ICBIE news

Rome Party at Beba do Samba
by Marcella76|14 December 2008|ICBIE news, Senza categoria
(English translation below) Grande successo della festa tesseramento soci ICBIE Italia ieri sera, sabato 13 dicembre al Beba do Samba nel colorato quartiere di San Lorenzo.Ancora una volta la capacità organizzativa ed il tam tam innescato dall'attivissima segreteria operativa dell'ICBIE...
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Paranaguà’s Memories of Nov. 15
by roy|12 December 2008|ICBIE news
(English translation below) Sábado, 15 de novembro. Feriado em Salvador. Nesta data se comemora a Proclamação da República do Brasil. O dia amanheceu ensolarado, uma ótima oportunidade para ir à praia e tomar um banho de mar, jogar uma partida...
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Big ICBIE Party in Rome December 13th
by roy|08 December 2008|ICBIE news
All friends of the ICBIE are invited to a big Brazilian party next Saturday night.   Organized by the dynamic staff of the ICBIE Italia, the evening promises to be a lively one, with our rambunctious friends Akuna Matata offering...
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Rossana’s ICBIE Impressions
by roy|04 December 2008|ICBIE news
I just got back after two weeks of full immersion at the ICBIE and I’m already full of “saudade”. Why? Because I felt so at home, from when I arrived at the airport and saw the smiling faces of Pietro...
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Welcome to Rome, Val!
by roy|02 December 2008|ICBIE news
This evening, Valdanice Santana is arriving in Rome after her first long airplane ride from Salvador.  After Julio, Bigode and Bogus, this lovely young lady is the fourth ICBIE Italian language student to be invited to discover Italy, a guest...
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Photos of Riccardo Fontana’s Book Launch
by roy|28 November 2008|ICBIE news
Once again, thanks to our faithful friend Paranaguá, we have some fine photos of Thursday's book launch at the Historic and Geographic Institute of Bahia.  With the support of the Italian Institute of Culture in Rio de Janeiro, the ICBIE...
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Paranaguà Leads an ICBIE Tour
by paranagua|27 November 2008|ICBIE news
(English translation below) A presença dos amigos do ICBIE no Museu Arqueológico da Embasa (MAE), no último dia 24, teve um significado muito importante para mim. Afinal, era a primeira vez que recebia a visita de pessoas tão ilustres, ligadas...
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An Important Book Launch
by roy|26 November 2008|ICBIE news
A primary focus of the ICBIE mission is to nurture the cultural ties between Brazil and Italy, and the many conferences, seminars and encounters that the ICBIE has offered during the past three years have brought honor to the institute,...
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Saturday Night Concert
by roy|24 November 2008|ICBIE news, Mestre Pedro - Capoeira
The concert on Saturday night was a gift from Stefano Bottoni to the students of the ICBIE and the Ribeira community.  Fred Menendez and his band brilliantly accompanied Stefano's performance, even though they had never played together before.  Their show...
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Stefano Bottoni: Manholes & Music
by roy|20 November 2008|ICBIE news
In the late 1970s, Pietro and I were composers for Spettro Sonoro, a Roman contemporary music ensemble that produced, as part of the legendary Estate romana, a John Cage festival, and we performed one of Cage's Variations in the sewers...
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