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ICBIE and Rhythm of Hope, Face to Face
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Yesterday, after more than ten months of intense collaboration, conducted exclusively by means of emails and telephone calls, the directors of the ICBIE and Rhythm of Hope were finally able to meet face to face.  Phillip Wagner had just come...
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New Zest and Zeal
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Enthusiastic new teachers add a big jolt of precious energy that keeps the ICBIE community motivated.  Educators who come from affluent countries get swept into the simple pleasures of the happy Ribeira locals, and they cannot fathom the delight of...
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First Impressions from Louise, Our New English Teacher
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OK - This is the first time that I have been to Brazil and I have the greatest classes of people - so very diverse, young 14 and old 61. Students and teachers, mothers and fathers, all together speaking English....
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A Flurry of Comings and Goings
It's that time of year; schools are out in the northern hemisphere, and it seems like everyone is flying all over the world, despite the economic pinch and stratospheric fuel costs.  Just to keep track of everyone is quite a...
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Julio’s Art on Italian National Television!
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Tonight's evening news on the Italian National Television's Third Channel showed a very positive story about a Roman gypsy camp, and, given the tensions in Italy's political discourse about law and order (which have led to random incendiary attacks and...
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A New Ribeira Blog
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Even though most of the tourists who explore Salvador never come to Ribeira, except, perhaps, to jump off a tour bus and eat a quick ice cream at the famous Sorveteria, everyone who visits the ICBIE falls in love with...
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Julio Represents Salvador Grafita in Rome
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Prosegue a Roma anche quest’anno il progetto ‘Salvator Grafita’. Nell’Istituto di scuola media ‘Marco Poplo’ di Vernicino l’artista graffiteiro Julio Costa ha dato il suo contributo partecipando alla chiusura dell’anno scolastico dipingendo un murales. Il dipinto del murales, pensato come...
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Another Big ICBIE Party in Rome
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Last night the ICBIE held its big annual Roman bash, gathering its friends together to salute Pietro and Marlene with a sumptuous Brazilian churrasco. It was a beautiful evening and a big crowd turned out, completely filling "La Villetta" in...
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Marcella’s Visit to Mestre Pedro
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Visita all'Accademia di Mestre Pedro Pe´ de Ferro Ass. Filhos do Sol Nascente (English translation below) Nel problemático quartiere Uruguay della Città Bassa di Salvador sorge un'isola felice. Vi si insegna rispetto per il prossimo, onestà e disciplina sportiva ed...
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ICBIE Churrasco in Rome
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After their busy sojourn in Italy, for Pietro, Marlene and Julio the time to return home is rapidly approaching, but there's time to organize one more big bash before they go.  This Sunday evening at 8PM, there will be a...
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