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Cineforum Focuses on the Brazilian Northeast
by roy|10 novembro 2011|ICBIE news
Tomorrow's ICBIE Cineforum opens a new cycle dedicated to films that deal with the specific realities of the Northeast, beginning with Lisbela and the Prisoner, a romantic comedy released in 2003 that will certainly delight our friends and supporters. O...
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ICBIE Theater Group to Perform on Saturday
by roy|25 outubro 2011|ICBIE news
After the resounding success of the musical last August, The Little Theater Company of the ICBIE has been in demand around town.  This Saturday, the group will be performing at the SESI Cultural Space (Av. Tiradentes, 209, Caminho de Areia),...
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ICBIE-Europa Opens Portuguese Courses in Rome
by roy|08 outubro 2011|ICBIE news
Starting next Thursday evening from 6:30-8 PM, the ICBIE Europa Onlus is offering a course in Brazilian Portuguese for beginners, taught by Lucila Stachissini, to be held in the MOCOBO cultural association in Garbatella.   L'Icbie Europa Onlus presenta: *...
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Júlio & Bigod on TV
by roy|06 outubro 2011|Forum
Well, here is an exciting bit of news!  Our wonderful artists Júlio and Bigod have been interviewed by Rede Bahia TV, and they dominate the entire second half of this video! http://video.globo.com/videos/redebahia-aprovado/v/conheca-a-arte-do-grafite/1652462/ There are also some wonderful shots of their...
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Photos from Saturday Night – Antonello Veneri’s Photo Exposition
by roy|26 setembro 2011|ICBIE news
Marcella just sent these pictures of Saturday night's opening, where the combination of Antonello Veneri's evocative photographs, the wild dancing of Marcella Bomba and her friend Simone, and Carlo Loria's inspired introductory remarks provided a hefty crowd with yet another...
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by roy|21 setembro 2011|ICBIE news
Along with the mini-course in digital photography that we are offering this weekend, the ICBIE is also hosting a significant exposition of Antonello Veneri's photographs.   The show is already attracting considerable attention from the local press--just look at these...
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Mini-Course in Digital Photography
by roy|20 setembro 2011|ICBIE news
Next week, the ICBIE will be offering a brief three-day-long mini course in Digital Photography.  Here are all the details: MINI CURSO DE FOTOGRAFIA DIGITAL Gostaríamos de informar-lhes que o ICBIE, com o apoio do Premio Mais Cultura, está abrindo...
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Another Fellini Cineforum!
by roy|15 setembro 2011|ICBIE news
This week's ICBIE Cineforum continues this month's theme regarding women with Federico Fellini's early masterpiece, La Strada, with the director's wife, Giulietta Mesina in the lead role (along with Anthony Quinn). O ICBIE, através do Prêmio Mais Cultura, gostaria de...
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Our Historic Casarão
by roy|08 setembro 2011|ICBIE news
Well, here's an interesting revelation about our beautiful old building on the bay in Ribeira:  for a time, it was the headquarters of the Bahia soccer club!  Pietro discovered this amazing fact when he was asked if a film troupe...
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An Open Letter from Silvia
by roy|30 agosto 2011|ICBIE news
(English translation below) Quando sono partita per Salvador, per Ribeira, per l’Icbie, non sapevo assolutamente cosa mi avrebbe aspettato, cosa avrei trovato esattamente. Semplicemente sapevo che ci sarebbe stato da fare e questo non mi spaventava, anzi mi entusiasmava. Era...
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