It was standing room only at Daniela Soledade’s Amazon Soul The show started at 8pm but by 7:30pm all the seats were taken but it was clear that there were not going to be enough The upbeat yet relaxed tone was set from the very first minute of the show as an extended groovy beat was played and Soledade and the rest of the band danced through the crowd to take the stage Beaming, Soledade began singing and dancing barefoot on the carpeted stage. There is something so liberating about watching a carefree doing their thing barefoot. (Like recent WMNF performer Keller Williams) arranger and guitarist (an occasional percussionist) Nate Najar as well Patrick Bettison on keyboards and harmonica Rounding out the group was legendary Brazilian drummer Claudio Infante, who came from Brazil to play with Soledad, as documented by our friends at Creative Loafing Instead of light cocktail bossa nova to hum along too to tight rhythms provided energy to get people up and dancing with their hands in the air For the first few songs the crowd was surprisingly chatty This was not the reserved atmosphere of the Palladium the audience was treated to a rockin’ medley of George Harrison’s “Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth) and Lenny Kravitz’ “It Ain’t Over ’til It’s Over” connected by a killer sax solo by guest Butch Thomas that she had heard playing guitar and fallen in love with The show contained Soledad originals as well as Brazilian standards which more often than not turned into a call and response with the crowd nearly matching the PA system for volume More than once I felt like I was the only one in the building that didn’t know the words (which was OK) Throughout the evening Najar was wearing a black shirt with white block letters that said “PARIS LONDON TOKYO ST Soledade described how although born and raised in Rio de Janeir but moved to St Saying she has fallen so in love with the city that she recently wrote St (watch home recording of below) Let’s hope it becomes a concert standard or the official Song of the City Daniela Soledade has direct lineage to the founding of bossa nova.  Her grandfather, Paulo Soledade composed popular song with renowned Bossa Nova founders Antônio Carlos Jobim, Baden Powell, and others. She performed his song “Circo da Vida (Circus of Life)” for the crowd. Studio version here The show concluded with a thundering encore with Najar wailing on electric(!) guitar and ecstatic cheering and dancing on the floor Followed by chants  of “one more encore while fans milled around to get pictures with Soledade and wait for her to autograph the vinyl records and other merch that they purchased concert goers extended Daniela Soledade’s Amazon Soul with laughing Soledad has an album set to drop this spring called “Deco Tropical”. You can find out more at https://danielasoledade.com/ Nate Bonilla-Warford is one half of the The Morning Show Friday and curates WMNF Song of the Day. 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By posting a comment, I have read, understand and agree to the Posting Guidelines Mother’s Day brings back tragic memories of Skyway collapse Five ways to give back and get involved in St Local success fuels architectural firm’s Dubai expansion The Catalyst honors its name by aggregating & curating the sparks that propel the St Pete engine.  It is a modern news platform, powered by community sourced content and augmented with directed coverage your perspective and your spark to the St Pete Catalyst and take your seat at the table Privacy Policy | Copyright © 2020 The St Petersburg Group Enter the details of the person you want to share this article with An earlier version of this article listed a different name for the photo credit; we’ve updated the article to reflect this Bossa Nova queen and international recording star Daniela Soledade and partner jazz guitarist and producer Nate Najar make music as easily as others make coffee they spent time in Brazil visiting friends and working in studio and released a new single (John Moody’s “Mood For Love”) the two are rehearsing for the upcoming show “Brazilian Dream” at The Palladium Sept Her band and guest artists include Patrick Bettison on keyboards and harmonica The legendary Brazilian drummer Claudio Infante and guitarist Nate Najar are also a part of the show in part inspired by Carnival,” says Soledade “‘Brazilian Dream’ is more than just a journey to Brazil; it’s a fusion of cultures and sounds seamlessly blending the soulful rhythms of Brazil with the vibrant energy of North America.” The Gabber Newspaper covers live theater and art across South Pinellas and Soledade’s musical passion is a mélange of authentic bossa nova Her contemporary interpretations make her a “new” sound of bossa nova Soledade’s family’s bossa nova roots are deep Her grandfather Paulo Soledade composed plenty of popular songs He worked alongside bossa nova founders Antônio Carlos Jobim Soledade observed and performed with her father and producer Paulinho Soledade at the top recording studios in