Embassy of Brazil in London

The world premiere of Sebastião Salgado: Genesis unveils extraordinary images of landscapes, wildlife and remote communities by this world-renowned Brazilian photographer.

 

¡VAMOS! Festival, the North East's largest celebration of Spanish and Portuguese speaking cultures, has announced its full line-up for 2013 and is back once again with its strongest programme yet. The month-long programme, which runs from 14 June to 14 July, will feature a host of live contemporary and traditional music, visual art exhibitions, authentic cuisine, seminars and picnics and is set to transform the region's towns and cities into a vibrant and colourful latino summer party. Kicking off proceedings in in true Latin style, the official ¡VAMOS! 2013 launch event will take place at Cluny 2 in Newcastle on Friday 14th June at 9pm.

Nossa Voz – "Coração Mineiro" ("Heart of Minas") is the theme of our current repertoire and show. Since 2004, when the vocal group was created, different shows have been staged: "Singing Brazil", "Circus Buarque de Holanda", "Ritmos do Brasil", "Cantoria", and now, in "Coração Mineiro", we explore the rich musical culture of Minas Gerais, a historic region in the heartland of the country. Songs range across different places and moments in the life of Minas Gerais, and the show even includes a comical interlude about the speech and accent of the popular "mineirinho" version of Portuguese.

Brazilian big band sensation SpokFrevo is fronted by musical director/saxophonist Maestro Spok and draws inspiration from frevo, a vibrant music of elaborate arrangements and deep roots. The SpokFrevo Orquestra consistently pushes musical boundaries by texturing Brazilian tradition with complex jazz improvisation.

Tropicália tells the story of the cultural movement with the same name that was born in the late 1960s in Bra-zil. Headed by the musicians Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil, the Tropicalist movement made a big impact in the popular music scene, and had a huge intense presence in Brazilian television, press and radio. This vibrant feature documentary explores this iconic and era-changing time in Brazil's history with material lovingly gleaned from the archives, stunning images, and the testimony of the group's protagonists including Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Tom Zé, Arnaldo and Sérgio Dias. It comes to UK cinemas on 5 July 2013 fol-lowed by a DVD release on 7 July 2013 from Mr Bongo Films.

Charismatic composer, arranger, multi-instrumentalist and musical visionary Hermeto Pascoal makes a rare club appearance playing his uniquely intoxicating blend of jazz, rock and Brazilian music. He is as likely to produce a piece for kitchen utensils as to improvise solos on keyboard or flute – or be found leading his long established, infectiously swinging Brazilian band through his fiendish, brilliant, and always original music.

João Bosco is one of Brazil's most compelling singer-songwriters, known as much for his distinctive style as a guitarist as for his versatile voice and as a dynamic performer. An artist that rarely leaves Brazil for extended periods, Bosco is hugely popular in his homeland, yet a secret pearl still to be discovered by a larger international audience. It is with great pride then, that Ronnie Scott's welcomes Joao Bosco, celebrating 40 years as a performer, for his debut performance at the club.

The first full-scale survey in the UK of the work of Latin American artist Mira Schendel (1919–1988) goes on show at Tate Modern, realised in partnership with the Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo.