Honored Guest

Conversation Brazil: Art, Memory, and Children’s Literature

Wednesday, September 16, 2026 - University of Helsinki - 5:00 PM

Through his creative process and illustrative work across Brazilian cities, Roger Mello explores the relationship between image and text, drawing on visual culture and storytelling. In this lecture, Mello will focus on the role of children’s literature in shaping imaginations, preserving cultural memory, and promoting heritage languages across generations.

Audience: Everyone, especially relevant for students, educators, reading mediators, and parents, people interested in Brazilian culture.

This activity will be hosted by Professor Florencia Quesada Avendaño and Renata Santos (Lecturer Portuguese language and Brazilian Culture) both from Helsinki University, Latin American Studies.

Facilitated by

Roger Mello
We speak
English, Portuguese
Duration
1 h 30 min

16.09.2026 at 17:00, at University of Helsinki (TBC), capacity: 30 people

In cooperation with: This is a Kultturikeskus NINHO production in cooperation with University of Helsinki – Latin American Studies, Brazilian Embassy in Finland, Instituto Guimarães Rosa, City of Helsinki and Brazilians in Finland.

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