Guanajuato is getting ready to receive the artistic expressions of two great cultural references. Do not miss it!
The cultural diversity of Mexico and the world opens the curtains on the International Cervantino Festivalwhich will be carried out from October 11 to 27 from 2024where various artistic expressions take over alleys, tunnels, theaters and historic squares to present shows in settings of exceptional architecture and experience the largest cultural festival in Latin America to the fullest.
The Guelaguetza and the Brazilian Carnival together
In a colorful and musical announcement for the press, the organizers and those involved in the realization of the festival showed the excitement represented by the traditions of Oaxaca and the joy and culture of Brazil, a sister country.
Cervantino International Festival, a 75-year tradition
The announcement was made known by the director of the festival and Programming and Festivals, Mariana Aymerich. was also present Alejandra Fraustofederal secretary of Culture, who highlighted some activities, exhibitions, theater, cinema, poetry, food culture, music, dances and rituals, naming the festival as the festival of the spirit and ‘freedom’ because to reach it, one must travel through the path of art and culture.
The governor of Guanajuato, Diego Sinhue Rodríguez Vallejo, who highlighted that the Cervantino has been held for 75 years and 52 of them, as an International Festival and is an event where culture unites what is divided in other areas. The governor of Oaxaca, Solomon Jara Cruz, He highlighted the pride of the land where God Never Dies, for being the state with the greatest cultural diversity in the country. The Brazilian ambassador in Mexico, Fernando Estellita Lins from Salvo Coimbra He highlighted the pride in the participation of Brazil’s strength and culture, to be demonstrated at the Cervantino.
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Also present were the head of the Guanajuato State Cultural Institute, Adriana Camarena de Obeso, and the executive director of Cultural and Tourism Diplomacy, Juan Patricio Riveroll.
Brazil, threads for a cultural fabric
In the loom of history, Brazil, Oaxaca and Guanajuato They intertwine their threads from the past to weave together the tapestry of a shared future, where cultural diversity and the legacy of our roots come together in harmony and hope.
The 190 years of friendship between Brazil and Mexico stand out, which will be celebrated with the great exhibition of Sebastián Salgado at the National Museum of Anthropology, an extraordinary photographer. Brazil is one of the most diverse countries where 160 languages are spoken, and a dialogue on cultural diversity is maintained with Mexico, where no one is left out.
La Guelaguetza, one of the best ancestral festivals
In the dialogue of great cultures, there is Oaxaca, where the voices of the communities propose the organization of the festival and invite their visitors to learn more about the celebration of life, where through their festivities, music and dance, they lead towards an environment of colors and flavors that infect its viewers with joy.
In the words of Victor CataSecretary of Cultures and Arts, refers to Oaxaca as the cultural and linguistic heart of the country, where the twinning with Brazil will be sealed naturally in Guanajuato as a setting for the reunion of cultures.
Dahída Gutiérrez Communicologist; admirer of colorful and talkative Mexico that thrives on traditions and its people.