Female Models needed for 2013 Brazilian Festival in Salt Lake City

2013 Brazilian Festival in Salt Lake City Model Casting Call

This will be the 9th annual Utah Brazilian Festival.

AB Media Publishing, LLC

Casting director Jeff Johnson is seeking models to work at the 9th annual Utah Brazilian Festival in Salt Lake City on September 3, 2013 and September 7, 2013.

September 3rd: Festival Sponsor recognition night/dinner @ Tucano's (Gateway Mall) Formal attire.

Septemeber 7th: Utah Brazilian Festival at Galivan Center, 1PM to 7PM.- Models will wear Joga Futebol tees, wristbands, hats, and sunglasses (all this at the Joga Futebol booth).

The casting director would prefer that the model candidate is fluent in Portuguese, so she can communicate with both English and Portuguese speakers.

Model experience not crucial, but helpful.

To be considered, email a minimum of 3 pictures in different outfits (Sportswear, business, other), along with location and all contact information to: Submissions@jeffjohnsoncasting.com

The pay is $200.

About the Utah Brazilian Festival

The event is celebrating its 9th year in 2013. The Festival began in 2005 with a small group of friends eager to celebrate their heritage and share it with the community that embraced them and has since become a greatly anticipated tradition. There are no precise estimates of how many Brazilians and descendents live nowadays in Utah, but joining this number are a significant number of Utah residents who speak Portuguese and because they lived in Brazil or do business in Brazil, are very fond of the Brazilian culture, people and language and are an integral part of the festivities.

History of the Utah Brazilian Festival

September 10, 2005 – Electric Park, Thanksgiving Point, Lehi
September 16, 2006 – McKay Events Center, Utah Valley University, Orem
August 25, 2007 – McKay Events Center, Utah Valley University, Orem
August 30, 2008 – Olympic Plaza at the Gateway Mall, Salt Lake City
September 19, 2009 – Olympic Plaza at the Gateway Mall, Salt Lake City
September 11, 2010 – Olympic Plaza at the Gateway Mall, Salt Lake City
September 8, 2011 - Olympic Plaza at the Gateway Mall, Salt Lake City
September 8, 2012 - Gallivan Center, Salt Lake City
September 7, 2013 - Gallivan Center, Salt Lake City

More information about the festival can be found at the following website:

2013 Utah Brazilian Festival

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