Before dedicating himself exclusively to audiovisual creation, Leonardo Brant worked for 20 years as a cultural researcher dedicated to investigating the relationship between culture and market.  

 

As a consultant, he has assisted numerous companies and organizations in the arts, culture and entertainment in institutional development; and sponsoring companies in the planning and development of cultural and sociocultural investment policies.  

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As an entrepreneur, he created or helped to found numerous projects, initiatives, social organizations and private enterprises in the areas of culture and creative industries, in Brazil and abroad.  

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As an author, he dedicated his literary production to cultural studies, especially the relationship between culture, State and market. His first book Mercado Cultural (ed. Scriptures, 2002), is a reference for the sector and has sold 10,000 copies in 3 editions and one reprint. He was an active agent in the construction of the UNESCO Convention on Cultural Diversity, as vice-president of the International Network for Cultural Diversity. He founded the Pensarte Institute, created and edited the Cultura e Mercado website for 15 years, and was at the forefront of numerous movements for the articulation and appreciation of culture, in Brazil and abroad. His most recent book is O Poder da Cultura (ed. Peirópolis, 2009).

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With participation in some of the most important forums on culture in the world , he has already lectured in countries such as Argentina, South Africa, China, Croatia, Spain, United States, France, Netherlands, Portugal, Senegal, Kenya and Uruguay, in addition to acting throughout the national territory.

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