Silêncio... Blue Brazil Gallery presents a silent art auction to benefit the Piedmont Wildlife Center and Lar Irmã Maria Luiza. The veterinarians at the Piedmont Wildlife Center in North Carolina rescue hurt wild animals, treat them and release them back into their habitats. Lar Irmã Maria Luiza is managed by Sister Cicera in Brazil and houses elderly individuals whose families cannot afford to care for them. The two houses that Sister Cicera manages operate entirely on donations. Both organizations are close to our hearts. 100% of the profits will be donated to these worthy causes.

The event takes place on December 10, 2005 from 7-10pm at Serentec, 319 Martin Street in downtown Raleigh (corner of Martin and Harrington).

Pinga Bear is importing Gandaia, a premium cachaça from Minas Gerais. Samples of this Brazilian national spirit will be available at the auction. There will be a full cash bar that will also include Caipirinhas.

Pat Murray, DJ at NC Central University’s radio station, will be spinning Brazilian tunes she has collected since she was a kid. Pat probably has the most extensive collection of Brazilian music in the area and is ready to share it with us.

Cyro Baptista and his band Beat the Donkey will hold a performance workshop co-sponsored by Blue Brazil Gallery and Exploris Museum on Saturday, September 24, 2pm at Exploris in downtown Raleigh. This event is for all ages. 

Blue Brazil Gallery is proud to bring Cyro Baptista to the Triangle. Brazilian musician Cyro Baptista and his band, Beat the Donkey, bring their “Jazz meets Stomp” style show to The Carolina Theatre of Durham on Friday, September 23, 2005.

This performance is a whirlwind of Brazilian infused music and dance. Baptista and crew crank out world rhythms with high energy, brightly costumed dancers and a dizzying array of drumming, dancing and percussion. A performance that is beyond words. 

Cyro has previously recorded and performed with Yo-Yo-Ma, Sting, Wynton Marsalis, Paul Simon and others. This show is for all ages.  Tckets available at Carolina Theatre or at their box office. Their contact information is 919-560-3030 Monday-Friday from 11am-6pm.

Exploris Museum holds a cellebration for Brazil's Independence Day as the beginning of their upcoming festivities related to Latin America. Blue Brazil Gallery will be presenting Brazilian art and artifacts from Brazil. We will also be sharing information on the various causes we support in Brazil through ProjectArt. A Capoeira workshop takes place at 2pm.

March 13 - May 7, 2005 Rebus Works, an exhibition space organized by artists for artists in Raleigh, North Carolina, exhibits an installation and works by Bolivian artist Alejandra Dorado. The show is titled La Imagen Amable de mi Misma or A Kind Image of Myself.  Blue Brazil will be participating in the exhibit and will be featuring paintings by Sandra Felzen, ceramics by Marlice Almeida, photography by Adriano Fagundes and sculpture by Oficina de Agosto.