A FEIRA DO ADULTERIO / TBC SP 1987

FEIRA DO ADULTERIO (Montagem de 1987)

ELENCO (da esquerda para a direita):

Oscar Alexandre, Vanessa Alves, Jofre Soares, Beth Rocato

Sandra Pera, Ney Galvao, Claudio Gardin

Phino Angelini, Lucelia Machiaveli & Ely Rimoli.

First Look at Brazil's "PRISCILLA, A RAINHA DO DESERTO"

 

First Look at Brazil's "PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT"

( "PRISCILLA, A RAINHA DO DESERTO ")

This Brazilian production is phenomenal!

I have watched hundreds of Broadway shows and can guarantee that

this production equals the best ones of the "Great White Way".
The staging is faithful to the original and, in special,

one should highlight the amazing cast that excites and entertains the audience

with each coming scene.

They exude excitement and talent.

A particular note to the exquisite characterization given by
the outstanding actor Ruben Gabira in the role of Bernadete!
What else to say but "BRAVO"!

 

http://broadwayworld.com/article/STAGE-TUBE-First-Look-at-Brazils-PRISCILLA-A-RAINHA-DO-DESERTO-Highlights-20121101

Dia de Cosme & Damião * Santi Cosma e Damiano´s Day

 

Dia 27 de Setembro

Dia de Cosme e Damião

 

September 27th

Santi Cosma and Damiano´s Day

 

 

 



That day will never be forgotten
by us New Yorkers

as well as by the rest of the World ...

And we will always remember and honor

those we lost on that fatidic day !

56 Years without Carmen Miranda ... the Brazilian Bombshell !

Next Saturday will mark the 56th anniversary of the death of Carmen Miranda.

For those who know me well, it's no news what a big fan

of the '' Brazilian Bombshell '' I am.

So, here's my tribute to her ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERYKzez97lA

Simply The Best * Another One of My Idols ...

Maya Angelou Quotes

"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away."

"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."

"There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you."

"A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song."

"If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude. Don't complain."

"The first time someone shows you who they are, believe them."

"I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way (s)he handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights."

"Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness."

"My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style"

"You can only become truly accomplished at something you love. Don’t make money your goal. Instead pursue the things you love doing and then do them so well that people can’t take their eyes off of you."

"Courage: the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can't practice any other virtue consistently."

"Ask for what you want and be prepared to get it!"

"If I am not good to myself, how can I expect anyone else to be good to me?"

"Be a rainbow in someone else's cloud."

"There's a world of difference between truth and facts. Facts can obscure truth."

"You alone are enough. You have nothing to prove to anybody."

"I've learned that even when I have pains, I don't have to be one."

"When you learn, teach, when you get, give."

"You may shoot me with your words, you may cut me with your eyes, you may kill me with your hatefulness, but still, like air, I'll rise!"

"We need much less than we think we need."

"Surviving is important. Thriving is elegant."

"Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. But anger is like fire. It burns it all clean."

"You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it. "

"Hate, it has caused a lot of problems in the world, but has not solved one yet"

"Stepping onto a brand-new path is difficult, but not more difficult than remaining in a situation, which is not nurturing to the whole woman"

"Hoping for the best, prepared for the worst, and unsurprised by anything in between."

"I don't trust anyone who doesn't laugh."

"I've learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents, you'll miss them when they're gone from your life."

"Nothing can dim the light which shines from within."

"Be present in all things and thankful for all things"

"Never make someone a priority when all you are to them is an option."

Fire of Avalon

There are times in your life when you cannot explain certain things.

Times when a feeling takes you by storm.

Be it a love for life … a love for something … a love for someone …

… or a love for that special creature that suddenly appears in front of you

and you know right away that a bond has been created for a lifetime.

And when that bond refers to an animal … a pet …

… a very special someone that you feel connected to
and that - for no explainable reason – gives you unconditional love,

at that very moment you know that that love will last forever.

Even if it is not your own pet … but that is nonetheless part of your life.

That’s what happened the first time I saw that little someone

with a name as mystical as himself: AVALON.
Fire of Avalon !

It was love at first sight.

I can’t say why, but you just had a special aura surrounding you.

An unexplainable light.

A tender sweet personality capable of drawing everyone’s attention in a second.

Such a handsome figure. As sweet as sweet can be.

A real beauty.

My Godson as I called you.

My dear friend Avalon.

The last time I saw you, I prayed for that not to be the last time in this lifetime.

But I was wrong.

But you will live in my heart forever.

I’ll never forget you for as long as I live.

You were … no, no, no … you ARE special !

I still did not stop crying since I heard the news.

But what comforts me is knowing thatyou will never be really gone

for as long as the people whose lives you touched remember you.

And I know that your spirit – physically and figuratively – will be alive …

... and that we’ll meet again one day.

So long buddy.

