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A Big ICBIE Wednesday in Rome
by Marcella76|30 April 2009|ICBIE news, Senza categoria
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...
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Closing Party for the Alagados Photo Show in Rome
by Marcella76|27 April 2009|Bridge to Bahia - AOSR & ICBIE, ICBIE news
  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...
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Third Annual ICBIE – Salvador Grafita European Tour
by roy|17 April 2009|ICBIE news
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...
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Alagados Photo Show in Rome
by roy|11 April 2009|ICBIE news
(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...
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ABEAC – ICBIE Theater Performance
by roy|08 April 2009|ICBIE news
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,...
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Orphans in Transition
by roy|04 April 2009|ICBIE news
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...
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Paranaguá’s EWB-Alagados Story
by paranagua|31 March 2009|ICBIE news
(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...
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Mestre Pedro’s New Website
by roy|27 March 2009|ICBIE news
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...
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The Engineers Visit Alagados
by roy|24 March 2009|ICBIE news
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...
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EWB Studies Bahian Water & Sewage Systems
by paranagua|19 March 2009|ICBIE news
(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...
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