Carnaval is here! Do you have your costume ready?
Number 4 - February 2016 - Free distribution
Prepare a delicious At the beating sounds of pudding with Olodum, we imagine the shredded coconut. streets of Pelourinho.
Get to know a lonely tree, in search of friends.
Illustration: Cรกtia Ana
Biography
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Carnival
a Brazilian party Hey, Carolina, soon is going to be Carnival in Brazil.
So true! I wish we could travel to Brazil to enjoy Carnival there.
This is so cool! What a wonderful time we could have there! I miss our cousins in Brazil, and I wish we could be there playing with them during our school break
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I would LOVE to be there, Bruno! Did you know Revistinha is talking about Carnival? They are telling a story of a little girl first Carnival in her hometown.
Illustration: Kariny Luporini
Introduction Carnival occurs once a year, forty days before Easter – the period of Lent. The festival is celebrated in many cities around the world. In Brazil, it is commemorated differently, depending on the city: street bands, club dances, and samba school parades. In Rio de Janeiro, Carnival lasts four days, from Saturday to Tuesday. In Salvador, five days, from Friday to Tuesday.
The children also participate in the festival, dressing in costume, singing, and dancing in the blocks that pass through the streets or in the club in the neighborhood where they live. Age doesn’t matter during Carnival – the party is for everyone!
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Carnaval came in February that year. It was a very hot summer and we drank a lot of Guarana and fruit juice.
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Daddy took a beautiful photo of me and my mother. Today, when I look at that photo I miss her. My first Carnaval was in 1976.
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I was four years old and I wore a yellow and orange costume with silver trim. I was a vibrant ballerina, with a silver sequined butterfly. In the true Rio style, I did not wear sandals and celebrated barefoot.
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That was my debut in the dances of the Rio de Janeiro Carnaval. My sister Raquel dressed as Carmen Miranda3. She looked very cute with her necklaces and hoop earrings.
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We left home early in the afternoon. I was a bit afraid and curious. Nerves. All of us, mom, dad, sis, and me went to the Official Dance of Guanabara Garden Club on Governador Island.
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I went to a daytime children’s dance that began at 4 p.m. and ended at 8 p.m., the time to set up the dancehall for adult parties that started at 11 p.m. and lasted until sunrise.
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The dance was full of children and sounds, and I met a new friend dressed as a hula girl. We happily danced together in the hall with other children dressed as natives, pirates, clowns, Columbians, Bahianas, and noisemakers.
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The music was loud, with bands playing sambas, marchinhas, and frevos. It was a celebration, a huge party. After making a new friendship, my nervousness went away and the fun began. I sang, danced, and played so much that day. I felt pretty and fantastic with my ballerina and butterfly costume. We threw confetti and streamers, and ran away from the boys. Carnaval in Brazil, in both Rio and the rest of the country, is a time of laughter, dreams, and beauty. It is a season of the year, just as important as summer, spring, or Piracema.
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For adults, as the frevo of Caetano Veloso states, it is a synonym for “rain, sweat, and beer.” The music, happiness, and dance make this celebration act of renewing life and love.
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Carnaval is a time for friendship, romance, and all the sweet surprises of life. The festival is an impulse of life for many people, or dreams and poetry in the case of love.
For many Brazilians like me, born and raised in the profound tradition of black Rio samba, the party begins in childhood, our first romance. The dancing and samba are our first loves, and our first boyfriends and girlfriends. !14
Text: Patricia H. Fuentes Lima
 
It is an oasis in the Catholic calendar, a temporary island, peopled by movements, colors, perfumes, and smiles.
