There you will find people from all over the world. 

It is a beautiful and happy place that enchants who know it.

Pipa - RN was initially a fishing village that began to be frequented by surfers, and soon tourists from all over the planet.

The name "Pipa" is due to the fact that when the Portugueses arrived in Brazil, they saw a rock that resembled the shape of a wine barrel, which in Portuguese of Portugal it is casually called kite (Pipa).

And then? After you know all those informations I'm sure you are ready to travel.

So, bye bye, and enjoy your ride!

For a while, my main ocupation was being a huge cinephile. That vibe was gone, but the amazing movies I've seen remains on my heart. I'm gonna introduce you to some of them, and belive me, you're gonna love it!!

1. A Clockwork Orange, 1971 (Stanley Kubrick).


It's undeniable: A Clockwork Orange it's one of the most polemic and controversal movies ever. However, it's also undeniable: it's a masterpiece.
In a distopyan future, it shows the story of Alex DeLarge and his three droogies (a word in nadsat dialect, that was created by Anthony Burguess, for the 1962 homonymous book which the film was inspired, that means friend).
Stanley Kubrick made this movie in the most perfect way he could: amazing direction, colors, soundtrack and actors. Though all violence and disturbing scenes, there's a lot of criticism and reflexion about society. My favorite movie.

It's funny how the colors of the real world only seem really real when you viddy them on the screen.

2. Taxi Driver, 1976 (Martin Scorcese).

Another film filled of social critics. It tells the story of a Vietnam war veteran, called Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro). Traumatized and suffering from insomnia, he begins workings as a taxi driver in New York.
He starts to see corruption, injustice and wrong things, and gets even more disturbed.

Now I see this clearly. My whole life is pointed in one direction. There never has been a choice for me.

3. Fight Club, 1999 (David Fincher)

It's SO hard talk about this movie without giving you any spoiler. I'm gonna simplify it the most: It's about one man who suffers of insomnia and has a totally empty life. He doesn't see any sense in his life, until he knows Tyler Sudden and start the Fight Club - and by the way, the fist rule of fight club is: you do not talk about fight club.

You're not your job. You're not how much money you have in the bank. You're not the car you drive. You're not the contents of your wallet. You're not your fucking khakis. You're the all-singing, all-dancing crap of the world..

4. Dead Poets Society, 1989 (Peter Weir)


This is one of the most beautiful movies I've seen. It's about a bunch of boys from a very restricted and conservative school in 50s, that after meeting their new English teacher, who's totally liberal comparing to the rest of the school, fell in love with poetry.
Every class I had after watching this movie was expecting that was going the teacher stand up on the table. I'm still waiting this happens.

Carpe diem, seize the day. Gather ye rosebuds while ye may.

5. If..., 1968 (Lindsay Anderson)


This movie is crazy and hard to explain, but I love its 60s vibe, colours (that varies from black and white to color) and soundtrack. I kinda feel nostalgic for that - and how is it possible to feel nostalgic for a world I never knew? Like in "Dead Poets Society" it also show the story of boys in a conservative school, but now, they're way more critical and rebel against the education system - it's not rare to see one or other Che Guevara poster on the walls during the movie.
It was Malcolm McDowell's - the main actor here and in "A Clockwork Orange" - debut film.

There's no such thing as a wrong war. Violence and revolution are the only pure acts.

6. Sunset Boulevard. 1950 (Billy Wilder)

Oh, gosh. This one is definitely my favourite thriller movie. It's about a failed Hollywood scripter who mets an old mute cinema actress. Since the beginning of the film, we know the end, but not what leads to that - just like in How To Get Away With Murder. It's hard to don't get fascinated about it. The creepy soundtrack makes it even more perfect.

 Audiences don't know somebody sits down and writes a picture; they think the actors make it up as they go along.

7. The Virgin Suicides. 1999 (Sofia Coppola)




This movie is perfection - it comes perfect from the first to the last second. An amazing photography job, soundtrack, actors, and direction - it was Sophia Coppola's, daughter of Francis Ford Coppola (Godfather's director) first job!
It's about five sisters with age from 13 to 17. Having everything and being a symbol of perfection - we clearly see this, because the story is told by the boys from the neighbourhood - they are unhappy and empty. But the movie is not all about suicide, and it isn't that heavy - it has some fun good moments. It shows from what is being a teenage to leading with depression.
A great, bright movie about a heavy subject.

So much has been said about the girls over the years. But we have never found an answer. It didn't matter in the end how old they had been, or that they were girls... but only that we had loved them... and that they hadn't heard us calling... still do not hear us calling them from out of those rooms... where they went to be alone for all time... and where we will never find the pieces to put them back together.

Hey you! Today I decided to talk about something I am fascinated: Tattoos!! They're a kind of art, that is going to pass a whole life with you; it's eternal on your skin. There are a lot of styles, techniques and artist, so I'm gonna show you my favorite ones. Let's beging!!


