Several Illinois-Sao Paulo Partners of the Americas members contribute to support and fund The Global Canvas Project a.k.a. Projeto Igarai. This project is an innovative trans-cultural arts collaboration linking youth from Brazil and Chicago through the internet and actual art projects.
This series is the largest Brazilian film festival in the Midwest. The annual event features Brazilian films with a social conscience, fostering conversations about social issues, culture, politics, history and the environment and is viewed by the academic community, students, filmmakers, and the general public. MOSTRA was founded by Ariani Friedl in Chicago in 2010, and expanded to...
