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Category: Drum Queens
Posted by: Andre Skowronski
Carnaval Experience:

Alves, Juliana is the next Carnival Muse we will portray in our Goddess of Brazil Carnaval Gallery. The 27 years old Brazilian actress is the new sensation on the entrainment scenario and is a long enthusiast of the samba and Carnaval. Let´s understand how this passion was born. In an interview, Juliana Alves stated she began listening to classic samba composers like Cartola, Paulinho da Viola, with her father called Sebastião. According to Alves, Juliana the samba was so embedded within the family that they even had a kind of ‘family anthem’, which was late Gonzaguinha´s famous song called “O que é o que é?" .


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Above, the Juliana Alves, Carnaval Queen as Perola Negra Samba-School Drum Queen from Sao Paulo

Juliana is a passionate samba fan and has been literally to all samba-schools ‘quadras’ in Rio, where she practices her samba routines. (The Brazilian Muse actually lives two blocks away from Unidos da Vila Samba-School premises. ) Some of these quadras include Unidos da Tijuca, Portela, Mocidade Independente, Império da Tijuca, and Salgueiro. Important not to forget Juliana started her professional life as a true dancer, so she naturally has rhythm, specially samba, running thorough her veins.

Below, a special photo shoot made by Yuri Garnero of Tudo de Samba / Sambarazzo team:


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In 2004, Alves, Juliana was invited to parade as Carnival Muse for traditional samba-school Salgueiro. Also during that year, she enjoyed great success as full Queen of Drums for Império da Tijuca Samba-School, a coveted position in Brazil Carnaval.

Finally last year, in 2008, Juliana had a chance to present herself in two other samba-schools: Mocidade Independente de Padre Miguel and Renascer de Jacarepagua. Even though the Carnaval Diva has rehearsed her samba routines in many samba-schools and joined the parade in at least 6 different samba-schools, when asked which one she supports, Unidos de Vila Isabel is the answer!

Congratulations for supporting the Carnaval in Brazil and making sure its culture is spread all over the world.

If you want to see Juliana, try one of the Samba practices in Rio...

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Alves Juliana Short Life Biography:

Juliana Alves is a Brazilian actress & model, born May 3rd 1982. Juliana started her professional life as a dancer. Later, she gained famed after participating in a reality show in 2003. She was then invited to join a Globo Network as contract actress. She participated in a many TV series and soap operas.


• "Chocolate com Pimenta" - 2003.
• " Mano a Mano". – 2004
• " Prova de Amor" - 2006
• " Amazônia, de Galvez a Chico Mendes" & “Duas Caras" - 2007
• " Faça sua História", " Casos e Acasos" “A Grande Família" - 2008
• " Caminho das Ìndias" – 2009


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Beautiful picture of Alves Juliana by Leila Fiolino


We would like to thank Alice & Tudo de Samba/ Sambarazzo, and Yuri Garnero, which provided photos and text inspiration.


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The beautiful Brazilian Muse in samba rehearsal in Sao Paulo, above
Category: Apartments in Rio
Posted by: Andre Skowronski

Rent brand new Rio apartment with 97 m² at Rua Bento Lisboa, within Quartier Carioca Complex. Designer made, with total comfort of a residence, decorated with rustic furniture and contemporary. NEW Construction with extensive leisure area and total infrastructure (swimming pools, pool, tennis courts, sauna, Internet café, playground with toys, barbeque, cafeteria, etc..) Near Flamengo Park and Catete Palace. Fully furnished.

Description of the Rooms and Bathrooms

Large room with 30 m², with recess plaster with two rooms, and dining room with rustic square table for 8 places and with different niche wall mirrored. The living room has two super comfortable sofas and modern, side table, coffee table rustic chair with ottoman from Indonesia, rack wall panel with 29 "TV.

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The apartment has 3 bathrooms, 1 being the entrance of the building, with other social and mirror box blindex and third in the suite with mirror and blindex box.

• Description of Kitchen

Kitchen clear, comprehensive and complete with armchairs and table with the vertical table for quick meals has duplex refrigerator, microwave, 4 burner stove, heater Lorenzetti, closet for cleaning supplies in the service area overlooking the forest.

Description of Rooms

SUITE-1, has closet, double bed box, panel to the ceiling with mirror and two bedside tables, ceiling fan, low stool with 3 Futons and workbench for micro;

2-Bedroom has closet, 1 bunk bed, ceiling fan, stand for micro with decorative shelves.

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Balcony Description

Balcony and spacious with 16 square meters, has set chairs for outdoor area with two chairs, coffee table for support and a flirt, had 2 pots with ornamental plants and a view to the forest and mountains.


Flamengo Neighborhood

Situated in the prime of Flamengo, one block from the Flamengo Park and Praia do Flamengo, 2 minutes from the Palace of Catete, a block from the metro to Largo do Machado, 5 minutes to downtown and Copacabana. Area full of shops, restaurants, churches, supermarkets Sendas 24 and transport 24.

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* Characteristics

Garage

Refrigerator

Microwave

stove

Heater

29 "TV

utensils

Balcony room with 16 m²

Ceiling Fan

Panoramic
In • Condominium

Workout Gym

Grill

Deck

garage

Landscape and Garden

pool with wet deck

Swimming with the streak of 25 m

Quadra football

Indoor Volleyball

Restaurant

Playroom

dry sauna and steam

Cable TV

Lan House

Cinema

Home Offfice
Category: Rio de Janeiro
Posted by: Andre Skowronski
Many of may friends have asked me to post some additional photos of Rio do Janeiro from early 20´s century. It is really incredible how Rio grew so fast in terms of population and infra-structure. In 1910 for example, Rio already had a population of 1 million, two hundred thousand people. Famous beaches like Ipanema, Copacabana were practically virgin. Nature overall was barely untouched. If someone asked me in which period you would prefer to live nature wise, I would certainly chose those days!

The architecture as you will see followed much of the European with some oriental lines. Life in those days was definately NO STRESS. People could walk at the sidewalks, parks and beaches in peace with nature.

On another note, finding these Rio do Janeiro old school photos is not an easy task. Unfortunately, some of the "owners" of these pictures keep them locked in a safe. What good does this make to overall population in the world. Do these people really think they will make money on copyrights, even if they are 100 years old??? Makes n sense to me at all. Some of Rio´s government museums also hinder these initiatives to promote old school Rio photos. There are museums which have digitized more than 10,000 pictures of Rio but keep them unpublished!! I hope these 'policies' change and one day the Internet would be able to see what was Rio all about 50, 70, 80 years ago.

Enough of talk and politics! Let´s take a look at these amazing shots!



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Above, Old Photo of Botafogo Bay circa 1910



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Above, Old Photo of Copacabana Beach circa 1930 - what a trip!



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Above, Old Photo of caopacabana beach 1940


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Above, Old Photo of Gloria circa 1910


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Above, Old Photo of Vending Kiosk circa 1900


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Above, Old Photo of Leblon Beach circa 1910! Beautiful!


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Above, Old Photo of Copa & Ipanema circa 1910, view from sugar Loaf!


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Above, Old Photo of Copacabana Beach circa 1910 - what a trip!


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