Oto and the pups

The time has come for our 8 Rhodesian Ridgeback puppies to leave the mother and join their new family. Two brother left for Macae, as suprise birthday presents for Martina (10) and Francisco (13), sons of our C38 best client Alex. One has climbed the montain region with our friend Yann, to be his companion and guard in Benfica(S. Pedro da Serra)



The lady should meet soon her friend Silva( adult male RR ) in a superb mansion not far from here, in Santa Teresa...So don t miss the last pups available before is too late..
A special visit to the puppies arrived this sunday, with little OTO (almost one year old) interacting with the dogs..



Oto had a great time playing and looking the little ones around him, and so did we taking pictures and watching them having fun with eachother.

Progetti - New Art Gallery in town

A Cidade do Rio de Janeiro ganhou uma nova galeria de arte!

A Galeria Progetti, localizada na Travessa do Comércio, junto à Praça XV, ocupa um sobrado de três andares de 1889, que faz parte de um dos conjuntos arquitetônicos mais bem preservados do Rio de Janeiro.

A mostra individual de Jannis Kounellis, um dos nomes centrais da arte contemporânea internacional, e um dos expoentes da arte povera abriu a galeria, sabado 02 de agosto, contando com a presencia de todos os artistas e autoridades da arte contemporanea no Brasil.




À frente da Progetti estão os galeristas italianos Paola Colacurcio e Niccolò Sprovieri, ambos com larga experiência nas artes, que escolheram a cidade do Rio de Janeiro para sediar a segunda experiência como galeristas – Niccolò é o responsável pela Sprovieri Progetti, sediada em Londres, e Paola trabalhou por mais de vinte anos na histórica Galeria Lucio Amelio, de Nápoles.

Kounellis é um dos mais importantes artistas oriundos da arte povera, movimento que nasceu nos anos 1960 na Itália e estendeu sua influência para diversos países.



Jannis Kounellis, dia 05 de agosto a 01 de novembro de 2008, de terça a sábado, das 11h às 19h, na Galeria Progetti, Travessa do Comércio, 22, Arco do Telles |Centro, Rio de Janeiro (RJ). | Telefone: (21)2221-9893| Email: info@progettirio.com.Entrada franca

Renovation

After a long week when C38 drive to craziness the wood carpenter and other workers, with a tide schedule and a dead line set by future guests.
Now we are back to our peaceful routine.

The renovation happened a few weeks ago in a gap between the bookings.
Now castelinho has his rooms from 1866 with a new look.

The big hall on the second floor also received new painting and a brand new illumination system that put the art pieces literally in the spot light.

Those improvements intent to give to our guess a better and more comfortable stay.
Started with our bar and the next step is probably the garden that will receive some new plants to become even more beautiful.
Stay tuned for the next changes.

CCC 7th anniversary

Last Monday 07/07 Castelinho38 have been kindly invited by our partners CCC – Centro Cultural Carioca –to their 7 anniversary party.
CCC is a beautiful sobrado in Lapa/city Centre , one of the most prestigious places to hear good brasilian music in RIO, a cultural centre with Dance Classes, Art Exhibitions, and a fabulous authentic carioca cusine.
The encounter between CCC and C38 has been through the great mandolin master Mike Marshall, our guest of the month of December, when he performed with Hamilton de Hollanda.
Since then our tower is one of the logos among their partners in the monthly CCC Artistic Programme, so accurately prepared by Alfredo Galhoes and Isnard Manso.



Business aside, CCC is one of our favorite and most recommended place for a music night out, where recently we saw the new generation of samba like Princesess Roberta Sa, Martinalia, Leticia Tui and Teresa Cristina or Dukes Herminio Bello de Carvalho, Rodrigo Maranhao, Paulinho Moska and Pedro Miranda.



Before blowing CCC seven candles, some masters of Samba and Brasilian Music and Poetry performed on stage together with Grupo Semente: Nelson Sargento, Aurea Martins, Paolo Marques, Agenor de Oliveira, Leticia Tui and Elisa Lucinda.
“ Because Music and Poetry = Brasilan samba, the cultural mark of this country”, our friend and writer A. Riva would say.



