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Herald News … „Harvest and Culture Adventures in Latin America„  and after last year’s success,  here it is again in Budapest and for those interested in Latin-America’s culture, art, lectures, cinema screenings, dance performances, Capoiera presentation, environmental solidarity action, specific Latin American food and drinks to taste, here is the occasion to hang out with family and friends at the Fogasház during the three-days festival beginning on May, 8-10. 2014. The festival is organized by the joint event with the Garden of Chile Wein Import, the Latin American Association and the Fogasház.

Huge support to the event was given by the following Embassies in Hungary: Chile, Ecuador, Cuba, Mexico and Venezuela, and this year for the first time the Argentine joined the line.

During the three-days will be presented Tedeschit Marcos young Brazilian Painter and Chilean artist Francisco Villarroel creations exhibited in Florence, prior to the Budapest event.

Regarding to food lovers may have a taste of the specific Latin American food and drinks which have many beneficial effects, as the  exotic Brazilian fruit, acai, and taste the not really known by the Hungarians the Açaimania.

The Spanish language is spoken by millions around the world, here at the festival the „Rapid Flow Language School” representatives will be on the spot to give a little insight and knowledge for visitors who wish to have some language or wish to study the Spanish language.

The festival is free to  visit to all the programs.

Thursday, May, 8. 2014. 6 p.m. – Official opening of the Embassy of Chile’s greeting. 6.15 p.m. – Peruvian dance performance. 6.35 p.m. – Latin American food and drink tasting … empanadas, guacamole, tortilla chips, the Latin-American embassies delights.  6.50 p.m. – Marcos Tedeschit – Brazilian painter and Francisco Villarroel  –Chilean artist. 7.20 p.m. – Awareness-raising activities in the Ecuadorian jungle to protect the indigenous people living there. Brief description of Chevron case, then after can join,  to leave your palm print as to protest against Texaco Chevron in Ecuador serious environmental pollution. This is taking place held 3-times a day. Then an International campaign going on, namely: “Chevron dirty hands”. 7 p.m.-8.30 p.m. – Film Screening with English subtitle: „El hijo de la novia”, Argentina – 2001. 8.30 p.m. – Latin American party.

Friday, May, 9.7.15 p.m. – Presentation of the Argentine Consul Alejandra Butti mate about tea, after the lecture, raffle gifts presented by the Argentine Embassy. 6 p.m. – César Urbina, the second secretary of the Embassy of Venezuela in San Francisco, lecture of tradition and the color used for masks, gift raffle draw by the Embassy of Venezuela after the performance of “Dance with the Devil”. 6.30 p.m. – Milena Dezerega Pelikan presentation about Chile. 6.50-20-20 p.m. „Postcards from Leningrad” – 2007 (Post Musicales de Leningrad, Venezuelian movie with Hungarian subtitles. 8.30 – Salsa Cubana Cuban dance performance.  Saturday, May, 10. 6 p.m. – Julio Cesar Cancio Ferrer, lecture by the Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba to Hungary. 6.30 p.m. – Capoiera Presentation. 6.45 p.m. – Presentation by Kinga Tury titled: “Mexico: Relive and believe” . After the performance lottery offered by the Mexican Embassy. 7.15 p.m. – Spanish lessons to attend on the spot by the Rapid Flow Language School. 7.45 p.m. – Tasting Acai an exotic Brazilian fruit, and its health benefits. A brief description of the effects courtesy of the Açaimania. 7 p.m. -8.30 p.m. – Film Screening: Habanastation  Cuba, 2011 having Hungarian subtitles.

During the three-day photo exhibition also will be available:  Kaszab Zsuzsanna, Latimoport the editor in 2013, introducing her photographs of Cuba.  Story presentation by  photos of Texaco-Chevron on Ecuador pollution. “Hugo Chávez: a multi-polar world heralded”

Update by Aggie Reiter