BossaFest Talks: Brazil in Culture, Music and Society

Join us for a series of talks on Brazilian culture from different perspectives: a lecture on artistic and literary movements in 20th-century Brazil; a concert presentation on bossa nova exploring its themes and the relationship between lyrics and music; a lecture on modern architecture in Brazil; and a panel on the experiences and future perspectives of Brazilians in Norway. Programme 13:00 Brazilian Avant-Garde: From Modernism to Cinema Novo, lecture by Jon Askeland (Emeritus Professor, UiB) 14:00 Bossa Nova Songs, concert presentation with Doddo Andersen (singer-songwriter, author, and politician) 15:00 Modern Brazilian Architecture, lecture 16:00 Brazil in Norway, panel led by Irene Kinunda Afriyie (author and public speaker)

In English

Other activities: BossaFest PassBossaFest Concert: Márcio Faraco (20:00) BossaFest Concert: Villa-Lobos Complete Works for Guitar (17:30)BossaFest / Lillelørdag (11:00-13:00)

BossaFest, the final event in the 2026 CANTAfest series, is organized by CANTA in collaboration with Litteraturhuset i Bergen, Tekoá Kultursenter, Cine Latino, Bergen School of Architecture (BAS), and Fargespill, with support from Bergen Kommune, Vestland fylkeskommune, and the Embassy of Brazil in Norway.

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