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Known for his molecular food, the chef opted for a vegetarian dish to start the Menu. The green tomato gel entrée combine the flavours of leaves that are typically found at the Amazon forest with Peruvian toasted corn, bringing to the dish South American roots. To finish things off, sprouts and edible flowers.

Now that all guests have arrived, they've been invited to the beautiful Assyrian hall at the Theatre. There, they will enjoy a three-course brazilian meal, consisting of an entrée, the main course, and a dessert. Although influenced by African, European, and Amerindian styles, the Brazilian cuisine varies greatly by region, reflecting the country's mix of native and immigrant populations, and its continental size as well. Ingredients first used by native peoples in Brazil include açaí, guaraná, cumaru, cashew and tucupi. From there, the many waves of immigrants brought some of their typical dishes in the nation - contributing for the amazing mixture of flavors. D.O.M., a brazilian restaurant by chef Alex Atala, achieved its best position in the World's 50 Best Restaurants list in 2012, placing 4th (1st in South America). Tonight, the chef will be responsible for the Menu. Let's start with the entrée!

Now that we've met all the teams, we'll announce the Rules for the upcoming Team Challenge, the first in TISC history! 1) Team scores will be determined by adding together scores of all team members. 2) Additionally, every team will get three turns of power-play. During the power-play turns, every point scored by Brazil will be assigned to the team that currently holds the power-play privilege. The power-play order was determined by a random draw and will be as follows: Votes 2-4: Team Natal Votes 5-7: Team Ouro Preto Votes 8-9, 11: Team Gramado Votes 12-14: Team Manaus Votes 15-17: Team Fernando de Noronha Votes 18-20: Team Salvador Votes 21-23: Team Foz de Iguaçu Votes 24-26: Team Cuiabá Votes 27-29: Team Brasília Votes 30-32: Team São Luís 3) After the initial power-play stage is completed, the teams will be ranked by their power-play points. During the final 10 votes (33-42), every team will get an additional power-play turn. Power-play order in this final stage will be the reverse order of power-play rankings of the initial stage (votes 2-32). For the purposes of Team Challenge, Brazilian points assigned to team scores will be doubled in this final reverse order stage. 4) Whichever team ends this contest with the most power-play points will get Brazil as the 5th team member. Brazil's final score will not be assigned to the team concerned, but the team will get an additional 50 points bonus instead!

BRAZIL @Felipe @titicow @vinipereira Le Tour Du Monde, ARTISTS Dan Elliott | Carlinhos Cruz, ARTISTS

ARGENTINA @konig @LDOG Chano, ARTIST COLOMBIA @carivan Mitú, ARTISTS GREAT BRITAIN @uk12points Rae Morris, ARTIST TUNISIA @amen09 Balti, ARTIST Hamouda, ARTIST

INDONESIA @Griff88 Payung Teduh, ARTISTS IRAN @MHSN Hamid Hiraad, ARTIST MOLDOVA @Ionoutz24 Zdob si Zdub, ARTISTS Loredana | Ligalize, ARTISTS SWITZERLAND @Nathy Eliane, ARTIST

CROATIA @dcro Zsa Zsa, ARTIST LITHUANIA @Werloc Saulės Kliošas, ARTISTS MEXICO @mrv86 Playa Limbo, ARTISTS NETHERLANDS @heywoodu Kensington, ARTISTS

AZERBAIJAN @Il_qar Vugarixx, ARTIST Alim Qasimov, ARTIST MALTA @Glen Bernie and Pod, ARTISTS NORWAY @Skijumpingmaster Sigrid, ARTIST VENEZUELA @Argenis Gonzalez Nacho, ARTIST

FINLAND @Finnator123 Haloo Helsinki!, ARTISTS IRELAND @OlympicIRL Hudson Taylor, ARTISTS ROMANIA @IoNuTzZ Inna, ARTIST Erik, ARTIST SLOVENIA @justony BQL, ARTISTS

Wait a minute... isn't somebody missing from Team Gramado? ANTARCTICA @Tristan and Eve Of course our penguin friends from Antarctica would cause quite a stir with their arrival at the Gala Event. What an entrance!

