A semana foi agitada para os brasileiros em Sydney, celebrando o Dia Nacional e também os 70 anos das relações diplomáticas entre Brasil e Austrália.
Na festa da Ópera, promoção do Consulado Geral do Brasil em Sydney e do AUBRBC, entrevistamos também os empresários Eduardo Damasceno Ferreira e Milton da Rocha.
Teve festa na Ópera de Sydney, eventos empresariais e celebrações nas Universidades de Sydney e de Nova Gales do Sul (UNSW).
O mês do Brasil em Sydney encerra com o Festival Brasileiro Ritmo, do BraCCA, em Darling Harbour, no domingo, 20 de setembro.
HUNDREDS GATHER AT THE SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE TO CELEBRATE BRAZIL AT THE HARBOUR
Several hundred people converged in the iconic Sydney Opera Houses Concert Hall to enjoy Brazil at the Harbour festivities.
The event celebrated not only Brazil's National Day in Sydney but also 70 years of diplomatic relations between Brazil and Australia, the Southern Hemispheres two largest economies.
Beatriz Wagner, executive producer for the Portuguese language program of SBS Radio, served as the evenings master of ceremonies, and the event kicked off with renditions of both the Australian and Brazilian national anthems.
Following the music, Wagner introduced speakers:
Ambassador Carlos de Abreu, Consul General of Brazil
Ambassador Rubem Barbosa, Ambassador of Brazil to Australia
Anthony Roberts, Minister of Industry, Resources and Energy
Julio de Laffitte, President of the Australia Brazil Business Council
Craig Foster, SBS presenter
His Excellency David Hurley, Governor of New South Wales
The party had a bossa nova show featuring the jazzy South American rhythms of Juliana Areias and her band, from Perth.
