Aug 26th, 2008 · Telepathique is one heck of a sexy band. For 20 minutes, the Sao Paulo-based group turned the intimate space of a KEXP studio into a late-night dance club. The band's combination of electronic beats and rhythms with thrashing drums and live guitar sounds both unique and familiar.
Jul 27th, 2007 · Brazil is reeling from a series of recent aviation failures including the worst plane crash in that country's history. Nearly 200 people died earlier this month when an airplane overshot a runway at the Sao Paulo airport and hit a gas station. And this week, a radar outage created massive flight disruptions.
Jul 19th, 2007 · Brazilian prosecutors are seeking a court order to close Congonhas airport in Sao Paulo after a Tuesday airplane crash that left at least 189 people dead. Critics say the airport's runways are too short.
Jan 12th, 2007 · Born in Sao Paulo in 1971, Mônica Salmaso has surfaced as one of the best young voices in Brazil. At the Disney Concert Hall, she gives a dazzling performance of sensual, rhythmically-inflected Brazilian popular songs, including a Beatles favorite and an "Ave Maria" with a Brazilian twist.
Oct 2nd, 2006 · In a stunning setback, Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula de Silva was denied re-election Sunday. Lula finished first in the national ballot, receiving 48 percent of the vote. But that was shy of the 50 percent needed to win outright and avoid a runoff. Now he'll face the second-place challenger, a former Sao Paulo governor.
May 25th, 2006 · Gang-related violence in Sao Paulo, Brazil's largest city, has claimed nearly 200 lives in the last week. Now a police crackdown on the violence is raising alarms. Officers are accused of rounding up suspects, shooting them in cold blood and burying the victims in mass graves. Human-rights advocates claim innocent people are being killed and fear police are carrying out reprisal killings.
May 16th, 2006 · At least 81 people have died in four days of violence in Sao Paulo, Brazil's biggest city. The unrest has spread from prisoners rioting in jails to city gangs attacking police stations and banks. Noah Adams talks with BBC correspondent Steve Kingstone, reporting in Sao Paolo, about what the Brazilian government is doing to quell the violence.