Anglo-Brazilian Society

16/06/2026

Join the Anglo-Brazilian Society at 14.15 on Friday, 3 July for a 90 minute private guided tour of Kew Gardens. The tour, which is limited to just 15 people, is free for ABS members, but we kindly request a £15 donation to confirm your spot. This contribution will go towards covering ABS costs and supporting our charitable giving, having recently supported the Children at Risk Foundation (CARF) and Favela Brass. Guests will also need to buy a ticket to enter Kew Gardens, but many ABS members are also members of Kew or are entitled to certain concessions.

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Guests will also be able to tour Kew Gardens both before and after the guided tour, taking full advantage of the new display of 30 monumental works from Henry Moore. There are also more than 90 of Moore’s smaller-scale works, including sculpture, drawings, models and sketchbooks – some of which are rarely accessible to the public, to be seen at the Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art that also features an exhibition featuring botanical paintings from the Shirley Sherwood Collection to complement the perspectives explored in Moore's work. Sherwood was a good friend and a frequent visitor to Brazil.

16/06/2026

Brazilian and Amazon voices at London Climate Action Week.

14/06/2026

If you are looking for something “Brazilian” to watch in the UK between World Cup games, you can catch the BBC documentary “In Search of the Beautiful Game,” by Scottish comedian Kevin Bridges, on BBC iPlayer. The documentary takes Kevin from Scotland to Brazil where he visits both Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo and learns in a number of different settings that even if under threat, the spirit of the beautiful game is still alive in the streets, in the stadiums, on the beaches and in the minds of Brazilians.

05/06/2026

Please note that the Brazilian Consulate in London (Consulado-Geral do Brasil em Londres) is moving temporarily and from 8 June will be located at:

Vox Studios - Unit VG01
1–45 Durham Street
Vauxhall, London SE11 5JH

Vox Studios is located close to Vauxhall underground and train station, and is served by various bus lines.

05/06/2026

The BFI spotlights 10 great Brazilian films directed by women.

While the global spotlight usually falls on Brazil’s male auteurs, the country’s rich cinematic history also pulses with vital, pioneering work by women.

Read more: https://theb.fi/4dL1IBy

04/06/2026

Less than a week to go until our Brazilian Wine Tasting evening at an exclusive location close to Victoria station (address will be shared with attendees before the event).

In collaboration with Go Brazil Wines & Spirits, we are honoured to welcome Nicholas Cofre, Managing Director, who will personally guide guests through a curated tasting of Brazil’s most exquisite premium wines. Each selection will showcase the elegance and craftsmanship of Brazilian winemaking, offering a rare opportunity to savour these exceptional expressions.

To enhance the experience, a selection of gourmet nibbles will be served, generously provided by Steamond Travel .

Tickets are priced at £25. Attendance is strictly limited, ensuring an exclusive atmosphere. We encourage you to reserve your place promptly, as tickets will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

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22/05/2026

Brazil on Film continues its run at the BFI Southbank. Here are 10 great Cinema Novo films. Cinema Novo was Brazil’s New Wave, a revolutionary body of films that reinvented Brazilian moviemaking via revolt, politics and radical style – with an impact that was felt around the world.

As Brazil on Film runs at BFI Southbank, we delve into the revolutionary body of films that reinvented Brazilian moviemaking - Cinema Novo.

Read more: https://theb.fi/4tLB3Ju

17/05/2026

We continue our ‘Flashbacks to History’ series with a selection of photographs from our album ‘Iguassú – Triple Border’, a journey through one of South America’s most fascinating meeting points.

These images offer a glimpse into the historic region of Iguaçu and the Triple Border, an area shaped by the meeting of Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay, where geography, migration, commerce, and culture have long intersected.

During the 20th century, the region became an important point of exchange and movement, reflecting broader economic and cultural connections across South America. The landscapes and communities captured in these photographs reveal not only the significance of the Iguaçu Falls themselves, but also the evolving relationships between the people and nations connected by this shared frontier.

Scenes such as these highlight how border regions can become spaces of interaction, coexistence, and transformation, shaped by both local traditions and international influences over time.

04/05/2026

We continue our ‘Flashbacks to History’ series with photographs from our album of the 'Gymnasio Anglo Brazileiro' in São Paulo, dating from 1907–1909 💫

These images offer a glimpse into an example of early 20th-century education in Brazil, a period marked by growing efforts to modernise schooling and expand access to more structured and formalised curricula.

Institutions such as this reflected broader intellectual and cultural exchanges of the time, particularly the influences that European and Anglo educational models could have on education in urban centres like São Paulo.

Stay tuned for more from the archive - and as you look at these images, consider: how do you think educational spaces shape the kinds of knowledge and identities that are produced within them?