FOR IMEDIATE RELEASE
Ambassador Maia was at the center of the "Brazilians in the World" panel, which attracted Brazilian community leaders and media outlets from 8 countries and 17 U.S. States.
Enthusiastic about the entire event’s agenda, Ambassador Maia went over his original schedule to take part in almost every panel during the three days of event. He left South Florida naming FOCUS-BRAZIL “the biggest and most relevant Brazilian community and cultural event abroad”, in his own words.
Another big hit for Focus-Brazil was the first edition of “Focus-Brazil Video Fest”, a show case for new video makers. 14 works showed a wide variety of interpretations of the theme “Brazilian views outside Brazil”, and the big winner was “The Cleansing of Bonfim, from Bahia to New York”, directed by Ivy Goulart.
Focus-Brazil had 76 accredited media and individual press representatives from 11 countries, a record, with 51 media outlets present to the event. For the first time the registration on-line surpasses the other alternatives, with 472 out of 811 registered participants.
Focus-Brazil was sponsored by Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs / Consulate General of Brazil in Miami, Dish Network, TV Globo International with special partnership with the South Florida Point of Culture / Broward Center and Vamos Falar Português Foundation.
SCHEDULE SPECIAL OPENING EVENT • April 12th • Monday CINEMA PARADISO SPECIAL EVENT with “XUXA” – Opening of the movie “XUXA em O FANTÁSTICO MISTÉRIO DE FEIURINHA” 09:00 AM – Students arrive at Cinema Paradiso 10:15 AM – Screening of the movie 01:15 PM – Closing Ceremony
11:50 AM - BRAZILIAN VOICES KIDS singing "Doce Mel"
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DAY 1 • April 14th • Wednesday
ABDO NEW RIVER ROOM or AMATURO THEATER*
Broward Center
09:00 AM – OPENING CEREMONIES
Welcome speech by: CARLOS BORGES (Focus-Brazil Director)
Welcome speech by: KELLEY SHANLEY (CEO Broward Center for the Performing Arts)
Special Guest Speaker: Ambassador LUIZ AUGUSTO DE ARAUJO CASTRO
09:30 AM – BRAZILIAN STUDENTS CONTEST & WORKSHOPS
Presented by: American Association of Teachers of Portuguese and Vamos Falar Português Foundation
Special Video Presentation
Key Note Speaker: ANETE ARSLANIAN (President of AATP)
Workshop Guests: EDUARDO MENDONÇA (Seattle) & AUGUSTO SOLEDADE (Brazzdance/Flórida)
12:30 PM – Lunch Break
02:30 PM – FOCUS VIDEO FEST / Official Competition
CINEMA PARADISO
07:00 PM – FOCUS VIDEO FEST / Official Competition
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DAY 2 • April 15th • Thursday
ABDO NEW RIVER ROOM
Broward Center
09:00 AM – BUSINESS PANEL 1
Presented by: Brazilian American Chamber of Commerce of Florida
Key Note Speaker: CLAUDIO ALMEIDA (President of BACCF)
Guest Speaker: TBA
09:45 AM – BUSINESS PANEL 2
Presented by: TV Globo International
Key Note Speaker: LUIZ MARCELO PINHEIRO CHAVES (Commercial Director TV Globo)
10:15 AM – Breakfast @ “Veranda”
Sponsored by: Brazilian American Advertising Association
11:15 AM – ADVERTISING & MARKETING PANEL
Presented by: Brazilian American Advertising Association
Opening remarks: LINEU VITALE (President of BAAA)
Key Note Speaker: WASHINGTON OLIVETTO
12:30 PM – Lunch Break
02:00 PM – BRASILEIROS NO MUNDO PANEL
Presented by: Consulado Geral do Brasil em Miami / Ministério das Relações Exteriores
Mediator: MILA BURNS (Planeta Brasil)
Key Note Speakers: Ambassadors OTO AGRIPINO MAIA and EDUARDO GRADILONE
Video Presentation: Brasileiros no Mundo 2009 by MARIA FULFARO & FERNANDO VASCONCELLOS
Guests Speakers: ÁLVARO LIMA (Boston), THAYS BELL (San Francisco) & SILAIR ALMEIDA (Flórida)
EINSTEIN ROOM
Broward Center
10:00 AM – SPECIAL PANEL ON EDUCATION
Presented by: Catholic University of Brasilia
Special Guest: ILMA PAIXÃO– (CUB Manager in the U.S.)
AMATURO THEATER LOWER LOBBY
05:00 PM –COCKTAIL RECEPTION - In honor of the Ambassadors
Oto Maia and Eduardo Gradilone
Hosted by the Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce of Florida
Opening Remarks : Claudio Almeida (BACCF President)
Ambassador LUIZ AUGUSTO DE ARAUJO CASTRO
Ambassador OTO AGRIPINO MAIA
CINEMA PARADISO
in the United States debate issues related to the upcoming election for Brazilian community representatives.
Mediator: LUIZ FERNANDO SILVA PINTO (TV Globo Correspondent in Washington DC)
Guests: ÁLVARO LIMA ( Boston), SILAIR ALMEIDA (Flórida), FRANCISCO SAMPA (Newark/New York), ESTER SANCHES (Connecticut), ANA LÚCIA LICO (Washington DC), MATILDE WOSNJUK (Salt Lake City), SÉRGIO LIMA (Houston), THAYS BELL (Califórnia) and JOSIVALDO RODRIGUES (Canadá).
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DAY 3 • April 16th • Friday
ABDO NEW RIVER ROOM
Broward Center
09:00 AM – BRAZILIAN LANGUAGE
“Our Portuguese language: heritage and the future of our children in America”
Presented by: CCBU – Brazilian Cultural Center
Mediator: CÁSSIA SILVA
Guests Speakers: FLORIANA MARTINEZ (President of Portuguese International Parents Association-PIPA)
Dr. LOURDES ROVIRA
Dr. ROSANE WECHSLER (Psychologist)
Dr. CRISTINA REINHARDT, PhD (Psychologist)
Prof. LENITA O’ROURKE (Bilingual Program at Ada Merritt School)
10:30 AM – EXPORTING BRAZILIAN MUSIC
"The new face of Brazilian Music for the international market"
Presented by: Green Music
Key Note Speaker: GENE DE SOUZA (Brazilian Music & Radio Personality)
Guest Speaker: JASON STANYEK (Researcher and Author of the book “Music of Brazil”)
Special Guests: LUIZ CALDAS & LUCIANO HUCK
11:30 PM – BRAZILIAN DAY IN THE WORLD
"A Brazilian celebration goes global"
Presented by: TV Globo International
Key Note Speaker: AMAURI SOARES (Director of TV Globo Special Projects)
Guest Speaker: ARTHUR MURANAGA (Tókio)
TÂNIA NUTALL (Toronto)
DANIEL RODRIGUES (Londres)
DÉBORA CHRISTINA (Miami)
12:30 PM – Lunch Break
02:00 PM – COMMUNITY PRESS & MEDIA
Presented by: ABI-Inter / Associação Brasileira de Imprensa Internacional
Opening remarks: ROBERTO LIMA (President of ABI-INTER)
Key Note Speaker: CACO BARCELOS
Special Guests: MÁRCIA CURVO (Netherlands)
TANIA NUTALL (Canada)
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