Re: [-empyre-] Viewing Axalotls

["info.saij-netart" <info@saij-netart.net>]

Dear Regina, Hi everybody,

Below some comments ,....and questions.

 
 
> It is interesting to talk about the architecture of Rio de Janeiro. If you
> walk downtown you will feel yourself walking by old Lisbon. If you come to
> Copacabana, you will feel the French influence... Now the new districts of
> Barra da Tijuca and Recreio dos Bandeirantes are pure Miami. The
> architecture shows which culture was influencing our culture through the
> time.

Does the architecture play a role in the current artistic life of Rio ?
Are some activities more or less concentrated in a specific area
(poetry here, music there,...) ?


> However it is most more complex, because you must add to all of this our
> African heritage, which is so strong too and also never forget indigenous
> heritage. We have lots of habits that came from indigenous. To make things
> more complex you must join Italian, Japanese, Arabs, Jewishes (ask Jorge
> about the force of Italian and Japanese culture in São Paulo), German
> (Brazil south have cities that looks like German cities, ask ALe about
> this.) and many others. Here in Rio de Janeiro we have a very colorful
> comercial and popular region (SAARA), there, Arabs and Jewishes have
> excellent relationship.

I have the impression that the mixture of cultures you discribed
is a factor that makes your works so communicative and accessible
for many people. For me : a great quality.
Since I live in foreign countries, I've learned a lot and my creations
changed. 
I would also be very pleased to hear more from Jorge and also from
ALe (Austria and Germany are 2 countries where I live since more than 20
years)
 
> I do not know if you know, by French people were in Rio de Janeiro in 1555
> and try to found a colony here. As you can see I  do not speak French for
> pure chance... ;-)

I was ignorant of that ! Thank you for the information.
And by the way : I was very pleased to read your message
in 3 languages, portuguese is a roman language, but unfortunetly still a
problem !

Best

Isabel