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          Notre Dame to celebrate Brazil Week Oct. 2-5

          
            
              
                
                Published: September 20, 2006
              

              
                Author: Shannon Roddel and Kelly Roberts
              

              







          

          
          
          

          
        
        
        
          

The University of Notre Dame will celebrate Brazil Week with a series of events Oct. 2 to 5 (Monday to Thursday), all of which are free and open to the public.

Part of a cultural exchange between Notre Dames Kellogg Institute for International Studies and Brazils Ministry of Culture, Brazil Week will showcase the music, films and food of the Brazilian culture.

All events, except Wednesdays, will be held on campus.They are:

Monday Favela Rising,a documentary about a man who emerged from the slums of Rio de Janeiro to eventually lead the Afro-reggae cultural movement, will be shown at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the Hesburgh Center for International Studies. Irene Rizzini, visiting chair in the study of Brazilian culture, will introduce the film.

Tuesday Bate papo (Brazilian social hour), featuring choral ensemble ContraCantos and jazz band Arabiando, both from the Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, will be held at 6 p.m. in the great hall of the Hesburgh Center.

Wednesday ContraCantos and Arabiando will perform at 7 p.m. at John Adams High School in South Bend.

Thursday ContraCantos and Arabiando will perform at 7 p.m. in Washington Hall.

First celebrated at Notre Dame in 2000, Brazil Week is co-sponsored by the Universitys Kellogg Institute, Institute for Latino Studies, Program in Portuguese and Brazilian Studies, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, Department of Film, Television and Theatre, and International Student Services and Activities.

Contact: Kelly Roberts, Kellogg Institute, 574-631-9184, krobert2@nd.edu

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