Please join us for music, food and fun presentations from and about France. The showcase is put together by NCSU students from France and supported by the Office of International Services.
Cultural Showcase: Brazil
Images courtesy of Cristiane Damasceno Sommer
On Wednesday, February 27th, as part of our series of cultural events, the Office of International Services with the help of a few of our international students from Brazil showcased Brazil through food, dance, presentations and samba demonstrations. OIS wishes to extend a special thank you to Fernanda Da Costa Portugal Duarte and Mauren Turcatel, NC State PhD students from Brazil, as well as their friends from NC State, Wake Tech, Duke and the Brazilian Association of the Triangle for coordinating the organization of this event.
Brazilian Showcase took place in Caldwell Lounge at NC State Main Campus between 12pm and 2pm on February 27th, 2013. The showcase started with an informative presentation about Brazil, followed by a time for visitors to taste a wide variety of food and beverages from Brazil, such as mate tea, coffee, pao de queijo, brigadeiros, bean soup, topioca pudding and so much more. It was wonderful to hear stories about Brazil, Brazilian food and artifacts from all the volunteers staffing all the display tables in Caldwell lounge. The showcase ended with a wonderful samba demonstration after which the guests had the chance of learning a few steps of samba themselves.
To read more about the event itself, please also read the story that was published by The Technician on March 12th, 2013 – Brazilian Students Showcase Culture.