Wavin Flag with subtitles in Portuguese

Here is another video of Wavin Flag but this one has Portuguese subtitles

Jonathan Richman

Jojo interview and performance. He will be in Rio de Janeiro on 17th April 2010. First time. Finally. I’ll be there. Circo Voador. Yes!!

Bodies – The Exhibition

And this awesome controversial exhibition has finally arrived in Rio.

It is definitely something unique and although it’s a bit expensive, I think it might be worth seeing it.

There is a lot of talk going on about it throughout the world, concerning the source of the bodies. Some say they were used with the ‘owner’s consent, others say they are the bodies of executed prisoners of some religion…

Anyway, it’s up to each individual to get informed, analyze and decide if he/she wants to go see it or not.

I confess that at the beginning I was excited to go but the history behind it puts me off a little.

Here is a video with some images of the exhibition. Watch it on YouTube, (double click on the video screen) where you can see the comments below it. Read them and decide.

And here is a news broadcast from Canada:

Here are two longer videos, saying much more about it:

1) Bodies: The Exhibition ABC’s 20/20 (Part 1)

“A controversial public display featuring plastified human mummification has sparked quite a bit of controversy in the United States. This came after ABC’s 20/20 aired a report on 02/15/08 regarding the possibility of them being bought off the black market rather than being donated by the families for public display.

Whether or not the plastic mummies displayed in “Bodies: The Exhibition” were processed and are being displayed without consent is under investigation. ABC did, however, show some convincing evidence that the cadavers did not seem to come from an accredited institution. They also showed how a loophole was exploited to get the mummies quickly passed through customs. Judge for yourself.

Kind of reminds me of that old movie, The House of Wax. Kind of creepy to see something like that done in real life, huh? I do wonder why they are all done up in athletic poses, though.

China’s government has come under scrutiny for the persecution and alleged torture of falun gung practitioners while citing political dissonance as a reason for it’s outlaw in that country. It is also sometimes reported that unidentified bodies are found along some roads in rural parts of the country though I have never really seen the likes of this other than in videos from the usual small bits of middle east war footage that’s taken from the ground or after a natural disaster such as a tsunami.”

2) Bodies: The Exhibition ABC’s 20/20 (Part 2)

I’ve also added a link to the official website and the link to the site where you can get information about the exhibition here in Rio (Unfortunately they don’t have an English version) on this page.

If you decide to go, it’s an extraordinary opportunity to see yourself inside out!