NEXT CONCERT: MUSES & DIVAS OF BRAZIL

Posted on December 2, 2025 by julianaareias in Uncategorized

Sat 28 Feb 2026 – Juliana Areias – Muses & Divas of Brazil at The Ellington Jazz Club – BOOK NOW

Doors 6pm
Show 7pm

“The toast of the Perth Jazz Scene. The release of Bossa Nova Baby has elevated her above a mere covers singer or bossa specialist. Rhythmically perfect and vocally passionate” The Australian

Award-winning singer-songwriter Juliana Areias,The Bossa Nova Baby, brings her authentic Brazilian style to this festive concert – blending iconic and contemporary MPB female vocalists and composers with timeless bossa nova classics – in anticipation of International Women’s Day and Harmony Week celebrations.

Expect favourites by masters such as Jobim, Milton Nascimento, Joao Donato, Elis Regina, Gal Costa, Rita Lee, Marina Lima, Maria Gadu, Ceu, Luedji Luna, Chiquinha Gonzaga, Leny Andrade, Rosa Passos and many more.

Juliana Areias has performed on major stages around the world, including the Sydney Opera House, the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland, Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club in London, the Green Room in New York, and Rio’s legendary Beco das Garrafas – where bossa nova was born.

Her acclaimed original album Bossa Nova Baby won Best Brazilian Album at the US Focus Brazil Awards and reached the US Top 100 Jazz Charts. A five-time Western Australian Music Awards nominee, her music was considered “the changing face of Australian music” by ABC Radio National and praised as “excelling in elegance” by The Australian in its four-star review.

For this exclusive concert, Areias is excited to welcome award-winning guitarist Ridge Moss to share the stage with the beating heart of her dream band, joining Paul Millard (sax/flute), Bronton Ainsworth (drums), and Rafael Medeiros de Souza (percussion). Let’s sway and be spellbound by Juliana Areias and her Bossa Nova Baby Band!

A cool wave of Brazilian Music

Posted on September 11, 2025 by julianaareias in Uncategorized

Brazilian music is a vast universe – and it is rare to find a Radio Show curator who truly understands, researches and is able to bring a cool and full panorama of it with diversity and discernment combined.

This is exactly what you will find at the new radio show “Back in Brazil” hosted by Pablo Nascer at Radio Northern Beaches FM – Sydney – every Tuesday or online worldwide anytime you want.

Pablo is a TRUE Brazilian #journalist , author, cultural activist, music curator, producer and presenter based in Sydney. This week I had the privilege to have one of my original songs featuring in his 3rd show along with artists such as Marisa Montes & David Byrne, Tom Ze, Caetano, Betania and Geronimo (this is how we call them in Bahia, no surnames needed).

I had the pleasure to meet Pablo for the first time in 2011 during my first presentation in Sydney at the Ritmo Festival for over 30k people at Darling Harbour. Thanks to Pablo, I also met and become friends with a fantastic team of artists behind the superb Abuka project – Tiago de Lucca, Sandro Bueno and Raphael Brasil.

Here are some historical photos of these encounters in 2011. Thank you Pablo for your eclectic fine taste, research and the information you bring to the show. I wish you could be here in Perth for our presentation at the Perth International Jazz Festival on 25 Oct! PIJF: JULIANA AREIAS (BRA/PER) at The Ellington Jazz Club ! Long life for the excellent Back in Brazil show!

📻📡🎶 Back in Brazil program, hosted by Pablo Nacer, premiered on 26 August 2025 – Radio Northern Beaches in Sydney.
The 1 hour program featuring a diverse repertoire of Brazilian music: new releases, classics, B-sides, notable vocals, and occasional special interviews.

👉 Where to listen:
🔹 Radio Northern Beaches – community radio, on air since 1984
🔹 Local frequencies: 88.7 FM and 90.3 FM
🔹 Online, anywhere in the world 🌍: https://rnb.org.au/stream/ or https://www.mixcloud.com/PabloNacer/

🕣 When: every Tue – 8:30 pm (Sydney time)

An unmissable opportunity to reminisce about Brazil and connect with our culture through music.