Rio de Janeiro But to paraphrase an old saying: you can take the girl out of Brazil “Music has been my driving force – both Brazilian and jazz (I love Charlie Byrd) and still inspires me daily,” said Soledade “I grew up in this environment of studios and bohemian artists with musician friends and family playing different styles and rhythms all the time… Brazil also has a lot of different rhythms that are influenced by native Indians and Africans and Europeans That’s the inspiration for Brazilian Dream and for my song ‘Amazon Farewell’.” Soledade released her debut album A Moment of You It featured songs in English and Portuguese that raved reviews Downbeat Magazine called it “a careful curation of compositions… each of them contributing the perfect nuanced sound harmonious melodies and poetic rhythms while injecting the music with much needed freshness.” Soledade has worked with many famous Brazilian musicians including bossa nova pioneer Roberto Menescal and Antonio Adolfo.  Soledade teamed up with Najar to livestream “Love & Bossa Nova,” a weekly duo concert series. Jazz Times toasted  Soledade’s “exquisite vocals” and Najar’s “masterful” guitar playing and they’re still creating beautiful music by Nanette Wiser Support The Gabber Newspaper Your donations are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law The Florida Community News Fund is a program administered by the Florida Press Foundation All donations made at this link go to The Gabber Newspaper through the Florida Press Association Filed Under: News Tagged With: , , Watch our LIVE streaming Gulfport Florida Webcams! Gulfport Casino Webcam Gulfport Beach Webcam Marina East Webcam Marina West Webcam Downtown Gulfport Webcam © 2025 All Rights Reserved | The Gabber Newspaper FloridaServing South Pinellas County and our Gulf Beaches in Florida including South Pasadena 2025 is Corcovado (Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars) by Daniela Soledade Corcovado (Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars) is the first single of Soledade’s latest album Soledade will showcase Brazilian classics and contemporary songs Daniela Soledade is a local jewel that Tampa Bay shares with Brazil Soledade’s family roots are steeped in Bossa Nova’s inception composed popular songs with renowned Bossa Nova founders Antônio Carlos Jobim and others In addition to singing and playing flute and stringed instruments Soledade is often joined by producer Nate Najar on guitar. You can learn more about her from this piece in Tampa Magazine This is Soledade’s gorgeous version of Corcovado (Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars) a bossa nova song and jazz standard written by Antônio Carlos Jobim in 1960 English lyrics were later written by Gene Lees It was further popularized by Stan Getz/Astrud Gilberto in 1963 Among other concerts, Soledade and Najar are performing “Love & Bossa Nova” at the Peace Memorial Concert Series on January 12th in Clearwater A very special show, “Daniela Soledade” – Amazon Soul Joining Soledade is her fabulous working band featuring Patrick Bettison on keyboards and harmonica Carl Amundson on electric guitar and legendary Brazilian drummer Claudio Infante You can read more about Soledade, watch videos, and sign up for mailing list and more at https://danielasoledade.com/ Thanks for scrolling all the way down to the bottom the post. 🙂 You can find out more ways to listen to WMNF Song of the Day here, and you can submit your own original music for consideration here Sign In she's spearheading bossa nova's next generation North American jazz fans are just starting to learn the name Daniela Soledade, but in Brazil, where she was born and raised through her early teens, the family moniker echoes across some eight decades of musical creation. On her second album, Pretty World (Blue Line) bossa nova-inspired vocalist gracefully walks a high wire balancing her need to define herself as an artist and her desire to celebrate a brilliant and enduring legacy Before moving to Florida at the age of 14 with her mother Soledade spent a good deal of her free time in rehearsals and recording studios with her father He absorbed the innovative bossa nova sound as a child running around Rio’s Zum-Zum Club a proving group for emerging stars opened and run by his father songwriter and Antônio Carlos Jobim confederate Paulino Soledade and went on to create the choreography for their first epochal collaboration Orfeu da Conceição the 1956 stage production that eventually became Marcel Camus’ Academy Award-winning Recorded mostly in Rio with Daniela’s father on bass and his longtime musical compatriot Claudio Infante on drums exploring a program of songs vividly illustrating that the Soledade family has thrived not in solitude but in a spectacularly creative community the thrill wasn’t just working with her father “and his friend from their teenage years,” she said “It was going into the studio with him and digging deeper in my grandfather’s work realizing he left a huge contribution to