Domingo de capoeira no Castelinho38!

Domingo foi dia de capoeira no nosso jardim!

Muito axé, energia positiva e acarajés - evento Kunta Kinte - exposição de fotos de capoeira, roda de Capoeira, Maculelê e Jongo.

A Associação Cultural Kunta Kinte, é formado por um grupo de voluntários e desenvolve, um trabalho de inclusão social para crianças, jovens e adultos, moradores do bairro de Santa Teresa. Sua principal atividade são a Capoeira, Circo, Dança Afro, Maculelê, e Jongo.

Participação especial do Axé de Angela, nossa baiana do Acarajé e Nona Roberta

Obrigado pela participação de todos e até a próxima!

C38 staff.

Capoeira @ C38

Prezados amigos!

estao todos convidados para a abertura da exposição "Capoeira e Fotografia Kunta Kinte", que será realizado no dia 28.03.2010. O evento tem como finalidade divulgar e apoiar o trabalho do grupo Kunta Kinte, liderado pelo único mestre de capoeira cego do Brasil, Mestre João Kanoa (que estará presente).

O evento apresentará (e venderá) as fotografias do fotógrafo Otto Vay (parte da receita será doada ao grupo), e para animar teremos roda de capoeira, dança afro e jongo. O bar dp Castelinho 38 estará aberto, comidinhas tipicas serao servidas...Do not MISS it !!

Coral e Feijoada!

Heaven on earth

This saturday 6th of Febrary, our breakfast had an special sound...the Carnaval Block (bloco de Carnaval) "Céu na Terra", with musicians playing inside the Bondinho .
Watch the crowd at our bar, over the balcony is a very exciting experience. Take a look (sorry, but because of the distance, the pic is not that good)!!


And then, the train follows ahead with the crowd and passes at Largo dos Guimarães, central point in Santa Teresa, when our guests can comfortable go outside, down to this square (4 minutes walking) and take proof of the great event that is to see this crowd wearing fancy clothes and following the train singing and jumping...so, this second picture is to show the view from the slope that connects our Hotel to Largo dos Guimarães:



We hope you come to join us at this especial period of the year so, here it goes some of the "Blocos de Carnaval" program this weekend:

Thursday - 11/02 - Banda da Rua do Mercado - 4pm till 10pm - Rua do Mercado, Praça XV, Centro.
- 11/02 - Badalo de Santa Teresa - 7 pm till 01 am - Largo das Neves - Santa Teresa.

Friday - 12/02 - Embaixadores da Folia - 5 pm till 11 pm - Avenida Rio Branco, Centro.
- 12/02 - Afroreggae - 7 pm till 12 am - Arcos da Lapa - Lapa.
- 12/02 - Carmelitas - 2 pm till 7 pm - Rua Dias de barros - Santa Teresa.

Saturday - 13/02 - CÉU NA TERRA - 6 am till 12 pm - Praça Odilo Costa - Santa Teresa.
- 13/02 - Bola Preta - 7:30 am till 1 pm - Avenida Rio Branco, Praça da Cinelândia - Centro.
- 13/02 - Zé Pereira - 1 pm till 4 pm - Escola de Música Villa Lobo - Lapa.
- 13/02 - Aconteceu - 2 pm till 8 pm - Largo das Neves - Santa Teresa.

Sunday - 14/02 - Cordão do Boitátá - 7 am till 4pm - Rua do Mercado - Praça XV - Centro.

Carnaval "blocos"

Carnaval block "Cordão do bola preta" - at Rio Branco Avenue - Center of Rio de Janeiro city.

Carnaval`s parade in Rio de Janeiro (with the Samba-enredo being played) used to happen for several years, all over the main streets of the Center of the city (Presidente Vargas and Rio Branco`s Avenue).

After the 80`s (1984), the great brasilian architect Oscar Niemeyer created along Sapucaí Avenue, the Sambódromo - popular called the apotheosis of the Samba.

But over the streets of Rio, other kind of rhythm has being played since 1920`s until 1960, when it begun to be substituted by the Samba-enredo, the “Marchinha de Carnaval“, who was responsible for the Carnaval on the streets along this 40 years.

Carnaval block "Carmelitas" - Santa teresa - has this name because of the Carmelita`s monastery, here in Santa Teresa

The first Marchinha music was created in 1899 – “Ô abre alas” by Chiquinha Gonzaga (also a great Chorinho`s composer during the 30`s). The idea was to make something like a military rhythm but faster, so as people could make a group and march behind the singers and players (group named Carnaval BLOCOS) and also keeping the Carnaval philosophy of plea, creating lyrics with double senses and jokes with politics, social behaviors or woman`s social situation, for example.

But fortunately it has grown again…so, ladies and gentleman, we present to you the “BLOCOS DE CARNAVAL“ , already playing on our streets during the weeks before their official parades, singing “Marchinhas de Carnaval” over the rails of the train in Santa Teresa, following our small yellow “Bondinho“, or walking over our main streets, not only here on our neighborhood but all over Rio de Janeiro.

Carnaval block - "Céu na Terra" - following the rails of the bondinho (yellow train that crosses Santa Teresa).

So, wear your fancy goods and come to Santa teresa to join us, beacuse here is already Carnaval time!!

Almost Carneval!

Almost Carnaval!!!!

Janeiro has just began and Rio is already boiling with samba...as usual!

Since December, in SAMBÓDROMO (the place where Carneval official parade happens) essays of the schools of Samba are for free and opened to public. The place is amazing, open air and cold beer being sold. A very good opportunity to feel, out of period, a little bit of the Carneval vibrations and sounds.

Sambódromo`s essays Calendary:

Jan - 09th - Saturday - At 8 PM - G.R.E.S.Porto da Pedra.

At 10 PM - G.R.E.S. Portela.

