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...There have been a number of musical movements in the last century or so in Brazil. Samba got its start in the early 20th century as many former slaves moved to central Rio, taking with them their traditions of batucadas (percussion jams) and fusing the rhythms with influences from more formal musical genres such as marcha and maxixe. In the '50s there was the bossa nova, a cooler, more streamlined genre partly derived from samba that was championed by Antonio Carlos Jobim and others. And in the mid-'60s, in the wake of the Beatles and psychedelia and political oppression...
...long set breaks, public drunkenness, lewd behavior, bad weather, sunburn, hailstorms, plagues of frogs, herds of monkeys, unicorn attacks, tornadoes, oil spills, illegal medical waste disposal, meteor showers and, worst of all, bad acoustics. But that being said, festivals can be a lot of of fun. However, Rock in Rio - in part because of its sheer size - promises not only to be a megaconcert but to be megaconfusing as well...
...homelessness it's a bit depressing, to say the least, to see the construction of a whole city for rock 'n' rollers before some of these street children even have roofs over their heads. It should be pointed out, however, that a portion of the proceeds from Rock in Rio is said to be earmarked for disadvantaged youth. Nonetheless, the whole concept of "a city of rock" makes me think of that godawful Jefferson Airplane song that goes "we built this city on rock and roll" - which never struck me as that sound an architectural proposition...
...Garcia. Longtime readers of TIME may remember that Garcia was reviewing music for TIME magazine before I started on as music critic here about eight years ago. Now he's VP of content and programming at AOL Latin America, which is the chief sponsor of Rock in Rio. Readers of TIME should rest assured that I don't plan to parlay my position into any high-paying corporate positions, though if anyone from Intel, Microsoft or Cisco is reading this, my résumé is available upon request. This would also be a good time to mention that...
...Garcia basically tells me that Rock in Rio is helping to brand AOL in the minds of Brazilians. An image enters my mind of a sizzling cattle brand being applied to the frontal lobe of a struggling South American being held down by three gringos in pinstriped suits. There are billboards for the festival all over town, in yellows and blues and greens, each featuring young, cool, good-looking, Brazilians who look on the verge of orgasm thanks to some combination of having tickets to Rock in Rio and/or being connected to the Internet thanks to America Online...