BULGARIA @stefanbg Dara, ARTIST ESTONIA @Herki NOËP, ARTIST KAZAKHSTAN @Ruslan Ninety One, ARTISTS POLAND @rybak Gromee, ARTIST Lukas Meijer, ARTIST

FRANCE @Benolympique @Bohemia Slimane, ARTIST RUSSIA @FC Mezhgorye Polina Gagarina, ARTIST SWEDEN @Belle Zara Larsson, ARTIST UNITED STATES @dezbee2008 Carrie Underwood, ARTIST Ludacris, ARTIST

Wait until you see the menu

AUSTRIA @Gigs Pizzera & Jaus, ARTISTS GREECE @Janakis Sakis Rouvas, ARTIST SERBIA @DaniSRB @dareza Nevena Božović, ARTIST SLOVAKIA @hckosice Peter Bič Project, ARTISTS

CANADA @intoronto Drake, ARTIST DENMARK @Agger Myrkur, ARTIST INDIA @Dolby Shreya Ghoshal, ARTIST Swaroop Khan, ARTIST PORTUGAL @kungshamra71 Anavitória, ARTISTS Diogo Piçarra, ARTIST

ALGERIA @bestmen Iddir Salem, ARTIST Nabila Dali, ARTIST GERMANY @catgamer Alle Farben, ARTIST Janieck, ARTIST ITALY @Gianlu33 @Henry_Leon @Pablita @SteveParker Takagi & Ketra, ARTISTS NEW ZEALAND @Wanderer Fazerdaze, ARTIST

The Gala red carpet event is being held right now in front of the Municipal Theatre. The streets have been closed and the carpet extends itself to the Marechal Floriano square, giving the general public a close look of the celebrations. It's a big festivity for all the artists, musicians and delegations that arrived in Brazil for the Totallympics International Song Contest 2018, celebrating the 10th edition of music contests. And now, the moment we're all be waiting for: the arrival of the competing teams in Brazil 2018! One by one, the teams will dazzle the red carpert. First, we will start with the group that stayed at the national capital!

Don't worry. Soon enough all the guest will be at the restaurant

Theatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro Located in Cinelândia at the Marechal Floriano square, the Municipal Theatre of Rio de Janeiro it's considered to be one of the most beautiful and important theatres in the country. With a seating capacity of more than 2,000, it was built in the beginning of the twentieth century. The building is designed in an eclectic style inspired by Paris Opéra of Charles Garnier. The interior of the theater is as luxurious as the facade - with sculptures by Henrique Bernardelli and paintings by Rodolfo Amoedo and Eliseu Visconti, also responsible for its majestic drop curtain, the frieze on the proscenium, the nave ceiling and the decorations of the foyer ceiling. A restaurant located in the basement brings a very peculiar style thanks to its impressive Assyrian decor - where is clear the reference to the Xerxes Palace in Persepolis. It was here that the first masquerade balls of Rio were hosted.

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen! The Organizing Committee for the Totallympics International Song Contest 2018 is honoured to host the Jubilee Gala Event in celebration of the 10 editions of our music contests. We're delighted you've been able to join us for tonight's Gala, the first of many events that Brazil is hosting this weekend. But, before the start of this evening's proceedings, let's find out details of the venue that is hosting this landmark event!

Ok, I will start exactly at 17h30 local time, so in like 5 minutes

Not a lot of people are online. Should I start now?

Calm down Beyoncé. It's not like this is the Grammys or something. Joking aside, I had an emergency at work today, so that + planning 2 ceremonies is a LOT. I don't like to start anything late, so better change the time in advance.

As preparations are a little behind right now, the organizing committee has to move up the starting time of both the TISC Jubilee Gala Event (to happen this Thursday) and the Opening Ceremony (Friday) a little bit from 15h00 local time to 17h00. As the events are happening in Brazil, it only makes sense that the ceremonies are at least partially held in the evening. We thank you all for the patience and hope for a great weekend of music celebration!