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Born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Henrique “Manguerinha” Vicente, earned his undergraduate degree in music education from the Brazilian Conservatory of Music in Rio. In addition to his role as associate musical director of percussion for Favela Brass, Manguerinha serves as the percussion director for the GRES Unidos Vila Isabel samba school and the famous yearly carnival parade known as Cordão do Boitatá. He also serves as an administrative coordinator and percussion instructor for the TIM Institute for children and adolescents with disabilities. Manguerinha seeks to motivate and educate youth from Rio’s favelas and help them build more promising futures through music.
Mariana dos Santos is a clarinet and saxophone teacher from Spain. She holds a bachelor’s degree in clarinet performance from the Conservatory of Music of Vigo in Spain. She also studied at the Haydnkonservatorium of Eisenstadt in Austria with renowned teacher Helmut Hoedl. She has played in numerous ensembles, ranging from wind and symphonic orchestras to world music groups. She was a teacher for Favela Brass when she lived in Rio in 2016 and has since returned to give one-on-one online lessons to our kids during the Covid-19 pandemic. Today she lives in Vienna, where she teaches at the American International School (AIS) and a music teaching project for children known as Superar.
Alberto Coralli learned to play trumpet growing up in his hometown of Imola in Italy. He focused first on classical music before expanding into jazz and traditional brass band music. Alberto moved to Rio de Janeiro in 2012 and quickly assimilated into the city’s vibrant Carnival music scene, playing in various brass bands and live music parades across the city. Alberto believes strongly in the power of playing music in public spaces, where barriers can be broken in making art more accessible to everyone. This belief aligns well with Alberto’s role at Favela Brass, where he teaches many of the project’s beginning trumpet and melodica students.
Roman is a percussionist based in Hamburg, Germany. His passion for Brazilian music helped make the country his second home. Many trips gave him insights into the music scene of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and Salvador da Bahia. After giving percussion lessons for Favela Brass in Rio de Janeiro in 2015, he recently returned to give one-on-one online lessons to our kids during the pandemic.
Bindu Mathur was born and raised in Vancouver, Canada and worked for 10 years in London as a TV producer/director, making science and history documentaries for the BBC, Discovery and Channel 4. She also made videos for international NGOs and has filmed in Asia, Africa, Europe, North America and South America. Resident in Rio de Janeiro since 2007 she is the owner of the award-winning Casa Beleza B&B in Santa Teresa, where she lives with her husband and two children. She is a long-time collaborator with Favela Brass including making films for the project. Her children also studied at the project.