Brazilian music have gotten into contact and become mentors to me.” Where her 2019 debut album, A Moment of You introduced Soledade as a singer fluent in the supple pulse of bossa nova starting with the title-track opener by great Brazilian jazz pianist Antonio Adolfo (originally “Sa Marina” but rechristened with English lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman) offering a fresh new take on his international hit Connecting the day before he returned to the U.S. “I’ve been a fan and friend of your family for 40 years.” She ended up writing a song with another family friend 84-year-old bossa nova icon Roberto Menescal supplying the Portuguese lyric to his tune “Como É Gostoso Sonhar,” though she had to clear up some understandable confusion “At first he thought my grandfather was my dad,” she said “He was telling me stories about playing in the Zum-Zum Club every night for four years When he agreed to make a video for the song with me it was so wonderful because he lives on a little island and to get there you have to take a little boat which of course is [the title of] his best-known recording she works closely with guitarist/arranger Nate Najar who has deep family ties to Brazil himself contributes some glowing flugelhorn work on the couple’s original “Beijo No Arpoador,” while Harry Allen echoes an earlier tenor saxophonist with a flair for bossa nova on their arching love song “Nothing Compares.” The album closes with her a cappella rendition of the Jobim/De Moraes standard “Eu Sei Que Vou Te Amar.” It might seem like she’s overly exposed but anyone who’s been to a performance populated by Brazilians will recognize the track as an invitation to sing along she’s finding her own way with some consummate company Andrew Gilbert is a Berkeley-based freelancer who has written about arts and culture since 1989 for numerous publications he experienced a series of mind-blowing epiphanies listening to jazz masters at Kuumbwa Jazz Center in the late 1980s performances he remembers more vividly than the gigs he saw last month Ten years ago, while speaking with Nellie McKay about the unorthodoxy of her career, I asked about the logic of slowing her roll as a … Read More “The Roman Spring of Nellie McKay” Speaking as a transplant from California, April on the East Coast defies belief — week after week of interminable grimness surrendering to a riot of … Read More “The Efflorescence of Jeff Goldblum” Though beloved for roles on film and stage — the Criterion Collection’s new re-release of her starring vehicle, Crossing Delancey, still proves to be one … Read More “Amy Irving’s Genre-Smashing Take on the Songs of Willie Nelson” As the pandemic continued to upend society from March 2020 until restrictions gradually loosened, those lucky enough to have avoided serious illness or the loss … Read More “Mutual Mentorship for Musicians (M³) Celebrates New Work from Its Fifth Annual Cohort” JazzTimes—“America’s Jazz Magazine”—provides comprehensive and in-depth coverage of the jazz scene JazzTimes is a favorite of musicians and fans alike Video Central|Live Stream Pete nightclub breathlessly advertised an upcoming concert performance this way: BOSSA NOVA QUEEN DANIELA SOLEDADE “That caught me off guard,” laughs the Brazilian-born singer Bossa nova combines airy acoustic guitar with intimate vocals – melodic and breezy especially when it’s sung in the original Portuguese who began performing in the bay area five years ago but she’s certainly the real deal in bossa nova circles co-wrote with musical pioneers Antonio Carlos Jobim Daniela Soledade’s debut album displays her mastery of classic samba and bossa nova … and highlighting the pristine clarity of her vocals Soledade’s musical (and otherwise) partner is St samba (a little more rhythmically intense Brazilian music) and jazz they’ve traveled extensively throughout the South; in June they performed in Rio de Janeiro (where they were joined by Paulinho) and recently returned from a sold-out run of dates in California for a concert Soledade has named Deco Tropical “We call it ‘a samba soul journey to paradise,’ because it brings the samba and the bossa nova but now we’ve also added a soul component to it,” she explains “So the repertoire is different; it’s a brand new show.” is “full of surprises.” Along with bossa nova and samba it will explore the two musicians’ earliest rhythm and blues influences “Because a lot of the same people come to see us at different times I like to mix things up,” Soledade explains “I don’t like to play the same show over and over again – I want everybody to continue to be engaged and I want them to hear something new every time they come out.” Joining Soledade and Najar will be bassist Joe Porter and pianist Patrick Bettison members of the couple’s regular bay area band Brazilian musicians Claudio Infante (drums) and Zé Luis (flute and saxophone) will round out the ranks “These two guys used to be in a band with my dad when they were in their early 20s,” Soledade reports “This is really cool ‘cause