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invited to give lectures and Master Classes
around the world. His technique, his high
standards and his sensitive stylistic interpreta-
tions have attracted the attention of many com-
posers, some of whom have dedicated valued
works for guitar to him: William Lovelady in
England; Paolo Colombo and Antonio Brena
in Italy, and Marcelo Fortuna, Julio Borges and
Claudio Tupinambà in Brazil.
Vinicius’s albums include
Dedicatoria, My
Hands...My Soul, Guitar Recital, Leyendas,
Encanto
and
Viola...Violar
(edited by Discanti-
ca, Milan). Recent release
Playing Marcos Vin-
icius
received an enthusiastic reception around
the world and was hailed by critics for
Corriere
Della Sera
,
Repubblica Io Donna
,
Amadeus
,
O
Estado de Minas
,
The Independent
and
El Pais
.
He lives and works in Italy, where for several
years he has been the President of the Academy
of Classical Guitar in Milan.
Marcos Vinicius’s performance at The Shoe
Factory featured a selection of Brazilian pieces
as well as works by Heitor Villa-Lobos, Isaac
Albeniz, Georg Frederic Handel, Radamés
Gnatalli, David Kellner, Mauro Giuliani, Celso
Machado and William Lovelady.
9
th
Brazilian Film Festival
5
-10 November, The Shoe Factory, Nicosia
In 2012 the Brazilian Film Festival included di-
verse and challenging films that examine the life,
art and politics of Brazil from different angles.
Some of these films were quite blithe, while oth-
ers charted a course through the darker side of the
reality of Brazilian life; all of them were captivat-
ing and enthralling. The films screened at the 9
th
Brazilian Film Festival included
Bróder
(released
in 2011 and directed by Jeferson De),
Janela
da Alma
(released in 2001 and directed by João
Jardim, Walter Carvalho),
Bossa Nova
(2000, di-
rected by Bruno Barreto),
As Melhores Coisas do
Mundo (2010, directed by
Laís Bodanzky),
Senna
(2010, directed by Asif Kapadia),
Pelé Eterno
(2004, directed by Anibal Massaini Neto) and
Brava gente brasileira
(2000, directed by Lúcia
Murat).