Pablito’s Blog: https://blogdopablito.com/2025/08/25/back-in-brazil-no-ar/

radioshow #backinbrazil #bestofbrazil #sydney #australia #brazil #mpb

JUST ANNOUNCED: JULIANA AREIAS @ THE PERTH INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL – SAT 25 OCT Tickets on sale now

Posted on September 3, 2025September 4, 2025 by julianaareias in Uncategorized

JUST ANNOUNCED: JULIANA AREIAS – BOSSA NOVA BABY BAND @ THE PERTH INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL . – SAT 25 OCT Tickets on sale now

Doors 6pm
Show 7pm

PERTH INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL AT THE ELLINGTON JAZZ CLUB
25TH OCTOBER – 2ND NOVEMBER

Award-winning singer-songwriter Juliana Areias, The Bossa Nova Baby, brings her authentic Brazilian style to this colourful concert blending iconic MPB songs & timeless bossa nova classics with an exquisite selection of originals.

Expect favourites by masters such as Jobim, Djavan, Joao Donato, Rita Lee, Gal Costa, Elis Regina, Leny Andrade, Rosa Passos and many more. For this exclusive concert, Areias is honoured to share the stage with the beating heart of her dream band – Joshua de Silva (seven-string guitars), Bronton Ainsworth (drums), Rafael Medeiros de Souza (percussion) and a new generation of exceptionally talented Brazilian musicians and singers: Arthur Freitas (voice/guitar) and Loro Bardot (voice/piano/guitar). Let’s sway and be spellbound by Juliana Areias and her Bossa Nova Baby Band!

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Happy Bossa Nova Day – Tom Jobim & Leny Andrade birthday tribute

Posted on January 25, 2025 by julianaareias in Uncategorized

HAPPY BOSSA NOVA DAY! The day on which Antônio Carlos Jobim & Leny Andrade were born, both pivotal artists in the creation and development of Bossa Nova and Samba Jazz. No wonder they are my favourite composer and singer respectively.

Leny used to call me her “little friend photographer”… At the same time, my dear friend Ruy Castro gave me the nickname “Bossa Nova Baby”, and gave me access to many rehearsals and concerts of the Chega de Saudade Concert Series featuring all my Bossa Nova idols… This luck of meeting them all personally and taking all opportunities to watch them live, be with them during the rehearsals and after the concerts, having dinner all together, during my teenage years, inspired me to become a singer.

Here is our tribute to both of them, Leny Andrade and Tom Jobim, featuring 3 of their original arrangements and 1 surprise arrangement.

Waters of March – composed by Antonio Carlos Jobim

Wave – composed by Antônio Carlos Jobim, arranged by Leny Andrade’s band.

Dindi – composed by Antônio Carlos Jobim and Aloysio de Oliveira featuring Loro Bardot with Juliana Areias.

Eu quero ver – composed by Carlinhos Vergueiro / J. Petrolino / Landinho , arranged by Leny Andrade’s band.

🎥 Videos recorded at the Ellington Jazz Club, Perth, Australia, featuring: Juliana Areias (voice), Paul Millard (sax/flute), Moha Michel (piano), Joshua de Silva (guitar), Tommi Flamenco (bass), Rafael Medeiros de Souza (percussion), Francisco Munhoz (drums), Bronton Ainsworth (drums) and very special guest Loro Bardot.

📸 Photo of Juliana Areias with the guitar at Cottesloe Beach by David Baylis – Perth Now, Community News Group

📸 Photos at the end, from JulianaAreias.com website: Thank you Ruy, Leny, Tom & Banda Nova, Joao, Vina, Luizinho Eca (Tamba trio), Boscoli, Miele, Lyra, Menescal, Donato, Marcus Vale, Rosa Passos, Leila Pinheiro, Joyce, Wanda Sa, Alaide Costa, Claudete Soares, Cris Delanno, Rita Lee, Ithamsta Koorax, Tiao Neto, Johnny Alf, Carlos Vinhas, Mauricio Einhorn, Baden Powell, Gilson Peranzetta, Billy Blanco, Tito Madi, Carlos Coutinho, Adriano de Oliveira, Luiza Maia, Sebastiao Tapajos, Araken & Moacyr Peixoto, Sivuca, Os Cariocas, Toquinho, Anselmo Carvalho, Zimbo Trio, Mascarenhas and many other musicians from the Bossa Nova world which are not present in these photos but always in my memories and heart! Love you all… HAPPY OUR BOSSA NOVA DAY!

Also sending all my love to all involved in the RIO BOSSA NOSSA Festival happening in Rio de Janeiro right now, presented by Helo Pinheiro, the true Girl from Ipanema! From here in Perth, Australia, we celebrate with all of you!