Check the programme for the next 2 months, visiting their site www.centroculturalcarioca.com.br
Or simply go there any time, as the quality of people, music and food is excellent!

Special dates

We had so many things going on lately that we didn t know where to start with so after almost a week without news, here a summery of what happened and what has to come this month...



Starting with our beloved TADEO, who lived with us some unforgettable months here at Castelinho38 last year, and is celebrating his birthday today 11 of June. Tadeo is now living in San Clemente del Tuyu, not far from Pinamar in Argentina with mamma Mariel, for who we will always be thankful for all she has done @ C38 . Parabens Tata from all the C38 staff and Santa Teresa friends you have left behind. We are missing you, take care and a lot of saudades!



Our dear friend and neighbour ALBERTO RIVA has launched yestarday, 10 of June, in a famous Library of Milan, his second book during a very special night. The book " Seguire i pappagalli fino alla fine" its a concentration of stories, interviews, chats and facts about Rio de Janeiro and its multiples souls. Stefano Bollani, the greatest pianist and jazz musician who has just launched a CD with only brasilians tunes, was there on the piano to make the night unforgetable! C38 team was there with our hearts..



Last saturday 7 of June Casteliho38 hosted one of the nicest event ever! The children were the main actores during a fantastic afternoon were adults and the small ones enjoyed our terrace bar and played till late. Jardim Ciranda is a nursery following the Waldorf education system and is looking for a place to settle in Santa Teresa. Here at castelinho38 they have found last saturday many new friends and parents interested in this lovely project we have supported since the beginning. Our next post will be dedicated to them and will show you fotos and tell you more about it!




It has officially ended the 1st of June, our first partnership with Rede Record TV, with whom we have started in October and have been broadcasted during 6 months during prime time in all the country, showing our beautiful house facade.
The soap opera has found great number of fans during these months and we at C38 had always worked in harmony with the big Tv crew, technicians, actors and all the equipments they used every time they had filmed here. Our Manager Fabio will be missing a lot his tv stars wondering around our terrace bar.

C38 sailing team goes to Venice!

C38 sailing team is set to sail at the Olimpic Classes National (Italian) Championship in Venice next week.
The King and his brother are back in Venice after almost a quarter of a century from their first appearance in the national circuit.




Giorgio, the King father, has spent a decade in Venice training local sailor to reach high standard at international level.
20 years on, and, after retiring from professional coaching, Giorgio is back to bring his old chaps in the sailing circuit.



Here some pics taken at the Yacht Club Adriaco in Trieste, home town of the King and his family, before packing for the races.

We will be able to follow the races live at www.cico2008.it starting saturday 30th of May.


Castelinho38 crew wish all the best to their representitive in Italy.

Hasta pronto Tumbao !!

Santa Teresa is a very cosmopolitan distric, where many foreigners and visitors melt with locals daily. But there is only one place where you can breath the real South American atmosphere, taste its regional specialities and listen to the most enchanting music : Tumbao de Malevo!



Its name - Tumbao de Malevo - has an interesting story being "tumbao" the drum used in the caribbean and "malevo" an argentinian slang for "smartass" and somehow contains all the continent south, from Panama to Ushuaia, in two words.



Santiago and Iuri, the owners, have been so good in putting together art, music, cinema, clown performances, classes, food, drinks and good vibes of what resulted to be a concentrated of South American culture.



Coffees and Cachacas are fabulous here, as well as all the meals that comes out of the wooden oven. At week-ends specials breakfast and brunches are served and weight in the typical-atypical brazilian per-kilo system. While some live acustic music is massaging your ears and soul.



The wide open terrace with panoramic view over the main streets of Santa Teresa, the peaceful garden decorated with antiques and natural elements,together with the nice people who works here make this place very special.



