“We should also start taking care of the future, not just the heritage.” ShouldCareHeritage Author:Gilberto Gil
“Sponsors, corporate endowments, and the heritage of the big fortunes would take care of financing cultural projects when American society was homogeneous. Now it's too complex, it's a mix. Different cultures in collision. I think it starts to be necessary to have a government institution to deal with cultural affairs.” ThinkingDifferentBigsGovernmentCareCultureDealsProjectsInstitutionsFortuneComplexesAffairTake CareCorporateHeritageDifferent CulturesCollisionFinancingAmerican SocietySponsorsEndowmentHomogeneous Author:Gilberto Gil
“Sometimes, from outside, and from America especially, where the racial tension is so intense, you tend to understand Brazil as a kind of ideal situation, but it's not. There are a lot of problems. Historically, we have been in struggle, in real struggle to protect and defend the natural leaning towards absorbing the African and the Indian heritage that our society has.” KindHas BeensRealSometimesProblemAmericaNaturalSituationStruggleProtectIdealsIntenseIndianTensionOur SocietyHeritageBrazilAbsorbingRacial Tension Author:Gilberto Gil