One of the most relevant Brazilian Cultural Event in the United States, the FOCUS-BRAZIL 2008, III Brazilian International Culture & Media Seminar, will take place on May 8th, 9th and 10th this year, once again at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

You can sign up on official site www.focus-brazil.com. The event, in its 2008 version, will have 8 panels and 4 workshops besides a series of artistic and cultural events covering a two-week cultural calendar between Miami and Fort Lauderdale. All professionals and university students in the artistic, cultural and communication fields will have free registration as they are subsidized by the sponsors of the event. The free registration is guaranteed within the requirements of both quota and venue-seat capacity.

    With great success and impact on the media since 2006, The FOCUS-BRAZIL - International Congress of Brazilian Culture and Media has broadened its horizons promoting Brazilian cultural productions abroad such as Music, Films, Literature, Press, Tourism, Fine Arts, Events, Cultural Entities and Communities, Scenic Arts as well as any other outstanding expression of our culture. There is also a particular panel on specific workshops for the performing or providing community and social work to Brazilians abroad.

    The delegations of Japan, South Korea, Australia, England, Canada, Germany, Holland, Spain, Portugal, Angola, France, Belgium and Cuba have already confirmed their presence in the event. The University of Texas, New York, UCLA, Columbia and Harvard have also confirmed, through their respective departments of studies and Brazilian culture, participation in the event.

     In its first and second editions, these events attracted around 3,200 participants in the 8 panels/year, a number above the expectation back then. The organization of the event foresees an expressive growth for the event for 2008 due to the level of interest expressed by academic, entrepreneurial and cultural institutions from several parts of the United States and other countries.

    The Focus-Brazil is brought you by Bank of Brazil, TAM-BRAZILIAN Airlines, South Florida Points of Culture (Broward Center), Embraer and Dish Network. It is also supported by ABI-International, BAAA-Brazilian American Advertising Association, Brazilian American Chamber of Commerce of Florida and Centro Cultural Brasil-USA of Florida. And it also receives support by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, through the General consulate of Brazil in Miami.

   The III Brazilian International Culture & Media Seminar will take place in the New River Room and the May Hue Room, both in the complex of Broward Center, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., on Thursday 8th, Friday 9th, and Saturday 10th during the month of May. Registrations can be made any time on the official website of the event at
www.focus-brazil.com.