they’re family.” This week’s band also includes backup singers Rebecca Pearl they’ll all be recording Soledade’s third album (following A Moment of You and Pretty World) this new collection is being produced by Najar He’s brilliant in every way because he always has the broad view Nate is probably the single most important component of this operation.” Soledade says she never takes the support she receives from bay area audiences for granted coming from Rio with the family of musicians that I have It’s a lot of fun to give continuation to this heritage Find Palladium tickets here Petersburg bossa singer/songwriter Daniela Soledade is – like the most affecting Brazilian bossa nova music – gentle supple and evocative of summer breezes and tropical love affairs moved to the Tampa Bay area when she was 16 Pretty World is several steps ahead of its predecessor 2019’s (also delightful)  A Moment of You Downbeat magazine praised her “mastery of the form” and “the pristine clarity of her vocals.” For Soledade and her partner in both life and music the crazy first year of the pandemic meant zero live gigs So they livestreamed a weekly concert from their home in downtown St polish and grow our artistry,” Soledade explains and learning new songs – for the first 11 weeks we didn’t repeat one song on our livestreams.” there’s a whole lot of growth both technically and in terms of presence the breezy and confident songs on Pretty World were recorded in a studio in the Copacabana neighborhood in Rio’s South Zone with Brazilian musicians including Soledade’s father “This album is the extension of my family’s legacy,” says Soledade “It was very special to have my father playing bass on it; and he’s been playing with the drummer since he was a teenager That’s one of the main reasons to go to Brazil to get it done “And so it was nice to have recorded it in Copacabana We recorded in the very same neighborhood where my grandfather had his nightclub which was the incubator for the very first bossa nova shows.” who composed with bossa nova founders Antônio Carlos Jobim “It’s special to me to feel like I am continuing this family tradition Najar – who produced the album – played guitar and cavaquinho; St Petersburg’s Patrick Bettison performed on electric piano and harmonica Guests on Pretty World include Randy Brecker on fluegelhorn Harry Allen on tenor sax and Gulfport’s Gumbi Ortiz on percussion Brazilian legend Antonio Adolpho played piano along with legendary bossa nova guitarist Roberto Menescal will special guest at Friday’s album release show at the Palladium drummer Jean Bolduc and Alvon Griffin on percussion “It was such a serendipitous moment when I met Nate because we both love this music,” Soledade says “Nate was playing Brazilian music 15 years before we ever met Then he said ‘Let me produce an album for you,’ that’s when we recorded my first album Because Nate understands the aesthetic and the essence of this music like no one I’ve ever met Tickets for Friday’s concert are here Privacy Policy | About Our Ads A Maui pioneer of paddle-in surfing at Peʻahi and longtime Hawaiian Canoe Club paddler Marcio Freire died Thursday while riding big waves in Nazaré on the central coast of Portugal Freire, 47, was among three Brazilian surfers known as “Mad Dogs” in the 2016 documentary that featured tow-in and paddle-in surfing legends at Maui’s Peʻahi Hāʻiku resident and family spokesman Yuri Soledade said Freire was on vacation with his family in Portugal when he went out at Nazaré this week to surf 40- to 50-foot faces Freire caught his second wave a little too deep and the wave swallowed him The surfer disappeared for about 30 minutes By the time jet-skis found his body and brought him to the beach attempts to revive Freire were unsuccessful “Over the years we surfed much bigger waves,” Soledade told Maui Now on Friday “Unfortunately it is one of those things you can’t explain what happened The only thing that comforts me is knowing he passed away doing what he loved.” The news of Freire’s death sent shockwaves through Maui’s surfing and paddling communities Friday “It’s tragic we lost such an amazing human,” accomplished big-wave surfer and Maui native Shaun Walsh said “It’s affecting a lot of people in the community Walsh said Freire is one of the pioneers of paddle-in surfing at Peʻahi who helped shape much of what local big-wave surfing has become today Longtime Hawaiian Canoe Club paddling coach Paul “Kauhane” Luʻuwai said Freire was a good athlete and an even better human being an owner of Paia Fish Market and Nuka restaurants said he and Freire grew up in the same Brazilian town of Salvador and have known one another since age 12 or 13 the two had a passion for surfing big waves and would often compete Soledade won a ticket to Hawaiʻi from a Brazilian surfing competition and ended up on Maui in the mid-1990s “Especially because we had this bond for so long and the passion for surfing big waves we always called ourselves brothers of the ocean,” Soledade said “Just because our passion