Learn Portuguese: First Portuguese-Language Book Fair at UMass Dartmouth!
Posted by Elena Como with Atlantico Books on July 27, 2011 · 1 Comment
FEIRA DO LIVRO! Brazilian/Portuguese/Luso-African Book Fair!
Atlantico Books at the Portuguese Language Feira do Livro (Book Fair) at UMass Dartmouth
I’m at the book fair now! 
People are here from Massachusetts and Rhode Island, mainly. There are Portuguese teachers, students, and other lovers of Portuguese. Some are parents who want their children to learn Portuguese.
Today I got to visit the beautiful beach at Fairhaven (20 min away) before stopping by the Center for Portuguese Studies. The Center is also participating in the book fair, selling some of their great anthologies about different aspects of Portuguese, Portuguese American, Brazilian, and Luso-African culture. Great books for anyone who wants to learn more about these cultures (and most of the books are in English too).
It was really nice to meet some of the Portuguese students who are here, at UMass Dartmouth, studying Portuguese language & Portuguese & Brazilian culture this summer, in the UMass Summer Program in Portuguese. I’ve been watching their facebook page, and they sure do a lot of great activities, like visiting local Portuguese restaurants, catching live Brazilian music, and lots of other Portuguese-related adventures in Massachusetts. What a beautiful place to spend a summer, and what a great way to learn Portuguese!
Movie Q&A: Fernando Beleza (left), Director João Pedro Rodrigues, and Professor Christopher Larkosh
We’re watching the movie “Two Drifters” which is from Portugal. The director, Joao Pedro Rodrigues, is here, and he will host Q&A after the movie. The movie is very engaging–the story of a young Portuguese man who dies in a car accident, leaving behind a grieving boyfriend, and a pretty young neighbor who becomes obsessed with his death.
1a Feira do Livro: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 – 4pm- 9pm
Woodland Commons at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Parking Lot 10, 285 Old Westport Road, North Dartmouth, MA 02747
Come to UMass Dartmouth and celebrate the Portuguese Language with me! I hope to see you here, today or tomorrow. Tomorrow, same time, but we’ll have live music by Brazilian musician Suely Mesquita & her band!
[...] that’s been growing for about a year and a half. It grew from 17 students to 50 in that time! Massachusetts has many Portuguese-speakers, and the Boston area has a dense population of Brazilians, Cape Verdeans, Azorians, and Portuguese [...]