Castelinho38 was there on its last sunday, together with the special "model of 90" you have seen in the pictures. Tumbao de Malevo is closing now for some refurbishing and we are all looking forward to its opening soon, hasta siempre queridos amigos....

Grand Premier

After more than one month of hard work, lots of liters of coffee and thousands of cigarettes the big day has arrived, and C38 members were there to support.

The spectacle started at 19:00h of saturday night at Oi futuro theater.

"What's wrong with the word" is a very dynamic, intriguing and all most experimental presentation.



The show mix action,projections, confused dialogs and video conference, stretching the limits of a simple stage.

The story is performed simultaneously in Rio and London at Soho Theater

42% of the action happens in the stage, 37% on the screen and 64% in the mind of the audience ( I told you it was confused!!!)

After the premier a small cocktail for friends and guests happened at Oi Futuro cafeteria to celebrate and calm down the nerves of the first day


Congratulations!!!!!!!

Phila7 @ C38

C38 is hosting the Phila7 theater Group since March.
They are dividing their time between C38 and Oi Futuro theater.
As you can see they tranformed our bar in a second office!

The other half of the day they spend at Oi Futuro where they will be performing from 19/04 to 04/05




The presentation named "What's wrong with the world" belongs to the Play on Earth series and put together actors in Rio de Janeiro and London through videoconference technology.

In the following pictures below you can have a preview of what the show will be like...



Till the Grand Premier they ll keep practicing, working hard and drinking lots of coffee.

We ll keep you guys posted about it...

YSN @ LAPA

This is just a reminder to all of our friends that already know YOU SMELL NICE and an invitation to all of you who do not know them. Two fabulous DJ from UK started to spin records together last year, and by now their venue is very popular and special.
We had the pleasure to have YSM for our final party of 2007, where more than 500 people attended the venue.

The You Smell Nice roadshow is trundling down the hill from Santa Teresa on April 5th, settling just by the Arches of Lapa at 'A Gruta' Bar, Rua Evarista Da Veiga, 147, for a 10pm - 4am session of unparalleled good times, nice people, and boot scootin'. We're hoping to make this a twice-monthly do, so it would be great to see you down there. Here's those details again...

SATURDAY-5-APRIL-2008

YOU SMELL NICE LAPA
'A GRUTA' Bar
Rua Evarista Da Veiga, 147 (on the left just before the arches from the beach side)

10PM-4AM
R$10

90 ANOS

Castelinho38 went to Sao Paulo last week end in order to represent a big community that could not be there in this very special event: in the 29th of March, our beloved grandmother, aunt and sister ROBERTA turned 90 years old. Nonna, Tia e Irma Roberta celebrated her 90th birthday in Jaragua, neighborhood of big SAO PAULO, together with relatives and friends.



This incredible person happened to be THE grandmother and every year comes to Brazil to spend some time at Castelinho38, leaving a lot of recipes, friends and muitas saudades.
She was very happy to host more than 100 persons in the BBQ (churrasco) she offered on Saturday with the help of many relatives and friends. The party was a familiar event at Maria's house, where Nonna stays regularly in Sao Paulo.



She got many phone calls from Italy and all over Brasil where Nonna has sons, grandchildren, nephews, godchildren and friends. Since many people asked us to send news and pictures from the celebration, they will all be happy to read this post.



It is a tribute to an elder person that has so much to share and to teach us: after all she lived and experienced in her life it is a wonderful experience to see the joy in her eyes during the party!



Happy birthday ROBERTA and 100 of these days!!!

Happy birthday Rio !

O Rio de Janeiro é uma cidade bonita por natureza. Belas praias, lindas paisagens… apesar de andar meio sujinha, nada tira seu esplendor. Quem visita a cidade se encanta e vai embora com muita saudade.
Apesar de enfrentarmos uma série de problemas, não há nada que se compare ao prazer de ver o sol nascendo na praia, e, principalmente, poder vê-lo se pôr em Ipanema.