connected us in a bond that went beyond real blood The waterman would become an avid paddler with Hawaiian Canoe Club Luʻuwai said Freire would play the same three to four songs on his ukulele sometimes singing off-key through a strong Portuguese accent “He was trying to do it so good; he was so authentic,” Lu’uwai said said his friend taught him how to live day to day and focus on what’s important Freire would often clean up at the beach any time he surfed and find ways to leave the environment better than the way he found it “He was such a light in this crazy world that we live in — he brought so much happiness to everyone around him,” Soledade said “He was one of those guys that really brought joy everywhere he went Nate Najar and Daniela Soledade began their Friday-evening virtual concert series “Love and Bossa Nova” in late March the dynamic jazz duo has performed – for the camera – 22 times from their downtown balcony or (when it was raining) living room Once they and their socially-distanced band played in an empty thestudio@620 And when they went on vacation to the Blue Ridge Mountains they brought all their livestreaming gear and broadcast a concert from the hotel room Inspired by the scenery, Najar and Soledade also created a video at the foot of a cascading waterfall All was discussed Thursday on The Catalyst Sessions Thursday joined us for the first time since April 2 They performed two songs – one by Antonio Carlos Jobim another a Soledade/Najar original – and talked wistfully about the day they can get back out there and do what they do in front of a flesh-and-blood audience Today on The Catalyst Sessions: Musician Will Thomas Scecina whose “Wear a Mask” song and video won the Catalyst PSA contest the soon-to-open performance space on Central Avenue Streaming at 7 p.m. weekdays on the Catalyst Facebook page. All episodes are archived on our YouTube page Arts Alive!: Dancer Helen Hansen French of Beacon podcast: Inside freeFall’s ‘For Closure!’ we indulged in a bit of bossa nova with Nate Najar and Daniela Soledade Pete-born jazz guitarist and the Brazilian songbird gave a virtual mini-concert – from the proper social distance of course – and talked about the roots of the music bossa nova was created in Rio de Janiero in the late 1950s when much of the population was crowded into tiny “So when people think ‘Why do you sing bossa nova so quietly?’” she explained “It’s not because we’re trying to be sexy – it’s because we’re trying to not bother the neighbors.” including the legendary singer/guitarist Joao Gilberto and his vocalist wife Astrud; Najar discussed his earliest experiences with jazz we are bringing the bay area’s arts community into your homes as a reminder that we may not all be together in the same room The Catalyst Sessions is streamed weeknights at 7 on Facebook Live. We will not be there tonight (Friday, March 3), so we can enjoy Cindy Stovall’s Beauty & the ‘Burg LIVE – Around the World And at 7:30 tonight, Najar and Soledade will be streaming a full performance live here Pete publications partner to propel local journalism Our new series and a quick guide to other Catalyst content Augusto Soledade likes to share the spotlight. His Brazz Dance Theater frequently shares the bill — as in last year’s evening with Letty Bassart. This holiday weekend, Soledade is bringing the Moving Current Dance Collective from Tampa for a shared slate of performance Soldade filled Knight Arts in on why he believes sharing is so important for dance “Kayala” is a beautiful treatment of an Afro-Brazilian myth From what I’ve seen Brazz Dance and Moving Current share a sometimes similar movement style yet the content of your work seems quite different I had envisioned sharing the stage with different companies so the audience could see that dance is about making connections I actually see fusion as a natural condition in the creative process This has to do with any creative process you go through It has to have a dynamic dialogue between the individual artist and the world My definition of fusion goes through this way of seeing things Last year as I stared thinking about the season this year I really wanted to share the stage with companies that would present that clear sense of dynamic dialogue I wanted to present that process that creators live through when they are creating art as a way to speak to the audience differently FRAMINGHAM – A woman lured a Framingham man to a parking lot on Hollis Street on Sunday where two  men stabbed him during a robbery attempt Framingham Police went to Hollis Street for a report of a fight according to a police report filed in Framingham District Court on Monday they found the alleged victim running and yelling for help pointed out Soledade and Fitzgerald as the men who assaulted him “He said the two men were trying to rob him,” police wrote in the report The man said he had been stabbed in his leg Police found a two-inch wide knife wound in the man’s left calf They also found two knives near a pool of blood next to a car When police