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August 19, 2008Welcome to the Brazilian Week
Welcome to the Brazilian Week
Brazilian Week has been created to unite all Brazilians and friends of Brazil in Tucson, through our love of the Arts. Brazilian Week was conceived in October of 2007 by Bill Martinez, a respected Tucson musician, Roberto Guariglia, owner of Contemporânea in São Paulo (Brazil), and Dr. Carolina Ibáñez-Murphy, Faculty of the World Languages Department at Pima Community College (PCC). While in São Paulo, these friends started to work with the idea of promoting a Brazilian Week in Tucson.
We envision a yearly celebration, to be held the first week of September. We hope it will spark interest and grow into a full-fledge Festival of Arts and Culture of Brazil, where the whole city of Tucson joins in together with the Brazilian Community to learn about the arts, music, and cultural traditions of this great South American country. Our first Brazilian Week will host celebrated percussionist Maestro Ari Colares dos Santos, who will be attending from São Paulo City especially for the event. Ari will perform courtesy of "Contemporânea Musical".
The event will be kicked off by Mayor Bob Walkup, who will declare the week of September 1-7, "Brazilian Week". Samba workshops and percussion classes will follow. Participants will be able to enjoy the wonderful Brazilian cuisine at four local restaurants. In addition, the organizers are planning a Brazilian Film Festival, a Brazilian Arts Showcase, and a Brazilian Independence Carnaval Dance at Hotel Congress to benefit the Reveille Men's Chorus.
The upcoming events, both public and private, have been posted on our website. We invite you to join us in this wonderful opportunity to learn about and celebrate the music, arts and cultural traditions of Brazil. Come experience the Brazilian Week!
Muito Obrigado!
Carola Murphy and Bill Martinez