03.03.2025
“Brazil's historical and cultural heritage is of great interest to Russia,” noted Olga Pavlenko, Vice-Rector for Research and Project Work at RSUH, on February 27, at the festival “Brazilian Carnival: Socio-Anthropological Roots”, dedicated to the historical and cultural context of the holiday.
The culture of Brazil is unique and diverse, combining elements from Africa, Europe, Asia, and indigenous Brazilian traditions. In this sense, the Carnival is a vivid manifestation of cultural and religious fusion.
The festival invited representatives from the Embassy of the Federative Republic of Brazil, students studying Portuguese, and anyone interested in Brazil from RSUH, MSU, MSLU, RANEPA, and MGIMO.
The Counselor for Culture at the Brazilian Embassy, Carlos Eiji de Amorim, gave an engaging historical overview of the Carnival, while the First Minister of the Ambassador, Marcelo Böhlke, answered questions about the traditions and socio-anthropological roots of the holiday.
Key speakers included professors from Brazilian partner universities UFBA, UFMG, and UFSC, as well as the Director of the International Russian-Brazilian Center, Professor Lyudmila Baturina. Experts discussed the socio-anthropological aspects of the Carnival's origins and celebrations, the semantic and etymological features of the holiday's terminology, the specifics of state policy regarding street festivities, and the musical history of the Carnival.
