Canada Day 2005

The Canadian Consulate General in Rio de Janeiro mounted an impressive Canada Day happening. The evening event gathering more than 400 invitees took place at the at Cais do Oriente Restaurant, a recently restored historic building located in the business and cultural center of old Rio de Janeiro. In addition to the strong international business development presence invitees included Consulate partners and contacts in academic, cultural, consular and tourism areas as well as representatives from the Consular Corps.

Thanks to the strong participation of Canadian business active in Rio de Janeiro, the 2005 Canada Day celebration were fun and festive and won the overwhelming praise of all those who attended. The only exceptions were some light hearted laments from some members of the Consular Corp who were unsure how they would be able to top the Canadian event in delivery of their own upcoming celebrations.

However the Canada Day festivities have not ended in one day celebration, it has only started with the premier of the play "Tough!" from the famous Canadian author George F. Walker to be presented for the first time in Brazil. This play will be presented on the fist week of July in Rio de Janeiro to start right after a tour through out Brazil, spreading with them a little of the Canadian literature to Brazil.

Sponsors From left to right: Elisa Sesano, Macleod Dixon's Advogados,. James Hill, Consul General and Marie-Josée Gingras, Cônsul and Trade of the Canadian Consulate General in Rio de Janeiro, Fernanda Custódio, Regional Manager of EDC,. Alexandre Calmon, Macleod Dixon's Advogados and Ana Paula Souza, Air Canada's Representative in Rio de Janeiro.

Sponsors From left to right: Marta Morena, Sales Department and. Selma Galvão, General Manager of Air Canada, Julio General Director of EnCana Brazi and Cristina Saba Moreira, Ana Paula Souza, Air Canada's Representative for Rio de Janeiro.

The Canadian Consulate General's team that made this day possible. From left to right: Fernanda Custodio,. Roman Szelazek, Ângela Gelio, Ana Penalva, Miss Marie-Josée Gingras and James Hill. Absent only from the photo: Edileide Barbosa, Lucette Leite and. Luiz Azevedo.