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A Dead Dragon and a Huge Success!
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The most ambitious ICBIE theater production in recent memory delighted the audiences for three nights last week.  Here's what Pietro had to say about it, followed by an introduction to the work and its plot. (English translation below) sì, gli...
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Good News from Júlio
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Tonight is the big show.  We're all curious to know how it will go, and so this reassuring note from Júlio Costa is a balm for our nerves.  He and Bigod have been in Rio for a month, and this...
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Theater Time?
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As Franz Liszt said, "a theatre receives recognition through its initiative."  To produce an operetta is a formidable task anywhere, but to pull it off in Ribeira requires an almost superhuman dose of initiative.  Fortunately, no one loves impossible challenges...
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Cineforum: Sissi
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Tomorrow night's Cineforum, as part of this month's cycle dedicated to Women, will take us to Bavaria and Vienna, with the intriguing story of the Empress Sissi, starring the unforgettable Romy Schneider. O ICBIE, através do Prêmio Mais Cultura, gostaria...
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ICBIE Courses in Italian and Computer Maintenance Begin
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With Marlene's return from her triumphant concert tour of Italy, the ICBIE team is once again complete, and next week, with the support of the Prêmio Mais Cultura,  a new cycle of courses will begin, with Basic and Intermediate Italian...
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August Cineforum Dedicated to Women
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With the new month, a new cycle of films at the ICBIE Cineforum.  This time the theme is "Women," and we'll kick off with Olga (2004), the gripping story of Olga Benario, the wife of Brazil's most famous Communist leader,...
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Sunday with Paranaguá
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Alarm clocks rang early to awake Marcella, Ivanildo, Pietro, Roy & Silvia for their Sunday trip to the Bahian outback.  By 9 o'clock we were in Santo Amaro, a historic town known also as the birthplace of Caetano Veloso, and...
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Daniele’s English Classes
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Daniele Dattilo's return to the ICBIE couldn't have been more triumphant.  Continuing the long succession of teachers from the American Overseas School of Rome (with Rosa, Michelle and Louise) who have come as volunteer English teachers, Daniele first taught at...
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A Big Thank You!
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Our friendship with the Pan American School of Bahia, which goes way back to 2006, has always been marked by extraordinary warmth and cordiality.  Although PASB caters to the elite class in Salvador, they have always demonstrated an acute awareness...
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Cineforum Friday: Lorenzo’s Oil
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 This Friday's ICBIE Cineforum will be showing George Miller's edifying film, Lorenzo's Oil (1992). O ICBIE, através do Prêmio Mais Cultura, gostaria de convidá-lo para as exibições de filmes do nosso Cineforum. O tema do mês é: O Homem e...
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