Tuesday, 10 February 2009

EDUC-ART CARNAVAL 3/01 1PM

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Sunday, March 1st – EDUC-ART Carnival Party for Children 1PM-3PM Domingo, dia 1* de Março – EDUC-ARTE Carnaval para as crianças – 1-3PM
Come and make your own carnaval mask - Venha fazer sua máscara de carnaval
Wear your Halloween costume - use sua fantasia de Halloween - $5 
Prize for best costume -  prêmio
para mehor fantasia

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Thursday, 13 November 2008

Cultural Preservation

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Brazilian Independence Day Flag Raising & Soccer Game 
Cultural Parades & Performances 
Taste of Parkville - Brazilian Cuisine
Capoeira Classes
 ABE Soccer Clinic & Team
Portuguese as second language & Art education for kids
Brazilian Movie Nights by Migrating Media & Productions


:: BRAZILIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY FLAG RAISING & SOCCER GAME

Every year on September 7th, the Brazilian Independence Day, ABE organizes the only official Brazilian Flag raising ceremony in the USA. The event happens on Hartford City Hall and is attended by Brazilian and American authorities and ABE special guests. The special ceremony ends with a friendly soccer game between ABE Brazil team and other immigrant groups teams. View photos.


:: CULTURAL PARADES & PERFORMANCES 

Throughout the year, ABE participates of official city parades and organizes cultural performances to gain more visibility to the Brazilian immigrants among the Hartford community, and teach american a little more about brazilian culture. the USA. The event is attended by the diverse pool of friends of ABE, Brazilian and American authorities and ABE special guests. View photos.


:: TASTE OF PARKVILLE - Brazilian Cuisine 

Every year ABE represents Brazil on the "Taste of Parkville" event, which showcases the best of the international cuisine in the area. The Brazilian Alliance partner with some of the best Brazilian restaurants and Chefs in the area and serves traditional Brazilian foods to the Hartford community. View photos.


:: CAPOEIRA CLASSES 

Capoeira is and Afro-Brazilian art a ritualized blend of self-defense, dance and music developed during colonial times by African slaves in Brazil to defend and free themselves of oppression. Over-time, Capoeira has become one of the most significant expression of Brazilian culture. The program taught at The Brazilian Alliance intends to celebrate the rich cultural heritage of afro-brazilians as both a recreational and educational tool to help the youth to overcome the "reflex to violence" propaganda their are been bombarded with, particularly those recruited from Parkville and surrounded neighborhoods.
ABE Capoeira happens every Friday at the Parkville Community School. View Photos.

 :: ABE SOCCER CLINIC & TEAM
 The Brazilian Alliance Summer and Indoor Soccer Clinics goas is to integrate inner city children ages 7 to 14 with suburban children and expose both groups to each other’s reality, culture and traditions bridging social gaps through team work and goal oriented activities. 

ABE Soccer Team will start soon at Parkville Community School. Stay tuned. View Photos.

 :: PORTUGUESE AS SECOND LANGUAGE & ART EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN EDUC-ART is an after school art program focusing on children under 1 to 12 years old. The curriculum interchanges with the Brazilian academic calendar, and is designed to encouraged and expand children’s artistic abilities. They can choose between preparing homework, learning Capoeira or participating on creative learning activities that also improve their portuguese language skills and knowledge of brazilian culture.
EDUC-ART was recently presented to the Parkville Community School, and we hope to start classes next calendar year. View Photos.

 :: BRAZILIAN MOVIE NIGHTS - REEL THURSDAYS

ABE partnered with Reel Thursdays a weekly movie night produced by Migrating Media & Productions and curated by Ana Lourdes Alvarenga to bring once a month alternative and independent Brazilian movies and documentaries to Hartford,CT.

Reel Thursdays was created in 2007 by MM&P to seed movie clubs among Brazilian organizations in the USA. ABE is one of the 3 institutions that benefited from this program. Check Reel Thursdays calendar. View Photos.



   
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