I love you.

Always and forever.

LIZ TAYLOR

Who could not fall in love looking at those magnetic violet colored eyes?

Who could not fall in love watching those memorable performances?

Who could not be captivated by Maggie, Catherine, Gloria, Cleopatra, Martha … and even more, who could not be captivated by Elizabeth Taylor?

You taught me that acting transcended looks and fame when you gave yourself

fully and completely ... playing so brilliantly Martha in ‘’Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?’’.

And throw the question: ‘’Who’s Afraid of Elizabeth Taylor?’’ !

But the biggest lesson you taught me was to GIVE without waiting or wanting

anything back in return when you planted a seed known as AMFAR.

Only someone like you could have done that.

You had one of the most valuable diamonds in your jewelry collection … but

you gave the world the most valuable jewel anyone could give: kindness and hope.

Thanks to you, this world is a better place today … and we, citizens of the world,

revere you for, Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor.

You will be missed and will never be forgotten.

Thank You!

Saint Francis of Assisi

Saint Francis of Assisi

Giovanni Francesco di Bernardone was born in

Assisi (Umbria / Italy) in 1181 or 1182

and died in October 3, 1226.

He was a Catholic deacon and preacher.

Was also the founder of the Order of Friars Minor,

more commonly known as the Franciscans.

After a care free youth, he turned his back on inherited wealth

and committed himself to God and like many early saints,

he lived a very simple life of poverty.

He is known as the patron saint of animals,

the environment and one of the two

patrons of Italy (with Catherine of Siena),

and it is customary for Anglican and Roman Catholic churches

to hold ceremonies blessing animals

on his feast day (October 4th).

The prayer of St. Francis

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace,

Where there is hatred, let me sow love.

Where there is injury, pardon.

Where there is doubt, faith.

Where there is despair, hope.

Where there is darkness, light.

Where there is sadness, joy.

O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much

Seek to be consoled as to console.

To be understood as to understand.

To be loved as to love.

For it is in giving that we receive.

It is in pardoning that we are pardoned.

And it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.



Brazilian Presidential Elections 2010

"É um erro popular muito comum acreditar que

aqueles que fazem mais alarde em favor do publico

sejam os mais preocupados com o seu bem estar."

"A única coisa necessária para o triunfo do mal
é que homens bons nada façam.”

"A hipocrisia pode se dar ao luxo de ser magnífica
em suas promessas, uma vez que não tendo
nunca a intenção de ir além de promessas, nada custa."

"A Boa Ordem é o alicerce de todas as coisas."

( Edmund Burke )

"It is a general popular error to suppose the loudest complainers
for the public to be the most anxious for its welfare."

"All that is necessary for the forces of evil to win in the world

is for enough good men to do nothing."

"Hypocrisy can afford to be magnificent in its promises,

for never intending to go beyond promise it costs nothing."

"Good order is the foundation of all things."

Another real star is shining up above in the sky

Dixie Carter passed away today at the age of 70 ...

I grew up in the sixties ... in front of a TV set ...

and like the children of today that

can't live without their computers, and that think of it

as the most natural thing in the World,

so did I in regard to a TV set. And as time went by,

I lived my life making my favorite TV shows a part of my life.

A part of myself. As a child I watched Bewitched

and I Dream of Jeannie ... and Lost in Space ...

and Get Smart ...

Later on, in the 70's it was The Mary Tyler Moore Show

and The Love Boat ... and so many others ...

And then came the 80's ... and with it, two shows

that made me forget the troubles and get happy :

'' The Golden Girls'' and ''Designing Women''.

And that's why I can't avoid feeling helplessly sad

for the premature loss of my beloved idol Dixie Carter.

I feel sad the same way I felt when Elizabeth Montgomery ...

and Estelle Getty ...

and Bea Arthur

passed away.

Another one of my idols is gone ...

Another one of my idols became a real star ...

high up above ...

Thank you Dixie for making me happy

for at least half an hour a week ...

For making me laugh not at you,

but with you ...

Whoever had the idea of cutting time into
slices -that was named “year’’-
was a genius.

Industrialized “hope’’, making it work
to the limit of exhaustion.

Twelve months are enough for any
human being to get tired and give up.

Then comes the miracle of renewal and
everything starts all over again
with a different number.

And the wish to believe that from
that point on everything
will be different…

To you,
I wish that dream coming true.

The love you are longing for.

Hope renewed.

To you I wish all the colors of life.
All the happiness that you can smile.

All the music that can excite you.

To you in this New Year I wish that
your friends be more conniving,

and that your family be more united,

and that your life be better lived.

I would like to wish you so many things…
But nothing would be enough…

Therefore I wish only for you to have
many wishes. Big wishes…

And that they guide you
every single minute
towards your happiness !

( Carlos Drummond de Andrade )

Happy New Year
to all of you !!!!!!!