Happy anniversary to São Paulo city as well, my crazy city! Pauliceia Desvairada!

#bossanovaday #bossanova #lenyandrade #tomjobim #antoniocarlosjobim #sambajazz #aguasdemarco #watersofmarch #wave #euquerover #julianaareias #bossanovababy #ruycastro #riodejaneiro #riobossanossa #bossanovafestival #helopinheiro #brazilianjazz #musichistory #bossanovamasterclass #bossanovamasters #brasilidade #brazil #brasil #jobim #samba #madeinbrazil #perth #australia #ellingtonjazzclub

Beautiful day to became Australian – thanks to Bossa Nova

Posted on September 17, 2024 by julianaareias in Uncategorized

What a beautiful day to become Australian! So much to say… I feel only gratitude. This citizenship comes after living in Perth for 16 years and after receiving the rare Global Distinguished Talent Visa about 2 years ago thanks to a life long dedication to Bossa Nova worldwide.

Thank you Meu Amor Geoffrey, for all your love, encouragement and support at every step… For helping me and understanding how important it was to be granted Australian citizenship for me and for my beloved kids Jobim and Lilas, not by the easiest way… but because I am an artist.

Why we do what we do, is important. It matters that we persist in what we believe is the best contribution we can give to the world.

To be an artist means to deal with continuous uncertainty, frequent rejection and lack of understanding almost everyday. Yet, on a day like today, the value of culture and the arts is reaffirmed.

Thank you Australia.

Thank you Bossa Nova.

Thank you Ruy Castro. Thank you Menescal.

Thank you meus amores Geoffrey, Jobim, Lilas and Lua.

Thank you to my family and friends here and around the world. Thank you to every person I have ever met and every life event which has brought me to here and now.

This Friday 20 September, I get to do what I love doing and I hope I can have the honour of celebrating with you at our Juliana Areias – Jobim Forever Concert at the Ellington Jazz Club. http://www.julianaareias.com (link in bio).

Juliana Areias – Jobim Forever

Thank you Antônio Carlos Jobim, Leny Andrade, Joao Gilberto, Vinícius de Moraes and all bossa nova masters.

Thank you Perth.

Thank you the Ellington Jazz Club

Thank you all for supporting live music in this extraordinary city we all love to call home. Our Island Home – Australia.

#aussie #australiancitizenship #australia #gratitude #perth #islandhome #julianaareias #bossanovababy #jobimforever #bossanova #ellingtonjazzclub #jazz #latinjazz #brazilianjazz #reaffirmation #afirmation #persistence #artistlife #singersongwriter #braziliansinger #brazilianmusic #culture #arts #music #perthsinger #pertharts #values #artsmatter #meaningful #herenow

JUliANA AREIAS – SAMBA JAZZ – LENY ANDRADE (Sat 16 DEC – PERTH)

Posted on November 24, 2023 by julianaareias in Uncategorized

PERTH Sat 16 Dec 2023 – Juliana Areias – Samba Jazz – Leny Andrade @ The Ellington Jazz Club 7pm – BOOK NOW

Award winning Brazilian singer-songwriter – Juliana Areias, the “Bossa Nova Baby”, invites you to finish the year in the grooviest mode, celebrating the music and life of the greatest lady of Brazilian Samba-Jazz: Leny Andrade.

Described by Tony Bennett as the “Ella Fitzgerald of Brazil”, Leny spent her career touring the world and living between her home town of Rio de Janeiro, New York and Mexico. Tony used to often come to watch Leny’s concerts and he loved to make live drawings of her while she was performing. Tony Bennet and Leny Andrade were together in music, friendship and life, to the point of leaving us only a few days apart, on the 21st and 24th of July 2023 respectively.

For the The New York Times Andrade was both the Sarah Vaughan and Ella Fitzgerald of bossa nova …”her voice seems to contain the body and soul of Brazil.”

Leny Andrade’s impeccable sense of rhythm, signature scats, rich low vocals, and majestic presence has gained the respect and admiration of generations. Indeed, Leny is the singer who Juliana Areias most saw live since her teenage years, and is Areias’s greatest inspiration to become a singer herself.

The concert will feature some of the most iconic songs and arrangements from Leny’s repertoire, featuring composers such as Antonio Carlos Jobim, Ivan Lins, Djavan, Chico Buarque, Gonzaquinha, Moacyr Luz, Aldir Blanc, Dolores Duran, Carlos Lyra, Durval Ferreira, Mauricio Einhorn… as well as the very first bolero Leny learned in Spanish “Si me enamoro” by Sergio Mianovich, and some of the delicious stories she used to tell on stage which Juliana Areias still remembers by heart.

