In Therapy,” “Simonal” And “Romance”
During Its Seventh Edition August 2-7, 2009 at Tribeca Cinemas

Opening Day Kicks off at Central Park’s SUMMERSTAGE
With A Spectacular Brazilian Party Including A Performance
From Sizzling Singer Sílvia Machete
and Screening Of the Most Successful Film In The History of
Brazilian Cinema… “If I Were You 2”

Between August 2nd and 7th the most cosmopolitan city of the world will get dressed in green and yellow, when the Inffinito Group presentation of the VII Cine Fest Petrobras Brasil – New York brings the best of Brazil’s most exciting new cinema to the Tribeca Cinemas. New York audiences will have the opportunity to experience such films as the internationally acclaimed “Romance” and “In Therapy,” winner of Best Feature Film award at the 13th Brazilian Film Festival of Miami earlier this June.
The opening night of this traditional summer event will once again kick off on Sunday, August 2 at 7:00pm with an extravaganza at Central Park’s SummerStage with a concert by leading singer/entertainer/acrobat/pin-up Sílvia Machete, followed at 8:00pm by a screening of Daniel Filho’s comedy, “If I Were You 2,” the most successful film in the history of Brazilian Cinema. Sílvia will perform songs from her latest release, “I’m Not a Saint,” in a show that mixes music, circus and theatre performances. At last year’s kick Opening Night event, over five thousand people partied through the day and night, and proved that Brazilian culture is undeniably contagious and wildly fun. It was an opening night to be remembered…until this one, of course!!!