STOCKBRIDGE, MA.- A prehistoric squirrel scampers across an icy landscape, desperately clinging to his beloved acorn; a creative, young robot leaves his small town, with dreams of making it as a successful inventor; a rare, blue macaw travels to the ex…
Celebrated Brazilian Architect Oscar Niemeyer Turns 103, Opens Museum of His Work
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP).- Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer is celebrating his 103rd birthday with the launch of a museum dedicated to his career. The Oscar Niemeyer Foundation outside Rio de Janeiro will house exhibits about the legendary architect’s 7…
Jimmy the Painting Chimp Draws Hordes to Rio Zoo
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP).- A retired circus chimpanzee is the Cezanne of simians, drawing crowds to a Brazilian zoo to watch him paint. The 26-year-old chimp called Jimmy has been producing surprisingly lovely paintings each day for three weeks at the Niter…
Pele’s Final International Match Worn Shirt from 1971 to Sell at Bonhams
LONDON.- The shirt worn by the legendary Brazilian footballer Pelé in his final international appearance for Brazil versus Yugoslavia on 18 July 1971 is to be sold at Bonhams, Chester as part of its Sporting Memorabilia sale on 20 October 2010. It has…
Brazilian Architect Oscar Niemeyer Receives the Order of Arts and Letters Award
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP).- Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer has received one of Spain’s top awards for the arts. Niemeyer was given a medal for the Order of Arts and Letters award, created in 2008 to recognize people or institutions that help Spanish cul…
High Museum to Celebrate 25th Annual Latin American Film Festival
ATLANTA, GA.- The High Museum of Art will present the 25th annual Latin American Film Festival from Friday, September 24, to Saturday, October 30. This year’s festival will feature fifteen outstanding recent films, with a special focus on Argentin…
Stolen Portinari Painting Recovered in Brazil
SAO PAULO (AP).- Police have recovered a painting by one of Brazil’s most famous painters two weeks after it was stolen from a museum. Authorities say Candido Portinari’s “O Enterro,” or “The Burial,” was found with a suspect in Rio de Janeiro on Satu…
MoMA’s Annual Premiere Brazil! Film Festival Returns this July
NEW YORK, NY.- The eighth annual Premiere Brazil! film festival, a collaboration between The Museum of Modern Art and the Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival, introduces New York audiences to original and accomplished recent work by both new and…