SINTER participates in Brazil-Japan Friendship Week event at Santana Fort
Luiz Carlos Pinheiro Machado Filho, Secretary for International Relations at UFSC, and Yasuhiro Mitsui, Consul General of Japan in Curitiba.
On 12 December 2024, Luiz Carlos Pinheiro Machado Filho, Secretary for International Relations at UFSC, represented the university’s Rector at the Santa Catarina State’s Brazil-Japan Friendship Week, held at the historic Santana Fort in Florianópolis. The ceremony was attended by Yasuhiro Mitsui, Consul General of Japan in Curitiba, along with his wife, Paulo Baltazar, president of the Wakamiya-Maru Association, and other distinguished local authorities.
The event celebrated the historical and cultural ties between Brazil and Japan, marking the anniversary of the arrival of the first Japanese immigrants to Brazil on 22 December 1803. As part of the commemoration, a plaque was unveiled at Santana Fort in honor of the five Japanese who disembarked there, recognizing the journey of the Russian ship that brought them to Brazil.
In addition, an exhibition was inaugurated, showcasing the epic voyage that began in 1793. The exhibition, featuring documents and historical records, will remain open to the public at the Santana Fort until the end of the week.
