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| Ambassador of Portugal, Mr. Francisco Seixas da Costa and his wife, Mrs. Maria Virgínia Seixas da Costa. |
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| On June 8th, the Embassy of Portugal celebrated its National Day at Instituto Camões, in the Portuguese Embassy. |
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| The reception, celebrating the National Day of Portugal and opening the exhibition "Arte Portuguesa em Brasília" (Portuguese Art in Brasília). |
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| The reception, celebrating the National Day of Portugal and opening the exhibition "Arte Portuguesa em Brasília" (Portuguese Art in Brasília). |
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| The Ambassador of Portugal , Mr. Francisco Seixas da Costa and his wife, Mrs. Maria Virgínia Seixas da Costa invited members of the diplomatic community and of the government of Brazil to enjoy the celebrations at the gardens of the Embassy. |
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| The Ambassador of the United States of America, Mr. John Danilowich and Ambassador Flecha de Lima, from Itamaraty. |
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| Ambassador of the Republic of Côte D'Ivoire, Mrs. Colette G. Lambin and Ambassador Martin Mbarga-Ngélé, of the Embassy of Cameroun. |
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| Ambassador of Myanmar, Mr. U Hla Myint and the Ambassador of Japan, Mr. Takahiko Horimura. |
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| Mr. Hidekazu Yamaguchi, Minister of the Embassy of Japan, and his wife, Mrs. Motoko Yamaguchi. |
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| Mr. Edson Almeida, Sub-General Prosecutor of the Republic and his wife, Mrs. Regina Fernandes (far right) and the Ambassador of Canada, Mrs. Suzanne L. Laporte (center). |
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| The Armed Forces were also represented with honor by many militaries of high rank. In the picture, from left to right, Capitan Zina, from the Embassy of Angola, Colonel C. Torres, from Colombia, Colonel Guzman and his wife, also from the Embassy of Colombia. |
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| Ambassador of Spain, Mr. Ricardo Peidró Conde and his wife, Mrs. Nize Cardoso Dorea. |
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| From left to right, Mr. Gisbert Verse, Sales Executive of BMW do Brasil, Mrs. Boel Wollter, from the Embassy of Sweden and member of the Board of AWCI, and Mr. Pedro Paulo Moreira, Director of THE GUIDE and Administrative Director of the Association of Diplomats in Brasilia - ASDIBRA |
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| Ambassador of Sudan, Mr. Rahamtalla Mohamed Osman and the Ambassador of Iran, Mr. Seyed Jafar Hashemi. |
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| Dr. Dave Cooke OBE, Director of the British Council in Brazil and the Defense Attaché of the Embassy of the United Kingdom, Colonel Ralph Ashenhurst. |
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| In visit to Brazil, Minister of Justice of Romania, Mrs. Monica Larissa Macovei, Ambassador Werner Brandstetter, of Austria, and the Ambassador of Romenia, Mrs. Monica Grigorescu. |
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| Ambassador of Germany, Mr. Friedrich Prot von Kunow, Ambassadress of Germany, Mrs. Alexandra von Kunow and Mr. Fábio de Oliveira Pavan, Director of Pavan e Associados. |
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| The Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates, Mr. Yousuf Ali A. Al-Usaimi and the Counsellor of the Embassy of Algeria, Mr. Mohamed Mellah. |
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| The event also was the opening vernisage of the exhibition "Arte Portuguesa em Brasília" (Portuguese Art in Brasília), which shows pieces of several renowned Portugese artists. They are oil on canvas, drawings, photographs and graving work by artists such as Vieira da Silva, Almada Negreiros, Hogan and Paula Rego, icons of the contemporary Portuguese arts. |
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| The guests enjoyed the exhibition "Arte Portuguesa em Brasília" (Portuguese Art in Brasília). |
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| Hogan, No title, 1977, oil on canvas, 118 x 151cm |
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| Júlio Resende, No title, 1976, oil on canvas, 114 x 148cm |
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| Eduardo Néry, NO title, 1967, 105 x 71cm |
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| Ambassador Francisco Seixas da Costa was honored by the presence of several important members of the Brazilian government, reflecting the constrict relations between Portugal and Brazil, these two countries with such an important background together. |
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| The Ambassador of Russia, Mr. Vladimir L. Tyurdenev and the Chief of the Europe Departament of Itamaraty, Ambassador Maria da Graça Nunes Carrión. |
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| From left to right, Ambassador of Palestine Musa Amer Odeh, Minister Emília Fernandes Special Secretary for Women Policies of Brazil, Mrs. Palmerinda Donato, President of the International Academy of Culture, Congressman Augusto Carvalho and Mrs. Pércia Pontes, representative of Eletrobras. |
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| Ambassador Francisco Seixas da Costa and Minister Luis Fernando Furlan, Minister of Development, Industry and International Commerce. |
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| The reception had hundreds of guests, who enjoyed the “Fado” and other typical Portuguese musical styles and a very special buffet of cold cuts, accompanied by the renowned Portuguese wine, famous all over the world for its reputation based on the fortified wines of Port. But Portugal also produces a few excellent table wines with an eclectic mix of grape varieties, such as “Periquita”, served at the reception. |
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| The Ambassador of Portugal, Francisco Seixas da Costa, enjoyed the traditional Portuguese wine with the guests. |
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| The delicious cold cuts buffet, praised by all the guests as the perfect company for the wonderful Portuguese wine. |
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| The cold cuts buffet. |
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| Grapes, cheese and wine: a fine combination. |
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| The charisma of the Portuguese people was certainly evident in the person of the Ambassador Francisco Seixas da Costa and all the Portuguese diplomats of the Embassy, who hosted the guests with extreme kindness and cordiality. |
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| The diplomats of the Portuguese Embassy received the guests at the entrance of Instituto Camões, where the Embassy exhibits "Arte Portuguesa em Brasília" (Portuguese Art in Brasília) and celebrated the Portuguese National Day. |
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