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A Sunday in the Country
(English translation below) Domingo no parque Apesar do curtíssimo tempo de permanência de Pietro Gallina e Alberto Maganzini, foi muito proveitosa a visita domingo (20) no sítio de minha propriedade, na localidade de Pitanguinha, zona rural do município de Santo Amaro. Alberto ficou encantado com a diversidade e quantidade de tipos de arvoredos, espécies de frutas,…
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Our Hostel Has a Website!
As announced earlier, our hostel is up and running—and in need of visitors! There is now a dedicated website, in Italian, English and Portuguese: http://hostelpiccolaribeira.com/ In order to drum up some business, we have registered with various sites where the visibility of the structure increases with the number of comments from former guests. Many…
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ICBIE ‘Capoeiristas’
As always, even in the middle of the Bahian summer vacation, there’s still plenty of news coming out of the ICBIE. While most people loll at the beach or prepare for Carnival, Marcella and her fiancé Ivanildo have worked hard to reach important milestones: they were both recognized by the capoeira group led by Mestre…
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Pietro, D’Artagnan & ICBIE in the News!
This is a great surprise. In today’s edition of Il Foglio, a daily Italian newspaper, there is a full two-page centerfold article about D’Artagnan and Pietro, showing how their friendship led to the foundation of the ICBIE. What a perfect way to kick off D’Artagnan’s centennial year (he was born in 1911). The lengthy article…
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Five Years and Still Kicking!
Five years ago, the ICBIE celebrated its inauguration, opening its doors to the community of Salvador’s cidade baixa. Looking back at the inauguration brochure, and re-reading the original mission statement, it’s fascinating to see how faithfully the Institute has adhered to those fundamental ideals. During the intense years since then, the ICBIE has been a…