Brazilian cultural center opens in Rabat

A Brazilian cultural center opened in Rabat on Tuesday, launching its activities with a musical soiree featuring a Moroccan band and the famous Brazilian guitar player, Euclides Mattos.

The Brazilian ambassador to Rabat, Lauro Barbosa de Silva Moreira, told MAP that "opening a Brazilian cultural center in the Moroccan capital aims to better acquaint Moroccans with Brazilians civilisation and promote mutual knowledge between Moroccans and Brazilians."

The center will be holding every Tuesday a typical Brazilian event to promote Brazil cultural heritage, said the diplomat, insisting that the aim of such initiative is establish dialogue between the two civilisations.

The activities feature movies screening, music shows, conferences and plastic arts expos.