Painéis Temáticos

An afternoon of themed panels and a creative writing workshop at the Festival Internacional da Língua Portuguesa, covering language, women's wellbeing, literature and mental health.

The Friday programme of the 14th Festival Internacional da Língua Portuguesa runs from 4pm to 7pm in the Conference Hall at Brent Civic Centre. It opens with a panel on the Portuguese language as a strategic asset for identity, cultural diplomacy and international opportunity, led by journalist and teacher Andrea Cunha. A second panel with jurist Gabriela Cardoso and psychotherapist Paolla Mazzeo discusses women's roles in building healthy family relationships and legal protection networks. Nilton Marlúcio Arruda then launches his book 'Conto de Fados' with a creative writing workshop for the public, before a closing panel on mental health and the digital society with NHS London director Chris Streather and psychiatrist Virna Teixeira.