went to arrest Soledade and Fitzgerald they both struggled until they were handcuffed The alleged victim told police a woman was involved in the attempted robbery The incident was caught on a city-owned camera and officers recognized the woman because she has been arrested numerous times in the past couple of months Police found Harvewood at a Hollis Street apartment around 10 p.m “She said she lured the man to the rear lot (on Hollis Street) to meet with just her,” police wrote in the report Harvewood did not say how she lured the man there Soledade and Fitzgerald went to the driver’s side assault and battery with a dangerous weapon (knife) and conspiracy to commit robbery Police additionally charged Soledade and Fitzgerald with simple assault and battery At their Framingham District Court arraignments on Monday Judge Elizabeth Cremens ordered all three held without bail pending a hearing on Wednesday to determine if they are a danger to the public Norman Miller can be reached at 508-626-3823 or nmiller@wickedlocal.com follow Norman Miller on Twitter @Norman_MillerMW or on Facebook at facebook.com/NormanMillerCrime 2019 at 3:55 pm ETThe victim tried to fight the people attacking him off (Framingham Police Department)(Framingham Police Department)(Framingham Police Department)FRAMINGHAM MA — Framingham police arrested three people on Sunday night who they said lured a man into a robbery were all charged with armed robbery with a knife and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon Soledade and Fitzgerald were also charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest and Harvewood was also charged with conspiracy to commit a crime All three were listed as homeless by the police department Police said the trio setup the man who eventually became their victim Soledade and Fitzgerald came up to it and start beating the man The man was able to call police for help but amidst the chaos he was stabbed and had his cellphone and cash stolen Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts. On the eve of his 17th annual “Jazz Holiday” concert at the Palladium guitarist Nate Najar is reflecting on the year just about gone by Petersburg musician traveled the country as a member of Acoustic Alchemy He’s been a substitute member of the internationally-renowned group since 2016 Carmichael sometimes has to stay in London “He can’t get away for the stretches that we usually tour for,” explains Najar I don’t particularly care for the circumstances with which I have the gig but beyond that Greg Carmichael’s one of the reasons I play the nylon-string guitar and do the thing I do They were one of the groups making music with a guy playing like that!” “It’s like being in the Beatles or Led Zeppelin,” Najar enthuses Then there were the excursions – to Brazil, and to California – with his longtime partner, bossa nova vocalist and songwriter Daniela Soledade Most of the California dates sold out – the result of the duo’s extensive online presence during the pandemic they streamed 18 months of weekly “Love and Bossa Nova” performances “Even at gigs in places where we don’t have roots they’re enthusiastic about what we’re doing,” Najar says two hours … ‘We can’t believe you made it to California.’ People still say to us ‘We watched you online during the pandemic.’ “These aren’t people I’ve known all these years These are people who just discovered the music out there Soledade’s career as a solo artist – Najar performs on and produces her albums – has also benefitted from internet exposure but there are people all over who are picking up what we’re putting down,” he says Najar also plays a major role in Clearwater’s Suncoast Jazz Festival He’s a frequent performer (as is Soledade) when you’re talking about the integrity of the presentation And I’m really grateful to be involved with it.” Tickets are selling well for Thursday’s “Nate Najar’s Jazz Holiday” Palladium concert Najar’s fellow performers will be Joe Porter plus trumpet player Bruce Harris and Adrian Cunningham on sax and flute Whatever aesthetic considerations I’m into in the moment that’s how the holiday music is presented.” Find tickets here Try finding what you're looking for in our search box ...or hit the homepage for the latest news updates Tell us which broken link brought you here if you really think the page you were looking for should be here © 2025 SurferToday.com | All Rights Reserved You never know what you're going to get when you crack open a geode-like rock called an agate but a new specimen is even more surprising than usual: It looks just like Cookie Monster a precious stone hotspot in southern Brazil with write-ups in newspapers from Australia to Israel to the United States "I didn't realize that Cookie Monster was so well known and part of the world cultural heritage!" Bowers told Live Science He's since been contacted by the actor who plays Cookie Monster on Sesame Street, he said. (Cookie Monster's official Twitter account also gave the agate a shout-out.) Related: Photos: The world's 6 most