Oi gente--

Tomorrow is the opening night of the Contemporary Brazilian Art exhibit at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, and Grupo Falso Baiano will be playing! The music will for sure be great, the art will certainly be interesting, and presumably the crowd will be speaking Portuguese.

I know it's last minute, but it'd be a delight to meet up with y'all. Com certeza, a gente vai falar portugues tambem--venha practicar com outros falantes enquanto divertir-se com arte, musica, e bebidas. (And yes, this will be the first time I'm actually getting to a Meetup--come meet your mysterious absentee group organizer ;)

Details are below. Just showing up will be fine, but if you RSVP I'll look for you. I'll be wearing a Meetup badge so that you can find me in the crowds!

Abracos,
Jason

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http://www.ybca.org/t...

Wed, Nov 4, 8–11 pm
$12 in advance, $15 at the door
FREE for YBCA Members and a guest

Celebrate the art, music and spirit of the tropics with Yerba Buena Center for the Arts! Join YBCA for the opening of its new exhibition, When Lives Become Form: Contemporary Brazilian Art, 1960s to the Present, with a party featuring Brazilian music, Campari cocktails and the fabulous YBCA crowd. Entertainment includes the Marcos Silva Ensemble featuring Rio-born renowned pianist Marcos Silva in a musical fusion of Tropicália with contemporary Brazilian jazz, and Grupo Falso Baiano, an ensemble of musicians who blend joyous Brazilian choro (considered the first pop music of Brazil) with modern influences such as jazz and samba.

When Lives Become Form: Contemporary Brazilian Art, 1960s to the Present (Nov 5, 2009-Jan 31, 2010) celebrates Brazil’s creative vitality through the works of artists, fashion designers and architects. The exhibition highlights artists and creators who were part of, or inspired by, “Tropicália”—an artistic movement which arose in Brazil during the 1960s around the “originality of the culture of people who live in the tropics.”