September 8 , 2006
For Immediate Release
For an interview:
Matilde Worsnjuk
(801) 789-8522
Barbara Hammond
(801) 863-6246
For more info:
www.utahbrazilianfestival.com
Jarom Huntsman
(801) 863-8919
Utah Brazilian Festival Comes to UVSC
Utah Valley State College will host the second annual Utah Brazilian Festival September 16 from noon to 7p.m. in the McKay Events Center. The festival, which attracted more than 6,000 people last year at Thanksgiving Point, will feature Brazilian food and drinks, art, stage entertainment and a traditional Brazilian martial arts performance, the Capoeira.
“If you can’t go to Brazil, come here!” said Matilde Teixeira Wosnjuk, a native of Brazil and event coordinator for the festival. “We want to expose the community to Brazilian culture and all it has to offer. It’s really for everyone.”
UVSC was chosen as a venue for this year’s festival because of the College’s involvement in the local Brazilian community. Deborah Ferreira, Portuguese coordinator in the UVSC Foreign Languages Department, works collaboratively with Wosnjuk to produce a monthly Brazilian publication, the Utah Brazilian News. Ferreira also involves UVSC Portuguese students, who frequently write articles for the paper. Ferreira will be recruiting students for the Brazil study abroad program at this years’ festival and her students will join the native folk dance.
The festival will also highlight Brazilian culture with local performers and a live band from Miami, dancing demonstrations, workshops and arts and crafts for all ages.
Tickets are $2 for adults, $1 for children ages 4 to 12. Children 3 and under get in free. For tickets call (801) 863-SHOW (7469) or Toll- Free 1 (888) 844-7469.
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College Marketing Contact:
Megan Laurie
(801) 863-7149
Written by:
Kim Chapman
(801) 863-7011
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