JungleDrums issue 72 August 2009

BRASILIAN SKATE ART SPECIAL: COLLECTOR’S EDITION

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FOR A DIFFERENT BRASILIAN MUSIC

pumps and head down to Notting Hill for the 2009 Carnival. London's most traditional multi-culturalevent this year will alsofeature a special parade bythe London School of Samba, in celebration to its silver jubilee

YOUR MOST COMFORTABLE

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at Beachdown, the festival with the 100% mud-free guarantee. 2009's line-up includes crafty Liverpudleans The Zutons, Gilles Peterson, Super Furry Animals and Favela Chic.

FOR A FAMILY AFFAIR,

A COPY OF THE NOVEL HELIOPOLIS.

YOUR FISTS IN THE

THE GRASS OF DEVIL'S DYKE

with the Brothers of Brazil who tour London this month with their crazy mix of punk rock and bossa nova.

Set in São Paulo, James Scudamore's book haswon plaudits in the UKand beaten hundreds of other works to feature in the fi rst list for the prestigious Man Booker Prize.

pumps and head down to Notting Hill for the 2009 Carnival. London's most traditional multi-culturalevent this year will alsofeature a special parade bythe London School of Samba, in celebration to its silver jubilee

YOUR MOST COMFORTABLE

air at the last of Jungle's monthly free nights at Camino on August 30th, this time featuring the feisty sextet Molotov Jukebox and their explosive fusion of genres and beats.

who tour London this month with their crazy mix of punk rock and bossa nova.

genres and beats.

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AGENDA

The bible to what’s going on in town

INBOX

Your rants and raves

JUNGLE GUIDE

Mate: fancy a bitter healthy cuppa?

ARNALDO ANTUNES

In-house conjectures and speculations

COVER FEATURE

Jungle drops in on the ‘memory bowl’ to visit the beginnings of modern Brasilian underground art

Funked up: how Rio’s new legal bureaucracy threatens to silence the world-famous bailes and beats

DEEP IN THE JUNGLE

A moving tribute to the victims of the Camberwell fire, which claimed the lives of three Brasilians

4THINKING MINDS

São Paulo’s young guns form what could be Brasil’s newest and coolest music supergroup

SPICES

Pantanal: the amazing wetlands where human beings are theanimals really watched

DESTINATION

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Debating at 2.30am the repercussions of a Jungle cover in a horizontal, strange

format, is merely a part of what happens here in the late hours of closing the edition. Our concern is not just with the editorial content, in which we prioritise interesting subjects, but also with the presentation of the magazine.

It's through the cover that most of our new readers enter the world of JungleDrums. It's with the cover that we invade over 250 points in London monthly, in bars and cultural centers, not to mention our displays and distribution at Heathrow, with a total of 20,000 copies reaching 80,000+ readers every month.

And if it was already easy to fi nd Jungle in the city (despite it disappearing quickly in most of the points!) now, with our online version of the magazine, anyone with internet access can get it. Last month alone, we gained over 5,000 new readers around the world.

But for those who want to feel the special "crazyness" which we underwent in celebration of the art which has come outof skateboard culture in Brasil, transforming the cover into a cool illustration by Alexandre Beraldo, you'll have to get your hands on the printed version. It's well worth it.

Which Brasilian band or artist would you like to see playing in London?

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Which Brazilian band or artist would you like to see playing in London?

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I'd love to see Marisa Monte, she's already played here but I missed it! So volta pra Londres Marisa!! I am English and have just come back from Tangara da Serra in MT staying with my mother-in-law for 5 months so I am full of "saudades".

Lucia Perkins, London


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UNITING A MULTITUDE OF TALENTS AND STYLES, THE NOVOS PAULISTAS ARE A SUPERGROUP IN THE MAKING

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In 1969, a group of young, long-haired musicians including Moraes Moreira, Pepeu Gomes, Baby Consuelo and Paulinho Boca de Cantor, recorded their fi rst album together. Having migrated from their native Bahia to Rio, the Novos (New) Baianos lived in a penthouse in Botafogo where they were often visited by João Gilberto. Their next stop was to move to a farm in Jacarepaguá, where they created a commune and launched the album Acabou Chorare – which cemented their place in the history of Brasilian music.

Forty years later, São Paulo has seen the emergence of the Novos Paulistas. Consisting of Tié, Tulipa Ruiz, Thiago Pethit, Dudu Tsuda and Tatá Aeroplano, all friends and high-profi le musicians from São Paulo, the group came together at the beginning of last month to perform one single show – in São Paulo, of course – which served as a baptism for the new collective. “We’ve been working on these partnerships for a while now. We already had the inspiration, the only thing missing was to get everything and everyone together and give the live show structure,” says Pethit, who has assumed the role of ‘curator’ of the show, together with Ana Garcia from Coquetel Molotov magazine (a music publication in São Paulo).

Through the collaborative nature of the project, the Novos Paulistas have created a sound which gives a face to Latin America’s largest city, merging different genres such as folk, tango, jazz, electronica and pop. The future of the musicians – who have planned no other live shows together yet – looks promising. “We haven’t talked about recording together, but it’s something worth thinking about,” says Tatá. To check out "the moment it all began" simply go to tinyurl.com/novosp.

In 1969, a group of young,

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One day, the musicians Alex Moreira, DJ Marcelinho DaLua and Márcio Menescal, who were working at the recording studios of Bossa Nova legend Roberto Menescal, decided to remix the classic Só Danço Samba by Os Cariocas, as a way of testing some new equipment. They were so pleased with the result that they put together a band - Bossacucanova - and created a sound which was an instant hit, and was used in commercials and soundtracks in Brasil and the world over: the winning combination was Bossa Nova with electronic music. As well as the original trio, the Bossacucanova shows bring four more talents to the stage, including singer Cris Delano, and offer re-interpretations of classics from the style born in 1950's Copacabana.

LONDON SCHOOL OF SAMBA CELEBRATES

The sound of Brasilian drums will echo through London's streets this month, and we’re not just talking about

Notting Hill. The London School of Samba (LSS) turns 25 this year, and to celebrate, they’re bringing over members of Rio’s Mocidade Independente de Padre Miguel to join their ranks.

The party invitation to the Brasilian samba school came about thanks to an impassioned LSS director, Lauren Baker. Whilst on holiday in Brasil in 2007, she seized the opportunity to get the two schools – which had lost contact despite having been partners in the past – back together again.

Carrying with her a handful of letters as evidence of their old ties, Lauren climbed the favela, handed the documents over to the directors, and invited them to pick up where they had left off. They took her up on the offer, and fi ve Mocidade members are now on their way to London to celebrate, samba-style.

“It’s a great honour for me to bring Paulo Vianna, the president of Mocidade, to join our celebrations,” says Lauren enthusiastically. The same plane will also bring the young and talented Bruninho do Repique, William do Tamborim, band-leader Mestre Robson, fl ag-bearer Cristiane Bernadino Caldas and master of ceremonies, Fabrício Pirez. The fi ve Mocidade players and LSS will hold a series of parties and workshops from 25th August to 13th September. And somewhere in between there will, of course, be a show at the Notting Hill Carnival, which takes place on the 30th and 31st and is a mighty fi ne opportunity for samba lovers to fl irt with other rhythms, such as calypso. So long as you haven’t got a headache or a broken leg, August is the time to let loose.

25 YEARS WITH TWO WEEKS OF PARTYING

Wellington, Gilberto, Messiah, Cardosão, Hamilton

After being introduced to those termites, I just can't eat them anymore!

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LONDON SCHOOL OF SAMBA CELEBRATES

The sound of Brasilian drums will echo through London's streets this month, and we’re not just talking about

Notting Hill. The London School of Samba (LSS) turns 25 this year, and to celebrate, they’re bringing over members of Rio’s Mocidade Independente de Padre Miguel to join their ranks.

The party invitation to the Brasilian samba school came about thanks to an impassioned LSS director, Lauren Baker. Whilst on holiday in Brasil in 2007, she seized the opportunity to get the two schools – which had lost contact despite having been partners in the past – back together again.

