Brasilia completed 63 years, this Friday (21), with attractions for all ages and tribes. This Friday morning, teacher Heloísa Vieira arrived early at the TV Tower to enjoy the children’s show with her two children, Arthur and Vinícius. She says that when she was still on the way, everyone was already enjoying the party atmosphere. “We already came singing happy birthday to Brasilia. And I’m in the mood for it to be a fun memory of Brasilia’s birthday”, she says. At Torre de TV, they enjoyed the magic show first and then the Sleeping Beauty show. The quality of the presentations was one of the high points of the party, according to Heloísa, but the meeting of generations of people from Brasilia is what matters most. “We meet the people of Brasília, the children of Brasília. And whenever we remember that moment, we will say: look how nice that day was, how important it was to meet other children from our city and be happy, having fun together”. Photo Valter Campanato/Agência Brasil Public servant Thais Leal also took her two young children to enjoy the children’s space and praised the organization of the event. “I thought the structure was very good, they are doing a rotation of hours, so we don’t have to wait too long. The children are really enjoying it”. For Pedro and his brother João, the biggest difficulty was choosing the best toy for the event: inflatable slide, bounce house or ball pool. Cruel doubt for the kids. Memorial dos Povos Indígenas At the Memorial dos Povos Indígenas, the program includes workshops, storytelling for children, chats and a handicraft fair, bringing together the cultural richness of different ethnic groups throughout Brazil. Photo Valter Campanato/Agência Brasil The indigenous Mirim Ju Yan, from the Guarani tribe, is one of the organizers of the activities and explains that the idea is to pass on to the public not only the materiality of the indigenous culture, with its headdresses, ceramics and baskets, but also of immaterial culture, that is, of stories told through orality. Mirim Ju Yan explains that the stories are made for both children and adults, with accessible language for younger people, but also with many lessons for adults. “These are traditional stories. It’s not just the story, for example, of the 500 years ago. During our meetings, we talk about this colonization process, our resistance. But our stories are, mainly, cosmogonic and talk about the creation of our peoples, from the perspective of the indigenous people. They are stories about nature, about animals, about the stars, which bring this mystical and ancestral time”, he says. According to the IBGE, in Brazil there are more than 1.6 million indigenous people, distributed in different tribes, each with its own form of organization, kinship systems, religions and mythologies, which make the various indigenous nations differ from each other. “Our conscience is not for nothing, it has a foundation. And it has been in practice for tens of thousands of years. It is wisdom that forms a conscience of how to live here on earth”. Abril Indígena The Abril Indígena initiative has been promoted by different institutions throughout the country, in order to highlight the rights of indigenous peoples and their importance in the formation of our society. The date stems from April 19, celebrated across the continent since the 1st Inter-American Indian Congress, held in Mexico in 1940. See the program for the Memorial of Indigenous Peoples April 22 9:00 am – 10:00 am – Animal Wheel of Power with smoke With Javier Biophillick 10:30 am – 12h – Storytelling for children: History of the Milky Way (Guarani) Narrator: Mirim Ju 14h30 – 16h – Debate circle: Discovery or invasion? Speaker: Mirim Ju and guests April 23 10:00 am – 12:00 pm – Discussion round: Indigenous languages: unique knowledge Speaker: Mirim Ju and guests 2:00 pm – Conversation round about the book Oboré: when the earth speaks Speaker: Martha Batista Commemoration The celebration of anniversary of the capital continues throughout the weekend. For adults, the program features cultural events and shows with big names in Brazilian music. Among the main attractions are Maiara and Maraisa, Joelma, Fundo de Quintal and the Orchestra of the National Theater of Brasília. For the kids, a special program with Cidade Kids, at the TV Tower, with inflatable toys for children and a pet friendly area. Open throughout the weekend, from 10 am to 6 pm, the space features face painting, a magic show with Uncle André, theatrical presentation by Companhia Neia e Nando, as well as storytelling with teacher Nyedja Gennari.
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