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A little more about Carnival The samba schools (groups of dancers) start the preparations for the parade many months before Carnival. They must choose the samba-enredo, or the specific samba dance for their group, design the costumes, construct the floats… It’s a job that takes the whole community’s participation. In Rio de Janeiro, one samba school has about 4000 participants, but it’s generally not a good idea to have a large team, since a team only has 80 minutes to dance and parade. If the team goes over, they lose points. The special samba school parade occurs during two nights of Carnival and is a competition of details: the floats, the front line, the drums, the master of ceremonies and the flagbearer… A jury of over 30 people give grades from 9 to 10. The six champion schools are invited to parade the following Saturday and win prizes. For better understanding Samba school – an organization that is marked by samba dance and song. The first samba school dates back to 1920 in Rio de Janeiro. In the 20s and 30s, the samba groups created “schools,” and from there the term arose. “Mestre-sala” and “porta-bandeira” – translated, the master of ceremonies (MC) and the flagbearer. Together, they execute the dance gracefully while carrying the samba school’s flag. Each school has a mestre-sala and a portabandeira. !16
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During Carnival in Olinda a traditional parade of giant floating figures/dolls occurs. The origin of the giant dolls dates back to the Middle Ages in Europe. The dolls first appeared in Olinda in the 30s and portrayed figures from Brazilian and world cultures. Learn about the construction of the dolls with sculptor and artist Silvio Botelho through this video: https://www.youtube.com/embed/sT0JD-1Giqg In Rio de Janeiro, the 2014 Carnival champion went to United of Tijuca with an homage to the Brazilian racing driver Ayrton Senna. Watch the video of this parade in the Sambodrome, the avenue designed by Oscar Niemeyer to house the samba school parades: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B15jYZRaXgI The Salvadorean Carnival has three traditional circuits: DodĂ´, Osmar, and Batatinha. The Batatinha circuit takes place in the slopes of Pelourinho. Any other time of the year, visit Pelourinho and imagine the beauty and life of the parade of the Filhos de Gandhy block. For an online visit, go to http://www.filhosdegandhy.com.br/galeria.php
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Somewhere in Brazil Do you know this base?
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Photo: Kaolive
To help you solve this charade, read the three tips. Good luck! 1) In my streets they dance a very exciting Carnaval. 2) The Dutch occupied me for a short period in the 17th century.
The latest issue’s answer: Vitória, Espírito Santo
3) UNESCO declared me as a World Heritage site.
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Recipe Maria Mole Pudding
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INGREDIENTS • 1 can of sweetened, condensed milk (diet) • 1 small package of whipped cream (diet) • 1 glass of coconut water (“milk”) - 250 ml • 50g of shredded coconut (unsweetened) For normal pudding, use: • 1 small cup of boiling water • 1 packet of powder of maria-mole coconut flavor, instead of gelatin Dissolve the maria-mole powder in the boiling water. Diet • 1 packet of unflavored gelatin • 5 tablespoons of water Mix the gelatin with the water and increase heat gradually until dissolved.
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Preparation 1 ) Beat the dissolved gelatin with the rest of the ingredients 2 ) Place in a wet, tube-form cake pan
3 ) Refrigerate until takes on gelatin consistency 4 ) Remove gelatin, whole, from pan and cover with shredded coconut
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Additional information Tip: Decorate with chocolate icing (diet) or an icing of your preference. We used blueberry gelatin – it was great, you should try this flavor!
Tongue-twister MARIA-MOLE É MOLENGA SE NÃO É MOLENGA NÃO É MARIA-MOLE. Fonte: http://professorasuzyclay.blogspot.com.br/ 2014/03/travas-lingua-maria-mole-1-ano.html
A Very Special Ingredient Coconut water, a very important ingredient for the recipe of the day. In Brazil, it’s used just as much for sweet recipes as it is for salty – it goes well with everything. However, we don’t usually consume it as a drink. Did you know that in some countries, it is sold in pouches for consumption as a beverage? Well, it’s true! Sometimes it comes already flavored with vanilla, or with pulp from the coconut. It’s a great dairy replacement for vegans. 23 23
Institution Olodum
Almira McGrath
"Olodum-drummers" by The original uploader was Mateuszica at Portuguese Wikipedia - Transferred from pt.wikipedia to Commons by Econt.. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Commons - https:// commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Olodum-drummers.jpg#/media/File:Olodum-drummers.jpg
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Photo: Toby McGrath
Olodum is a Carnival block, or street band, founded in April of 1979 in Salvador, Bahia. Olodum brought a new and contagious rhythm to Brazilian Carnival – the Reggae Samba. This type of samba is rooted in Afro-Brazilian culture.
