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A Big ICBIE Wednesday in Rome
Yesterday, April 29th, was an intense day for the ICBIE Europa people and for Pietro Gallina, ICBIE’s president from Salvador! In the afternoon, Pietro, Monica and Marcella (from ICBIE Europa), accompanied by our dear friend Steve from Lahn Artists in Germany (who was passing through Rome), were invited by the friends of the Victoria Regis…
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Closing Party for the Alagados Photo Show in Rome
Festa di chiusura della mostra ALAGADOS – 25 aprile ad Off!cine del Pigneto Ancora un’altra serata all’insegna di musica e cultura brasiliana. La festa di chiusura della mostra Alagados curata da ICBIE Europa presso Off!cine del Pigneto è stata un gran successo di partecipazione, divertimento e cordiale e piacevole atmosfera. Ringraziamo i numerosi visitatori…
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Third Annual ICBIE – Salvador Grafita European Tour
It’s that time of year again, and tomorrow afternoon Pietro will be leaving Salvador for another extended tour of Europe, together with a group of Salvador city officials, to promote the ICBIE, the innovative Salvador grafita program and, especially, the new Oficina de Rua project. Pietro’s companions will be Edvando Luiz Castro Pinto (Tucunaré), city…
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Alagados Photo Show in Rome
(click to enlarge) L’ICBIE Europa vi invita a visitare la mostra fotografica “Alagados – Salvador de Bahia”, un giorno nelle favelas di Salvador che si terrà ad Off!cine del Pigneto (www.officinedelpigneto.it), in via del Pigneto 215, tutte le sere dal 15 al 25 aprile. E il 25 Aprile festa di chiusura della mostra, a partire dalle…
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ABEAC – ICBIE Theater Performance
With this event, the ICBIE inaugurated its new partnership with the local chapter of ABEAC (Associação Beneficiente Educação Arte e Cidadania, or Education Art and Citizenship Charitable Association). (English translation below) o evento aconteceu no sábado dia 4 de abril, muito interessante alem de encher nossa casa seja de pessoas seja de alegria, a ponta…
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Orphans in Transition
Besides the grinding poverty that assails abandoned children in Salvador, they also become prey to the interests of the organizations who should be helping them. Readers of this blog are familiar with the little Minha vó Flor orphanage a few blocks away from the ICBIE; we have helped them in every way possible for the…
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Paranaguá’s EWB-Alagados Story
(English translation below) Palafitas: Erradicação em contagem regressiva. O artigo postado em 24 de março deste, sob o título “The Engineers Visit Alagados” do estudante Aaron Johnson Benjamim, da Howard University Washington D.C., sobre os problemas sociais presenciados por ele durante visita as Palafitas e a área da favela, fez-me refletir e fazer algumas considerações…
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Mestre Pedro’s New Website
This morning, Mestre Pedro’s son announced the welcome news. The Children of the Rising Sun Association has opened its own website! It contains information regarding their projects, events and music. Here is the link; it will also appear on this blog’s sidebar, for future reference. www.filhosdosolnascente.com Mestre Pedro, through his inspiring work, proudly transmitting the…
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The Engineers Visit Alagados
Our great new friends from the Howard University chapter of Engineers Without Borders returned to Washington on Sunday, after their intense week in Salvador. Aaron Johnson was kind enough to send these terrific pictures and this touching description of their visit to the Alagados. I’d like to share with you a few pics and thoughts…
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EWB Studies Bahian Water & Sewage Systems
(English translation below) A matéria publicada abaixo é do meu amigo jornalista Carlos Alberto Reis, e colega da assessoria de Comunicação Social da Empresa Baiana de Águas e Saneamento S/A – Embasa. Fiquei muito contente ao saber através da sua ligação telefônica que já estava nos aguardando no auditório da Universidade Corporativa no Parque Deputado…