Nutritionist Sonia Pessoa and her sister Sylvia Pessoa demonstrate how to cook Brazilian arroz con coco or coconut rice. Part of a series of educational videos created for the Smithsonian Folklife Festival's Brazil in DC initiative. Sonia Pessoa was born and raised in Salvador, Bahia in Brazil, and now resides in Washington, D.C. and is the founder and director of D.C.'s annual Afro-Bahian Festival. Curators: Cristina Díaz-Carrera and Julia Gutiérrez-Rivera Videographer/Editor: Albert Tong Foodways Coordinator: Kathy Phung Shot at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival's Folk Shop, special thanks to set crew Tyler Nelson, Jason Morris, and Alex Taggert. The video content presented here can be used by teachers, educators, caretakers, and others to enrich ideas examined in school curricula or cultural programming. Each video series features a particular Brazilian artist or group based in the Washington, DC area. They are designed to accompany activity plans that will soon be available as downloadable PDF’s through our website, check back for a link in December 2021. About Brazil in DC Brazil in DC is a special community engagement initiative of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival that celebrates Afro-Latinx cultural expressions and the Brazilian communities in Washington, D.C. The Brazil in D.C. program received federal support from the Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center.
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2 min 46 sec
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