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Carnaval das Culturas (Just like happens in Berlin!) "Languages disappear, a thousand year old traditions are forgotten, works of art are destroyed. In a world ever-more interlinked, the risk of standardization of the cultures of the world has never been so great.
It is necessary to alert the world on the importance of the preservation of the cultural diversity of the peoples.
The diversity of the Earth is not only constituted of plants and animals (biodiversity), but also of languages and cultures found in the different human societies (cultural and linguistic diversity).
An alert: the loss of this diversity can be so harmful for the planet as the devastation of the environment.
The year of 2002 was proclaimed the Year of the Cultural Heritage by UNESCO, the fund of the UNO for education and culture, which alerted in official notice: the modern world is threatening the cultural inheritance in the same way that it threats the environment.
The cultural diversity is not less necessary than the biodiversity; and the wars are the biggest threats to the cultural patrimony of the world." (Transcript from the Jornal O Globo of 09/01/2002) Visit this website to take a look at the german edition - Karneval der Kulturen www.karneval-berlin.de
In order to rescue the Cultural Heritage of Humanity, it is important to keep local traditions alive and show them in an primary event:Multicultural Open Air Festival
Av. Atlântica, Copacabana
Free entry
August/2010:Fair offering Products and Services:
Stands of the participating countries or states, including gastronomy, arts and crafts, tourism and regional products.
Various Stages presenting Culture and Music from the participating Countries:
Music, Songs, Dance, Circus, Poetry, Performances.
Workshops for the children, including Fine Artes and Sports.
Activities for seniors.
Multicultural Parade with Brazilian and International Groups
Presentation of Cultural Diversity from inside Brazil and from all over the world.
Main Stage with Musical and Choreographical Presentations.
Finale with a Big Party of Peace ("Grande Baile Popular da Paz") with an orchestra.
It will be a magical moment, when all the participating nations are going to sing and dance all together.
PROJECT'S OBJECTIVES
1. Create new jobs.
2. Train needy youth, make them citizens, taking them from the streets.
3. Disclose the immense cultural diversity of Brazil
4. Heat the economy and tourism in the low season
5. Stimulate the integration between the cultures of the world
6. Promote learning in the form of a party, leisure and entertainment.  | Glória Souza, from Ação da Cidadania, our
godmother | Ricardo Cravo Albin, our godfather
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 | President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva with the
team of the "Carnaval das Culturas" |
Sponsors
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