Following their meeting in June 2023 in Paris, Presidents Emmanuel Macron and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva decided to organise a France-Brazil Season in 2025 to give new impetus to the bilateral relationship, strengthen our joint responses to the political, social and ecological challenges of our time, and showcase the richness and diversity of contemporary creation in both countries. This new Season is built around three themes: climate and ecological transition, the diversity of societies and dialogue with Africa, democracy and fair globalisation.

The Season will run in France from April to September 2025, then in Brazil from August to December 2025. It will be implemented by the Instituto Guimarães Rosa (for the Brazilian programme in France) and the Institut français (for the French programme in Brazil), in close collaboration with the Brazilian Embassy in France and the French Embassy in Brazil, under the aegis of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Culture of both countries. The General Curator of the France-Brazil 2025 Season is Mr Emilio Kalil, for the Brazilian programme in France, and Ms Anne Louyot, for the French programme in Brazil.