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LEANDRO HASSUM in Calgary!
Saturday, Sept 6 –
Doors at 6:15pm – Show time at 7pm
Prepare-se para uma noite de muitas risadas! O fenômeno da comédia brasileira Leandro Hassum está de volta a CALGARY com seu show de stand-up imperdível. Conhecido por sucessos da TV como Zorra Total, pelos filmes campeões de bilheteria Até que a Sorte nos Separe e O Candidato Honesto, e pelos hits da Netflix Tudo Bem no Natal que Vem, Vizinhos, Meu Cunhado é um Vampiro e Família, Pero No Mucho, Hassum promete uma noite inesquecível, repleta de humor afiado, histórias divertidíssimas e todo o seu carisma inconfundível.
Classificacao 14 anos
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🌟 *Forró Classes for Beginners & Intermediate Levels!* 🌟
Ready to dance to the rhythm of Brazil? Join our Forró classes! Whether you’re looking to try something new, meet new people, or just have fun, these classes will teach you the basics of this exciting and passionate dance style. No experience needed for the beginner level —just bring your energy and love for music! For the intermediate level just bring in your previous experience. No partner required. 💃🕺
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Tuesdays & Thursdays, from 7 pm to 8 pm, starting on Thursday Aug.28 – through Thursday Sept25 (more…)
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Portuguese Classes for Adults
FALL 2025
Starting in September 16 @ Casa do Brasil
BEGINNER – INTERMEDIATE – ADVANCED (more…)
BCA @ Stampede Parade 2025
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Brazilian Movies at CIFF 2025
The Blue Trail & The Secret Agent
THE BLUE TRAIL
BCAAB is partnering with CIFF to bring this movie to Calgary audiences.
Saturday September 20, 2025
1:30pm
Contemporary Calgary Dome
Saturday September 27, 2025
7:00pm
Chinook 14
THE BLUE TRAIL (O Último Azul), starring Denise Weinberg and Rodrigo Santoro. It world premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival earlier this year, where it won the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize. Gabriel Mascaro’s (AUGUST WINDS, CIFF 2015) THE BLUE TRAIL unfolds as a road movie by boat, taking us on a magical adventure and bringing to life one of the most unique stories featuring an older protagonist. Tereza has lived her whole life in a small, industrialized town in the Amazon. Suddenly, she receives an official government order to relocate to a senior housing colony, an isolated area where the elderly are brought to “enjoy” their final years. Tereza refuses to accept this imposed fate, a decision that will change her destiny forever. She embarks on a transformative journey through the Amazonian rivers and tributaries to fulfill one last wish before her freedom is taken away.
To avoid a government mandate that orders older adults to be sent away, Tereza embarks on a journey that will change her destiny forever.
Extracted from the CIFF website on Sept. 2, 2025
Runtime: 86 min
Language: Brazilian Portuguese
Subtitle: English
Alberta Premiere
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Calling ALL Short Filmmakers – Focus on Brasil!
Festival Dates: June 4-13, 2026
The Okotoks Film Festival is a 10-day international festival that is held annually in the town of Okotoks. (located in Alberta, Canada, just south of Calgary). We are entering our 10th year of the festival!
We are thrilled to continue to support filmmakers as well as give the opportunity for audiences and filmmakers to connect.
Each year we create a short films package from a specific country (The country will change each year). This year the selected country is BRAZIL. We are looking for films that were shot in or made by filmmakers from Brazil or with Brazilian heritage.
What kind of films are we looking for?
Films in any genre shorter than 45 minutes in length and completed after Jan 1, 2021. Narrative, Documentary, art films, music videos, and any other film
creation.
Films will need to be presented in English or with English subtitles.
Submissions Site: https://filmfreeway.com/OkotoksFilmFestival
Submissions cost* and deadlines:
Sept 1-19 – Early Bird submissions – Free
September 20-October 31 – Regular Submissions – $5
November 1-January 31 – Late Submissions – $10
February 1-March 31 – Late Late Submissions – $20
*Please contact the BCA ref. the fee.