SCHEDULE
SPECIAL OPENING EVENT • April 12th • Monday
CINEMA PARADISO
09:00 AM / SPECIAL EVENT with “XUXA”
01:00 PM Opening of the movie “XUXA em: O Fantástico Mistério de Feiúrinha”
And Press Conference with Xuxa
Special Guests: Xuxa
Guests: Fundação Vamos Falar Português / Brazilian Voices kids / Miami Beach
Senior High School / American Association of Teachers of Portuguese
09:00 AM – Students arrive at Cinema Paradiso – Outside Area
09:30 AM – Luncheon at Cinema Paradiso – Outside Area
10:00 AM - Students go inside the theater
10:15 AM – Screening of the movie
11:45 AM – XUXA arrives at Cinema Paradiso
11:50 AM - BRAZILIAN VOICES KIDS welcome Xuxa singing "Doce Mel"
12:00 PM - XUXA presents Awards to the students
12:20 PM - XUXA receives Special Award from two Brazilian Voices Kids
12:30 PM - The students leave
12:45 PM – Press Conference
01:15 PM – Closing Ceremony
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DAY 1 • April 14th • Wednesday
ABDO NEW RIVER ROOM or AMATURO THEATER*
Broward Center
09:00 AM OPENING CEREMONIES
Welcome speech by: CARLOS BORGES (Focus-Brazil Director)
Welcome speech by: KELLEY SHANLEY (CEO Broward Center for the Performing Arts)
Special Guest Speaker: Ambassador LUIZ AUGUSTO DE ARAUJO CASTRO
09:30 AM BRAZILIAN STUDENTS CONTEST & WORKSHOPS
Presented by: American Association of Teachers of Portuguese and Vamos Falar Português Foundation
Special Video Presentation
Key Note Speaker: ANETE ARSLANIAN (President of AATP)
Workshop Guests: EDUARDO MENDONÇA (Seattle), AUGUSTO SOLEDADE (Brazzdance/Flórida) & BRIAN DE FARIA “Mestre Cavalo” (Miami Capoeira Project Maculelê)
12:30 PM – Lunch Break
01:00 PM/04:30 PM FOCUS VIDEO FEST / Official Competition
Presented by: PMM
CINEMA PARADISO
02:00 PM / 11:00 PM FOCUS VIDEO FEST / Official Competition
Presented by: PMM
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DAY 2 • April 15th • Thursday
ABDO NEW RIVER ROOM
Broward Center
09:00 AM BUSINESS PANEL 1
Presented by: Brazilian American Chamber of Commerce of Florida
Introduction: TBA
Keynote Speaker: SONIA GREEN (VP Marketing & Sales of Broward Center for the Performing Arts)
09:45 AM BUSINESS PANEL 2
Presented by: TV Globo International
Key Note Speaker: LUIZ MARCELO PINHEIRO CHAVES (Commercial Director TV Globo)
10:15 AM Breakfast @ “Veranda”
Sponsored by: Brazilian American Advertising Association
11:15 AM ADVERTISING & MARKETING PANEL
Presented by: Brazilian American Advertising Association
Introduction by: LINEU VITALE (President of BAAA)
Key Note Speaker: WASHINGTON OLIVETTO
12:30 PM Lunch Break
02:00 PM BRASILEIROS NO MUNDO PANEL
Presented by: Consulado Geral do Brasil em Miami / Ministério das Relações Exteriores
Mediator: MILA BURNS (Planeta Brasil)
Key Note Speakers: Ambassadors OTO AGRIPINO MAIA and EDUARDO GRADILONE
Video Presentation: Brasileiros no Mundo 2009 by MARIA FULFARO & FERNANDO VASCONCELLOS
Guests Speakers: ÁLVARO LIMA (Boston), THAYS BELL (San Francisco) & SILAIR ALMEIDA (Flórida)
DAY 2 • April 15th • Thursday
EINSTEIN ROOM
Broward Center
10:00 AM SPECIAL PANEL ON EDUCATION
Presented by: Catholic University of Brasilia
Special Guest: ILMA PAIXÃO– (CUB Manager in the U.S.)
12:30 PM/ WASHINGTON OLIVETTO MEET THE PRESS
1:30 PM Presented by: BAAA
WASTE MANAGEMENT HALL
05:00 PM COCKTAIL RECEPTION - In honor of the Ambassadors
Oto Maia and Eduardo Gradilone.