Jan - 10th - Sunday - At 7 PM - G.R.E.S. Santa Cruz.

At 8 PM - G.R.E.S. Mocidade.

At 10 PM - G.R.E.S. Salgueiro.

Jan - 16th - Saturday - At 8 PM - G.R.E.S. Caprichosos de Pilares.

At 10 PM - G.R.E.S. União da Ilha do Governador.

Jan - 17th - Sunday - At 7 PM - G.R.E.S. São Clemente.

At 10 PM - G.R.E.S. Viradouro.

Jan - 24th - Saturday - At 8 PM - G.R.E.S. Mangueira.

At 10 PM - G.R.E.S. Unidos da Tijuca.

Jan - 30th - Saturday - At 7 PM - G.R.E.S. Estácio de Sá.

At 8 PM - G.R.E.S. Porto da Pedra.

At 10 PM - G.R.E.S. Portela.

Jan - 31st - Sunday - At 8 PM - G.R.E.S. Grande Rio.

At 10 PM - G.R.E.S. Vila Isabel.

Sambódromo`s map

Other good opportunity to hear some samba is MANGUEIRA...the first school of samba in Rio, created by Cartola, one of the greatest samba`s composer.

So...wear the green and rose of Mangueira`s flag and come to RIO!!

Mangueira`s headquarter

Julia save Fluminense

Fluminense FC, the same big team that last year was playing the final of Libertadores Cup, is now struggling on the bottom of the table, trying to survive in the main brazilian football league.
Bad managing and administration,on its 5th coach of the season, with best players injured and no luck what so ever, even though the supporters never left FLU alone!

Last sunday,specially supported from its incredible fans at FIEL, special guests from Miguel Pereira and JULIA ( for her 10th birthday), Fluminense started well in the match scoring his first at the beginning of the first half but let Avai equalize shortly after thanks to an big error from the difense sector.

Avai scored its second and let supporters quite for a while, until young Conca steal a ball and serve an assist to make 2-2 just before the end of first half. Julia looked worried...


Second half Fluminense was better organized and turned the score, marking 3-2 with great play by Conca again, acclaimed from the fans and supporters that now kept singing since the final whistle.


Fluminense was paying more attention in the defense and had good tries to deserve final and first victory after 11 matches: FLUMINENSE 3-2 AVAI (Florianopolis).
Julia can smile again.

Dila new artworks

Winter Fire C38

The traditional Fire camp took place at C38 on last friday 24th of July (exactly one month after St. John) with a great atmosphere, friends, neighbors and guests.
every year lighting a fire in the winter time is a good excuse to get rid of the old stuff and renew the energy for the new year.

Seres Fantasticos - SMAEL

Smael Vagner s " Seres Fantasticos" is showing @ C38 Gallery his artworks untill the 2nd of August, from 11h to 20h daily. Smael is a resident artist of Santa Teresa and is always available to receive interested art collectors in order to explain deeper his works.

Smael atelier is located nearby and his recent webpage www.smael.com.br contains all additional information about the artist and his fantastic beings.

So far Smael exhibition is one of the most visited and already half of his collection is no longer available as soon will be decorating some lucky guys leavingroom s walls.

Do not miss last week "Seres Fantasticos" exhibition, even if Smael works will be opening soon another art gallery.... Good Luck Smael and congratulation...

Portas Abertas 09

The hype week end in Santa Teresa is called " Santa Teresa de Portas ABERTAS" and it s basically happen during the first week-end of July, where Art Studios- Ateliers-Garage and Street Vendors of Handcraft and food are opening their door, occupying streets and squares and forming an unmissable Art & Culture Circuit along the tiny alleys of the Bourogh.

Castelinho38 is on its 3rd edition of the official "Open Doors Circuit" and this year had the pleasure to host one of the most talented and young artist of the neighbourhod, with his artworks in our Gallery. Smael is showing his "Grafiti style" paintings till the 2nd of August, and this series is called " Seres Fantasticos", a very impressive collection that many visited starting from the week end of Portas Abertas.

A special stand has been installed in order to host the incredible cloths of CICLO AMBIENTAL, an eco-friendly company, with great design and style that is doing history in Rio de Janeiro and abroad.Samba rock band "Partido Leve" has performed live on sunday night, with a great beat and groovy style, closing a very succesfull event at C38.

June Meeting

Em JUNHO o Castelinho38 recebeu os grupos: IDS - Institute of Development Studies e Citizenship DRC .
Convidados vindos da India, Africa do Sul, Brasil, EUA e Inglaterra se reuniram aqui por uma semana visando abordar e debater os inúmeros direitos negados à pessoas carentes e propor soluções para tal problema.


Bem como explorar questões de importância fundamental para o desenvolvimento do pensamento, da política e principalmente de ações...
Nós do Castelinho38 agradecemos o empenho dessas pessoas em tentar modificar o mundo que vivemos e torna-lo melhor para TODOS NóS !

FotoRio 2009

We are closing the month of MAY announcing another great ART event, which will open the month of June, on tuesday 2nd we ll be presenting the photos exhibition of Luiz Frota and Moskow, two brazilian photographers who are taking part of the FotoRio 2009.
Football and Circus are the theme of this photos exhibition that will stay along the all month of June. For the opening the famous Vegan Chef Ze Roberto will prepare a special buffet for all the guests. Absolutely unmissable!
see you there.

A arte de Gil Schvartz

Greatest Brazilian shoes designer Gil Schvartz, "o Beto", recently passed away, has left an incredible collections of shoes, now presented for the first time to the public here at Castelinho38, next sunday 31 of MAY from 13hs untill 21h. Unmissable! Great buffet and drinks served - performance and catwalk-videoprojection, and special prices and occasions!!
Let your shoe shine!!