*17th Brazilian Independence Day Festival
Boston, September 6-9, 2012*
*Thursday September 6, 2012 - 7 pm*
*Marcus Santos in Concert* - Marcus Santos will perform earthy, percussive
samba and jazzy bossa nova as well as other pieces in the Afro-Brazilian
tradition. Refreshments will be served.
Framingham Public Library, Costin Room / 49 Lexington Street, Framingham
*Friday September 7, 2012 - 12 pm*
*Hoisting of the Brazilian Flag and performance of the National Anthem *
Boston City Hall, City Hall Plaza, Government Center, Boston
*Friday September 7, 2012 - 7 pm*
*Brazilian Film Screening in celebration of Jorge Amado 100 years*
St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center – Seton Auditorium / 736 Cambridge Street,
Brighton
“Capitães da Areia” (Captains of the Sands): Directed by Celia Amado.
With Jean
Luis Amorim, Ana Graciela and Roberio Lima. Salvador, Bahia - Brazil, alive
with the charm of the 1950s. A gang of street kids known as "Capitães da
Areia" (Captains of the Sands) is hunted like common criminals. As we draw
closer, we see that they are just children, almost a hundred of them,
completely abandoned. But they won't be children for long: by the end of
this odyssey, many will have become men. *Based on the novel by Jorge Amado*.
Trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTav_7PbnpU
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*Sunday September 9, 2012 **- 12 to 6 pm*
* Outdoor Festival at Herter Park*
1175 Soldiers Field Road, Boston
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Attractions:
12 pm Official opening – performance of the Brazilian National Anthem
Festival Opening Parade with AfroBrazil and Marcus Santos
Children’s activities (face painting and drawing, pony rides)
Boston Museum of Science & New England Aquarium
Ethnic food, Information and Service Stands
Live Performances: Evelyn Rosenthal and The Sergio Mendes Project: To
Sergio with Love, Nanny Assis, Capoeira Sinhá, Forrózuê Band, Children’s
Play “The Three Little Pigs”
Art installation with artist Lineu Zadereski
*Free admission to all events. Handicapped accessible.
For additional information, please write to festival(a)verdeamarelo.org*
*Organized by the “7th September” Organizing Committee in partnership with
the General Consulate of Brazil in Boston and the Massachusetts Alliance of
Portuguese Speakers (MAPS)*