Hosted by the Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce of Florida and BCPA
Opening Remarks : Claudio Almeida (BACCF President)
Ambassador LUIZ AUGUSTO DE ARAUJO CASTRO
Ambassador OTO MAIA
CINEMA PARADISO
08:30 PM PUBLIC DEBATE / “BRAZILIANS IN THE WORLD”
Pre-Candidates and Brazilian community leaders in the United States debate issues related to the upcoming election for Brazilian community representatives.
Mediator: LUIZ FERNANDO SILVA PINTO (TV Globo Correspondent in Washington DC)
Guests: ÁLVARO LIMA ( Boston), SILAIR ALMEIDA (Flórida), FRANCISCO SAMPA (Newark/New York), ESTER SANCHES (Connecticut), ANA LÚCIA LICO (Washington DC), ZIGOMAR VUELMA (Flórida), MATILDE WOSNJUK (Salt Lake City), SÉRGIO LIMA (Houston), THAYS BELL (Califórnia), HELOÍSA GALVÃO (Boston) and JOSIVALDO RODRIGUES (Canadá).
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DAY 3 • April 16th • Friday
ABDO NEW RIVER ROOM
Broward Center
09:00 AM BRAZILIAN LANGUAGE
“Our Portuguese language: heritage and the future of our children in America”
Presented by: CCBU – Brazilian Cultural Center
Mediator: CÁSSIA SILVA (Teacher and Entrepreneur)
Guests Speakers: FLORIANA MARTINEZ (President of Portuguese International Parents Association-PIPA)
Dr. LOURDES ROVIRA (Expert in Bilingual Education)
Dr. ROSANE WECHSLER (Psychologist)
Dr. CRISTINA REINHARDT, PhD (Psychologist)
Prof. LENITA O’ROURKE (Bilingual Program at Ada Merritt School)
10:30 AM EXPORTING BRAZILIAN MUSIC
"The new face of Brazilian Music for the international market"
Presented by: Green Music
Mediator: GENE DE SOUZA (Brazilian Music & Radio Personality)
Guest Speaker: JASON STANYEK (Researcher and Author of the book “Music of Brazil”)
Special Guests: LUIZ CALDAS
11:30 AM BRAZILIAN DAY IN THE WORLD
"A Brazilian celebration goes global"
Presented by: TV Globo International
Key Note Speaker: AMAURI SOARES (Director of TV Globo Special Projects)
Guest Speaker: ARTHUR MURANAGA (Tókio)
TÂNIA NUTALL (Toronto)
DANIEL RODRIGUES (Londres)
DÉBORA CHRISTINA (Miami)
12:30 PM – Lunch Break
02:00 PM/ COMMUNITY PRESS & MEDIA
04:30 PM Presented by: ABI-Inter / Associação Brasileira de Imprensa Internacional
Introduction by: ROBERTO LIMA (President of ABI-INTER)
Key Note Speaker: CACO BARCELOS
Special Guests: MÁRCIA CURVO (Netherlands)
TANIA NUTALL (Canada)
JOSIVALDO RODRIGUES (Canada)
ARTHUR MURANAGA (Japan)
LYNCOLN SAITO (Japan)
MAURO CARDOSO (France)
THIAGO ARAÚJO (France)
CARLOS MAGNOLI (Mexico)
EINSTEIN ROOM
Broward Center
02:00 PM/ SOCIAL MEDIA
03:00 PM Presented by: TV Globo International
Key Note Speaker: MARCELO SPÍNOLA (Distribution Director/TV Globo Internacional)
03:30 PM/ WEB ADVERTISING
04:30 PM Presented by: Netone System
Key Note Speaker: HELIDE BARRETO (Marketing Director Grupo A TARDE of Media & Communications)
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DAY 4 • April 17th • Saturday
EINSTEIN ROOM
Broward Center
09:00 AM III ABI INTER CONGRESS – PART 1
Presented by: Brazilian International Press Association – ABI-Inter
11:00 AM – Coffee Break
11:30 AM III ABI INTER CONGRESS – PART 2
Presented by: Brazilian International Press Association – ABI-Inter
General Elections for the 2010/2011 term
12:30 PM – CLOSING DAY 4
SAMBA CAFÉ – COCONUT CREEK
4203 W Hillsboro Blvd – Coconut Creek, Florida 33073
01:00 PM “FEIJOADA DA ABI-INTER”
Presented by: Brazilian International Press Association – ABI-Inter
Official T-Shirts on sale at the Focus-Brazil Registration Desk and at the Samba Café door
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