Juliana Areias is honoured to share the stage once more with the amazing musicians of her Bossa Nova Baby band: Joshua de Silva (seven string guitar), Paul Millard (sax/flute), Tommi Flamenco (bass), Bronton Ainsworth (drums), Rafael Medeiros de Souza (percussion); and special guest singer-songwriter Loro Bardot. This will be the last opportunity to enjoy Juliana Areias and Joshua de Silva performing together and a celebration of all the beautiful musicianship they have created during six years of collaboration.

Juliana Areias has performed on major stages internationally including the Sydney Opera House, Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club in London, the Green Room in New York, the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland, the Auckland Festival in New Zealand and the legendary Beco das Garrafas in Rio de Janeiro. Dubbed the “Bossa Nova Baby” by iconic Brazilian journalist Ruy Castro, her original album “Bossa Nova Baby” won “Best Brazilian Album” at the US Focus Brazil Awards in 2019 and spent five weeks in the US Top 100 Jazz Charts. Juliana has also been nominated five times for Western Australian Music Awards including Best World Music Act and Best Song.

Now it is your turn to feel spellbound by the Bossa Nova Baby, Juliana Areias.

–“The idea of mixing styles and cultures is reflected in Areias’ life and her music.”, Daily Record – USA

–“Rhythmically perfect and passionate vocal delivery. The toast of the Perth Jazz Scene. The release of Bossa Nova Baby has elevated her above a mere covers singer or bossa specialist. The singer excels in an elegant co-composed duet (Belas Artes) with Australia’s finest Brazilian-oriented 7-string guitarist, Doug de Vries” – The Australian

–“We celebrate the changing face of Australian music with Brazilian-born, Perth based singer Juliana’s excellent, Bossa Nova-centred album.” – ABC Radio National

–“It’s bossa that plays soccer with Jazz – as it has since the 60’s – and scoring a goal.” – O GLOBO – Brazil

–”A wonderful Brazilian-Australian bossa nova baby with contemporary bossa nova songs.“– Key and Chords – Belgium

More information: www.julianaareias.com

Doors 6pm
Show 7:30pm

PERTH Sat 16 Dec 2023 – Juliana Areias – Samba Jazz – Leny Andrade @ The Ellington Jazz Club 7pm – BOOK NOW

Mermaid Flying Hair to invite you to Juliana Areias – Oceano Concert – Sat 18 Nov 2023 @ The Ellington Jazz CLuB

Posted on October 31, 2023 by julianaareias in Uncategorized

PERTH Sat 18 November 2023 – Juliana Areias – Oceano Concert @ The Ellington Jazz Club 7pm – BOOK NOW

Award winning Brazilian singer-songwriter – Juliana Areias, the “Bossa Nova Baby”, invites you on a magic musical voyage.

Hoist the colours high and set your imagination free! The Oceano concert will feature songs about the seven seas, iconic beaches, mythic creatures, lost treasures and tales of Neptune, Poseidon, Yemanja, sirens, mermaids, pirates, fish-men, African slave ships and Atlantis’s mysteries.

Dive into Brazil’s most evocative rhythms – bossa, samba, baiao, afoxe, maracatu, and samba-jazz fusions – featuring fresh arrangement of classics such as “The Girl from Ipanema” and “Beyond the Sea” (“La Mer”) as well as alluring songs by iconic Brazilian artists such as Antonio Carlos Jobim, Djavan, Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Alceu Valença, Tim Maia, Maria Gadu, Marina, Lenine, Lulu Santos, Marisa Montes, Ceu, Chico Buarque and Edu Lobo.

The concert will also reference Christiane Anu’s iconic rendition of Warumpi Band’s Australian song “My Island Home” and UK artists who influenced Juliana Areias when she lived in Europe during the 90’s – David Byrne’s record with Caetano Veloso “Dreamworld – Red Hot” (1998) and Smoke City’s record “Underwater Love” (1997) – as well as Madonna’s 1989 hit “Cherish” which includes a line from 1966 “Cherish” by California band “The Association”.

Aboard with Juliana for this musical adventure are her captains of groove, showcasing the amazing young talent and cultural diversity we are so lucky to have in Perth: Joshua de Silva (guitar), Paul Millard (sax/flute), Tommi Flamenco (bass), Bronton Ainsworth (drums) and Rafael Medeiros de Souza (percussion).

