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Daniele is Coming Back!
It’s wonderful when old friends return to the ICBIE. Daniele Dattilo is fondly remembered for the English and French classes he taught in 2007 and now he is returning for a repeat performance. Daniele, who comes to us through the Bridge to Bahia project at the American Overseas School of Rome, will be teaching basic…
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Friday’s Cineforum: The Blind Side
Our soccer-mad Bahians will be confronted with a compelling story about American football, focusing on the career of a brilliant offensive lineman who came from abject poverty to achieve fame and fortune. Of course, they will also be intrigued with Sandra Bullock, who won a Best Actress Oscar for her role in the film. O…
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The Pietro Chronicles from Italy
As always, Pietro has been on the move during his stay in Italy and he sent us some photos and notes of explaination, so you can get an idea of what he is up to. Incontro a Roma con Marcella e Ivanildo in viaggio luna di miele in una pizzeria di Trastevere insieme a Paranaguà…
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Tomorrow’s Cineforum: The House of the Spirits
A fine film about the turbulent history of Chile (based on the book by Isabel Allende) with an all-star cast that includes Jeremy Irons, Meryl Streep, Glenn Close, Winona Ryder, Antonio Banderas and Vanessa Redgrave will keep our cineforum crowd on the edge of their seats. O ICBIE, através do Prêmio Mais Cultura, gostaria de…
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Richard’s Very Special Party
Nearly everyone who has visited the ICBIE goes away with great memories of Richard Beyai. A man of few words and modest ways, he nonetheless is an integral part of our team, and we’ve wanted to feature him on this blog for a long time. Now there is no excuse for procrastinating: at long last,…
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Solidarity from the Pan American School of Bahia
This is wonderful news! Tomorrow night, our friends at the Pan American School of Bahia (PASB) are putting on a big charity Fashion Show on our behalf! For the last three years, we have benefited from the generosity of the good people at PASB, thanks to a fortunate series of coincidences that link them with…
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ICBIE Europa Meets in Rome
On Tuesday, taking advantage of Pietro’s presence in Rome (on a beautiful sunny Roman afternoon), the people of ICBIE Europa met for a big organizational meeting. The conclave took place at Pietro’s apartment and afterwards, in true ICBIE spirit, the get-together continued at a local trattoria. Pietro, Pina, Roberto, Fabrizio, Marcella, Ivanildo, Michela, Tiziana, Paolo,…
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With a Little Help from Our Friends
(English translation below) Dopo la realizzazione per l´intero anno 2010 del progetto “Leitura, arte e inclusão digital” che l’ ICBIE ha splendidamente portato a termine – in parte con proprie risorse e per la maggioranza dei fondi con il finanziamento della Segreteria della Cultura della Prefeitura di Salvador – avevamo rilevato all’inizio del 2011 di non poter disporre di un…
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The Ostuni Summit
The spring holidays, Marcella’s honeymoon and Pietro’s annual trip to Italy conspired to make an ICBIE summit possible for the “Three Presidents,” Roy (honorary president), Marcella (the new ICBIE leader) and Pietro (our beloved founder). Last Thursday morning, Pietro and Roy met in Rome with our ever resourceful Roberto, who drove us down to Ostuni…