http://www.travelistic.com/user/capercaillieWed, 16 May 2007 13:50:36 GMT <table><tr> <td valign="top"> <a href="http://www.travelistic.com/video/show/3465/%22Festas-juninas%22-in-S%C3%A3o-Lu%C3%ADs,-Brazil"><img alt="3465" border="0" src="http://img.travelistic.com/trv/images/dyn/video/3465/137/x/3465.jpg?v=0?" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.travelistic.com/video/show/3465/%22Festas-juninas%22-in-S%C3%A3o-Lu%C3%ADs,-Brazil"><img alt="Video_watch" border="0" src="http://img.travelistic.com/trv/images/video_watch.jpg?1215023177" /></a> </td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td valign="top"> <p> <strong>Producer:</strong> <a href="http://www.travelistic.com/user/capercaillie">capercaillie</a> </p> <p> A portrait of festival that is hardly known outside Brazil: the festas juninas -very popular all throughout Brazil- they way they are lived in São Luís, capital of the state of Maranhão. The video presents three different folk displays: - the tambor de crioula, an Afro-Brazilian dance practiced mainly by descendents of African slaves. Three drums, each one with a specific function, dictate the rhythm. - the quadrilha, a dance of English origin, present in the festas juninas of all Brazil. - and the bumba-meu-boi, one of the most outstanding folk performances of all Brazil. The soundtrack for each of the three blocks corresponds to the music played during the events. </p> <p> <strong>location:</strong> <a href="http://www.travelistic.com/places/5059/Brazil">Brazil</a> <br /> <strong>tagged:</strong> <a href="http://www.travelistic.com/video/tag/brazil">brazil</a>, <a href="http://www.travelistic.com/video/tag/sao_luis">sao_luis</a>, <a href="http://www.travelistic.com/video/tag/bumba_meu_boi">bumba_meu_boi</a>, <a href="http://www.travelistic.com/video/tag/bumba">bumba</a>, <a href="http://www.travelistic.com/video/tag/festas">festas</a>, <a href="http://www.travelistic.com/video/tag/juninas">juninas</a>, <a href="http://www.travelistic.com/video/tag/maranhao">maranhao</a> <br /> <strong>duration:</strong> 5 Mins. 20 Sec. </p> </td> </tr></table> http://www.travelistic.com/video/show/3465http://www.travelistic.com/video/show/3465/%22Festas-juninas%22-in-S%C3%A3o-Lu%C3%ADs,-Brazil"Festas juninas" in São Luís, BrazilA portrait of festival that is hardly known outside Brazil: the festas juninas -very popular all throughout Brazil- they way they are lived in São Luís, capital of the state of Maranhão. The video presents three different folk displays: - the tambor de crioula, an Afro-Brazilian dance practiced mainly by descendents of African slaves. Three drums, each one with a specific function, dictate the rhythm. - the quadrilha, a dance of English origin, present in the festas juninas of all Brazil. - and the bumba-meu-boi, one of the most outstanding folk performances of all Brazil. The soundtrack for each of the three blocks corresponds to the music played during the events.brazil, sao_luis, bumba_meu_boi, bumba, festas, juninas, maranhaocapercaillieTue, 15 May 2007 23:00:15 GMT <table><tr> <td valign="top"> <a href="http://www.travelistic.com/video/show/3462/Zu-Lai-Buddhist-temple,-near-S%C3%A3o-Paulo,-Brazil"><img alt="3462" border="0" src="http://img.travelistic.com/trv/images/dyn/video/3462/137/x/3462.jpg?v=0?" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.travelistic.com/video/show/3462/Zu-Lai-Buddhist-temple,-near-S%C3%A3o-Paulo,-Brazil"><img alt="Video_watch" border="0" src="http://img.travelistic.com/trv/images/video_watch.jpg?1215023177" /></a> </td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td valign="top"> <p> <strong>Producer:</strong> <a href="http://www.travelistic.com/user/capercaillie">capercaillie</a> </p> <p> A tour around the Zu Lai Buddhist temple in Cotia, near São Paulo, Brazil. A very unlikely Brazilian sight! Brought to you by the www.deviajeabrasil.com (Spanish) and www.braziltravelblog.com (English) </p> <p> <strong>location:</strong> <a href="http://www.travelistic.com/places/5059/Brazil">Brazil</a> / <a href="http://www.travelistic.com/places/79885/Brazil-Cotia">Cotia</a> <br /> <strong>tagged:</strong> <a href="http://www.travelistic.com/video/tag/brazil">brazil</a>, <a href="http://www.travelistic.com/video/tag/temple">temple</a>, <a href="http://www.travelistic.com/video/tag/buddhist">buddhist</a>, <a href="http://www.travelistic.com/video/tag/cotia">cotia</a>, <a href="http://www.travelistic.com/video/tag/zu">zu</a>, <a href="http://www.travelistic.com/video/tag/lai">lai</a>, <a href="http://www.travelistic.com/video/tag/sao_paulo">sao_paulo</a> <br /> <strong>duration:</strong> 2 Mins. 14 Sec. </p> </td> </tr></table> http://www.travelistic.com/video/show/3462http://www.travelistic.com/video/show/3462/Zu-Lai-Buddhist-temple,-near-S%C3%A3o-Paulo,-BrazilZu Lai Buddhist temple, near São Paulo, BrazilA tour around the Zu Lai Buddhist temple in Cotia, near São Paulo, Brazil. A very unlikely Brazilian sight! Brought to you by the www.deviajeabrasil.com (Spanish) and www.braziltravelblog.com (English)brazil, buddhist, temple, cotia, zu, lai, sao_paulocapercaillie