Amanhã, dia 1° de março, a Cidade Maravilhosa festeja seus 443 anos, com uma série de programações.
Um destaque especial é a feira da Rua do Lavradio, na Lapa, bem perto de Santa Teresa. Lá acontece tradicionalmente, todo primeiro sábado do mês, intensas atividades culturais como exposição de artistas de rua e venda de objetos antigos e novos. Para comemorar a data, a feira terá uma programação especial, com a apresentação de diversos músicos. No repertório, uma verdadeira viagem musical pelos diversos ritmos do Brasil.


Feira da Rua do Lavradio

Já as areias da praia de Ipanema serão palco de um show gratuito também no sábado. O show, além de comemorar o aniversário da cidade, será uma homenagem aos 50 anos da bossa nova.

Pelo visto não é apenas o Rio que ganhará belos presentes, mas todos nós cariocas de alma e de coração.

Parabéns Rio!!

Os bondes de Santa Teresa

Uma das principais atrações de Santa Teresa, sem dúvida alguma, são os bondes.
O meio de transporte foi introduzido no Rio de Janeiro – primeira cidade da América do Sul a adotá-lo – em 1859 e serviam de ligação entre o centro da cidade com os bairros próximos. Na época eram puxados por burros e apenas três anos mais tarde, em 1862, é que ganharam máquinas a vapor.
A atual linha que passa pelos Arcos da Lapa, ligando a Ladeira de Santo Antonio ao Curvelo, foi inaugurada em 1895 e, desde então, dezenas turistas e moradores utilizam o transporte diariamente.

Anos atrás, na época da sua inauguração, 35 bondes circulavam pelo bairro. Em 1975, com uma frota de 28 veículos, alguns deixaram de funcionar e apenas 18 faziam a ligação entre o centro da cidade e Santa Teresa. Atualmente, apenas quatro estão em circulação.


Réplica dos primeiros bondes

Depois de anos sendo apenas conservados, os bondes passam por um moderno processo de restauração. Oito estão em reforma e até o final do ano, segundo a secretaria de Transportes, o bairro contará com 14 bondes totalmente reconstruídos.

Apesar de manterem a aparência segundo os padrões estéticos do século XIX, o novo bonde terá um motor mais potente e consumirá menos energia. Para isso os trilhos também passam por reformas e as obras são retomadas aos poucos, de modo a não causar muitos transtornos ao bairro e à vida dos moradores.


Um dos bondes reformados

Com a reforma dos bondes, o passeio pelo bairro mais charmoso do Rio ficará mais seguro e confortável.

Para conhecer um pouco mais sobre a história dos bondes no Rio de Janeiro, vale a pena visitar o Museu do Bonde. Eles têm uma exposição permanente com mais de 300 peças, que ilustram a passagem desse meio de transporte pela cidade.
O museu fica bem perto do Castelinho38, na rua Carlos Brant n° 14, e está aberto diariamente, das 9 às 16 h. A entrada é gratuita!


Parte da exposição do museu



Fonte: secretaria de Transportes e Museu do Bonde

Team 38 uniformizado

(André, Eryka e Fabio)



O Castelinho38 tem pouco mais de um ano e está sempre em busca de mudanças ou projetos para agradar seus hóspedes. Um deles, simples mas eficaz, já foi colocado em prática: nosso staff está de cara nova, estamos uniformizados.
A iniciativa busca facilitar a estadia do hóspede, que agora já sabe a quem se dirigir para tirar dúvidas, pedir informações ou simplesmente bater um papo.
As camisetas fizeram tanto sucesso que alguns hóspedes também resolveram vestir a camisa do Castelinho e compraram as suas.


(Alice, Aline e Ariana)

Carnaval - Parte II

O Rio de Janeiro respira samba. As escolas de samba levaram muito brilho e beleza e contagiou todos que estavam na Sapucaí. Um verdadeiro espetáculo!

Aqui em Santa Teresa a alegria e a empolgação ficaram por conta dos blocos, que arrastaram uma multidão de foliões pelas ladeiras do bairro.

