New Countrymen of War: project celebrates Labor Day with a multicultural event at the National Museum of the Republic

Brasilia, April 30, 2024

The “Conterraneos Novos de Guerra” project celebrates Labor Day this Wednesday, May 1st, with a multicultural program that unites different artistic expressions such as cinema, poetry, visual arts and music. To start, this Tuesday, April 30th, starting at 7pm, the Centro Tradicional de Invenção Cultural, headquarters of Grupo Seu Estrelo, welcomes filmmaker Vladimir Carvalho for the screening of the documentary “Brasília Segundo Feldman”. The celebration continues on May 1st, starting at 5pm, at the National Museum of the Republic, with shows by artists and groups of local and national renown.

Conterraneos is a sociocultural project included in the Notice Transforming Energy into Culture 2023. The initiative, created by the group Seu Estrelo and Fuá do Terreiro, is supported by the Neoenergia Institute and Neoenergia Brasília, through the Culture Incentive Law (LIC-DF).

About the project – According to Master Tico Magalhães, “Conterrâneos Novos de Guerra” proposes a tribute to the filmmaker Vladimir Carvalho, the candangos and the cultural workers of the DF.

“We created the project as part of Seu Estrelo’s mission: to promote and invent a new cultural identity for Brasília. We will bring together groups, Brasilia artists from different generations and cultural warriors who are building and consolidating the cultural scene in the DF for an important recognition and celebration”, comments the group Captain.

According to Maria Isabela Aquino, general coordinator of the project, on Labor Day, during the event, excerpts from the film “Conterrâneos Velhos de Guerra”, one of Vladimir Carvalho’s most famous documentaries, illustrations by Mestre Popular Tico Magalhães and concrete poems of TT Catalão, will be projected on the dome of the National Museum, creating a video scenography for the event.

Nationally renowned participation – As could not be otherwise, the project will feature the presence of recognized personalities from Brazilian culture. Each of the groups and artists invited to compose the program in honor of the workers has a symbolic relationship with Brasília.

Among them, Vladimir Carvalho stands out, honored by the project whose legacy in national cinema is invaluable. The award-winning documentary filmmaker participates in the screening of “Brasília according to Feldman”, a film released in 1979, directed by him and the American designer, Eugene Feldman. The production portrays the construction period of the capital, presents the precariousness of workers’ safety due to the accelerated pace of construction, as well as testimonies from pioneers about the living conditions of the candangos. A unique opportunity to meet and exchange with this national figure who recently turned 90 years old.

On Labor Day, right after the show by Brazilian singer and songwriter Ellen Oléria, the candangos welcome Hamilton de Holanda. The multi-award-winning improviser and composer began his career at the Brasília School of Music, went beyond the borders of Quadrado and today inspires audiences around the world. Mestre do Bandolim performs with the group Seu Estrelo.

Check out the full schedule:

04/30 (Tuesday)
7pm – Screening of the short “Brasília Segundo Feldman” by Eugene Feldman and Vladimir Carvalho
7:30 p.m. – Conversation with filmmaker Vladimir Carvalho and Popular Master Tico Magalhães
Local: Traditional Cultural Invention Center, 813 South. Headquarters of the Seu Estrelo Group

01/05 (Wednesday)
5pm – Opening of the event with DJ Flávia Aguiar
6pm – Orquestra Alada Trovão da Mata + Ellen Oléria
7:30 p.m. – Kirá + Anna Moura
9pm – Seu Estrelo and Fuá do Terreiro + Hamilton de Holanda
10:30 p.m.– DJ Flávia Aguiar
Local: external area of ​​the National Museum of the Republic.

Service – New Countrymen of War
Date: 04/30 and 05/01
Prohibited: free, upon collection of ticket at Sympla.
Schedule: @seuestrelo and @centrodeinvencao