cartola, of Rio’s famous Mangueira samba school. Caetano Veloso was present at the birth of this project and remains deeply impressed by Teresa Cristina’s performance:
“The tranquillity in which every chosen chord suggests Teresa’s voice entrance refines the listeners soul. And Teresa grows with every melody, every word, every second. Every Brazilian should watch and hear what happened on Theatro Net Rio that night,” said Veloso after her show during the opening evening. For Caetano, that moment led to his decision to bring the musical qualities of this charming singer to a wider public.
 
Teresa opens the programme with songs by Cartola, followed by Caetano’s presentation with voice and guitar. They conclude the evening by singing Caetano’s greatest hits together.
 
CAETANO VELOSO presents TERESA
Friday 19 May 2017 | The Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
Starts: 8.15pm | Tickets: €38, €59, €69 ex. service costs

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​In June 2016, the first edition of Brasil Sinfônico was held at the Doelen in Rotterdam. This project contains a symphonic discovery through brazilian music, ranging from Heitor Villa-Lobos to Antônio Carlos Jobim - known for his bossa nova compositions as 'The Girl from Ipanema'. On behalf of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Redondo has co-produced the program featuring two Brazilian icons at a special 2-day project in The Netherlands.

Yamandu Costa
Yamandu Costa is one of the most famous composers and arrangers in Brazil, and an extraordinarily talented musician. From an early age Yamandu Costa has given very personal interpretations to the classic and popular music of Brazilian masters. Like a real gaúcho, the musical styles of southern Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina, permeate his work. Yamandu gained international recognition following his role in the documentary Brasileirinho (2005) on the history of choro music in Rio de Janeiro.

Paulinho da Viola
Sambista and singer-songwriter Paulinho da Viola has acquired a mythical status in Brazil. A legendary master of classical samba, who will only perform abroad at rare occasions. In June, he joined the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra for Brasil Sinfônico. Shortly after, Paulinho impressed millions of people with a unique version of the Brazilian national anthem at the opening ceremony of the Rio Olympic Games 2016.
 
The Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
The Rotterdam Philharmonic ranks among Europe’s foremost orchestras, being internationally known for the intense energy of its performances, its acclaimed recordings and its innovative audience approach. With performances from the local venues to concert halls worldwide the orchestra reaches an annual audience of 150,000 to 200,000.
 
Conductor | Manuel López-Gómez
Vocals | Paulinho da Viola
Guitar | Yamandu Costa
Soprano | Renate Arends
Orchestra | Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
 
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Yamandu Costa is one of the most famous composers and arrangers in Brazil, and an extraordinarily talented musician. His arrangements and playing style have inspired musicians all over the world. From an early age Yamandu Costa has given very personal interpretations to the classic and popular music of such Brazilian masters as Baden Powell and Antonio Carlos Jobim. Like a real gaúcho, the musical styles of southern Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina, and influences from such masters as Argentijn Lucio Yanél and Astor Piazzola, permeate his work.
Yamandu gained international recognition following his role in the documentary Brasileirinho (2005) by Mika Kaurismmaki on the history and culture of choro music in Rio de Janeiro.
 
Viva Brasil Concerts
Viva Brasil Concerts is an offshoot of the annual music festival Viva Brasil Festival that has been held in Amsterdam every year since 1994. The festival has developed into a broad platform for Brazilian culture in the Netherlands, also organizing events and a series of concert by Brazilian masters and upcoming talents in the runup to the Olympic Games being held in Brazil in 2016. The concert by Yamandu Costa is the first in a series of concerts that will be given during 2015 and 2016.
 
Viva Brasil Festival was first organized and launched by Gracia Caffé and Alaor Soares of Redondo Events in 1994. Past festivals have hosted the megastars Gilberto Gil, Gal Costa, Djavan and Marisa Monte. In 2015 the festival welcomed Brazilian icons Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil, together with Alceu Valença and rising star Maria Gadú.

Location
Amsterdam Conservatorium
Oosterdokkade 151
1011 DL Amsterdam
 
Tickets
SOLD OUT

Brazil is in the international spotlight as never before. The eyes of the world have been on South America’s largest country since the summer and things are sure to stay that way until mid-2016. The FIFA World Cup put Brazil on the map as a modern superpower; with the Olympic Games coming to Rio in 2016, the country hopes to consolidate that status and even expand on it. The world’s two greatest sporting events were not secured for nothing; a gold medal is great, but winning on all fronts is even better!

“The Brazilian Tourist Board Embratur is keen to reap the benefits of the time and money that has been invested, also in tourism,” explains Gracia Caffé of Redondo Events, the organization responsible for the annual Viva Brasil Festival. “We’ve done well; Embratur has been a festival partner since 2014, because together we can do an even better job introducing European people to Brazil and its fantastic holiday potential”.

If the FIFA World Cup taught European tourists anything it’s that Brazil is a gigantic country; that temperatures can vary enormously; that there are lots of different cities, each with its own atmosphere; and that the country, with its world-famous natural beauty, has much more to offer than just beaches, carnival and football – though these three are certainly part of Brazil’s DNA. The World Cup showed Brazil’s diversity to the world; a fantastic boost for the Brazilian tourism industry and for the country itself. Few countries in the world have so many different holiday options. Whether you want to feel the magic of the Amazon, sunbathe on a tropical beach in Bahia, or visit a big metropolis like Rio de Janeiro or Sao Paulo – Brazil’s got everything!

So Brazil is on the rise, though this does have a downside. While Europe has spent the last few years struggling with a financial crisis the Brazilian economy has been growing fast, and more and more of the country’s poorest people have been joining the middle classes. This is good news, on the face of it, but it has also meant that local prices in Brazil have been rising, and that puts pressure on the tourist sector.

Everything has been getting more expensive in Brazil over the last few years, because of economic growth. Thankfully, the Brazilian government is aware of it and has taken steps. Prices have hardly risen at all lately, and that’s good news. However, Brazil will remain a popular destination. After all, over 1.6 million Europeans a year visit Brazil  (35% of Brazil’s total tourist arrivals). That’s already an impressive number, but we are convinced that it could, and should, be many more. Viva Brasil’s European-based promotion campaigns around the World Cup and the Olympic Games in 2016 could be able to contribute to it.

As if that weren’t enough, we also know that European visitors to Brazil who come home to tell friends and relations about their experiences are also doing good marketing work. This is because everyone who goes to Brazil becomes a fan; they talk about the country with passion and enthusiasm. And once they’ve been, they keep going back. Clearly, Brazil is much more than just a holiday destination: it’s a feeling, a rhythm, perhaps even an addiction... but a very enjoyable one!