Old School

This guy on left is one of my favorite tattoo artists ever! His name was Sailor Jerry. In late 20s, when tattoo was a taboo, something totally underground, he became working, and his first clientes were drunk man.
He sailed with Navy in late 30s, after settling himself in Hawaii.
On his studio, he tattooed a lot of american soldiers who were in World War II, so they could always have a little piece of America on their skin.
His style, the "Old School", or simply, "Tradiotinal", counts with heavy lines, dark shadings and a short color palete. Some people say he was the first professional tattoo artist ever.
However, it's undeniable: Sailor Jerry was definitely on of the most important tattoo artist ever.





 Despite Sailor Jerry have died on 70s, he still influence lot of people. Example is the artist Quyen Dinh who draws beautiful tattoo desings in Sailor Jerrys' same style.

CHALLENGE: Can you name all of this characters?

 Realism

It's not all about a 3D illusion - it's bring images to life. A lot of technique is required, so as well, a lot of pratice, expierence and study.
Nikko Hurtado is an american artist who works with insanely hyper-realistic tattoos. Check out his job!! Can you name some of theese figures?




 New School
Tons of bright,vibrant,and varieted colors, overdone, psychedelic and distorted drawings,high contrasts with super exaggerated and thick lines designs are some elements we can find on New School tattoos. Inspired on cartoons, you can do anything when we talk about it There aren't rules like in the Old School.
New School, to some artist, means freedom.
One of my favorite artists, is Jime Litwalk. He was on a TV reality show about tattoos called Ink Master.
Check out some quick-sketches done by him.

10 cities that are going to disappear soon

 The next time you’re going to visit one of these cities, don’t forget your camera. Scientists believe photos will be the only thing remaining from them, and quite soon. For a number of natural and man-made reasons these cities might not make it to the next century. 

•  Friends

• American Horror Story

It's famous because as the title says, it's about the horror stories from America. All the seasons are holding different stories, different fears and different mysteries. There are 5 of them. I'll give you the 5 intros, 

The region formed by the states of Maranhão, Piauí, Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Sergipe and Bahia has developed its own habits in relation to the world and to cultural events inherited from generation to generation.

The culture of Northeast has inherited characteristics from the interaction of the portuguese colonizers', africans' and indians' culture and it is very diverse. Some exemples are: Frevo, Capoeira, June festivals, Reisado, Region crafts and etc.

Ever seen Prison Break? It's one of my favourite series!!
It plot is: After the arrest of Lincoln Burrows (Dominic Purcell), convicted of a crime he did not commit, the engineer Michael Scofield (Wentworth Miller) ball a plan to get his brother out of jail. Sent to Fox River next to the Lincoln, Michael begins to execute its strategy, but soon realizes he's in the middle of a dangerous conspiracy.

To ensure the freedom of his family, he will have to deceive Dra. Sara Tancredi (Sarah Wayne Callies) and associate with convicted criminals, as Fernando Sucre (Amaury Nolasco), Theodore 'T-Bag' Bagwell (Robert Knepper) and John Abruzzi (Peter Stormare).
Hope you guys watch it!! It's streaming on Netflix :)

Hey guys! This is my first post, so: pleasant to meet you!
We're in such a Olympic vibe due to Rio 2016, so I decided making a short post about the Olympic Flame. Here it goes:
Definitely, one of the most famous Olympic Games is the Olympic Flame. It refers to an ancient greek legend of Prometheus, who stole fire from Zeus to give to the mortals.
In Olympus, there was already a fire that burned during competitions.
This old tradition was  reintroduced in Olympic Games of Summer, in 1928.
See you next post!! :)

Have you ever heard something about, or even listened to Tom Zé? And what about Novos Baianos? Ave Sangria? Os Mutantes? It's hard to know someone whose answer to all these questions is a "yes".
Recently, I've heard a lot of my friends saying that Brazilian music is awful, blah blah blah, and how they wish that they were born in another country, or that we had something "good", "like American and British music are". Saying this is nonsense! I knew it wasn't truth, so I decided making this post with some of my favorite Brazilian artists and bands. I have to admit, it isn't easy to be introduced to them - it wasn't the kind of music that was playing on the radio, it wasn't the soap opera soundtrack. It was the kind of thing that probably is resting over the dust on your grandpa's vinyl collection (or at least, was in mine's). Due to censorship on Brazilian military government, they didn't get that popular, so may I introduce it to you, after all these years:

