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The fact that the ICBIE offers the best Italian instruction in Salvador is no longer a secret. So when a group of fifty-one dancers were recruited by the Italian company Fitness Mare to travel to Italy next summer (where they...

February 29th, 2008. Ribeira, Salvador. Today was a very exciting day for the kids at the Minha vo Flor orphanage in Ribeira, Salvador. All the children were in for an unusual treat today, when graffiti artist, and member of the...

It's hard not to have a soft spot in your heart, when it comes to the Minha vó Flor orphanage. The sight of all the beautiful children would be enough, but then come the wrenching stories from the valiant director...

Salvador's major daily newspapers gave ample coverage to the inauguration of the Ribeira of the Arts project, announcing the event beforehand, and sending reporters and photographers to document Sunday's activities. The reviews applauded the fact that the initiative offered good...

Last Sunday's inaugural community Arts fair, Ribeira das artes, was a great success. Throngs of people attended, and there were very favorable reviews of it in the local newspapers. A more complete description of the event will be posted here...

After all the plans and preparations, the day of the inaugural arts fair has arrived. Although this kickoff event is an important milestone for the ICBIE, it will hopefully mark a turning point for Ribeira, too. As part of the...

The ICBIE has just opened a website for an archive of photos. Arranged in categories ("Il Casarão," "The Leonardo da Vinci International Library," The ICBIE Art Hostel," "ICBIE Activities," "ICBIE People," "The Neighborhood," and so on, this photo gallery is...

For more than thirty years, ICBIE president Pietro Gallina has waged a constant battle on the behalf of alternative artists, musicians and actors, helping them to gain public exposure without selling their souls to the corporate control of official culture....