As the Founder and Managing Director of Brazil Ahead, a leading Brazilian Portuguese school in New York City, Cristhiane Vieira-Rozenblit has gotten used to meeting with her team of instructors on a weekly basis; she has done so every week, since the school opened at the end of 2007.

[ February 27, 2010; 4:00 PM; ] Join MaractuNY, New York’s first and only Maracatu ensemble, for an intensive 4-month journey into the rhythms of Pernambuco, Brazil right here in Brooklyn, NY.

[ December 9, 2009; 8:00 PM; December 13, 2009; 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM. ] Forró

A dance out of Northeast Brazil. It is danced all over Brazil, and even in New York City. Some people say that the word “forró” comes from the English words “for all”, which meant that everyone was welcome to the parties organized by the English, who were building roads in Northeast Brazil, and holding parties for their Brazilian employees. But the word “forró”, probably comes from the word “forrobodó”, which meant the popular parties powered by music, dance and “cachaça”. A Forró band is usually comprised of an accordion, a zambumba (drum), and a triangle. In New York City you can dance Forró, listen to great music, and mix with Brazilians many nights during the week.

[ November 22, 2009; 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM. ]
FORRÓ WORKSHOP FOR BEGINNERS

When: November 22, 2009 2:00 PM
Price: $35.00 per person

Where:
Ripley-Grier Studios
520 8th ave bet 36/37, 16th Floor Please check the screen located by the elevator for the room number
New York, NY 10018

A two-hour workshop (from 2 to 4pm) designed for beginners or for those who never danced forró before. Please come and join [...]

Conference “Brazil and the Future, Knowledge, Investment and Infrastructure”, at Columbia University
Date: October 29, 2009
Time: 1:45 pm to 5:30 pm.
Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, International Affairs Building, Room 1501
Address: 420 West 118th Street, New York City.
With opening remarks by Prof. John H. Coatsworth, the Dean of School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, [...]

[ November 5, 2009; 6:00 PM; ] This coming Thursday, November 5, the Center for Architecture will be hosting a free lecture (open to the public) with Brazilian architect Ruy Ohtake. This lecture is being sponsored by the AIA Chapter NY, The Center for Architecture, and The Consulate General of Brazil in New York.

RUY OHTAKE, at the CENTER FOR ARCHITECTURE.
Address: 536 LaGuardia [...]