5 May "World Portuguese Language Day" celebrated at Stockholm’s University Library
Event
Date: Friday 5 May 2023
Time: 17.30 – 20.00
Location: Stockholm University Library
The Camões Portuguese Language Center at Stockholm University/Embassy of Portugal together with the Embassies of Angola, Brazil, Mozambique and the Honorary Consulate of Cape Verde in Stockholm organize the "Celebration of the World Portuguese Language Day- 5th May."
The 5th of May the Portuguese language will be celebrated with literature, music and gastronomy. Date: Friday, 5th May at Stockholm University Library
Program
| 17:15 | Welcome words |
| 17:30-18:30 | Round table: “World(s) in Portuguese: literature in Portuguese as a space to question the challenges of the world (environment, gender inequalities, minorities)”. |
Language: Portuguese.
Participants (online)
Wilma Vieira (Cape Verde): poet.
Ailton Krenak (Brazil): writer, environmentalist, philosopher, indigenous leader.
Cláudia Lucas Chéu (Portugal): writer, poet and playwriter.
Moderators
Vera Fonseca (Camões I.P. Portugal/Embassy of Portugal) and Ulla Gabrielsson (Sweden, translator).
Cocktail
| 18:30-19:00 | Cocktail with gastronomy from the Portuguese speaking countries |
Concert
| 19:00-20:00 | Misturando: Sounds of Lusophony |
Lusophone music concert
Brazil: Rubem Faria (electric bass) and Guto Lucena (flute and percussion).
Portugal: Filipe Minhava (Portuguese guitar) + Steinar Aadnekvam (bass)
Special participation: Brazil: Tereza Maria (voice).
Last updated: May 4, 2023
Source: Department of Romance Studies and Classics