Miracles of the People / Milagres do Povo

Caetano Veloso

22 June, 2016  •  368 words  •  Translations

Atheists who’ve seen miracles, as I have done
Know that where God is not, the gods … more»

Manhatã

Caetano Veloso

22 June, 2016  •  224 words  •  Translations

A canoe, an Indian canoe,
Cuts through the morning, north to south … more»

Learning from Stone / A Educação pela Pedra

João Cabral de Melo Neto

22 June, 2016  •  248 words  •  Translations

Learning from stone, lesson one:
To see what stone means, live with it. … more»

Fatumbi, The Island of All Saints / Fatumbi, A Ilha de Todos os Santos

Marco André, Almir da Ilha and Mauricio 100

22 June, 2016  •  340 words  •  Translations

Shine down on us, divine gift!
This child of destiny, in thrall to Ifá
Crossing the sea with our island … more»

Dictation from the dead

22 April 1988  •  4,451 words  •  Reportage & Criticism

In São Paulo, on the first smog-free morning of spring, I was lingering by the news kiosks in the Praça da Republica—enigmatic cuboids of aluminium… more»

Elegia 1938

Carlos Drummond de Andrade (1902-1987)

16 November, 2001  •  370 words  •  Translations

Joyless work in a decaying world.
No picture fits; no pattern holds.
You struggle on like others, feeling heat and cold … more»