The first event in the “Sounds of Brazil” series took place the week that Brazilian’s Independence was celebrated, between the 7th and 12th of September 2020, with the “Brazilian Independence Week” event, with the theme “Samba".
In this edition, personalities from Brazil told a little about the “Samba” universe and the relationship of this musical genre within their professional activity, in addition to its importance as an instrument of socialization and national identity and also about the importance of promoting Brazilian culture in foreign lands.
Among the various guests of this project, the audiovisual program of the week commemorating Independence counted with special participations by big names, such as artists Jota Veloso, Roberto Mendes, Raimundo Sodré, cultural manager Nilcemar Nogueira (granddaughter of the singer and composer Cartola and Museu do Samba), the flag bearer Marcella Alves, which belongs to the “Escola de Samba Salgueiro” (elite group of the Carnival of Rio de Janeiro), the phonographic producer Nilton Ribeiro of the record company OBI Music, the former dancer and former Olodum’s artistic director Euzébio Cardoso, among other big names.
This event was presented by Band International Television with Let's go Arts, had the cultural support of the Consulate General of Brazil in Atlanta, Sugarloaf Entertainment Productions, Cia Brazil Magazine, BACC (Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce of the Southeast), BRZ Productions, Brazilian Foundation’s nonprofit, among other important institutions, and ended with the “LiveShowTv.com”, live show with Fernanda Noronha & Peu Pereira