OI PESSOAL!!! AQUI VAI UMA DICA PARA QUEM ESTAVA ESPERANDO UMA CHANCE PARA PRATICAR PORTUGUES OU CONHECER MAIS SOBRE O BRASIL : THE IRVINE PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE MEETUP GROUP! JOIN US!! MARIA FERNANDA

If you live in San Diego and you are Brazilian or you like Brazilians (or the culture, the music, the food, etc), come join us! Let's get together for fun activities, like going to the movies, watching plays, having picnics at a park, tasting wine, having Brazilian barbecue, talking about anything (movies, songs, books, culture, theater plays, history, other countries, other cultures, food and drinks, etc), walking at the beach, dancing, singing, having coffee, playing dates at our homes, or any …

Bossa Nova came about from a marriage between Samba rhythms, West Coast Jazz musical approach, poetry and the mid-50's vibe of Brasil, especially in Rio de Janeiro. The musical form gained steam following the partnership between Tom Jobim (composer) and Vinicius de Moraes (poet) (which gave birth to many timeless classic songs like Girl from Ipanema and the classic film Black Orpheus) and Joao Gilberto's revolutionary guitar work, among many other factors. The music found its way to the jazz cir …