Na sexta foi a vez do Carmelitas. Mesmo não tendo divulgado o horário correto do desfile, uma multidão de pessoas participaram do bloco e seguiram os ritmistas que tocavam sem parar.


Desfile do Carmelitas // Foto de André Teixeira



Outro bloco que animou Santa Teresa foi o Céu na Terra, um dos mais populares da cidade. Gente bonita, adultos e crianças, todos fantasiados, animados, cantando novas e antigas marchinhas. Como fez um forte calor no dia – infelizmente foi o único dia em que o sol resolveu aparecer - alguns moradores, do alto de suas janelas e varandas, refrescavam os que passavam com duchas de água fria. Era se molhar e não perder o ritmo.

O pessoal do Songoro Cosongo também fizeram bonito. Nem a chuva que caiu na segunda-feira espantou os foliões que, animados, seguiam o grupo formado por músicos brasileiros, argentinos, venezuelanos, colombianos e chilenos.

E Santa Teresa continua assim, em pura agitação. Músicas e batuques tomam conta das esquinas, bares e ladeiras do bairro. A cada instante você encontra foliões com fantasias divertidas, muitos homens vestidos de mulher, de nadador… todas criativas e com muito colorido.

Mesmo com toda chuva que tem caído, muita gente conseguiu se divertir pela cidade e foram atrás dos blocos, levando seu bom humor e alegria.


Desfile da Beija-Flor, a grande vencedora do carnaval 2008 // Foto de Luis Alvarenga

Retrospective 2007 - Part II

Casa Claugia magazine

In the second half of the year, during the month of September, the photographers and plastic artists, Fernanda Antoun, Alex Topini and Ale Souto utilized the space of Castelinho38 for the exhibition “Integral-Ação+Espaço+Linguagem”. In the garage Alê Souto presented the installation “Desmanche ao Leo” and in the main room Fernanda Antoun and Alex Topini presented photographs from the project “Ir e Vir” and “Cubos”.

We Closed the year in the company of the musician Mike Marshall and with the party “We Smell Nice”. Marshall enchanted all of us with his inspired music. Cariocas and tourists from various locales had the chance to check out Marshall’s strong and delicate work first hand at the Carioca Cultural Centre.

The “We Smell Nice” party was another success. Aproximately 500 people were here to celebrate the birthdays of the plastic artist Marcos Chaves, DJ Mary Byker, and the one year anniversary of the opening of Castelhino38. Of course, we also said “bye bye to 2007” with much happiness and music!

Now our staff is gearing up for 2008. From January on we will host a varied mix of artists, video projects and even some classes for our guests and local Santa Teresa residents. We’re excited about the New Year and wish our guests-- past, present and future— happiness in the coming 12 months. Happy New Year!

Retrospective 2007 - Part I

Art and architecture will always walk side by side. Here at Castelinho38 this connection is always present. The past year was culturally rich for us. We made new partnerships, opened cultural events, and diverse expositions decorated our rooms. Contigo magazine completed a photo essay at Castelinho38 and we were featured in two magazine articles: “Viver em Santa Teresa” in Casa Claudia (Nov./2007) and “Torres Cariocas” in the Journal do Brasil’s Domingo magazine (Nov./2007). The telenovela “Amor e Intrigas” also filmed on location at Castelinho38. So much to talk about! Let’s take it in parts...

In the beginning of the year we hosted a plastic arts exposition by Fabiola Moraes. With a Master’s in cultural heritage and a concentration in anthropology, the artist seeks in her work to analytically consider images of diverse origin, such as urban scenes or icons from the history of art, with the purpose of emphasizing features and particular structures. Some of her work, like other artists that also exhibited here in 2007 (Nilton Pinho, Fernando Mendonça, Jean-Baptiste Dechery, Adriano Melhem, Maria di Andréa, Peter Miro, and Zé Abbra) can be seen in our rooms.

