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2024/June-July. Smithsonian Folklife Festival
The Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall has just begun! And remarkable Brazilian indigenous artists will be part of the Indigenous Voices of the Americas program!
🌟 Enjoy captivating performances, workshops, and exhibits celebrating diverse cultures.
📅 June 26 - July 1, 2024. View the schedule and plan your visit: http://festival.si.edu
2024/ June - Brazil Wine Day
On June 28, in collaboration with the Trade and Investment Promotion Section of the Brazilian Embassy, Wines of Brazil held an event to promote Brazilian wine in the United States.
Brazil Wine Day took place in Washington D.C. at the Fogo de Chão restaurant, a major steakhouse chain in the US. Attendees were offered a Walk Around Tasting followed by lunch with Brazilian wines selected from four Brazilian wineries.
The event was attended by importers, distributors and sommeliers.
Visit Wines of Brazil to learn more about Brazilian winery profiles and production and winemaking styles.
2024/June. Festival Afro-Bahia in Washington D.C. - June 6-9, 2024
The Brazilian experience continues...
The Afro-Bahia Festival is a week-long celebration of the culture of the state of Bahia in northern Brazil.
The organizers will bring Bahian experts in music, tourism, dance, visual arts, cuisine, religion, and discussion of social issues to Washington D.C.
This event is sponsored by D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities.
For more information, please visit: https://www.festivalafrobahia.org/
2024/May. Brazilian Concerts at the Bicentennial:
Child Citizen Orchestra Quintet - Thursday May 23, 2024 7:30p.m.
The Kennedy Center – Terrace Theater
Free admission – ticket reservation required
Information and tickets, please visit: https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/explore-by-genre/classical-music/2023-2024/brazilian-concerts-child-citizen-orchestra/
Hamilton de Holanda & Chris Potter - Saturday May 25, 2024 7:30p.m.
The Kennedy Center – Terrace Theater
Free admission – ticket reservation required
Information and tickets, please visit: https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/explore-by-genre/classical-music/2023-2024/brazilian-concerts-hamilton-de-holanda-chris-potter/
2024/March. Meeting of Brazil's Trade Promotion Offices (SECOM), Science, Technology & Innovation Offices (SECTEC) and Agricultural Attachés in the United States and Canada.
The Embassy of Brazil in Washington was pleased to host a joint initiative of the Brazilian Government, with the participation of the Brazilian Ministries of Foreign Affairs, of Agriculture, and of Development, Trade and Industry, as well as of Apex Brasil, and other agencies to discuss ways to expand trade and investment in the United States and Canada.
2024/March. "Elas no Itamaraty: Artistas Mulheres no Acervo do Ministério das Relações Exteriores" (Women Artists in the Collection of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs), a virtual exhibition, opened online at
https://www.flickr.com/photos/mrebrasil/albums/72177720315246840/
Through a selection of photographs of works by women artists in the Itamaraty collection in Brasilia, the exhibition aims to increase the visibility of some of the most representative works in the collection, celebrate the contribution of women artists, underscore the importance of the collection as an instrument of diplomatic representation and dissemination of Brazilian culture, and encourage the increasing diversification of the collection held by Itamaraty.
2024/February. 4 X 4 = 16 Pertenencia & Pertinencia
The Brazilian modern architecture and its social and educational impact were highlighted in a panel hosted by the Embassy of Brazil with four remarkable Brazilian architects: Gloria Cabral, Marta Moreira, Cláudia Sales de Alcântara and Mariana Simas. The event was co-organized by AIA DC e and is now available at their YouTube channel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RibtHeyNEMc
2024/January. Novo PAC: New Growth Acceleration Program
With an investment of USD 347 billion, Novo PAC emerges as an ambitious initiative by the Brazilian Federal Government to advance economic, social and urban infrastructure, with a commitment to sustainable growth and the green transition, encompassing the period 2023-26 and beyond.