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

 

 

 

Oliver (aka. Mr. Pipoca) ... the new addition to the family !

 



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."

ABDIAS NASCIMENTO

The United States had Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, Rosa Parks and so many other black activists ...

And Brazil had, for example, Abdias Nascimento, who died yesterday morning at age 97 in Rio de Janeiro.

Ninety-seven years of struggle for equality, non-discrimination and the attempt to build a multiracial country. Poet, author, writer, sculptor, politician and actor. Yes, actor ... and more than that, the creator of the “Brazilian Black Experimental Theater” in the 1940’s. Had a long career on stage and worked among others with the great dame of Brazilian theater Ruth de Souza.

In 1946 he worked as an actor in Othello opposite actress Cacilda Becker.

He also created the Newspaper Quilombo and was one of the founders of the “Brazilian Unified Black Movement”.

During the military dictatorship was framed within the National Security Act and even without ever having been affiliated with any party or integrating any anti-dictatorship group, he lived in exile for 10 years simply for fighting racism, because that was seen then as a subversive act.

He was a tireless pioneer in the struggle for black rights in Brazil. In 2010 was one of the nominees for the Nobel Peace Prize. A man of fiber and determination, his loss certainly leaves a gap, but Abdias Nascimento will always be an example of citizenship for society as a whole.

ABDIAS NASCIMENTO

Os Estados Unidos teve Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, Rosa Parks e tantos outros ativistas negros ...

E o Brasil teve, por exemplo, Abdias Nascimento, falecido ontem à noite aos 97 anos no Rio de Janeiro.

Noventa e Sete anos de luta a favor da igualdade, da não discriminação e da construção de um país multirracial. Poeta, autor, escritor, escultor, político e ator. Sim, ator ... e mais que isso, criador do Teatro Experimental do Negro na década de 1940. Teve uma longa carreira nos palcos e trabalhou entre outros com a grande dama do teatro brasileiro Ruth de Souza.

 No ano de 1946 atuou como ator em Othelo ao lado de Cacilda Becker.

 Criou também o Jornal Quilombo e foi um dos fundadores do Movimento Negro Unificado.

Durante a Ditadura Militar foi enquadrado na Lei de Segurança Nacional e mesmo sem nunca ter sido afiliado ou integrar qualquer partido antiditadura, viveu exilado por 10 anos simplesmente por combater o racismo, pois isso era visto na época como um ato subversivo.

Foi um incansável pioneiro na luta pelos direitos dos negros no Brasil. Em 2010 foi um dos indicados para o Premio Nobel da Paz. Homem de fibra e determinação, com certeza deixara uma lacuna, mas Abdias Nascimento será sempre um exemplo de cidadania para a sociedade brasileira como um todo.