During February we hosted the theatre group “Sobrevento” specialists in animation and puppet’s theatre. Soon after, in April and May, the theatre group “Lume” graced our space. In their “Carioca” season they conducted theatrical presentations and workshops. Tadashi Endo, director, choreographer, and Japanese ballet dancer, celebrated his 60th birthday with us by performing three shows here in Rio.


Sobrevento's show


Dr. Brian Wilson (Babalawo Ifa Adentunde professor of Contemporary Percussion at Brooklyn College of Music in New York) also spent time at Castelinho38. He was here to participate in a cultural exchange program that seeks to share and spread knowledge on “Ifa: African Wisdom”. The program allowed us to better understand African culture, which, for most of us is still a subject barely explored.

In June we continued our cultural work. During the last weekend of the month Santa Teresa held its annual “Portas Abertas”, an event with diverse cultural activities where the principal attractions are the ateliers that open their doors for visitation. Castelinho38 participated in the cultural itinerary by hosting an exposition by a neighbourhood artist cooperative, the live installation “Homunculus”, and an animated party with music from DJ Mary Byker.


“Homunculus”

In the period between June and July, Castelhino38 lent its support and partnership to FotoRio2007-The International Photography Festival of Rio de Janeiro. Castelhino38 hosted participating photographers of the event. Soon after FotoRio2007, the exposition “Invaded City: An Itinerant Project between Brazil and Spain,” which explores the conflicted and chaotic relationship between urban space and nature, and their manifestation as forces of organization and destruction, was hosted at Castelhino38.

C38 on national TV NEWS

We ve received a very special visit the other day from a TV reporter who was covering the next Soap Opera ( Tele Novela ) to be launched on Rede Record next week.



One of the main location will be the neighbourhod of SAnta Teresa, and the coincidence is that the main character will be living in a guesthouse...which is in real life OUR Guesthouse...



We spent a nice afternoon together with the Reporter Ana Paola and Cameraman Eduardo Curi, shooting at Castelinho38 and Santa Teresa s views. It s always interesting to see how much work and preparation is behind the few minutes that goes live during the NEWS.



We can t hide ourselves anymore all the country is watching, so more news about the NOVELA, starting the 20th on national channel will be coming soon



Here a few pictures of what are todays tools behind the camera, thanks for the kind attention shown toward C38.

The Godfather

All the Castelinho38 is today crying and suffering for the departure of TADEO and his mother MARIEL after 5 months spent together. Our FRIENDS, heading south toward Buenos Aires, will be always remembered here and are leaving the biggest SAUDADES not only among the staff as well as our guests. Thanks, Gracias e Obrigado for all the great moments spent together and good luck for everything....SUCCESS!!! LOVE38

Castelinho38 new Flyer

we are currently printing our new material that should be ready next week, here is a little taste of what it s look like.

Castelinho38 Spring Edition 07

Castelinho38 spring 07 style

getting ready to ROCK!!

WE R FINISHING OUR NEW RESTYLING IN ORDER TO HOST THE NEXT VENUE THIS COMING FRIDAY.
OUR MASTER ISAIAS IS PAINTING THE LAST LITTLE BITS OF PEACES, AND THE CASTELINHO IS LOOKING GREAT....
CHECK OUT THE ALL PROGRAMME FOR FRIDAY NIGHT IN THE NEXT POST.
SEE YOU ALL THERE!!!

CASTELINHO38'S FACIAL REJUVENATION

WE ARE TAKING SOME TIMES NOW DURING LOW SEASON TO GIVE US A LIFTING, AND SOME MAKE UP IN ORDER TO BE READY, BRIGHT AND SPARKLING FOR THE NEXT BRAZILIAN SUMMER AND OUR NEXT VENUES.
CHECK OUR NEXT POSTS BECAUSE WE ARE ORGANIZING SOME MORE ART EXIBITION AND A SAMBA SHOW IN OUR GARDEN....COMING SOON MORE INFORMATION ABOUT IT.

Next generation!

Ananda, Tadeo e Grace acompanham a Fernanda com a pequena barriguinha de três meses na varanda do Castelinho38. Aqui as crianças são bem-vindas!