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Little Brazil is on 46th St between Fifth & Sixth Ave. Brazilian NYC’s big celebrations are Brazilian Day and Brazil SummerFest. Oscar Niemeyer was the lead architect of the United Nations headquarters. The Bossa Nova at Carnegie Hall concert in 1962 popularized bossa nova around the world. The New York Cosmos soccer team peaked when Pelé played for them in 1975-77.

Brazilian Archive

Brazilian Festivals in NYC

Brazilian Day on Labor Day Weekend and Brazil SummerFest in July or August are New York City’s big Brazilian celebrations.

Brazilian New York City

Little Brazil is on 46th St between Fifth & Sixth Avenue, but most of us live in Astoria, Queens or Newark, New Jersey.

Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer was the lead designer of the United Nations headquarters. He also designed the Brazilian capital Brasilia.

Brazilian New Yorkers

Brazilians

These Brazilian artists have performed in New York City.

Seu Jorge

Thursday, January 16, 2020
The Town Hall
MIDTOWN, NYC
The Brazilian samba star and actor visits with a friend. Anat Cohen & Choro Aventuroso open.

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Tulipa Ruiz

Thursday, August 1, 2019
LINCOLN CENTER ~ The multi-talented, Latin Grammy-winning Brazilian singer-songwriter of MPB (Musica Popular Brasileira) plays a free acoustic concert at the David Rubenstein Atrium

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Alceu Valença

Saturday, July 27, 2019
CENTRAL PARK, NYC ~ One of the elders of MPB (Musica Popular Brasileira) brings the sounds of Pernambuco in Northeast Brazil to Brasil SummerFest at Central Park SummerStage

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Paulo Laport

EDELMAN ARTS, UPPER EAST SIDE, May 29-July 13, 2013 ~ Paulo Laport’s paintings are like a crystal ball. At a glance it’s just a piece of glass, but when you stop and look inside, images appear like magic.
#BRAZILIAN #ARTIST

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Heleno

A film about the passion, decadence and destruction of the first global sports star, Brazilian footballer Heleno de Freitas, opens December 7.

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