Promo Video

We released a promo video yesterday which has footage of the Brazil Day at Holystone. The main video which explains Project Curitiba will be out next week.

We have also featured in the News Guardian today. You can read that here:

http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/community/carnival-comes-to-town-for-brazil-1-5724262

Brazil Day!

Our first Brazil Day has been completed at Holystone Primary and what a day it was. It left me quite speechless because after all the planning and organising for the event I don't think it could have went any better.


The idea of a Brazil Day came as an opportunity to share our NewcastletoBrazil aim and thankfully schools have taken the idea on to help support us and the project. Sadly the weather was typical North East England weather with a cool wind and rain, but the enthusiasm and excitement from pupils made this a day to remember. Just before the day we prepared a presentation which explained the purpose behind the day, but actually made us minor celebrities as children recognised us as we passed through the school.

As we approached the school to setup for the day they proudly had a Brazil flag on show next to a union jack flag. We delivered futsal tricks with an inflatable pitch, they school organised WorldBeaters to come in and teach pupils music. We managed to have some Brazilian students come along and meet pupils to give them the opportunity to ask question, learn some phrases and culture.

Overall the 480 pupils were absolutely fantastic and really took to the day helping to raise £383. I can't thank them enough for the support and hope to create a link between a school in Curitiba for them. The carnival they finished with was brilliant and hopefully we should have a video appearing soon.

The main thing was for pupils to enjoy the day and two quotes stick in the mind "we should do this every Friday" and "best day ever!"

Brazil Days

The end of May and June are going to be exceptionally busy for us. An idea we had was to create a link between our current home and then our home for a year. Due to our links in the community we have managed to agree with schools to host a Brazil Day. The schools that have confirmed so far with specific dates are Holystone Primary, Fordley Primary, Forest Hall Primary, Redesdale Primary and Excelsior Academy. There are more schools interested and we are working on those to incorporate them into our program.

Each school will be different, but the core idea is to share culture and understanding potentially creating a legacy beyond 2014. We will go into each school for a day and deliver some sport, music, a visit from Brazilian students thanks to help from International House and the teachers can deliver lessons based on the country. Pupils also have the opportunity to wear non school uniform on the day and hopefully this can help create a carnival atmosphere.

Each child will donate £1 with the option of voluntary donations, but every little helps. The main aim is creating a fun day, shared learning and the opportunity to create a link from Newcastle to Brazil.

5 a side Tournament

ROAD TO BRAZIL

We have around 3 weeks until our 5 a side football tournament that will be hosted at Complete Football in Gosforth and we are really looking forward to it. We've had interest from a number of teams and it is great that we can do something fun that will benefit a wider audience. The money from the day goes straight to the Brazil project and will supply funds to provide education or sport.

Each team will get to play some football matches, watch the International friendly match and also there will be a buffet that we will provide as part of the team entry fee. The day will also be a bit more awareness about our project, but we hope to have a couple small games that could see people win some prizes.

You also get:

• Welcome introduction and 'Team Captains' brief
• CFTV - All goals recorded and shown in players lounge
• Synthetic rubber crumb turf pitches
• FA Qualified Referees
• Nike match balls and bibs 
• Private dressing room with shower and locker facilities
• Private car park facilities
• Fully licensed bar on site
• A winning team trophy, player of the tournament and top goal scorer award

If you are interested in entering a team please get in touch.