PAUSA TEMPORÁRIA DO CURSO DE INGLÊS (English translation below) Ontem 26 de agosto, foi “finalizado” com muita alegria o curso de inglês monitorado pela professora americana Mary Overby, que viaja para a Europa e ficará ausente por algum tempo. Entretanto, seus fies alunos continuarão vindo ao Instituto, todas as quintas-feiras de setembro, para assistirem a…

One of the beauties of the ICBIE lecture series (which is supported by the City of Salvador, as part of its Project for Reading, Art and Digital Inclusion) is that it permits us to showcase the special talents of our wonderful staff. On Saturday, September 4th at 5 PM, it will be Marcella’s turn.  So,…

Tomorrow’s film is a Costa Gavras masterpiece from 1973.  The Italian title is L’Americano.  Why the Italians have to invent their own, radically different titles for foreign films will always remain one of the great semantic mysteries. O ICBIE, juntamente com a SECULT, através do Projeto Leitura, Arte e Inclusão Digital na Cidade Baixa, gostaria…

As mentioned earlier, ICBIE drawing instructor Geisiel Ramos was chosen to participate in a state-wide art exhibition, the Regional Salon of Visual Art of Bahia.  The show opened in Vitoria da Conquista on August 13th, and will run through September 26th, Monday through Saturday, from 8 AM to 9 PM at the Camillo de Jesus…

Tomorrow night’s Cineforum will show an intriguing film by Jorge Furtado, released in 2003.  The story revolves around the compulsions of a young man who works in a shop making photocopies and becomes infatuated with a shopkeeper across the street.   Acclaimed by critics and public alike, The Man Who Copied is remembered as one of…

Here are some new photos that document what happened at another event associated with the big opening ceremonies for our beloved library.  In order to give a powerful message to the local community, the Salvador grafita artists (primarily, the indomitable crew from NovaDezOrdem) painted a big wall in Ribeira, all based on the theme of…

O ICBIE, juntamente com a SECULT, através do Projeto Leitura, Arte e Inclusão Digital na Cidade Baixa, gostaria de convidá-lo para a exibição de mais um filme do nosso Cineforum 2010 Filme:   O Crime do Padre Amaro                Direção: Carlos Carrera        Censura: 16 anos Local, data e horário:  Sede do ICBIE, 13 de agosto, sexta-feira, às 18h30. Um pouco sobre o filme… O jovem padre…

A week ago, Júlio took his artistic experimentation to a new level.  Always a purist, faithful to the deepest philosophy of street art, he decided to employ another ever-present item that “decorates” the streets of the cidade baixa:  trash. Just down the street from the ICBIE, he found a toilet seat, some cement bags, scraps…

After the opening event with the activity of itinerant painting on Friday morning, accompanied by the exuberant group of children from the “Cidade mãe” Foundation, the opening of the library continued during the afternoon of Friday the 30th and all day Saturday the 31st of July.  As planned, Friday’s events were numerous and meaningful: –…