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Apoio Institucional

 

Brazilian Cultural Awareness Tour 

CultureS of Brazil
A specially designed intercultural program for foreigners/expatriates in Brazil, it combines both Workshops with day-trip visits to culturally-rich places/people.

 

 

Objective

To facilitate the understanding of the complexity of the modern Brazilian culture and behavior through exploring the tastes, smells, sounds, places & people´s knowledge about each ethnical group as well as immigrants lives.

The Places     
                                  
           

The Amerindia Museum and the Tozan farm provide  ´live documents´ of pre and post-colonial history mixing intercultural aspects of our culture.

Amerindia Museum – To discover Amerindia, Amazon Indian art is to take a trip into the past through a wealth of elaborate craftsmanship passed down from generation to generation. You will find art which reflects the identity of each of the 216 ethnic groups.

Tozan Farm - The best preserved coffee farm in Campinas and still in activity. It was officially founded in 1798. The original land was given by the Portuguese Royal Court to a noble Portuguese family, in a process so called ‘Sesmaria’. It is a fabulous part of the Brazilian culture from the slavery period to today´s production of a premium coffee commercialized in Japan. Nowadays it belongs to the Mitsubishi group. Until today it is used as reference for documentaries, motion pictures and soap operas in Brazil and from abroad.
  
The Program

8:45-10:00   Workshop The Indigenous Peoples influence in the Brazilian Culture led by the archeologist/founder of Amerindia Museum Edson Luis Gomes; a taste of typical snack; visit to the Amerindia Museum.  

10:15    CultureS of Brazil workshop part I ( with Simone T. Costa Eriksson)

10:45    Adapted guided tour of the Tozan farm:

• Brazil Colony and the Coffee Museum, yesterday and today;
• Tour of a Senzala - the house of the slaves;
• The hour of the settlers - The Italian immigrants
• A partial replica of the Kasatu Maru, the first ship which brought  the Japanese immigrants to Brazil;

12:30      A delicious self-service lunch prepared by the farm´s chef. It includes one soft drink, desert and coffee. An innovative cuisine, celebrating Brazilian and Japanese flavors.

14:00-14:30       CultureS of Brazil workshop part II and final discussions

Price:                It depends on the number of participants (minimum 5 people)
                          It includes simultaneous translation, transportation & lunch!