Carrying with her a handful of letters as evidence of their old ties, Lauren climbed the favela, handed the documents over to the directors, and invited them to pick up where they had left off. They took her up on the offer, and fi ve Mocidade members are now on their way to London to celebrate, samba-style.

“It’s a great honour for me to bring Paulo Vianna, the president of Mocidade, to join our celebrations,” says Lauren enthusiastically. The same plane will also bring the young and talented Bruninho do Repique, William do Tamborim, band-leader Mestre Robson, fl ag-bearer Cristiane Bernadino Caldas and master of ceremonies, Fabrício Pirez. The fi ve Mocidade players and LSS will hold a series of parties and workshops from 25th August to 13th September. And somewhere in between there will, of course, be a show at the Notting Hill Carnival, which takes place on the 30th and 31st and is a mighty fi ne opportunity for samba lovers to fl irt with other rhythms, such as calypso. So long as you haven’t got a headache or a broken leg, August is the time to let loose.

25 YEARS WITH TWO WEEKS OF PARTYING

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NEW ROAD MOVIE POTRAYS THE PLIGHT OF THE RAILWAY ILLEGALS

Hurtling across the Mexican plains, a train top carries a precious and

precarious cargo: the lives of the desperate immigrants heading for the border in an attempt to thwart the authorities and illegally enter the USA. Due to be released in the UK on 14th August, the road movie Sin Nombre (Without a Name), is the story of that very cargo.

Casper (Edgar Flores) is a gang member of the notorious Mara Salvatruca. Destroyed by the murder of his love, and disillusioned with what he’s become, Casper deserts the gang and fl ees. On the run, he meets Sayra (Paula Gaitan), a vulnerable Honduran teen on her way to the US border with her father and uncle. Despite their differences, a tender relationship develops between Sayra and Casper, as together they face the treacherous journey. Pursued by the gangs scattered through the region, and constantly under threat of discovery, Sayra and Casper’s journey is as dangerous and thrilling as the landscape is beautiful.

Based on real-life stories - with some 11 million illegal immigrants making the very same journey each year - director Cary Fukunaga spent a year riding the Mexican train-tops as research, getting to know those that undertake the journey in reality.

Produced by Motorcycle Diaries actor Gael Garcia Bernal, Sin Nombre received critical acclaim at the Sundance Festival earlier this year. And with an unlikely ending, it promises to be an adrenaline rush from start to fi nish.

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IT’S ALMOST TWO YEARS SINCE BROTHERS OF BRAZIL CREATED THEIR MIXTURE OF BOSSA

nova, samba and punk rock in London, christened by Bernard Rhodes, the former Clash manager. With their fi rst album in hand, Supla and João Suplicy, who also present a TV show in Brasil, are back in town this month for a series of live appearances.

Did Brothers come about by accident? João: At the end of 2007, I was promoting my solo album

in Europe, and Supla, who was in London, asked me to do a show with him. We pulled something together last minute, and the result was really interesting. I never would have thought it could work, because our styles are so different.

How well has the project been received? Supla: Really well! During the shows we converse with

our audiences, tell the stories behind the songs and about our travels around the world, to bring people closer to us. It’s almost like the Rat Pack!

You started off playing abroad and the name of the band and a lot of the lyrics are in English. Is the band a product made for export?

Supla: It’s made for everything – for all over Brasil and abroad, too! So no, not at all! I think that’s a really pro-vincial attitude. I’m a citizen of the world, man. And good music is good music.

You’re the sons of famous politicians, Supla has been on a reality show and João is married to a presenter. Do you ever feel you are treated more like celebrities than musicians?

Supla: Who gives a fuck? As long as I get space to show-case my music… Any musician will realise that “these guys can really play”. I say that because people who I really admire have been to our shows [like Sex Pistols bassist Glen Matlock] and said “that’s fucking real”!

HÁ QUASE DOIS ANOS, UMA DUPLA BEM CONHECIDA PELOS BRASILEIROS SUBIA A UM

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ACTRESS AND WIFE OF SIR BEN KINGSLEY TOURS WITH BSC IN DOUBLE ROLE

Daniela Lavender, a Brasilian from Bahia, andwife of oscar-winning actor Sir Ben Kingsley,

arrived in London speaking barely a word of English. Today she's fl uent, and touring with the British Shakespeare Company in a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, a comedy which, according to the actress, is the most popular of Shakespeare’s plays.

On stage, Daniela represents two women whose personalities compliment each other, despite being complete opposites. “Titania is a free woman who rules her own destiny, whilst Hippolyta is a prisoner of her life,” she explains. “Interpreting Shakespeare is totally dependent on understanding the characters, and that’s something you can only do by studying the texts in depth. No one can do Shakespeare unless they give it their best”, she adds.

It was at a dinner party with friends in LA, that Daniela met her famous husband. “I often ask him for help, and we talk a lot about work, but the technical support I really get from the theatre company,” she reveals. The couple intend to act side by side this year in a project from SBK Pictures, Kingsley’s production company. They also plan to travel to Brasil – and fi nd time to eat a feijoada made by Daniela’s brother, which she says she misses so much.

MOLOTOV JUKEBOX CLOSES JUNGLE'S SUMMER SESSIONS AT CAMINO

“I’m Nat and I personally think I’m an otter. And I play the accordion,” – so

begins Jungle’s interview with Natalia, lead singer of Molotov Jukebox, a band with a musical style every bit as eclectic as eachof its six members, lead by the sassy and hyperactive Nat.

Born and raised in Spain, Natalia was then educated in Britain: “I’ve been learning music since I could walk; I started playing piano at 5. Music tends to be central to Latin houses, soI grew up singing with my family.” Chain-smoking as she waits to go into a fi lm casting, Natalia explains: “I’ve always done acting. Music is like a state of being; acting is away of making a living”

From humble beginnings, Molotov Jukebox are growing and growing – and it’s taken them all by surprise. The band was born at Secret Garden Party festival when Sam – Natalia’s partner and band member – came up withthe name Molotov Jukebox. Emerging from the festival more than a little worse for wear, they were given two weeks to get ready for a gig – and haven’t looked back since.

Asked about the group’s infl uences and style, Natalia is as confused as the rest of us: “The Spanish infl uence is just there – I was born with it. So it’s got a bit of a latin feel, with the violin, accordion and trumpet and we’ve got an amazing gypsy guitartist, but actually its quite ska-y and there’s a bit of electro-ragga, and a few calypso sounds.”

Recently introduced to Brasilianmusic, for Natalia it’s all about the drums: “Anything like samba bands gets megoing – its like a compulsion to dance manically – I’d love to have more of thatin our gigs...”

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ACTRESS AND WIFE OF SIR BEN KINGSLEY TOURS WITH BSC IN DOUBLE ROLE

Daniela Lavender, a Brasilian from Bahia, andwife of oscar-winning actor Sir Ben Kingsley,

arrived in London speaking barely a word of English. Today she's fl uent, and touring with the British Shakespeare Company in a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, a comedy which, according to the actress, is the most popular of Shakespeare’s plays.

On stage, Daniela represents two women whose personalities compliment each other, despite being complete opposites. “Titania is a free woman who rules her own destiny, whilst Hippolyta is a prisoner of her life,” she explains. “Interpreting Shakespeare is totally dependent on understanding the characters, and that’s something you can only do by studying the texts in depth. No one can do Shakespeare unless they give it their best”, she adds.

It was at a dinner party with friends in LA, that Daniela met her famous husband. “I often ask him for help, and we talk a lot about work, but the technical support I really get from the theatre company,” she reveals. The couple intend to act side by side this year in a project from SBK Pictures, Kingsley’s production company. They also plan to travel to Brasil – and fi nd time to eat a feijoada made by Daniela’s brother, which she says she misses so much.

MOLOTOV JUKEBOX CLOSES JUNGLE'S SUMMER SESSIONS AT CAMINO

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Fifteen years is a long time in music. Joe Davis launched Far Out Recordings back in 1994, the year when Wet Wet Wet ruled the airwaves in Britain. A decade and a half later, former band member Marti Pellow is doing West End shows, but Far Out goes from strength to strength.

