RECOMMENDED BOOKS
– “The Thrill of Making a Racket : Nietzsche, Heidegger and Community Samba in Schools” – by Dr. Christopher Naughton, PhD. in Music Education / Founder and director of the “Free Samba Project” of The University of Auckland . Juliana Areias was part of the “Free Samba Project ” as a Brazilian Music expert , performer, facilitator and research assistant.
– “Bossa Nova – the story of the Brazilian Music that Seduced the world” by Ruy Castro.
– “Chega de Saudade” – a historia e as estorias da Bossa Nova” by Ruy Castro. (In Portuguese, about Bossa Nova -around 1950’s-1960’s).
– Carmen – A vida de Carmen Miranda, a brasileira mais famosa do seculo XX by Ruy Castro. ( In Portuguese, about Samba – around 1920’s-1940’s).
– ” Nada sera como antes – MPB nos anos 70″ by Ana Maria Bahiana. (In Portuguese, about MPB – Brazilian Popular Music – around 1970’s).
– ” Quem tem um sonho nao danca – cultura jovem brasileira nos anos 80″ by Guilherme Bryan. ( In Portuguese, about Brazilian Pop- Rock mouviment -around 1980’s).
RECCOMENDED DOCOS
“Brasil, Brasil” – BBC documentary series
Juliana Areias - The Bossa Nova Baby 