famous rocks The agate came to Bowers in November via Brazilian gemologist Lucas Fassari who had acquired it in a batch of many agates from Soledade Bowers immediately purchased the Cookie Monster agate, but didn't post it online until Jan. 16, as he was ill with COVID-19 Agates are a form of quartz, the crystalline form of silicon dioxide that develop within cavities in volcanic rocks The cavities are formed by gas bubbles in hot lava water infused with silicon dioxide percolates through the cavities the silicon dioxide is left behind on the cavity walls The colors are caused by chemical impurities in the silicon dioxide and by the spacing of the crystals Some agates completely fill their volcanic voids these voids just happen to look like a pair of Muppet eyes and an enthusiastically grinning mouth "It is somewhat uncommon to find a face shape in agates, but in many instances it's like looking at the clouds. You kind of see a face," Bowers said "What makes the Cookie Monster unique is there is just no doubt: Clear-cut Another unique feature of the Cookie Monster agate is that the face appears on both sides of the cut stone Usually the voids are not lined up so neatly as to create a mirror image It may eventually end up in a museum or in the hands of a high-end collector "It is totally unique and awesome to see everyone loving this stone as much as we do," he said 13 mysterious and cursed gemstones Photos: The world's weirdest geological formations Photos of dazzling minerals and gems This article was originally published by Live Science. Read the original article here Oceana Lithium (ASX:OCN) has completed a phase one scout drilling campaign at its Solonópole Lithium Project in Ceará State Brazil which has intercepted multiple thick pegmatites All pegmatites intercepted remain open along strike and down dip Infill drilling and 3D modelling are planned for the Bom Jesus de Baixo pegmatites Pit to confirm if these pegmatite bodies are linked along strike Logistics and planning are being fast-tracked for follow-up phase two Scout drilling at Soledade West prospect and infill drilling at the Bom Jesus de Baixo prospect with a particular focus on the Tin Mine target to test down-dip and lateral extensions to confirm the dimension of this significant pegmatite body the drill rig has now been de-mobilised until the next phase of drilling Oceana plans to complete infill drilling (including diamond core) to test the down-dip and along strike potential of the pegmatites identified during this first phase of scout drilling The first 928 samples from holes NGR-RC-001A to NGR-RC-010 have been exported to the SGS Geosol lab in Belo Horizonte Assays for these first holes are expected in the next 4-6 weeks Samples from the remaining holes are expected to be exported to SGS Geosol within the next 4 weeks An XRF is now on site to assist with the sample logging process (lithium pathfinder elements; whole rock chemistry pegmatite vs A high-resolution drone survey (ortho-mosaic and DTM topography) was flown over Bom Jesus de Baixo and Soledade West Prospects to assist with accurate surface data required for the future 3D modelling Interpretation and preparation of preliminary schematic cross sections is underway Oceana completed 16 drillholes at the Bom Jesus de Baixo Prospect (1,107m) BJdB Central and BJdB East) which are aligned along strike and dipping north Although drilling assay results are pending for this prospect spodumene and lepidolite have previously been confirmed from grab-sampling within the BJdB Pit walls At the Bom Jesus de Baixo prospect Oceana completed 16 drillholes (1,107m) across 3 different targets (BJdB Pit The Soledade West prospect is where soil samplingrreturned anomalous lithium in soil 2 trenches (274m in total) were completed on a portion of the anomaly with 146 channel samples and 51 rock-chip samples collected by Oceana (pending assay results) A large-scale infill soil sampling program has commenced over prioritised wider spread 2017 anomalies identified by previous explorer Cougar Metals NL as well as CPRM/DNPM mapped pegmatites and artisanal workings The sampling grids are along 200m spaced lines with 25m sampling stations aligned north-south in order to cut across all typical pegmatite strike directions in this area with the collection of 3,282 samples to date representing 57% complete of the 5,784 planned samples for this year Planning is also underway for trial hyperspectral remote sensing surveysaand high-resolution magnetics and radiometrics geophysics surveys over selected pegmatite and soil grid targets An all-weather drying greenhouse has now been set up at Oceana’s Solonópole field base as well as an XRF for the assaying of Li pathfinder elements Two containers are also on site to provide secure lock-up sample storage Write to Adam Orlando at Mining.com.au Unico Silver makes ‘multiple new discoveries’ at Cerro Leon Unico Silver (ASX:USL) says the final results from phase-two diamond drilling at.. 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