The jazzy Brasilian sound that the label champions has never crossed over into the mainstream, relying instead on the support of a small but loyal following. The most vocal of these fans has always been Radio One DJ Gilles Peterson, and in a sense this compilation is long overdue.It’s well worth the wait, however, as British music’s most famous Brasilophile takes you on a whistle-stop tour through theFar Out back-catalogue.

Classic samba and bossasit alongside 70s psychedelia.It makes for a great celebrationof the last 15 years.

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EXHIBITION AND DOCUMENTARY REVIVE SKATEBOARDING’S ROLE IN THE GENESIS OF MODERN BRASILIAN STREET ART

Each and every country is made up of stories; some are told and retold, others are forgotten and, if

no-one cares to find them, disappear with the generations who lived through them. This is almost what happened with the history of Brasilian skate art – and if it wasn’t for the work of one pioneering Brasilian artist, practically no-one would know that in the designs which decorate the underside of skateboards, lies the very root of urban art, which has led Brasil to be represented on the walls of respected galleries all over the world.

That pioneering artist is Alexandre “Sesper” Cruz, who now lives in São Paulo. At 35, now gaining recognition world-wide as one of the most important figures in the Brasilian underground art scene – the defining characteristic of his work is collage with acrylic paintwork.

Skateboards came into his life at a young age, and never left. Without any formal support or sponsorship, Sesper went in search of the crown jewels of the skate scene – the people who, like him, were passionate about the sport and mourning the loss of an era in which each skateboard was


an individual piece of art and craft. With a camcorder on his shoulder and a lampshade from home for lighting, Sesper produced the documentary RE:BOARD, launched last month and still on show at the Matilha Cultural gallery in São Paulo, alongside an exhibition of some 200 classic and customised decks and a retrospective of the great board artist mentor, Billy Argel.

“It wasn’t a logical piece of research with data. I wanted to get across more the idea of poetry, of how the artists began, and their experiences. That’s the value of the documentary for the people involved in the scene; it’s an incentive for new ideas,” tells Sesper. On film, he shot passionate, and often nostalgic testimonials from artists and skaters who lived through the birth of Brasilian skating. And crucially, the skateboard is where major Brasilian street-artists – such as Speto and Tinho – developed the techniques which eventually led them out into the world. “There was a really big creative energy. Nothing was gonna get in the way of our search for quality, originality”, reflects Speto.

Until the mid-1980s, skaters were hard to come by in Brasil. “There were maybe 10 skaters in the neighbourhood, 15 in another nearby, and a small ramp in the local square,” remembers Sesper. 21 years of military dictatorship had just come to an end, and people still frowned upon the sport. If anyone had said back then, that one day 6% of Brasilian households would have a skater under their roof (more than 3 million people, according to research by Datafolha in 2006), or that the country would be the second biggest centre of skating on the planet, they would have been dismissed as crazy. In those days, the national market revolved around - often poor - copies of what was being

produced in the US. “The main objective of

the documentary was to look at the more original brands, and also to show the little-known faces of the artists behind them,” explains Sesper. Each of the personalities in RE:BOARD serves as a reminder of skating’s golden era, generally understood as being between the end of the 80s and the beginning of the 90s, when young skaters and artists created the foundations of a market that, today, is self-sustaining and, according to them, the only national market not

hostage to American products - thanks to the entrepreneurial spirit of a few skaters looking for a Brasilian board which would “stand up to the gringos”. This era also provided the test-tubes for the country’s urban art.

But coming up with the perfect, durable model did not happen overnight: there were serious obstacles along the way, such as money and the lack of an appropriate Brasilian wood to take the strain of the jumps and moves - and it took a lot of dedication to the cause. After numerous trials with new materials, they arrived at Ivorywood and at the best process for fixing the slats together to make up the skateboard’s shape.

As the skaters-turned-entrepreneurs recall in the documentary, these steps turned “the brasilian semi-professional skaters into professionals,” and in addition, the original graphics were created. It is here that Billy Argel, the great skate artist of the 80s, comes into the story.

skate art

an individual piece of art and craft. With a camcorder on his shoulder andfrom home for lighting, Sesper produced the documentary RE:BOARD, launched last month and still on show at the Matilha Cultural gallery in São Paulo, alongside an exhibition of some 200 classic and customised decks and a retrospective of the great board artist mentor, Billy Argel.

data. I wanted to get across more the idea of poetry, of how the artists began, and their experiences. That’s the value of the documentary for the people involved in the scene; it’s an incentive for new ideas,” tells Sesper. On film, he shot passionate, and often nostalgic testimonials from artists and skaters who lived through the birth of Brasilian skating. And crucially, the skateboard is where



hostage to American products - thanks to the entrepreneurial spirit of a few skaters looking for a Brasilian board which would “stand up to the gringos”. This era also provided the

an individual piece of art and craft. With a a lampshade

from home for lighting, Sesper produced the documentary RE:BOARD, launched last month

gallery in São Paulo, alongside an exhibition

and a retrospective of the great board artist

documentary for the people involved in the

Sesper. On film, he shot passionate, and often nostalgic testimonials from artists and skaters

skating. And crucially, the skateboard is where major Brasilian street-artists – such as Speto and Tinho – developed the techniques which eventually led them out into the world. “There was a really big creative energy. Nothing was

documentary RE:BOARD, launched last month

produced in the US.


hostage to American products - thanks to the entrepreneurial spirit of a few skaters looking

had said back then, that one day 6% of Brasilian households would have a skater under their roof (more than 3 million people, according to research by Datafolha in 2006), or that the country would be the second biggest centre of skating on the planet, they would have been dismissed as crazy. In those days, the national market revolved around - often poor - copies of what was being

people still frowned upon the sport. If anyone had said back then, that one day 6% of Brasilian households would have a skater under their roof (more than 3 million people, according to research by Datafolha in 2006), or that the country would be the second biggest centre of skating on the planet, they would have been dismissed as crazy. In those days, the national market revolved around - often poor - copies of what was being




hostage to American products - thanks to the entrepreneurial spirit of a few skaters looking for a Brasilian board which would “stand up to the gringos”. This era also provided the test-tubes for the country’s urban art.

But coming up with the perfect, durable model did not happen overnight: there were serious obstacles along the way, such as money and the lack of an appropriate Brasilian wood to take the strain of the jumps and moves - and it took a lot of dedication to the cause. After numerous trials with new materials, they arrived at Ivorywood and at the best process for fixing the slats together to make up the skateboard’s shape.

As the skaters-turned-entrepreneurs recall in the documentary, these steps turned “the brasilian semi-professional skaters into professionals,” and in addition, the original graphics were created. It is here that Billy Argel, the great skate artist of the 80s, comes into the story.

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PorQue? BillyArgel

Fabio Shumacker OsGemeos

Street Terrorist BillyArgel

Ricardo Pingüim Morto

The Killer BillyArgel

Nilton Neves Arthur Vicente

Thronn BillyArgel

Marcio Conrado Felipe Motta


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Adherbal Argel, or Billy, had discovered silk-screen printing some years previously, and constructed his own equipment using organza material, his mother’s nail polish and an embroidery hoop, and used it to print t-shirts for his friends. One day, one of those friends, a skater, asked Billy to make a design in the shape of his skateboard (see the Box for more on the relationship between skaters and their boards). Billy went a step further: he gave up his job as art director of a PR agency and opened Highgraph, a studio specialising in art for skateboards. From here came the models which would become legendary among a generation of skaters and artists.

It was Billy who started the habit of naming the decks he created, like the Street Terrorist and the Killer, still remembered today.

“Until then, skating was just child’s play; the people who did it didn’t know anything about it, they thought that roller-skating was like skateboarding. It was the skateboarders who raised the quality of Brasilian skating”, says Argel. What Billy couldn’t have imagined was that as well as becoming the pioneer in Brasil - “there was no competition, nobody knew how to do what I was doing,” he recalls – he also inspired numerous young people to enter the arts.

