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(English translation below) A tarde do último sábado de maio foi marcada com muita informação e participação.?  Conforme o marcado, o professor de Hapkido, Augusto Carvalho, realizou a palestra, cujo tema era “O Esporte Transformando Vidas”. Com muita destreza, o professor Augusto coordenou a palestra, apresentando para os demais como o esporte tem transformado a…

Feira de São Joaquim virou galeria de arte a céu aberto por um dia (English translation below) Bombou a Ocupação Artística na Feira de São Joaquim, iniciativa do irreverente e polêmico artista plástico Leonel Mattos, também responsável pela curadoria do evento, que aconteceu 14 de maio deste. A mostra coletiva inusitada realizada na via principal…

Another great surprise… a stunning collection of photographs by our friend Fabrizio, showing some poignant moments of the graffiti event held by ICBIE Europa.

Here’s a nice surprise from Roberto, ICBIE Europa’s resourceful protagonist, who suddenly has turned into a film-maker, always in service of our noble cause. The video shows highlights from the two recent graffiti events, at the Villetta, with Júlio strutting his stuff, and then on Via Corinto, with the two Bahian girls Monica and SISTA…

Tomorrow brings the third film in the ICBIE Cineforum for May, with the comedy O Auto da compadecida, which has become the all-time best-selling Brazilian film since its release in 2001.  Set in a small town North-East, it recounts the surreal escapades of two poor simpletons, climaxing in shrewd dealings with the Virgin Mary, the…

(English translation below) Icbie Europa Onlus con il patrocinio del Municipio XI del Comune di Roma presenta: “Female Street Art”, una giornata con le artiste Katia Araujo (SISTA K) e Monica Reis ( Monica), provenienti da Salvador de Bahia (Brasile) e rappresentanti del Movimento Femminista Brasiliano Graffiti. Le artiste utilizzano il linguaggio dei graffiti per…

Tonight’s film, the second in this month’s series dedicated to Brazilian cinema, is a landmark that was premiered at Cannes in 1953.  Set in the wild “sertão at the beginning of the twentieth century, O Cangaceiro shows its debt to Hollywood westerns, with a classic plot where a bandit falls in love with a small…

After their big success at last Friday’s ICBIE event, our three Brazilian artists are having an exhibition of their works, opening tomorrow afternoon at 6 PM at the Mocobo Centro Culturale, Via P. Matteucci 98, (Metro Piramide) in Rome.   Continuing through May 18th,  the show Urban Style Brasiliano will feature graffiti art, fashion creations and…