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Performing Arts: Brazil

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This pathfinder includes information about electronic resources on Performing Arts as they relate to Brazil. For information about additional music resources at the Library of Congress, consult its online catalog (http://catalog.loc.gov) or either the Performing Arts Reading Room (http://www.loc.gov/rr/perform/) or search under "Brazil" in the American Folklife Center's Finding Aids for the Archive of Folk Culture (http://www.loc.gov/folklife/guides/findaid.html). For Internet resources on Brazilian music, consult the pathfinder Music: Brazil.

The most important source for bibliography of books and articles concerning Brazil is the annual Handbook of Latin American Studies (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/hlas/) produced by over 160 contributing editors under the editorship of the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress. Additional coverage of journal articles can be found through a subscription to the Hispanic American Periodical Index (http://hapi.gseis.ucla.edu/). Both the Handbook and HAPI are available in selected libraries in book form.

One of the major aggregators for links to a wide variety of subjects relating to Brazil is the University of Texas' LANIC (http://lanic.utexas.edu/la/brazil/).

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Artes (http://artes.com)
Information about Brazilian theater. Links to theatrical performers and groups; various arts institutions; events; Carnaval; courses in and schools of theater, music, and dance, and a listing of museums in Rio de Janeiro. In Portuguese.

BNB: Ballet Nacional do Brasil (http://www.balletnacionaldobrasil.com.br/)
National Ballet of Brazil. In Portuguese. Includes links to history, schedule of performances, and photographs.

CBTIJ - Centro Brasileiro de Teatro Infanto Juvenil
(http://www.cbtij.org.br)
CBTIJ is a nongovernmental Brazilian institution of performing arts dedicated to children. Site contains information about theatrical groups, courses, festivals, awards, and plays. In Portuguese.

Interpalco: Revista Eletronica Teatral (http://www.interpalco.com.br/)
Electronic journal about Brazilian theater. In Portuguese.

Proscenio - Teatro Brasileiro (http://www.pagebuilder.com.br/proscenio/)
Web site of Brazilian theater and drama contains information about the festivals, e-clippings, publications, articles, advertising, texts of various plays, and a data bank of curriculum of theater professionals. In Portuguese.

SBAT: Sociedade Brasileira de Autores Teatrais (http://www.sbat.com.br)
Brazilian Society of Theatrical Artists focuses on copyright. Informs about the society’s origin, history, directory, services, and events. Also offers access to links and a journal about Brazilian theater. In Portuguese.

Teatro Brasileiro (http://www.teatrobrasileiro.com.br/)
Comprehensive resource of information on Brazilian theater. Site highlights shows, performing actors, directors, schools, courses, theaters in Brazil, releases, news, interviews, and much more. Also offers access to a chat. In Portuguese.

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