“Aside from the fact that I loved them, Billy’s boards were a wake-up call because they were Brasilian, really well-made and made me think that cool things could

happen here, too” reveals Felipe Motta, or Mottilaa. The carioca designer and artist is also the author of, amongst other things, the animations on the music video for Cotidiano – the classic song from maestro Chico Buarque, interpreted by Seu Jorge, winner of the 2004 MTV VMB prize.

“I’m curious to see the reactions to the documentary abroad, because here [in Brasil] we always have to improvise and find a way, and everything is more difficult. If you don’t have a dog, you go hunting with a cat. It gives you the strength to reach a level which if we’d had everything handed to us on a plate, we would not have reached,” says Motta.

For Walter Nomura, or Tinho – one ofthe most revered names in contemporary Brasilian urban art, skateboarding was

fundamental to the country’s street art scene, because it brought young people to a graffiti scene which, back then, was dominated by accomplished artists. “I was 13 when I started tagging, and 16 or 17 when I started creating skateboard designs. The other people doing the same thing, and there weren’t many at that point, were all of the same generation and between 15 and 20. The decks were our first opportunity to show our work,” Tinho explains. “This group from yesteryear are the same guys making things happen today. Because we’re a lot more mature now, and so is our work,” he adds.

However, this story is not all happy memories. The artists and skaters are almost unanimous in complaining about what the skateboard market has become. “Today, lots

the decks he created, like the Street Terrorist and the Killer, still remembered today.

Mottilaa. The carioca designer and artist is also the author of, amongst other things, the

because it brought young people to a graffiti scene which, back then, was dominated by

It was Billy who started the habit of naming the decks he created, like the Street Terrorist

happen here, too” reveals Felipe Motta, or Mottilaa. The carioca designer and artist is

fundamental to the country’s street art scene, because it brought young people to a graffiti


happen here, too” reveals Felipe Motta, or Mottilaa. The carioca designer and artist is also the author of, amongst other things, the animations on the music video for Cotidiano – the classic song from maestro Chico Buarque, interpreted by Seu Jorge, winner of the 2004 MTV VMB prize.

“I’m curious to see the reactions to the documentary abroad, because here [in Brasil] we always have to improvise and find a way, and everything is more difficult. If you don’t have a dog, you go hunting with a cat. It gives you the strength to reach a level which if we’d had everything handed to us on a plate, we would not have reached,” says Motta.

For Walter Nomura, or Tinho – one ofthe most revered names in contemporary Brasilian urban art, skateboarding was

fundamental to the country’s street art scene, because it brought young people to a graffiti scene which, back then, was dominated by accomplished artists. “I was 13 when I started tagging, and 16 or 17 when I started creating skateboard designs. The other people doing the same thing, and there weren’t many at that point, were all of the same generation and between 15 and 20. The decks were our first opportunity to show our work,” Tinho explains. “This group from yesteryear are the same guys making things happen today. Because we’re a lot more mature now, and so is our work,” he adds.

However, this story is not all happy memories. The artists and skaters are almost unanimous in complaining about what the skateboard market has become. “Today, lots

of labels produce boards that aren’t high quality enough for the prices charged. They just have the brand logo. In a country where you have to choose between a pair of trainers, going out with your friends, or a deck, you’re always going to buy the cheapest version”, summarises Sesper.

But this doesn’t mean, of course, that the skate deck has lost its iconic power. It is still used for diverse ends by many artists, such as Fabio Bitão, a photographer, artist and ex-professional skater who etches onto wooden boards which are worn-out (as if to give back what was taken from nature). Sometimes, the deck ends up on the wall behind a piece of art before having even passed under the feet of a skater. It’s like a canvas. But with a lot of stories to tell.

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fundamental to the country’s street art scene, because it brought young people to a graffiti scene which, back then, was dominated by

fundamental to the country’s street art scene, because it brought young people to a graffiti


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DRACONIAN LEGISLATION IN RIO DE JANEIRO THREATENS TO GAG FUNK CARIOCA FOR GOOD

In June 2008, Federal Law 5.265 was introduced in Rio de Janeiro. According

to the new law, all rave parties and funk bailes must be announced 30 days in advance at the State Police Headquarters, together with documentation proving sound insulation, a contract with a security company approved by the Federal Police, proof of metal detectors and CCTV, that trained medical help will be on-site, and documents to certify that neither the local police, military police, local fi re station or youth protection authorities have any objections to the event. These conditions have hugely infl ated the cost of organising a baile, as well as imposing a bureaucracy

which makes it virtually impossible for small producers to do what they do.

Cidade de Deus (‘City of God’) favela: Sunday, June 14th. I arrive at GG street, which is actually an empty, unpaved space between fi ve or six buildings. Surrounded by bars and small shops, it’s about the size of an outdoor sports court, perhaps a little larger. It’s three in the afternoon, the sun is shining, and there are children playing. I look back and see a military policeman (PM) approaching. 10 minutes later, a police car appears and, with rifl es pointing out of the windows, drives full circle around us, passingclose to the children playing here.

At the same time, the guys were setting up

the sound-system at the end of the street. It was still daytime when Sergeant Alcântara went up to the DJ and told him “At ten this all has to be over”. Holding a semi-automatic rifl e, he was enforcing the law of the local police, as introduced under the authority of the ex-Head of Civil Police and ex-MP Álvaro Lins, who has since been repealed and is now in jail charged with forming a criminal gang, facilitating smuggling, and money laundering.

This was the fi rst funk event being held in Cidade de Deus, the birthplace of this Brasilian rhythm, since the police occupation which began in November last year. On this particular Sunday, upon the insistence of the Association of Funk Professionals and

Friends (APAFunk), the Chief of the PM authorised a Funk Roda.

Law 5.265 has caused the closure of bailes in at least 60 locations across the state, according to Tojão, an MC who owns the Espião Choque de Monstro sound system.It’s made life diffi cult for those who earn a living from funk in Rio de Janeiro – some10 thousand people, according to APA Funk. But it’s not only DJs, MCs, dancers, composers and entrepreneurs who are affected: according to the anthropologist Hermano Vianna in his book The Carioca Funk World, over a million young people (around 20%of the population of Rio) were already frequenting some 700 bailes each

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DRACONIAN LEGISLATION IN RIO DE JANEIRO THREATENS TO GAG FUNK CARIOCA FOR GOOD

the sound-system at the end of the street. It was still daytime when Sergeant Alcântara went up to the DJ and told him “At ten this all has to be over”. Holding a semi-automatic rifl e, he was enforcing the law of the local police, as introduced under the authority of the ex-Head of Civil Police and ex-MP Álvaro Lins, who has since been repealed and is now in jail charged with forming a criminal gang, facilitating smuggling, and money laundering.

This was the fi rst funk event being held in Cidade de Deus, the birthplace of this Brasilian rhythm, since the police occupation which began in November last year. On this particular Sunday, upon the insistence of the Association of Funk Professionals and

Friends (APAFunk), the Chief of the PM authorised a Funk Roda.

Law 5.265 has caused the closure of bailes in at least 60 locations across the state, according to Tojão, an MC who owns the Espião Choque de Monstro sound system.It’s made life diffi cult for those who earn a living from funk in Rio de Janeiro – some10 thousand people, according to APA Funk. But it’s not only DJs, MCs, dancers, composers and entrepreneurs who are affected: according to the anthropologist Hermano Vianna in his book The Carioca Funk World, over a million young people (around 20%of the population of Rio) were already frequenting some 700 bailes each

weekend during the 80s. Adriana Facina, from the Department of

History at Universidade Federal Fluminense, followed the Carioca funk scene for a year and a half during her post-doctorate research, interviewing more than a hundred people, visiting dozens of favelas and going to bailes all over the city. She came to the conclusion that what exists is a continued persecution of the Afro-Brasilan population. “The people who are prohibiting funk are the descendents of those who, in the past, strived to silence the sound of the drums from the senzalas”. Asit happens, the coat of arms of the Military Police in Rio still carries the symbols of coffee and sugar cane, the products which sustained

not only the Brasilian economy, but also the slave trade in the not so distant past.

Lieutenant colonel Luigi Gatto, commander of the 18th Batallion of the Military Police, claims: “I don’t know of a funk baile where there isn’t drug traffi cking, illegal weapons, child exploitation or criminality”, but he’s no objections so long as the event is organised within Law 5.265.