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Currently the Carnival band and block, organization of Black Brazilian movement, culture, art, and theater are all things that define Olodum. It was initially created as a leisure activity for those living in the Pelorinho neighborhood in Salvador, and quickly became a movement of social activism. Today, Olodum is a non-governmental organization (NGO) of Black Brazilian movement, based in the Historic Center of Salvador, Pelorinho.[R1] Through music, singing, and dancing, Olodum attempts to rescue African sociocultural values that are part of Brazilian culture. Courses in Samba Reggae percussion, African dance, and songs of Brazilian and African folklore are a few examples of social projects developed by Olodum. These projects seek to awaken the social consciousness of AfroBrazilian youth and adults. To serve the community, Olodum also hosts and develops cultural entrepreneurship projects, information science lessons, leadership programs, seminars, children’s music festivals, private schools and professional development programs.
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Through all of their social projects for the Afro-Brazilian community, Olodum caught the attention of artists dedicated to the cause around the world. The renowned and revered composer and singer Paul Simon recorded a song called “Obvious Child” with a musical arrangement from the Olodum band. Domestic and international artists like Caetano Veloso, Gal Costa, Bob Marley, Jimmy Cliff, Yossur Noddour, and others also have close connections with Olodum.
To learn more about Olodum, visit this page online: http://olodum.com.br/index.php/olodum/banda-olodum
A video recording of Paul Simon’s “Obvious Child” can be found on Youtube. www.youtube.com/embed/9HKNAhAxMAk
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Songs Barra
Banda Casaca Do alto do morro da Penha Me sinto no céu e posso enxergar A menina Neymara princesa nativa Na areia do mar Moqueca de peixe no almoço É pro dia começar E a galera do surf mandou um recado Mandou me chamar (REFRÃO) Como é bom te ver Quero te levar Tem que conhecer O congo da Barra A vida noturna é maneira Lá no gueto é pura adrenalina Lá no Rony rola rock and roll No Aloha onde tudo termina Tem reggae lá no movimento Fim de ano tem São Benedito Carnaval é surpresa Agradeço a Deus por esse paraíso! (REFRÃO) 28 !28
The Casaca band is originally from the Brazilian state Espirito Santo, and counts forr贸 and congo among its principal influences. Rhythms of African and indigenous origin, very celebrated in the coastal region of the Barra do Jucu, still preserve the rustic style of a small fishing town. One interesting characteristic of the capixaba congo bands is that the men and women who sing the melodies make reference to slavery, to the saints of the people and the sea. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvfZSMA-TPo
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Literary corner
Weenie and the We Woods Written by Elizabeth Gomes de Oliveira Translation to English by Márcia Paredes
In a far away place, near the rainbow, there lived a most beautiful tree, the only one which lived over there. It was a small almond tree, with a thick trunk, thick boughs and deep rocks that dug into the Earth. Its name was Weenie. In springtime the leaves budded. In summer they were as green as sea water. In autumn the leaves became yellow and spread like a golden carpet all around it, while the almonds decorated the lonely tree. In winter, though, Weenie felt cold because it had lost its blanket of leaves that kept its trunk warm. 31 25 Winter was a hard time for the almond tree. It kept thinking that if only there were other trees around it wouldn’t feel so cold because there would be other trees for its branches to hold on to. And so the little almond tree wept, wept and wept. One night it rained very hard and the little tree’s tears mingled with the raindrops. Weenie only just escaped death from the drench. It thought: “If only there were other trees around we would be a group to drink up all this water and I would be safe”. And it groaned: “Alas, why am I so lonely? Where can I find another almond tree in this world? My roots do not need so much water to drink and if only I had a friend we would quench our thirst together. But where can I find a friend?” And Weenie bade its friend the Sun rise and dry the moist oil. The next morning the Sun rose red and gorgeous and greeted the little tree: “Good morning, dear friend, don’t be so sad. Feel my warmth and let it dry your tears and the rain water.” 30 !30