Feliz Ano Novo
a todos !!!!!!!

Quem teve a idéia de cortar
o tempo em fatias,
a que se deu o nome de ano,
foi um indivíduo genial.
Industrializou a esperança
fazendo-a funcionar no limite da exaustão.

Doze meses dão para qualquer
Ser Humano se cansar
e entregar os pontos.

Aí entra o milagre da renovação e tudo começa outra vez
com outro número
e outra vontade de acreditar
que daqui para adiante vai ser diferente...

Para você,
Desejo o sonho realizado.
O amor esperado.
A esperança renovada.

Para você,
desejo todas as cores desta vida.
Todas as alegrias que puder sorrir.
Todas as músicas que puder emocionar.

Para você neste novo ano,
desejo que os amigos
sejam mais cúmplices,
que sua família esteja mais unida,
que sua vida seja mais bem vivida.

Gostaria de lhe desejar tantas coisas...
Mas nada seria suficiente...

Então, desejo apenas que você tenha muitos desejos.
Desejos grandes...
e que eles possam te mover
a cada minuto,
ao rumo da sua felicidade !

( Carlos Drummond de Andrade )

Smile

Smile though your heart is aching
Smile even though it’s breaking
When there are clouds in the sky, you’ll get by
If you smile through your fear and sorrow
Smile and maybe tomorrow
You’ll see the sun come shining through for you

Light up your face with gladness
Hide every trace of sadness
Although a tear may be ever so near
That’s the time you must keep on trying

Smile, what's the use of crying?
You'll find that life is still worthwhile
If you just smile

That's the time you must keep on trying
Smile, what's the use of crying?
You'll find that life is still worthwhile
If you just smile

( Charles Chaplin )

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I Wanna Know What Love Is
( Celtic Thunder )

Gonna take a little time

A little time to think things over

I better read between the lines

In case I need it when I'm older

Now this mountain I must climb

Feels like a world upon my shoulders

Through the clouds I see love shine

It keeps me warm as life grows colder

In my life there's been heartache and pain

I don't know if I can face it again

Can't stop now, I've travelled so far

To change this lonely life

I’m gonna take a little time

I'm gonna take a little time

A little time to look around me

'Cos I've got nowhere left to hide

In my life there's been heartache and pain

I don't know if I can face it again

I can't stop now, I've traveled so far

To change this lonely life

I wanna know what love is

I wanna know what love is

Wanna feel what love is

CLEANING DAY

( By Rosy Beltrão )

I was in need of a self cleaning ...

To dispose of some unwanted thoughts, washing some treasures that were kind of rusty...

So I removed from the bottom of the drawers memories that I don't use and no longer want !

Threw away some dreams , some illusions ...

Gift wraps I never used, smiles I never gave; threw away the anger and the rancor of dry flowers that were inside a book I never read.

I looked at my future smiles and my aspired happiness...and I placed them on a corner, neatly.

I lost my patience!

Removed everything from inside the closet and started throwing them on the floor : hidden passions, suppressed desires, horrible words that I wish I had never said, grudge against a friend, memories of a sad day...

But there were other things in there too ... beautiful things !!!!

A bird singing at my window sill ... that silver moon , the sunset ...

I started to rejoice and to enjoy , looking at each one of those memories.

I sat on the floor to be able to make my choices.

I threw right on a garbage bag the remains of a love the hurt me. Took the words of anger and pain that were on the top shelf, because I rarely use them and put right in the same bag.

Some other things that still hurt me I put on the side to see what I am going to do with them. If I forget them right there or if I send them to the dumpster.

Then , I went to that corner ; to that drawer we keep everything that matters: the love , the happiness, the smiles , a little bit of faith for the moments we need the most.

How wonderful it was to remember all that !!!!

I gather LOVE with care , folded WISHES neatly, sprayed HOPE with some perfume , dusted the shelf that holds my goals and left them exposed in order not to loose sight of them.

Placed on the bottom shelves some childhood memories , on the top drawer the ones from my teenage years and hanging right in front of me I placed my ability to love ...

And most of all , my ability to START ALL OVER ...

Walk Walk Walk ... Run Run Run

Walk , walk , walk

Run , run , run

Rush , rush , rush

Fast , fast , fast

We are always ina hurry

To get nowhere

To accomplish nothing

Just rushing

Nowhere to go

No one to run to.

And here we are.

We rush so much

That we forget the essence of it all:

To enjoy life !

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Sorry my friends.

I promised to create this Blog

right before leaving ...

but I kept postponing it and only now

, seven months later ,

I am finally doing it. I hope I can update it as

often as I plan to...

But knowing myself, it might happen only

once a week or so.

I just want you all to know that I

miss you all so very much !

And I will try to update you

with photos as well.

And I beg you: Please do not forget me.

Ever !

Ciao.