APAFunk has been lobbying the local government for a text which recognisesand appreciates the cultural value offunk. “Funk is one of the few forms of entertainment which is affordable, andwas created within the favela”, pondersMC Leonardo, APAFunk’s founder.

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Six year-old Brasilian Tais Francisquini always looked forward to the weekends.

Saturday was when she played with some 40 other children from the Sceaux Gardens Estate in Camberwell, and when she attended the Saturday Art Club organised by the South London Gallery (SLG), next door.

Every Saturday, surrounded by South American, African and English families, Tais played in the gardens, skated, danced and painted. Her mother, Dayana, looked after her younger brother Filipe, 3, whilst their father Rafael worked as a kitchen porter struggling to provide a better life for his family.

Residents of a working-class area withhigh levels of crime, living in an old building of dubious standards of safety, the Francisquinis were planning to return to Brasil next year when, on July 3rd, the tragic fire at Lakanal House claimed six victims, amongst them Tais, Dayanal and Felipe.

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Six year-old Brasilian Tais Francisquini always looked forward to the weekends.

Saturday was when she played with some 40 other children from the Sceaux Gardens Estate in Camberwell, and when she attended the Saturday Art Club organised by the South London Gallery (SLG), next door.

Every Saturday, surrounded by South American, African and English families, Tais played in the gardens, skated, danced and painted. Her mother, Dayana, looked after her younger brother Filipe, 3, whilst their father Rafael worked as a kitchen porter struggling to provide a better life for his family.

Residents of a working-class area withhigh levels of crime, living in an old building of dubious standards of safety, the Francisquinis were planning to return to Brasil next year when, on July 3rd, the tragic fire at Lakanal House claimed six victims, amongst them Tais, Dayanal and Felipe.


been the same: everyone was deeply shocked by the events. As a result of actions by local residents, and with the help of the SLG, a memorial garden is to be created, with cherry trees to represent each of the victims of the fire.

SLG’s Local Projects | For two and a half years, the SLG has been working with families living in the Sceaux Gardens Estate, with Big Lottery funding.

Known as ‘Making Play’, the project will run for a total of three years, focusing on fostering the relationship between contemporary art and child’s play. To set up a play centre, SLG acquired an old beauty salon opposite Lakanal House.

Every six months, a different artist takes over, working together with the local community. The next project will be run by Lottie Child, who has 7 years of experience in street dance. Having just returned from a residency in São Paulo, Lottie will be using

capoeira in her work, to encourage young people to explore their local environment, feel safe, and have fun whilst out on the street.

Although some of the projects have come to an end, local residents continue to maintain their garden and allotment, with potatoes, lettuce, peas and strawberries (which passing children never fail to pick).

Donations | According to Frances Williams, the Head of Education at SLG,the tragedy has at least resulted in closer contact between the gallery, Southwark Council and the local Residents’ Association, as they tried to help Sceaux Gardens residents in the aftermath of the fire. An emergency fund was set up for the families at Lakanal House to provide clothes, food and counselling, and the money left over will go to the Memorial Garden fund.

Contributions for the emergency fundcan be made at fusearts.org.

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IN THE VAST PLAINS OF PANTANAL, WONDEROUS WILDLIFE WATCHES A VISITOR'S EVERY STEP

The tarmac turned into a long, snaking, rutted-dirt track as I bounced around

in a truck with strangers. We crunched to an abrupt halt to allow a heron to strut past.The stark surroundings kicked in and a restless spirit lingered at midday. Snippetsof brown from the murmuring river pierced the thickets. We jumped out to stretch our legs and in our midst an obscure fi gure overshadowed us. “Are you scared? Are ya?” Paulo, our guide asked. Should I be, if someone holds up a four-foot reptile and cocks its face close to ours as if it were an AK47?

After a forced smile I urged Crocodile

Dundee to release his hostage back to where it belonged. This isn’t how I wanted to get up close and personal with the wild. Nor was this just a playground for animals. This is the Pantanal where myriad wildlife loiters over extensive, miry plains in Brasil’s Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul states that reach portions of Bolivia and Paraguay. It’s alsothe world’s largest freshwater wetland, harbouring abundant fauna and fl ora, and boasts more wildlife than the Amazon.

Chance meetings | The road spilled into a river and we waddled into a

motor boat. “Look. There’s a familiar face,” Paulo shouted. Ash-coloured caimans rooted to the banks and gazed at us with the scrutiny of a police force. An incense of fresh mud and fauna masked the engine’s nose-wrinkling fumes. It was June and the chilled weather meant that mosquitoes couldn’t get up to much mischief.

The breeze slapped the greenery around and howler monkeys squealed and peered over us through brambles that hovered at skyscraper heights. An otter took us by surprise as he leapt out of the water, twitching his nose and whiskers against

the ripples from our whizzing boat. “Say hello to your furry friends.” Paulo pointed towards a wisp of shrubs. There in the bareness stood a band of what looked like giant, genetically modifi ed rats without tails. Capivaras, Paulo explained. They held their head up high, glancing at us nonchalantly, but my breath soared as I was hypnotised by their size. “That one there weighs sixty kilos. Hundred dollars a kilo if you want to buy,” Paulo teased. These mighty beasts would defi nitely stop people in their tracks were they everto be sighted on the London Underground. Nearby, a school of pink dolphins skimmed

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motor boat. “Look. There’s a familiar face,” Paulo shouted. Ash-coloured caimans rooted to the banks and gazed at us with the scrutiny of a police force. An incense of fresh mud and fauna masked the engine’s nose-wrinkling fumes. It was June and the chilled weather meant that mosquitoes couldn’t get up to much mischief.

The breeze slapped the greenery around and howler monkeys squealed and peered over us through brambles that hovered at skyscraper heights. An otter took us by surprise as he leapt out of the water, twitching his nose and whiskers against

the ripples from our whizzing boat. “Say hello to your furry friends.” Paulo pointed towards a wisp of shrubs. There in the bareness stood a band of what looked like giant, genetically modifi ed rats without tails. Capivaras, Paulo explained. They held their head up high, glancing at us nonchalantly, but my breath soared as I was hypnotised by their size. “That one there weighs sixty kilos. Hundred dollars a kilo if you want to buy,” Paulo teased. These mighty beasts would defi nitely stop people in their tracks were they everto be sighted on the London Underground. Nearby, a school of pink dolphins skimmed

past – yet another breed of species unknown to me. I smirked as the capivaras threw them a jealous glance for stealing the show.

As the last fl icker of daylight faded, Paulo beckoned us to leave the boat and head for camp. We gathered around a fi re with generous helpings of cachaça. The warmth of the alcohol muffl ed the cold and my romance with the wild began. Above me shooting stars fi red away through the Milky Way.

After dinner we packed into a van to search for the king of the Pantanal – the jaguar. With torches shining back and forth, there was no sign of him. Paulo warned us,

“It’s like the lottery.” The petroleum sky drilled with stars consoled me. Mirroring onto the passing waters, they sequenced the darkness with sparkles, bobbing in between the caimans’ red glares. As we returned to sleep in hammocks under thatched roofs, a chorus of cicadas interrupted the calm night. Wild during the day and coy at night the Pantanal shows a schizophrenic personality.

Flying Piranhas | After a breakfast of “fruits from the forest”, we headed to a woodland, fringed with myrtle. We closed into the depths of silence, but

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then a toucan swooped over the brambles into an open sky. We zoomed in to gape at purple clad macaws preening themselves with yellow beaks. The trail led to ring-tailed coatis lounging around the forest canopy, inspiring us to take a nap. But there was more to discover. Hawks, humming birds and the Amazon kingfi sher fl ushed past.

By late afternoon a wild-west theme took over. We rippled through marshlands on horseback. “Slow down” Paulo urged us when we raced through palm trees. “They’re here.” “Who?” I asked. Two bushy snouts roved in tandem through the grassroots. “Anteaters”. Our horses cantered parallel to them and on reaching a clearing their elegant, lengthy backs came into full view only to disappear through the dry marshes to snort whatever they could fi nd. A herd of emu bolted through. Minutes later an armadillo scurried into hiding, dragging its cobbled and ribbed

shell along in a remote controlled fashion. Evening came and we mused over the orange gashes in the sky before the sun drowsed off into the swamps.

