On February 3, local time, the Brazilian special event of the "Spring Festival Gala Overture Global Watch Spring Festival Gala" jointly organized by the Chinese Consulate General in Recife and the China Central Radio and Television Latin America Station was held at a well-known landmark in Recife - to commemorate The Dona Lindu Park, named after the mother of current President Lula, is held. Wang Ke, Acting Consul General of the Chinese Consulate General in Recife, Brazilian Federal Senator Iza Arruda, Cultural Director of Recife City, Brazil Ricardo Melo, and Recife City Councilor Cedar Pedro, Brazil More than 4,000 people, including friends from all walks of life in Brazil and Brazil, representatives from media organizations, and overseas Chinese, participated in the day's event.
△China Central Radio and Television Station Latin America and the Chinese Consulate General in Recife jointly organized the "Spring Festival Gala Overture Global Watch Spring Festival Gala" media event
This event was themed to celebrate the Spring Festival of the Year of the Dragon in China and the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Brazil, with lights In the form of a show, the main station's Year of the Dragon Spring Festival Gala animated promotional video "Watch the Spring Festival Gala to Welcome the Year of the Dragon", a short film commemorating the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Brazil, and video content related to Chinese traditional culture are played repeatedly on the large screens on the outer wall of the theater building in the park and inside.
△China Central Radio and Television Station’s Year of the Dragon Spring Festival Gala animated promotional video was placed on the outer wall of the theater in Doña Lindu Park in the form of a light show
At the Brazilian special event of the day “Spring Festival Gala Overture Global Watch Spring Festival Gala”, more than 4,000 people The audience received Spring Festival blessings from clay dolls made by the head office staff at the beginning of the Year of the Dragon. As the Year of the Dragon approaches in the lunar calendar, the twelve zodiac animals are also preparing to welcome the New Year. When the audience saw such a cute doll celebrating the New Year, bursts of applause and cheers erupted, and they all raised their mobile phones to record this unforgettable moment.
△The China Central Radio and Television Station’s Year of the Dragon Spring Festival Gala animated promotional video was placed on the outer wall of the theater in Dona Lindu Park in the form of a light show
. The event site also set up a display area for the CCTV Spring Festival Gala’s cultural and creative products, in the spring of 2024 Bowls, "Five Dragons Playing with Pearls" platters, Spring Festival Gala Year of the Dragon zodiac mascot dolls, Long Chenchen hats, "Golden Dragon Welcomes the Spring" 2024 Spring Festival couplets gift boxes and other cultural and creative products attracted the attention of the audience. After watching the Spring Festival Gala promotional video, local people became very interested in the Spring Festival Gala and cultural and creative products. Many event participants said they were looking forward to watching the Spring Festival Gala program as soon as possible.
△Chinese Spring Festival Gala Cultural and Creative Product Display
The city of Recife, an important town in northeastern Brazil, passed a decree in 2022 and decided to establish the Chinese Spring Festival as the official festival of the city of Recife. Since then, Recife has become the first Brazilian city to establish the Chinese Spring Festival as an official holiday, fully demonstrating the profound friendship between the Chinese and Brazilian peoples. The Year of the Dragon in 2024 coincides with the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Brazil. The event site specially displayed the 50th anniversary commemorative logo jointly designed by China and Brazil. The logo uses the number "50" as the main body, blends the colors of the national flags of China and Brazil, and highlights the two countries. Since the establishment of diplomatic relations half a century ago, the two countries have always respected each other, treated each other as equals, and engaged in win-win cooperation. The numbers "5" and "0" blend and intersect to form the infinity symbol (∞), which symbolizes that although China and Pakistan are thousands of miles apart, they are closely connected and share a common destiny, implying that the friendship between the two countries has a long history, is full of vitality and has broad prospects.
△The event site displays the commemorative logo for the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, jointly designed by China and Brazil.
The event site invited Chinese art groups to present wonderful and unique Chinese theatrical performances to the Brazilian audience, and also opened a number of cultural performances in the park square. The booth allows event participants to experience traditional Chinese culture such as calligraphy, clay sculpture and paper-cutting.
△"Spring Festival Gala Prelude to Watch the Spring Festival Gala Around the World" event Chinese theatrical performances and temple fairs brought a strong "New Year flavor" to the audience
The famous Chinese calligrapher Su Shishu inscribed the "Spring Festival Gala Overture" in three fonts: regular script, official script and seal script. It shows the cultural heritage and artistic charm of Chinese calligraphy. The audience also picked up calligraphy brushes and wrote "Spring Festival Gala Overture, Spring Festival Gala Watched Around the World" on folding fans, using pen and ink to express their love for Chinese culture and the Spring Festival Gala.
△Calligrapher Su Shishu inscribed "Spring Festival Gala Overture" in three fonts
△The audience showed the "Spring Festival Gala Overture Global Watch Spring Festival Gala" written in pen and ink
Ricardo Melo, the cultural director of Recife, Brazil, attended the day's event and delivered a speech. He said that the Spring Festival is the most important festival in China, and the dragon is the totem of Chinese culture. He is very happy that China Central Radio and Television and the Chinese Consulate General in Recife can hold the "Spring Festival Gala Overture Global Watch Spring Festival Gala" event in Recife. . Through this kind of activity, Brazilian people can better understand Chinese culture.
△Ricardo Melo, the cultural director of Recife, Brazil, was interviewed by a reporter from the main station.
The winner of Brazil’s highest literary award and Recife City Councilor Theda Pedrosa also set the Chinese Spring Festival in Recife. Proponent of the city's official holiday. In an interview with reporters from the main station at the event site, Pedrosa said that this event further deepened the profound friendship between the Chinese and Pakistani people and strengthened cultural exchanges between the two sides. Out of her admiration for the excellent traditional Chinese culture and her love for the hard-working and kind-hearted Chinese people, she proposed to make the Chinese Spring Festival an official holiday in Recife, hoping to enhance the friendship between the two peoples. Now she is extremely heartened to see that the people of the two countries are constantly getting closer through more exchanges.
△Ceda Pedrosa, a Brazilian city councilor in Recife and winner of the highest Brazilian literature prize, was interviewed by a reporter from the main station.
Danilo Cesar, the host of Universal TV under the Universal Media Group, the largest media group in Brazil , has participated in the Spring Festival light show display and the broadcast of the Spring Festival Gala promotional video in Recife for two consecutive years. Cesar believes that through such activities, the Brazilian people have further enhanced their understanding of Chinese culture and the Spring Festival Gala, and the activities are very "cool".
△Brazil Universal TV host Danilo Cesar gave a live broadcast of the Spring Festival Gala light show at the Dona Lindu Memorial Hall in Recife
Brazilian "Forum" magazine, "Pernambuco State Daily" and "Pernambuco" Many local mainstream media, including Folha de Colombia, TV Nova Recife, and the official website of the Recife City Government, all reported on the event. Brazil’s Globo TV broadcast the event live, and relevant reports covered nearly all of Brazil. 200 million people.
△Reports on the special event by mainstream media such as Brazil's Universal TV and Brazil's "Pernambuco Daily News"
