Opening night festivities of the 4th Brazilian Film Festival of New York began at 7 pm, Sunday, August 6th at the Summer Stage in Central Park with an incredible performance by musician Lenine, who, according to Rolling Stone magazine provide us with “a samba-rock fusion more rhythmically aggressive than Bossa Nova but just as melodically lush, with Hendrix-ian guitar and fat electrobeats pushing the sound into heavy funk territory”.

Lenine won two Latin Grammys in 2005 for Best Brazilian Contemporary Pop Album (InCité) and best Brazilian song (Ninguém faz Idéia). His blend of MPB, rock, hip-hop, and traditional music is the perfect way to open the Brazilian Film Festival of New York.