More wilderness awaited us the next day. It didn’t help that I’m a vegetarian, but piranha fi shing is something that other travellers wanted to get their teeth into. As I basked in the sun on board, others attached morsels of meat to a hook to serve as bait. After a series of screams and yelps, the piranhas came fl ying into the boat ready to almost knock me over. It was the fi rst time I’d come across a hand-sized fi sh with a menacing, serrated jawline. It was obvious what was for dinner, but I much preferred to enjoy a tame night with more cachaça, campfi res and star-lit nights before leaving it all behind the following day.


didn’t help that I’m a vegetarian, but piranha fi shing is something that other travellers wanted to get their teeth into. As I basked in the sun on board, others attached morsels of meat to a hook to serve as bait. After a series of screams and yelps, the piranhas came fl ying into the boat ready to almost knock me over. It was the fi rst time I’d come across a hand-sized fi sh with a menacing, serrated jawline. It was obvious what was for dinner, but I much preferred to enjoy a tame night with more cachaça, campfi res and star-lit nights before leaving it all behind the following day.



More wilderness awaited us the next day. It didn’t help that I’m a vegetarian, but piranha fi shing is something that other travellers wanted to get their teeth into. As I basked in the sun on board, others attached morsels of meat to a hook to serve as bait. After a series of screams and yelps, the piranhas came fl ying into the boat ready to almost knock me over. It was the fi rst time I’d come across a hand-sized fi sh with a menacing, serrated jawline. It was obvious what was for dinner, but I much preferred to enjoy a tame night with more cachaça, campfi res and star-lit nights before leaving it all behind the following day.


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mate, a wholesome and adventurous option for tea drinkers

It’s made with hot water and leaves, and can be enjoyed any time of day.

So, whilst it’s not the most popular drink in Brasil, there’s every reason for Mate to suit the English taste for tea.

Consumed in various concoctions throughout most of South America, Mate (pronounced "Mah-chi") was drunk by the Guarani Indians long before South America was colonised by the New World, and became a regular habit amongst inhabitants of Southern Brasil.

If you’re not used to it, the bitterness of Mate - its most distinguishing feature – can be off-putting at first. But drinking Mate is good for your health, thanks to the flavonoids present in the leaves, which combat high cholesterol and can help to prevent cardiac problems and diabetes.

But turning out a good Mate isn’t as simple as making a cup of afternoon tea. You’ll need to equip yourself with a gourd (a cup made from calabash, a hard fruit skin) and a bomba (the special metal straw which filters the leaves). Then, sip it with care! JD by Isabel Marchezan

Ele é feito de água quente e erva, e vai bem a qualquer hora do dia. Por isso, apesar de

não ser a bebida mais popular do Brasil, o chimarrão tem tudo para cair no gosto inglês.

Bebida consumida, em diferentes versões na América do Sul, o chimarrão já era bebido pelos índios Guaranis antes da colonização do Novo Mundo. Por isso, acabou tornando-se hábito típico dos habitantes do Sul do Brasil. Quem não conhece, estranha imediatamente o amargor da bebida – característica mais marcante e mais apreciada da erva-mate. Mas ela também tem outros atributos: tomar mate faz bem à saúde graças à presença de flavonóides na erva, que baixam o colesterol no organismo e ajudam a prevenir problemas cardíacos e diabetes.

Preparar um bom chimarrão, no entanto, é menos simples do que providenciar o chá da tarde. Além da erva, é preciso se equipar com cuia (recipiente feito a partir do porongo, que por sua vez é a casca rígida de um fruto) e bomba (o canudo que filtra a erva). Daí é só tomar, mas com cuidado! JD

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Favela Chic has the best bean stew in town and Boi Gordo on Mare Street sells chicken hearts!!

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and traditional favourites. Fish Taco £6.00

26 - 30 Stoke Newington Church St, N16 0LU

Stoke Newington rail 020 7923 0555mERcAdo-cAntinA.co.uK

Rodízio Rico Eat-till-you-drop buffet, grilled meats brought to your table

Buffet £22.50, veg £15.50

77-78 Upper Street, N1 0NU Angel

020 7354 1076RodizioRico.com

sAboR Latin American Food and cocktails with a fusion touch. Brasilian Moqueca £13.50 108 Essex Rd London, N1 8LX

Angel020 7226 5551www.sAboR.co.uK

toRtillA Fresh, affordable Californian-Mexican cuisine.

Burritos £4.50 - £5.50

13 Islington High St, N1 9LQ Angel

020 7833 3103 • toRtillA.co.uK

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Brasilian cuisine dishes, picanha and feijoada.

Chicken Strogonoff £6.50

3 Bell Lane, E1 Liverpool Street/ Aldgate

020 7247 5479

buEn AyRE Argentinean steak house

Main meal and a drink £2050 Broadway Market, E8 4QJ

Cambridge Heath0871 4263493 • buEnAyRE.co.uK

chilAngo A burst of Mexican flavour.

Chicken Burrito £5.40

27 Upper Street, N1 OPN Angel

020 704 2123142 Fleet Street, EC4A 2BP

City Thameslink020 7353 6761chilAngo.co.uK

coffEE cAfé Serves snacks and lunch

Feijoada + Guaraná drink £5

68 Compton Street, EC1V Farringdon

020 7253 1249

El AguAjAl Peruvian Amazonian Specialities. Student Discount

£6 Menu Mon-Fri till 3pm

578, Kingsland Rd,E8 4AH Hackney

02079234883ElAguAjAl.co.uK

bEnito’s hAt l Mexican Burritos, tacos, salads, beer and cocktails.

Main meal and drink - £7.00

56 Goodge Street, W1T 4NB Goodge Street

0207 637 3722bEnitos-hAt.com

cAfé Rio Feijoada and steaks prepared the Brasilian way. Prato Rio - £9.80

6 Grafton Way, W1T 5DS Warren Street

0207 387 2285

cAnElA Brasilian and Portuguese dishes. Feijoada - £5.90

33 Earlham Street, WC2H 9LS Convent Garden

0207 240 6926 cAfEcAnElA.com comidA South American rodízio, with music, dancing and late bar.

Lunch £16.90 Dinner £19.90

46 South Molton St, W1K 5RX Bond Street

020 7495 1177comidAbAR.co.uK

fREggo l Argentine ice cream bar offering a mouth watering range of flavours. Two-flavour cone £3.95

27-29 Swallow St., W1B 4QR Piccadilly

020 7287 9506 • fREggo.co.uK

gAucho Serves steaks; chicken and fish dishes. Argentinean Beef Bbq - £20

125 Chancery Lane, WC2A 1PU Chancery Lane

0207 242 7727gAuchoREstAuRAnts.co.uK

guAnAbARA Food, live music and even dance classes. Moqueca Fish Stew - £12.50

Parker Street, WC2B 5PW Holborn

0207 242 8600 guAnAbARA.co.uK

intERtRAns cAfé Brasilian snacks & Money Transfer service.

35 Oxford Street W1D 2DT Tottenham Court Rd

020 7437 0400

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Fresh, tasty and authentic Latin American cuisine.

Pescado con Coco - £11.50

36 -38 Dean Street, W1D 4PS Leicester Square

0207 494 4716 • iguAnAs.co.uK

bARRio noRth Latino-style ‘street food’ served, DJs and events. Brasilian Wax Cocktail £6.75

45 Essex Road, N1 2SF Angel

0207 485 4738bARRionoRth.com

cAnEcão Pool tables and Brasilian football on TV. Moqueca Fish - £7.90

17 York Way, N7 9QG Caledonian Road

0207 485 4738cAnEcAolondon.com

cAsA bRAsil TimeOut - recommended. Authentic home-made food.

Moqueca de Peixe - £8.90

289 Regents Park Rd, N3 3JY Finchley Central

020 8371 1999

cubA libRE & hAvAnA Original restaurant with tapas, meals and cocktails.

