"Our expectation is for growth in the number of exhibitors from the most diverse segments," Marco Lessa, the creator of Brazil Origin Week and the Chocolat Festival, told Lusa, detailing that after having received more than 15,000 people last year, the event left the Pátio da Galé and now moves to the Cordoaria Nacional.

One of the novelties will be the parallel holding of the Chocolat Festival, an event born in Brazil and which, according to Marco Lessa, already has 49 editions in that country and three in Porto.

"It's the biggest chocolate and cocoa event in Latin America, and we're planting the seed here in Lisbon so that it grows and happens in parallel with Brazil Origin Week," he emphasized, on the sidelines of the 2nd Anniversary Conference of PÚBLICO Brazil: Europe and Mercosur.

With free admission, the program includes tastings, workshops, lectures, debates, gastronomy, art, and crafts, aiming to showcase Brazilian products from different regions of the country.

In addition, the event includes a business roundtable with potential buyers and distributors, seeking to bring together Brazilian producers with export capacity and create opportunities for products such as fruits, cachaça, liqueurs, jams, cocoa, chocolate, and açaí, he highlighted.

"People will have the opportunity to experience Brazilian assets in gastronomy, art, and crafts, but also discuss topics relevant to Brazil and Portugal at Diálogos de Lisboa," Marco Lessa emphasised.

The person in charge explained that one of the event's objectives is to present a more diverse image of the country in Portugal.

"We want to once again showcase the event with all the richness that Brazil has to offer, and not just limit it to music and food, which is the most common approach. We want to show that Brazil is much more than that," he concluded.