1. Novos Baianos.


This slowly became one of my favorite bands ever. It's almost impossible don't falling deeply in love with them! Novos Baianos is a band formed mainly by Baby Consuelo (OMG I LOVE HER SO MUCH), Moraes Moreira, Paulinho Boca de Cantor, Pepeu Gomes and Luiz Galvão in late 60s in Bahia. With a strong post-Tropicalism, psychedelic and João Gilberto's influence, the band learned how to mix Brazilian rhythms like chorinho, baião, samba, afoxé, frevo with the good and old rock and roll. The result was the best Brazilian music album, according to the Rolling Stone magazine, Acabou Chorare (1972). But we won't forget the other good ones: Ferro na Boneca (1969), Novos Baianos F.C. (1973) and Caia Na Estrada e Perigas Ver (1976).
The Novos Baianos weren't just a band. They were a big family! You can see this in a doc made in 1973: Novos Baianos F.C., that shows a normal Novos Baianos day in a Rio de Janeiro's grange, filled of good live music, footbal, sex, drugs and rock and roll.
My favorite tracks: "Os Pingo da Chuva", "A Menina Dança", "Curto de Véu e Grinalda", "Suor do Sol", "Baby Consuelo", "Swing de Campo Grande", "Tinindo Trincando".
2. Ave Sangria.
It's one of the best psychedelic bands I've heard! Formed in Pernambuco on the 70s, Ave Sangria could mix regional rhythms, like baião, with rock, psychedelic lyrics and good distorted guitar pedals. Marco Polo's vocals are hypnotic! Unfortunatelly, due to censorship, the band didn't get famous or popular, despite the good quality of its work. They've released only one album: Ave Sangria, in 1974.
Fav tracks: "Hey! Man", "O Pirata", "Três Margaridas".
 3. Tom Zé.

God only knows how much I love that guy. Another genious from Bahia. Tom Zé was probably, the most tropicalist of the tropicalists. He was the kind of artist who was never afraid to experiment, definitely one of the most original Brazilian artists  - nonsense lyrics? He has. Hypnotic melodies? He has. Crazy clothes? He has too. Born in the small city of Irará, Tom studied music in Music School of the Federal University of Bahia. In 1968, he got first place on IV MPB Festival, with his song "São, São Paulo". Later, he released "Se o Caso é Chorar" (1972), "Todos os Olhos" (1973) and "Estudando o Samba" (1976), three amazing albums, filled with an weird but cool type of samba, frevo, a bit of rock, and totally original stuff.
Fav tracks: "Frevo (Pecadinho)", "Camelô", "Menina, amanhã de manhã", "Namorinho de Portão", "Sândalo", "Jimmy, renda-se", "Happy End".

4. Os Mutantes.

Some people say they were the "Brazilian Beatles", and I have to admit, they were almost at the same level. The brothers Arnaldo Baptista and Sergio Dias, together with Rita Lee, made one of the best brazillian bands ever: mixing rhythms, jokes, homemade distortion pedals and crazy clothes. With Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Tom Zé, Rogério Duprat, they were also part of the tropicalist movement - but they weren't that worried with politics and social questions, they simply just wanted to be funny, crazy and have some acid. Their albums Mutantes (1968), Os Mutantes (1969) and A Divina Comédia (1970) are amazing, and their work is recognized by people like Kurt Cobain, Devendra Banhart and Sean Lennon.
Fav tracks: "The Rain, the Park and Other Things", "Caminhante Noturno", "Panis et Circences", "Ando Meio Desligado", "Desculpe, babe", "A Minha Menina".
5. Dônica.

The most recent band of this list. Dôncia is formed by 5 young boys from Rio de Janeiro: Zé Ibarra (vocals and keyboard), Lucas Nunes (Guitar), Deco Almeida (Drums), Miguima (Bass) and Tom Veloso (rhythmic guitar and lyrics), being the last one, Caetano Veloso's son. The band influences come from progressive rock, like Supertramp to Clube da Esquina. Their "musical godfather", as they says, is Milton Nascimento, and they've released one song together called "Pintor".
The band has been playing in Rock in Rio, Lollapalooza and other music festivals. By time, they've only released one album, "Continuidade dos Parques" in 2014. Dônica is perfect for anyone who wants a fresh, progressive rock mixed with bites of MPB.
Fav tracks: "Bicho Burro", "Macaco no Caiaque", "Assuntos Bons", "Pintor", "Casa 180".
6. Chico Science and Nação Zumbi.

An amazing group from Recife, Pernambuco. Mixing regional rhythms with rock, the group started a movement called manguebeat, in 90s, and it was sucessful. Your parents will probably remember him. Unfortunatelly, Chico Science, the main figure of the movement died in a tragic car crash in 1997. Chico died, but his music still alive here. The albums "Afrociberdelia" and "Da lama ao Caos" are masterpieces, full of rhythm and social critcs.
Fav tracks: "Maracatu Atômico", "A Praieira", "Manguetowm", "Macô", "Banditismo por uma Questão de Classe Social".

There still are so many artist I could mention here! But if I did it, you would probably take three years to read the full post LOL. Please, don't forget names like Jorge Ben, O Têrço and Chico Buarque! Going to finish this with one of my favorite Chico's songs, Jorge Maravilha.
That's all for now. See ya next post!