Upcoming Events at S J GREGORY AUDITORIUM
Sat Jun 15, 7:00 PM - Sat Jun 15, 7:00 PM
S J GREGORY AUDITORIUM
5649 N SHERIDAN RD, CHICAGO, IL 60660
Community: Uptown Chicago
Description
“Festa Junina” is the name used for a traditional and widely popular Brazilian harvest festival. Ithappens at the beginning of Brazilian Winter being celebrated all over the country in themonths of June and July.
Event Details
The festivities were introduced by the Portuguese during the colonialperiod in Brazil to feature rural life, typical clothing, food, dance, particularly the “quadrilha”(similar to square dancing) and to be grateful to the patron saints São João, São Pedro andSanto Antônio. In some parts of Brazil, this festival can be as popular as the Carnival.For our Festa Junina in Chicago, we plan to bring this important cultural representation toBrazilian families in Chicago and to anybody interested in Brazil. Chicago has a growing Brazilianpopulation.The event will include activities for different ages, including “quadrilla” and other typicaldances; live music; DJ music; booths with typical games, food and beverages; face painting;group games for children and adults; a “Casamento na Roça” (Brazilian country wedding).
