Lahore, 11 May 2024 (TDI): At the initiative of the Embassy of Brazil and of the Embassy of Portugal, together with the support of Instituto Guimaraes Rosa and Instituto Camoes, Prof. Guiomar de Grammont; accompanied by Olyntho Vieira, Ambassador of Brazil, and Frederico Silva, Ambassador of Portugal; will participate in two main cultural sessions in Lahore.
The first session, scheduled for 11th May at 11:00, will be an interactive talk co-organized with the Aga Khan Cultural Service Pakistan. The main topics of the session include realms of History and Art, Heritage Preservation, and the significance of UNESCO-classified sites in Pakistan, Portugal, and Brazil, this session promises to offer unique insights into the cultural tapestry shared by these nations.
Later the same day there will be another interactive talk at 16:00 co-organized with the Alhamra Arts Council and the Lahore Literary Festival.
The main topics will include the Portuguese Language around the world, Literature of Lusophone Countries, Literary Festivals in Pakistan, Portugal, and Brazil, literary work of Guiomar de Grammont.
Guiomar de Grammont, from Ouro Preto, is a renowned author, poet, dramaturg, historian, and professor. With a PhD in Brazilian Literature from USP, as an author she has been a
recipient of the Casa de Las Americas Award and the Pen-Club National Award, amongst others.
As a playwright, she has staged seven plays in Brazil, including “Olympia” which toured all over Latin America and Europe.
Former executive editor of National Fiction at Record. Prof. Guiomar has curated multiple global book festivals including Rio de Janeiro, Bahia, Lisbon, and Paris.
A neo-Latin language, Portuguese is one of the most globally diffused languages in the modern world.
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It is native to more than 260 million people in 9 countries covering four continents (Portugal in Europe; Brazil in America; East Timor in Asia; Angola, Mozambique, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, S.Tomé and Principe, and Equatorial Guinea in Africa), making it the most spoken language in the Southern hemisphere.
In the context of the celebration in Pakistan of the 2024 World Day of the Portuguese Language and Lusophone Cultures, the Embassies of Brazil and Portugal prepared a program of events and activities both in Lahore and Islamabad, in partnership with several Pakistani Universities, Aga Khan Culture Service and Alhamra Art Centre.
