Leaders from the main global economies will be in Bahia to discuss issues related to diversity and cultural heritage, social inclusion, copyright, among other thematic axes, at the IV Technical Meeting of the Working Group on Culture (GT) and the G20 Culture Ministers Meeting. between 4 and 11/08, at the Convention Center, in Salvador.
The event takes place simultaneously with the International Seminar on Culture and Climate Change, which will open on 11/04, at 9 a.m., with the presence of the Minister of Culture, Margareth Menezes, and of Environment and Climate Change, Marina Silva. , of the Indigenous Peoples, Sonia Guajajara, Governor Jerônimo Rodrigues and the state secretaries.
More than 120 authorities are accredited for the meeting in the Bahian capital, including the Ministers of Culture of Spain, Germany, India, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Angola, South Africa, the African Union, the Vice Minister of Russia, Vice Minister of Japan, Vice Minister of South Korea, Vice Minister of China, Vice Minister of Portugal and more than 20 international organizations such as UNESCO and UNCTAD.
During the G20, four thematic axes will be discussed: Cultural Diversity and Social Inclusion; Copyright and Digital Environment; Creative Economy and Sustainable Development and Preservation, Safeguarding and Promotion of Heritage and Cultural Memory.
Bahia House G20
Through the state secretaries, the Government will project Bahía with various activities. Casa Bahía will be installed in the Salvador Convention Center at the G20 Culture Brazil 2024, with the support of the Ministry of Labor, Employment, Income and Sports of Bahia (Setre) to sell products from 14 Public Solidarity Economy Centers (Cesol) and parts of the Bahia Crafts Program.
Salvador hosts G20 Culture GT meeting
Exhibitions
The Frans Krajceberg Exhibition will also be installed at the Salvador Convention Center, with works and the career of the plastic artist and environmental activist who, based on Brazilian flora, created an architecture of nature, bringing the environmental issue as an ethical issue. within art.
At the Museum of Contemporary Art of Bahia (MAC), the Ministers of Culture of the G20 countries will visit the Dona Fulô and Other Black Jewels Exhibition, which tells the story of the wealth produced in Brazil in the context of the African diaspora.
Receptive
From this Saturday (2) to Thursday (7), the Bahia Tourism Secretariat (Setur-BA) holds a special reception for the members of the delegations that will disembark at the Salvador airport for the G20 ministerial culture meeting, with performances by the berimbaus orchestra and percussion group, as well as typically dressed Bahian women and bilingual professionals.
At the Convention Center, from Monday to Thursday (from the 4th to the 7th), a Bahiana will be present throughout the program and there will be distribution of cocadas and promotional material to publicize the attractions of the 13 tourist areas of the state. In addition, capoeira performances are planned on Tuesdays and Fridays (the 5th and 7th). On Wednesday and Thursday (6th and 7th) a special reception will be offered at the hotels where the international event takes place.
Terra Brasilis Symphony
The concert by the Bahia Symphony Orchestra (Osba) with the theme Sinfonia Terra Brasilis will mark the closing of the G20 da Cultura on November 8, at 7 p.m., in the Acoustic Shell of the Castro Alves Theater. The presentation will feature several guest artists, showing the diversity of Brazilian artistic expressions and taking a tour of the country’s cultural wealth.
The G20 Culture meeting in Salvador is organized by the Ministry of Culture, the OEI and UNESCO, and in collaboration with the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA) and the Federal University of Recôncavo da Bahia (UFRB).
