Brasília, with Adriana Calcanhotto, Guilherme Wisnik and Nuno Grande
Special guest: João Camarero
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Date
- 17:00 / Cancelled 17:00 / Sold out Saturday, 17:00
Location
Auditorium 2 Calouste Gulbenkian FoundationPricing
10% – Cartão Gulbenkian and Cartão Gulbenkian Mais
This musical conversation brings together singer-songwriter Adriana Calcanhotto and architects Guilherme Wisnik and Nuno Grande.
The conversation addresses the fortunes and misfortunes of Brasília as a cutting-edge urban model and real historical experience, interspersed with reflections on relations between Brazil and Portugal, recent political tensions, and a collection of songs.
This event is part of the complementary programme for the exhibition complexo brasil, curated by José Miguel Wisnik, Guilherme Wisnik and Milena Britto.
Biographies
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Adriana Calcanhotto
Adriana Calcanhotto began her artistic career in the 1980s. Positive reviews led to her first album, Enguiço (1990), which was followed by several others. In 2004, she created the children’s alter ego Adriana Partimpim, a project that won a Latin Grammy in the Best Children’s Album category. In 2011, she produced her first entirely self-written album, O Micróbio do Samba, whose title alludes to an expression by her fellow countryman Lupicínio Rodrigues. In 2018-2019, she taught the composition course ‘How to write songs’ at the University of Coimbra.
Image © Leo Aversa
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Guilherme Wisnik
Professor at the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism of the University of São Paulo (FAU USP). He is the curator of MuBE (Brazilian Museum of Sculpture and Ecology), and the author of books such as Lucio Costa (2001), Estado crítico: à deriva nas cidades (2009), Dentro do nevoeiro: arte, arquitetura e tecnologia contemporâneas (2018) and Lançar mundos no mundo: Caetano Veloso e o Brasil (2022). He received the ‘Destaque 2018’ award from the Brazilian Association of Art Critics (ABCA). He was the general curator of the 10th São Paulo Architecture Biennial (2013).
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João Camarero
Composer and guitarist, with renowned work alongside names such as Maria Bethânia, Paulinho da Viola, Caetano Veloso, Dori Caymmi, Francis Hime, among others, the musician stands out as one of the most relevant names in Brazilian instrumental music. As a soloist, he has performed in various parts of the globe and is preparing to release a new album in 2025. In his new work, the musician focuses on the work of the master Baden Powell. Musician, arranger and musical director: this is how João Camarero defines himself.
Image © Mauro Restiffe
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Nuno Grande
Architect, graduated in Architecture from the University of Porto (1992) and PhD from the University of Coimbra (2009), where he is Associate Professor and Coordinator of the PhD Course in Architecture. As a curator and programmer, he has organised exhibitions on Portuguese architecture in Portugal, Brazil, Italy and France. He is the author and editor of various publications on architectural culture and urban culture in the Portuguese context.
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Credits
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Thomaz Farkas, Inauguração de Brasília, 1960. © Thomaz Farkas
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