International Meeting, Workshops, and Samba Parade Experiences
Sunday, January 27 2008: OPENING
3pm – Roda de Samba with Moacyr Luz, Encontro
Carioca e Convidados
4:30pm – Opening Ritual with the
baianas de Abarajé (Maria Moura)
4:45pm – People come to the Opening table–
Institutional Representatives (5min)
- Presenter: Jair Martins de Miranda (CRIAR)
• Ana Maria Maia (Special Events Secretary, City hall
of Rio de Janeiro)
• Representative of the Cultural Ministry
• Sergio Malta (SEBRAE/RJ)
• Célia Domingues (AMEBRAS)
• Elmo José dos Santos (LIESA)
• Hiram Araújo (Carnival Institute / Memorial
Center of Carnival)
• Walter Teixeira da Silva (AESCRJ)
• Rita Fernandes (SEBASTIANA)
• Edson Marinho (AESM-Rio)
• Harri Engstrand (ASSF) Samba Schools Association
of Finland
• Takashi Matsushige (AESA) Samba Schools Association
of Asakusa – Japan)
• Representative of the Samba International Festival
of Coburg – Germany
• Representative of the Velhas-Guarda Association
• King Momo and Queen of Carnival (to be confirmed)
- National Hymn - Performed with bateria
(5min)
- Speech from the institutions’ representatives
(30min)
- Presentation from the Mestres Salas and the Portas-Bandeira
- Honors to samba personalities from 2007
- Launching of the study : NICSAMBA from SEBRAE/RJ
- Launching of the book : "A Comprehensive Guide to
Brazilian Pandeiro", de J. Gregory (5min)
- Performance from BN10 Velha Guarda do Ritmo de Padre Miguel
- Performance from Tem Japonês no Samba and the singer/composer
Hiroshi Naka
- Performance from a Swedish Samba band “A Bunda”
(15min)