Now it is your turn to feel spellbound by the Bossa Nova Baby, Juliana Areias.

–“The idea of mixing styles and cultures is reflected in Areias’ life and her music.”, Daily Record – USA

–“We celebrate the changing face of Australian music with Brazilian-born, Perth based singer Juliana’s excellent, Bossa Nova-centred album.” – ABC Radio National

–“It’s bossa that plays soccer with Jazz – as it has since the 60’s – and scoring a goal.” – O GLOBO – Brazil

–”A wonderful Brazilian-Australian bossa nova baby with contemporary bossa nova songs.“– Key and Chords – Belgium

More information: www.julianaareias.com

Doors 6pm
Show 7:30pm

PERTH Sat 18 November 2023 – Juliana Areias – Oceano Concert @ The Ellington Jazz Club 7pm – BOOK NOW

Juliana Areias – Feminina Concert – a tribute to Brazilian Women Composers – Sat 16 Oct 2021

Posted on October 14, 2021 by julianaareias in Uncategorized

Roll-up for an entrancing night of rhythms, sultry songs and evocative stories from the country of bossa nova, samba and carnival, with Perth’s own award winning Brazilian singer-songwriter – Juliana Areias, the “Bossa Nova Baby”.

Juliana Areias invites you to be seduced by the music of some of the most iconic Brazilian women composers of all time. Tune your senses and get to experience the true colours of Brazilian women’s love, passion, lust, loss, nature, instinct, intuition, power, motherhood, work, friendship and identity.

The Feminina Concert will celebrate what means to be a woman – the full spectrum of pleasures and challenges – according to the creative perspective of an amazing selection of Brazilian women songwriters: Joyce, Rosa Passos, Rita Lee, Marina, Marisa Montes, Ceu, Maria Gadu, Adriana Calcanhoto, Ana Carolina, Luedji Luna, Fatima Guedes, Zelia Duncan, Maria Luiza Jobim, Vanessa Moreno, Vanessa da Mata, Teresa Cristina, Alcione, Chiquinha Gonzaga, Ivone Lara, Dolores Duran and Ale Kali. All of them are inspirations for Juliana Areias.
This concert will happen in the week of the 174th birthday of the virtuoso, prolific and daring pianist Chiquinha Gonzaga, Brazil’s first woman conductor and successful composer who had her first musical hit in 1877 – a song called “Atraente” (attractive) in a polca-choro style. Also from Chiquinha Gonzaga comes the very first Carnival March Samba called “O, Abre Alas” (Please give way) released for the Carnival of 1899 and sung every Carnival parade in Brazil ever since. Chiquinha certainly pathed the way for every other Brazilian woman composer, including Rita Lee, Brazil’s queen of Rock, who recorded many songs with Joao Gilberto – the father of Bossa Nova. Rita and Joao, both pivotal musical influences for Juliana Areias as an artist.

This blazing concert will also showcase the sensational talent and cultural diversity we are so lucky to have in Perth. Juliana is always honoured to share the stage with her amazing Bossa Nova Baby Band featuring the grooviest cats in town: Paul Millard – sax/flute, Joshua de Silva – seven string guitar, Filipe Rimis – drums, and percussionist Rafael Medeiro de Souza.

Now it is your turn to be entranced by the authentic musical stylings of the Bossa Nova Baby herself, Juliana Areias.

– “The toast of the Perth Jazz Scene. The release of Bossa Nova Baby has elevated her above a mere covers singer or bossa specialist. The singer excels in an elegant co-composed duet (Belas Artes) with Australia’s finest Brazilian-oriented 7-string guitarist, Doug de Vries”.– The Australian – Tony Hillier

– “It’s bossa that plays soccer with Jazz – as it has since the 60’s – and scoring a goal. Bossa Nova Baby” is a welcome surprise of great Brazilian music, made far away.” – O GLOBO– Brazil– Antonio Carlos Miguel – Music critic and judge member of the Latin Grammy Award.

– “The idea of mixing styles and cultures is reflected in Areias’ life and her music” – Daily Record, USA – Bill Nutt

More information at: www.julianaareias.com

WHAT INSPIRES YOU? ORiGINAL INSPIRATIONS (WED 13 Oct) & TRIBUTE TO BRAZILIAN WOMEN COMPOSERS (SAT 16 OCT).

