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A Busy ICBIE Weekend in Rome
No summer doldrums for the ICBIE community in Rome! This weekend, two separate events, one in the city and one on the beach, will continue to bring our people together. On Friday night, there’s a benefit concert to support the project of two ICBIE volunteers who will be traveling to Salvador next month. This brainchild…
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Arrivals, Departures and Expositions
(English translation below) Sabato 18 luglio altra giornata intensa e movimentata all’ICBIE: l’ultima lezione di samba che Greta ha frequentato per una settimana con la nostra Patrícia (figlia di Mestre Pedro) – solo sabato ospite della lezione la nuova arrivata Consuelo – e la chiusura del corso di disegno con una interessante esposizione dei lavori…
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The Latest ICBIE News
Our dear friends from Verbania have come to visit again this year, bringing their proverbial joy and their spirit of involvement, while offering their support of the ICBIE activities. On Wednesday, July 1st, they brought the Italian students together for an enjoyable lesson in Italian cuisine, preparing a variety of different and delicious pizzas!!!!! The…
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More ICBIE on the Beach
Last Saturday night, ICBIE Europa celebrated its second July bash on the beach at Capocotta, this time featuring the great Roman percussion group Akuna Matata. The crowd was even bigger than the week before, and our great team, including Loona, Paolo, Damiano, Roberto, Pina, Gianfranco and Marco, had their work cut out, as they enthusiastically…
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ICBIE Europe Back on the Beach
After a lot of planning and preparation by our Roman team, last Saturday night ICBIE Europe kicked off the first of a series of events on the beach at Capocotta, just down the coast road from Ostia. Working in collaboration with the bar-restaurant Porto di Enea, we’ll be offering a rich calendar of Brazilian nights…
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Pietro Is Back!
Finally our president is back in Salvador!!! and what better way to welcome him than a tasty spaghetti dinner, prepared by our guests Vittorio and Giuseppina? Saturday evening was the right momento to both celebrate the arrival of Pietro and to salute Vittorio and Giuseppina, and Stefano (from ARCI in Reggio Emilia), who were leaving…
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The Youngest ICBIE Supporter
It’s a well known fact that all the members of the ICBIE team are constantly spreading the gospel, crusading for the cause and proselytizing shamelessly, but this takes the cake. Last Friday, our faithful director of the Rome office Monica Bernardi gave birth to a strapping lad named Diego, and he’s screaming out our praises…
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ICBIE Europa’s Samba Summer on the Beach
Maybe it was because Pietro was in town, but the Rome office of ICBIE Europa has been buzzing like a beehive, cooking up all kinds of projects, thanks to the enthusiasm of its wonderful supporters, old and new. Last Wednesday evening, Pietro’s famous little apartment was stuffed full, as we had a final meeting with…
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A Shindig in the Country
Arrasta pé em Sapé (English translation below) Muita animação, num clima de festejos juninos, no último domingo (21) na residência do assessor e coordenador do Projeto Grafita da Prefeitura Municipal de Salvador, Evandro Castro “Tucunaré”, na cidade de Sapeaçu (BA). Amendoim, salgado, licor, laranja, cerveja bem gelada não faltaram, e os familiares, jovens e convidados,…
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D’Artagnan in Berlin?
Special thanks to our good friend Gesa Chomé for this exciting news regarding Pietro’s efforts in Germany. After the very successful presentation of the pictures of D’Artagnan by the MOMA in New York and by the Italian Institute of Culture together with the Fil museum in Amsterdam, it is now envisaged by the Management Board…