The festival will take place in-person on Sunday, in the Armory Food & Event Hall, Mural Amphitheatre,
and Fisher Pavilion Rooftop
AUGUST 21, 2022
12PM TO 7PM
Music performances, workshops, kids activities, traditional costumes exhibition, and taste a variety of traditional foods vendor’s, plus watch a capoeira martial arts demonstration, and much much more.
Get a glimmer of Brazil’s African, Portuguese, and indigenous roots with classical guitar, samba, and traditional folk music performances. Plus, watch a capoeira martial arts demonstration, take in glittering costumes, and taste a variety of traditional foods.
BrasilFest is part of the Seattle Center Festál series and produced in partnership with Brazil Center.
In 2022, Seattle Center Festál is celebrating 25 years of stories and traditions. The theme, “Where the World Gathers” links together the series of 24 free festivals presented throughout the year, each with a unique cultural focus, identity, and range of engaging activities.
BrasilFest exposes the community to Brazilian arts and traditions during the week of Brazilian Folklore Day. This is a unique mission, as this day is not usually celebrated outside of Brazil. In Brazil, this event is an important educational tool in continuing Brazilian folkloric traditions. The festival’s mission goes beyond keeping traditions alive and combines traditional and contemporary Brazilian expressions. It provides an opportunity to bring together all artists and organizations concerned with Brazil and to unite them in one venue. Thereby, they hope to increase the visibility of the Brazilian cultural landscape in the community.
Eduardo and Ana Paula, Brazilian immigrants, co-founded the nonprofit, Brazil Center, and BrasilFest, which has been held free of charge at the Seattle Center since 1999. It is the area’s best-known Brazilian festival. Eduardo was born in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. He is a guitarist, percussionist, singer, composer, and director of Show Brazil Productions. Mendonça is also the Music Director for iBuildBridges Foundation. He traces his heritage to a royal African family called “Mama Beka”, meaning “Prophet of the Royal Court”. Ana Paula is a promoter and co-founder of Show Brazil Productions, a Seattle area company created in 1995 to promote Brazilian arts and education opportunities in the U.S and Canada. Ana Paula Mendonça was born in São Paulo, Brazil, and has lived in the United States since 1987, as a naturalized U.S. citizen.
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