Posted on October 2, 2021 by julianaareias in Uncategorized

October brings two very special concerts at the Ellington Jazz CLub celebrating original music inspirations and Brazilian women composers!

Both concerts are connected in terms of what inspires me and who inspires me to dedicate my life to Brazilian music… If you would like to travel with us in the whole spectrum of this musical journey and get ready for a double dose of Juliana Areias & The Bossa Nova Baby band. We would love to share it all with you!

* Wed 13 October – Perth Jazz Sociaty presents Juliana Areias: Originals – From Ipanema & Itapua to Takapuna, Scarborough & Cottesloe @ The Ellington Jazz Club – 7pm-BOOK NOW

What inspires you? Perth Jazz Society invites Juliana Areias to perform her own compositions inspired by the beach sands from Ipanema & Itapua to Takapuna, Scarborough & Cottesloe. One night only Wed 13 Oct 2021.

Areias means beach sands in Portuguese, the language of Brazil, bossa nova and samba. Let’s catch the wave of inspiration with Juliana Areias, presenting the songs of her acclaimed Bossa Nova Baby album and a hint of the new compositions she is cooking up for her next album in 2022.

* Sat 16 October – Juliana Areias – Feminina Concert – a tribute to Brazilian women composers @ The Ellington Jazz Club – 7pm – BOOK NOW

The Feminina Concert will celebrate what means to be a woman – the pleasures and challenges – according to the creative perspective of an amazing selection of Brazilian women songwriters: Joyce, Rosa Passos, Rita Lee, Marina, Marisa Montes, Ceu, Maria Gadu, Adriana Calcanhoto, Ana Carolina, Luedji Luna, Fatima Guedes, Zelia Duncan, Maria Luiza Jobim, Vanessa Moreno, Vanessa da Mata, Teresa Cristina, Alcione, Chiquinha Gonzaga, Ivone Lara, Dolores Duran and Ale Kali. All of them are inspirations for Juliana Areias.

This concert will happen in the week of the 174th birthday of the virtuoso, prolific and daring pianist Chiquinha Gonzaga, Brazil’s first woman conductor and successful composer who had her first musical hit in 1877 – a song called “Atraente” (attractive) in a polca-choro style. Also from Chiquinha Gonzaga comes the very first Carnival March Samba called “O, Abre Alas” (Please give way) released for the Carnival of 1899 and sung every Carnival parade in Brazil ever since. Chiquinha certainly pathed the way for every other Brazilian woman composer, including Rita Lee, Brazil’s queen of Rock, who recorded many songs with Joao Gilberto – the father of Bossa Nova. Rita and Joao, both pivotal musical influences for Juliana Areias as an artist.

Book now www.julianaareias.com

Why Brazilians celebrate “Valentine’s Day” on 12th of June – Dia dos Namorados

Posted on June 10, 2021June 10, 2021 by julianaareias in Uncategorized

Do you know why Brazilians don’t celebrate “being in love” on “Valentine’s Day”?

While around the world love birds celebrate “Valentine’s Day” on 14th February, Brazilians celebrate it on St Antony’s Eve Day (12th June) as part of the traditional “ Festa Junina” – The Brazilian June Winter Folk Festival – where couples dance around bonfires.

In Brazil around St Valentine’s Day, (14th February) it’s summer and Carnaval time – not necessarily a time associated with fidelity and romantic love.

Curiously both saints are somehow connected with the idea of marriage.

St Valentine was beheaded in Rome for secretly marrying Roman Empire soldiers against the orders of the Emperor Claudius II the cruel, on 14th February 269 AC. Legend also has it that while in jail, St. Valentine left a farewell note for the jailer’s daughter, who had become his friend, and signed it “From Your Valentine.”

St Antony was born in Portugal and died naturally in Padua in 13th June 1231 almost a millennium after St Valentine. He was considered a protector of lovers because he helped to finance marriages of pour families. In a time that fathers of girls were expected to pay to get their daughters married, St Antony helped them to find the funds for it.

If you love music, culture and stories, you are invited on a musical passage on the train of colours, precious gems, and songs from the Interior of Brazil. A blazing show to warm your winter and light a bonfire of the heart.

Juliana Areias – Beautiful Horizons – Festa do Interior Concert – ( Dia dos Namorados) – Sat 12 June 2021 – 7pm at The Ellington Jazz Club – Perth – Western Australia.

Tickets and information at: http://www.julianaareias.com