El Plato Cubano - £12.95

72 Upper Street, N1 ONY Angel

0207 354 9998cubAlibRElondon.co.uK

dEspERAdos mExicAn Mexican food, cocktails and a great atmosphere.

Beef Chimichangas - £10.95

127 Upper Street, N1 1QP Angel

0207 226 3222dEspERAdos-islington.co.uK

El-vAquERo Argentinean Meats served off the skewer. Meat or fish with salad buffet - £19.95

The London Equestrian, N12 7BP Mill Hill East

0208 343 4161ElvAquERo .co.uK

gARufA Premium selection of meat and wines carefully sourced from Argentina. Grilled Rib Eye Steak (300gr) with garnish £16.00

104 Highbury Park, N5 2XE Arsenal

020 7226 0070gARufA.co.uK

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Exciting cocktails and a great mix of Mexican home cooking

El pAso Cocktail bar and restaurant serving Mexican, Tex-Mex and vegetarian dishes.

350-354 Old St, EC1V 9NQ Old St.

0207 739 4202

fAvElA chic Seductive Latin flavours with French touches. Hand of God - £15

91-93 Great Eastern St, EC2A Old Street

0207 613 5228 • fAvElAchic.com

gAucho Argentinean Beef Bbq £20

5 Finsbury Avenue, EC2M 2PG 020 7256 687729 Westferry Circus, E14 8RR 020 7987 94941 Bell Inn Yard, EC3V 0BL 020 7626 5180gAuchoREstAuRAnts.co.uK

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Authentic Jaliscan food and the biggest selection of tequila in the UK. Late-night DJ bar.

51 Bethnal Green Rd, E1 6LAShoreditch020 7749 9670gREEnREd.co.uK

lAs iguAnAs

Fresh, tasty and authentic Latin American cuisine.

Old Spitalfields Market - 1 Horner Square, E1 6AA

Liverpool StreetiguAnAs.co.uK

lAtin squARE hAvAnA Cocktail Bar & Restaurant, live music, cigars and Cuban and Latin American cuisine.

43-45 Farringdon Rd, EC1M Farringdon

020 7242 5080lAtinsquARE.co.uK

RAízEs Grilled steaks and torresmo on the menu. Grilled rib £7

460 Hackney Road, E2 9EG Bethnal Green

020 7739 2009

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Home-made Brasilian snacks, sandwiches and cakes.

Coxinha £1.50

72 Westow Hill, SE19 1SB 020 8964 3763

buEnos AiREs cAfé Argentinean beef, fresh pasta and Argentinean style pizzas.

Grilled Bbq - £14.50 – £24

17 Royal Parade, SE3 0TL Blackheath

0208 318 5333 buEnosAiREsltd.com

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Being greeted by friendly staff, sitting down at the bar and drinking a margarita, is an excellent way to start the evening at a Mexican restaurant. But Mestizo isn’t just looking for inspiration from the other side of the Atlantic. Inaugurated 4 years ago, it’s been a pioneer in bringing high-quality Mexican style to London, moving well away from that same old Tex Mex.As well as the caprice of the kitchen, the restaurant is inviting, cool and modern. The impressive bar, with a selection of 130 brands of tequila, invites you to taste something different. Try the Cazadores: Bianco (light and crisp), Reposado (which spends two months in new barrels) and Añejo (oak-aged for a year).

A good place to start the meal is the Mixed Antojitos Platter, a combination of Quesadillas, Jaladas (deliciously spicy!), Tamal and the famous Flautas, crispy-fried rolled tortilla flutes. For a main course, we tackled the house speciality, the Molcajete Mestizo, a traditional stone mortar overflowing with beef, chicken or vegetable with cheese, avocado and chorizo.

As well as taking pride in their menu, Mestizo promote events and gastronomy festivals like the one taking place in September, which will take traditional Mexican dishes to 10 different regions – all prepared with care by people who know their national food well, and are proud of what’s in the name of their restaurant: the meeting of Europe with Latin America.

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3 course meal from £17 to £32 per person plus drinks. Bottle of house wine £12.50. Do not miss the Sunday Brunch all you can eat buffet for £19 pp.

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cAfé EstRElA do noRtE Portuguese cuisine in a relaxed atmosphere. Spicy Francesinha £9.50

294 Kingshill Av, UB4 8BX0208 841 3488go.to/EstRElA

ipAnEmA cAfé Special daily dishes, feijoada, puddings and cakes. Buffet £1.20/100g

7-9 Queensway, W2 Queensway

020 7792 9050 ipAnEmAcAfE.co.uK

Rodízio Rico Eat-till-you-drop buffet, grilled meats brought to your table

Buffet £22.50, veg £15.50

Royal Oak - 111 W2, Queensway

020 7792 4035 RodizioRico.com

AmbER gRill Rodizio Cuts of meat from skewers.

Prime Rodízio £19.50

7, Station Road, NW10 4UP Willesden Junction

020 89631588AmbERgRill.co.uK

bARRAco

The atmosphere of a Brasilian bar with live music Friday to Sunday. Chicken Hearts £6

10 Kingsgate Place, NW6Kilburn

020 7604 4664 bARRAcocAfE.co.uK

bRAsEiRo

Hot “home food” and salad on a self-service buffet.

Buffet £7.50

256 High Road, NW10 Willesden Green

020 8451 8902

cAsA dA sogRA

Menu of Brasilian food and desserts. Main course around £7

4 Ferdinand Street, NW1 Camden Town

020 7284 0050 cAsAdAsogRA.co.uK

fERREiRA dElicAtEssEn

Sandwiches, meats, cheeses, wines, frozen + fresh food.

Portuguese Nata Tart 70p

40 Delancey Street, NW1 Camden Town

020 7485 2351


89 Sloane Avenue, SW3 3DX 020 8948 403025 Swallow Street, W1B 4DJ020 7734 4040gAuchoREstAuRAnts.co.uK

constAnciA – ARgEntinE gRill Argentine Steak House recently inaugurated. Ojo de Bife Argentino (310gr) - 11oz.Prime Argentine Rib-Eye £17.00

52 Tanner Street,SE1 3PH Borough

020 7234 0676constAnciA.co.uK

cubAnA bAR & REstAuRAnt

Sample delicious tapas and speciality Cuban coffee or classic cocktail. Cantina lunch - 2 courses £6.95

28 Lower Marsh, SE1 7EG Waterloo

020 7928 8778 • cubAnA.co.uK

El vERgEl Uniting aromatic and spicy Latin America with delicate Mediterranean flavours.

8 Lant St. SE1 1QR Borough

020 7357 0057ElvERgEl.co.uK


2 More London Riverside, SE1 Tower Bridge

020 7407 5222gAuchoREstAuRAnts.co.uK

lA bodEguitA Tapas, fish and home-made Colombian food. £8 - 13

Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre, SE1 6TE

Elephant & Castle 0207 701 9166lAbodEguitA.co.uK

lAs iguAnAs

Fresh, tasty and authentic Latin American cuisine

Royal Festival Hall - SE1 8XXThe O2 - SE10 0DS0207 494 4716 • iguAnAs.co.uK

Rodízio Rico Eat-til-you-drop buffet, grilled meats brought to your table.

Buffet £22.50, Veg £15.50 The O2, SE10 0AX

North Greenwich 0208 858 6333RodizioRico.com

tito's pERuviAn Seafood, soups and risottos.

Ceviche - £7.50

4-6 London Bridge St, SE1 9SG London Bridge

0207 407 7787titosEAtERiEs.com

AztEcA lAtin loungE Mexican cuisine, mouth watering cocktails and beers. Latin bands and top DJs.