The little almond tree smiled back in thankfulness: “Dear friend, dry my tears and dry the rain water but take care not to scorch my boughs or I will die”. But the Sun, who was wise, but very lazy, forgot to set and almost scorched the boughs of the lonely tree. It screamed out in protest and bade the Sun go away. “Sun, why are you so careless? I need someone to take care of me and you are just plain laizy. I don’t want to dry my tears nor the rain water. You are no longer my friend.” And it groaned: “If only I could find a friendly tree, it would give me shade and I would not scorch to death. But where can I find a friend?” Feeling weary, Weenie bade the Wind cool its boughs. “Please, dear Wind, don’t blow on my boughs because they are burning and I need your breath to cool me, but take care not to blow too hard or I will topple over”. “Certainly, dear friend, I will take care”. But the Wind was lured by the beauty of the Breeze fluttering beside it. To draw the attention of the Breeze, the Wind blew so hard that it almost blew the little almond tree down. Several boughs were blown down off the trunk and fell down on the ground. The little tree bewailed her fate: “ Go away, evil Wind, I need someone to take care of me and you do not pay attention to what you do. I do not want you to cool my boughs with your breath.” And once more it groaned: “If only I could find a friendly tree it could rub its boughs against mine until they got cool and I would not topple over. But where can I find a friend?” And it fell asleep.
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At night the little almond tree felt one of its boughs bend down and screamed out: “Who is shaking my bough? “!And a man staring out with wide open eyes answered “It’s me dear friend, I want to hide from the Moon because it hurts my eyes”. And the little tree answered: “What can you do for me? Can you protect me from the Rain with your body? Can you protect me from the Wind and keep the Sun off with your hands?” “No, answered the man. I can only frighten away the birds and insects that come to eat your fruit.“ But these tiny animals that eat my almonds do not bother me because they grow again in autumn. Besides, the tiny animals tickle me and I can’t help laughing. So I do not need you because you cannot protect me from the Sun nor the Wind, and you are too much heavy and you may hurt my boughs. Go away”. And the little tree grumbled: “If only I could find another tree to shield me from the wicked men who bend my boughs. But where can I find a friend?” And it went back to sleep. The next morning Weenie was full of birds that had come to build their nests in its branches. The tree snapped out in anger: “Why are you making so much noise?” Spring is here, answered the birds. Winter has gone and your boughs will now be covered with leaves and fruit where our young will nestle in”. “But you make far too much noise and I will not be able to gaze peacefully at my buds as they grow and feel the new leaves softly touching the bark of the trunk. Then the little tree asked the birds what they would give it in return for shelter. “We can only give you our joy for life”.” And what if I don’t have joy for life because I feel lonely and I do not have a friendly tree to drink water with me, give me shade and rub my boughs?” Just then an old sparrow who was listening to the conversation chirped in”: “We can spread seeds on the ground with our beak and so other trees will grow and be your friend.”
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The almond tree smiled back hopefully. “What a wonderful idea! “Shouted the wise sparrow, and he gathered together all the birds in the place to help poor, woeful Weenie before the seeds turned into buds and then into lush almond leaves. And then many seeds were dropped in the ground by the friendly birds and new trees were born. They looked all the same so that now there was not only one almond tree but a thousand almond trees that protected each other from the Rain, the Sun, the Wind and the Wicked men. And Weenie cried out in joy. The birds then gave a large party to celebrate the beautiful forest that had been born. And it was called Wee Woods. And in a far away place, near the rainbow, Wee Woods lives happily, protected from the Sun, the Rain, the Wind, and the Wicked men. Wee Woods now shelters and feeds all those who live around it: the animals, the children and the men who love trees.
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Claudia Terrien Patricia H. Fuentes Lima Publishers creation
Luciana Peres Publisher writing
Gabriel Caymmi Graphic designer
Alex Nubisckel Translator
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