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This is what I call a fun event: You listen to live Brazilian music by Joseh Garcia and you learn about the history of Brazilian Jazz. This is a multimedia event in which live music is intertwined with a presentation of slides. Awesome! READ MORE>

Street Smart Brazil is one more time proud to sponsor Joseh Garcia in concert!

Joseh Garcia is a San Francisco based Brazilian singer of MPB (Brazilian pop music) whose audience has reached Canada, Italy, Brazil, and France. He has is launching his first EP, Bossa a Trois, made of original songs that blend Brazilian pop with French downtempo music. The EP is produced by Daniel Masson, known worldwide for his compilations for Buddha-Bar (Paris). This album has received a 5 star review by REVIEWYOU reviewer Matthew Forss. READ MORE>

Street Smart Brazil is proud to sponsor "TEMPO: A Brazilian Musical Journey" on June 18th in San Francisco.

I recently had the pleasure to meet Joseh Garcia, a talented Brazilian musician who lives -- and sings -- here in the San Francisco Bay Area, CA. Joseh told me about his creative projects that range from publishing an album through an Italian label to recording in France to creating a show that puts together Brazilian and Middle Eastern music. Joseh has a fascinating relationship with music: He uses words such as  enchantment, healing, and transformation to define his work. READ MORE>

In November, we wrote about the exhibition "When Lives Become Form: Contemporary Brazilian Art, 1960's to Present” at the Yerba Buena Center of the Arts. We went and had a great time. Now John Shepherd, the film curator there, has written us about a very interesting event that is happening this week.   READ MORE>