356 Kings Road, SW3 5ES

South Kensington0207 352 4087AztEcAlAtinloungE.com

El gAucho Grill Steak House £13.90

Chelsea Farmers Market,

125 Sydney St - SW3 6NR South Kensington

0871 3328774 ElgAucho.co.uK

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Cocktail lounge bar with tapas, live music and dance. Chorizio Quesadilla - £4.95

490 Fulham Road SW6 5NH Fulham Broadway

020 7381 5891 hAvAnAfulhAm.co.uK


Towpath, Richmond TW10 6UJ020 7584 9901gAuchoREstAuRAnts.co.uK

mARgARitA locA Latin Music, Mexican food and Cuban cocktails. Fajita King Prawn - £11.95

527 Battersea Park Rd, SW11 Clapham Junction Rail

0207 924 2772mARgARitAlocA.co.uK

pREto Traditional Brasilian “rodízio”

Live music on the weekends. Monday Lunch Buffet -£9.95

72 Wilton Road, SW1V 1DE Victoria

020 7233 8668

tu chicAs Tasty food and flamboyant cocktails. Mexican dish £20

12 -14 Leopold Rd, SW19 7BD Wimbledon

0870 075 6933tuchicAs.co.uK

sAntA mARiA dEl suR Argentinean grill house with live music on Mondays.

Argentinean Steak £12, Vegetarian dishes £8 - £12

129 Queenstown Road, SW8 Battersea

0207 622 2088sAntAmARiAdElsuR.co.uK

sushinho Brasilian chic with Japanese efficiency. Sushinho roll £9

312-314 King's Rd, SW3 5UH South Kensington

sushinho.com

cAfé bossA novA Coxinhas and more.

Spinach Risotto - £4.50

339 B Portobello Rd, W10 5SA Ladbroke Grove

0208 968 3050

guAnAbAnA Famous Jerk chicken served with mango+papaya chutney.

£7.85 - £12.75.

85 Kentish Town Rd - NW1 Camden Town

0207 4851166

guAnAbAnAREstAuRAnt.com

gostosA pizzERiA Brasilian style pizzas and burgers.

Freshly baked pizza buffet for £7.99 every day.

159, High St Harlesden,NW10

Willesden Junction020 8963 1400

mAdE in bRAsil Classic Brasilian fare, from seafood to meat and feijoada.

Picanha Na Chapa - £13.50

12 Inverness Street, NW1 Camden Town

020 7482 0777 mAdE-in-bRAsil.co.uK

mAngo Room Fish, meat and vegetarian food: a taste of the Caribbean.

Goat Curry - £12

10 - 12 Kentish Town Rd, NW1 Camden Town

020 74825065mAngoRoom.co.uK

mEstizo Restaurant-bar offering a fine and authentic Mexican cuisine

Enchiladas £12

103 Hampstead Rd, NW1 3EL Warren Street

020 7387 4064mEstizomx.com

sAboR bRAsilEiRo Brasilian fish and beef, game room, internet, bar/lounge. Buffet £7.5010% weekend discount

639 Harrow Road NW10 5NU Kensal Green

02089691149

sAboR minEiRo

Typical dishes from Minas Gerais (but no alcoholic drinks). Buffet £6.50

63 Station Road, NW10 4UX Willesden Junction

020 8965 2050

thE cubAn Long bar upstairs or dinner in the fiesta Room.

Lamb Cubano - £10.95

Stables Market, Chalk Farm Rd

Camden Town 0870 850 8975 thEcubAn.co.uK

xodó dA lEninhA Brasilian family run restaurant.

1024 Harrow Rd, NW10 5NS Kensal Green

020 8964 3763

Finding fast and delicious Mexican food in central London may seem like mission impossible: but not so for diners at Benito's Hat.

Located on Goodge Street, Benito's Hat offers a unique Mexican menu made up from fresh ingredients and special blends of spices. With fast and friendly service, customers can choose the best ingredients for their burritos, tacos, salads and soups from the wide array at the counter.

"The secret is the mix of spices and our special ways of cooking, like black beans flavoured with avocado leaves, chicken marinated overnight in chipotle chillies, cumin and cinnamon, and grilled vegetables such as chayote", reveals head chef, Felipe Fuentes Cruz.

As for the most popular dishes, burritos lead the way. A burrito consists of a delicious mix of meat or vegetables with beans, rice, lettuce, cheese, sour cream and salsa wrapped together in a 12" flour tortilla. Plans are also afoot to launch a new Sunday menu which should include exciting traditional Mexican specialties such as Pozole - pork with guajilo chile, honey, corn and white hominy - and Tamales, so stay tuned.

They also have a growing loyal following for their exciting cocktails such as the watermelon margarita, as well as a range of Mexican beers, freshly squeezed juices and fair-trade coffee.

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Goodge StreetSun - Wed 11.30am - 22pm, Thu - Sat 11.30am - 23pm020 7637 3732

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SPREADING THE WORDHi there, I´ve seen your magazine and the Only When I Dance piece of news. I couldn´t go to the screening but my jobmates told me it was such a big success. Thank you because your magazine was a great help.Congratulations for your magazine as well. I have some Brasilian friends, and they told me about it to promote the event. So, I suppose you are quite popular in the Brasilian community.Congratulations!Kind regards,Pedro, email

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MIS-TAKEN?I would like to bring to your attention to a couple of errors in last month's edition. On page 22 you have miss spelled Colombia; spelling it Columbia, furthermore on page 29 you have mistakenly put a picture of the Ecuadorian fl ag next to Colombia. I am a huge fan of the magazine and love it's funky style along with the varied and informative articles, I feel that the likes of Jungle are leading the way in promoting Latin American culture for future generations. I was thinking that in addition to your new restaurant guide you could extend the idea to the travel guide and show some of the exciting locations that Brasil's neighbours have to offer.Carl, email

Dear Carl,First of all, thanks for your email. It’s really good to receive feedback from our readers so we know you're paying attention! Firstly, regarding the misspelling – actually this was deliberate: we were referring mainly to Columbus, the navigator, and not the country, hence the wordplay with both names (by the way, the nation is named after him). As for the fl ag – well, that was half a mistake: the fl ag we used is neither Ecuador’s nor Colombia’s, but the Colombian Navy fl ag which used to be the offi cial national one until quite recently. It’s really similar to Ecuador but the coat of arms is defi nitely different.

THE JOURNALIST SAYS:I’d like to congratulate JungleDrums. The articles are always interesting and well written and the design is modern and attractive. And I know what I’m talking about, because I’m a journalist!Marco Sanchotene, email

WE'RE ON THE MOVEDear Jungle,Naz Vidas is an NGO which is part of the Naz Project London, and has been working with Portuguese-speaking communities in London since 1997 on sexual health issues, guiding people with HIV to free treatment and offering psycho-emotional support to sufferers and their families. We would like to inform everyone that, due to expansion of our activities, we will be moving to a larger premises, on 30 Blacks Road, London, W6 9DT. Our telephone number is 020 8834 0232.José Resinente, email

SPREADING THE WORDHi there, I´ve seen your magazine and the Only When I Dance piece of news. I couldn´t go to the screening but my jobmates told me it was such a big success. Thank you because your magazine was a great help.Congratulations for your magazine as well. I have some Brasilian friends, and they told me about it to promote the event. So, I suppose you are quite popular in the Brasilian community.Congratulations!Kind regards,Pedro, email

What do you do for a living?

I'm a gallery assistant and a cinema student.

How did you fi nd out about Jungle?

Whilst eating "coxinha" at a Brasilian cafe in Central London.

Why do you read Jungle?In brings us Brasilian cul-ture and how its refl ected in London.

What's your favourite section?

Travel tips - I like to read and think about Brasil and remember how great it is to travel around the country. But in different editions I found different things interesting, so I guess depends on what's going on!

Do you have a favourite article in the magazine?

I really liked the article with City of God's producers telling us about the social projects and many things that resulted from the making of the fi lm. And the piece about graffi ti in the Northeast of Brasil.

What would you like to see more of in the magazine?

Films, and what Jungle is doing, like events and other stuff.

What is your favourite place in Brasil?

Rio Tavares (Florianópolis), Ilha de Itaparica (Bahia), Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, it's hard to decide...

Who is your favourite famous Brasilian?

Rodrigo Santoro will be too much of a cliche but well....he is great and Brasilian.

THE CINEMA STUDENT WHO BARELY DISGUISES A CRUSH ON RODRIGO SANTORO AND ENJOYSA GOOD TRAVEL TIP

I really liked the article

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