The Pennsylvania/Bahia Partners has supported Philadelphia’s Bahia Week since 2005. Over the years, this celebration, directed by Suzana Silva of Conexoes Consulting, has featured performances by Daniela Mercury and Dance Brazil presented by the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, as well as exhibits by Dr. Kenneth Dossar and Lucia Correai Lima de Souza, U. S. film premieres by filmmaker Lazaro Faria and fashions by Marcia Ganem. In addition, Chef Odilon Braga Castro, Nelson Cerqueira, Dr. Olivia Santana, Secretary of Education and Culture for Salvador, and Leonel Leal Neto, Secretary of International Affairs for Salvador have all been guests of honor.
The Bahia Mona Lisa (pictured) was created by renowned Brazilian artist Ferjo for Bahia Week. The painting was later featured in a solo exhibition of the artist's works at the Museum of Modern Art in Salvador.
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