ICBIE news

  As announced earlier, our hostel is up and running—and in need of visitors!  There is now a dedicated website, in Italian, English and Portuguese: http://hostelpiccolaribeira.com/ In order to drum up some business, we have registered with various sites where...

As always, even in the middle of the Bahian summer vacation, there's still plenty of news coming out of the ICBIE.  While most people loll at the beach or prepare for Carnival, Marcella and her fiancé Ivanildo have worked hard...

Five years ago, the ICBIE celebrated its inauguration, opening its doors to the community of Salvador's cidade baixa.  Looking back at the inauguration brochure, and re-reading the original mission statement, it's fascinating to see how faithfully the Institute has adhered...

Once again this Christmas, Pietro donned his red clothes and gathered the ICBIE friends (Veronique, Marcella and Ivanildo, Alberto,  Marcos, Bigode and little Ikaro) for an afternoon of gift-giving in the streets of Massaranduba, bringing a lot of joy to...

A Pousada Piccola Ribeira vai abrir em janeiro  

Last night's AperiSAMBA party brought together another big crowd of Roman ICBIE supporters.  It's wonderful to see so many people faithfully coming out for our cause, but the best part is seeing all the joyous revelry that ensues, as the...

Get in the holiday spirit (or pleasantly wind down from a long day on the streets protesting the government cuts in education) with some warm Brazilian music.  The year's final event in support of the ICBIE Europa ONLUS will begin...