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City of God 2016 Year 6 Issue 12 Free

A NOTÍCIA POR QUEM

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A newspaper for those who are and make news! Come and be part of this story also.

DONA TUCA IS OUR DIAMOND p. 4

CDD ARTISTS

CDD RECORDS

CDD BEAUTIFIES

THREE CHILDREN OF CDD IN MUSIC page 10

50 YEARS OF CDD BY ROSALINA BRITO page 14

NÉLIO FERNANDO COLORS CDD page 12

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ISSUE YEAR 2016 Newspaper organizers Mª Angélica Ponciano Maria do Socorro Cilene Vieira Felipe Brum Julcinara Vilela Lanna Vieira Rosalina Brito Valéria Barbosa Editing Fábia Muniz Translation

Three children of CDD in music 10 Tuca is our diamond 4 Interview Alfazendo Group 6 Coloring the CDD with Nelio Fernando 12

Anjuli Falhberg Diagramming Lanna Vieira Printing Folha Dirigida 4 mil exemplares Support Farmanguinhos/Fio Cruz ASVI Municipality of the City of Rio de Janeiro Founders Ariana Apolinário Celso A. Alvear Cilene Vieira Dara Bandeira

editorial por Valéria Barbosa

ey guys? Our community is celebrating and our newspaper too! This edition was awarded a grant

Dayse Vieira

for Local Actions by the Municipal Secretariat for Cul-

Felipe Brum

ture. We are celebrating 50 years of the City of God , and

Joana da Conceição

all its content were developed to honor this moment.

João C. Souza José Alberto Julcinara Vilela

Ah , you are our great motivation. It is the first time that we assume all the respon-

Landerson Soares

sibilities of our newspaper , which has always been

Leila Martiniano

supported by SOLTEC / UFRJ , our dear partners , who

Maria do Socorro

always give us advice if we need it, and to whom we

Mª Angélica Ponciano Marília Gonçalvez Mônica Rocha

are so grateful . Our newspaper needed name that was better able to

Rita de Cássia

represent us, so we decided to focus on CDD VIVE (CDD

Rosalina Barbosa

LIVES) and create a new visual identity, with greater

Valéria Barbosa

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We even prepared a delicious recipe for Viennese Cookies to reflect this moment. 5

The history of our 50 years is told in Comics 13

Did you know that the Rio Institute 8 is supporting 12 institutions in Rio de Janeiroâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s West Zone in 2016? In the Letter from the Reader, we make a request for greater attention from authorities for caring for the Pantanal and the Tangara neighborhoods.

strength, CDD The News for Those who Live received a new image. We begin this issue speaking about the Award we received, so you will be the great beneficiary. We will hold workshops in Photography, Video, Video Editing, Diagramming Newspapers, Critical Reading, basic Portuguese and charge: all geared towards communication, in addition to a Seminar on Community Communication . All this for you to come be part of our newspaper as a contributor and to be a voice within the community. To register simply go to Mesopotamia Lane 32, City of God , Rio de Janeiro - Brazil headquarters of ASVI , on Saturdays 16, 23 and /or 30 July 2016 , from 9:00am to 1:00pm. The application site is in front of the Praca do Ageu.

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TUCA IS OUR DIAMOND : THE COMPLETE BY CILENE VIEIRA, LANNA V., VALÉRIA BARBOSA ARTIST OF CDD

esident of the City of God since 1975, Anahyde dos Santos Muniz, the Tuca

of CDD is our diamond. She was born in Santa Teresa, on March 12, in the neighborhood of Laranjeiras, is 83 years old, has a lot of creativity and is always making art. Known in the neighborhood of Rio Comprido as the Muniz, she was invited by MARIA PUPPIM BUZANOVSKY

her neighbors after a soccer match in the hills of Escondidinho, to compose a samba song for the local block. She discovered her artistic streak since childhood: her mother was a clothes-washer in the house of singer Dick Farney , an artist who was famous at the time. Following is an account by Tuca:

ABOUT THE AWARDS

I CREATE TO HAVE PEACE

Tuca- The family of Dick pro-

Tuca- Officially, the only

Tuca - I need peace . Some-

tected my mother from my fa-

award I won was with music: I

times I’m sitting outside, and a

ther’s abuse, so I stayed at their

was named the representative

poem is born. I get horny. Now

house, I slept with Grandma Glo-

of the Rio Comprido Carnival

imagine ... I think this is a heavy

rinha who was the grandmother

Block . As a composer and signer

word. When I speak in schools,

of the family and there I saw Dick

of samba, I won many trophies ,

I replace it with another out of

and Cyll Farney running re-

including the one from the Tra-

respect for the children.

hearsals with the singers on the

dition, during its first festival,

The kind of art that gives me

radio. I would look out the door

which rewarded me with a track

the most pleasure is music, be-

and ask, can I stay here? They let

on a popular music record.

cause everything I do—theater,

me. In this way, I learned certain

I make music even in my

paintings , poems and songs—

gestures of artists, but nothing

sleep. I never get inspired by a

are a function of poetry that is

musical.

commissioned theme. It comes

within me.

to me naturally. I dream and when I wake up, I’m singing.

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I HAVE A FEW DREAMS

DIAMOND TUCA

Tuca - One of my dreams is to

Tuca - I am now doing the-

here so if something happens

record my songs and, with that

ater in CRJ * , and I think that is

I’m close to home. The Poesia de

money, be able to set up a poetry

where they value me the most.

Esquina has car to transport me.

lounge; but my first dream is to

They know that I participated for

Where you live they hardly give

see my great-grandson in the fire

15 years in the Theater Retiro dos

you value. Only those who work

department .

Artistas . I have not gone to the

with you.

When I die, I want them to

group rehearsals because now

place a sign that reads “ Tuca City

I’m having trouble walking alone

of God “ in a quiet corner so oth-

. I’m afraid to cross the street etc.

ers can write something, where

For me to travel to far places, I

the poets can go.

need company. I’d rather stay

*Youth Reference Center of the State Government.

Delicious Recipes by Lenise

VIENNESE BISCUIT Ingredients 120 grams margarine. 50 grams sugar 1 egg, beaten 150 grams flour 200 grams semisweet chocolate Preparation • Using an electric mixer, beat margarine and sugar until fluffy. • Add egg, lemon zest and flour and continue beating. • Add egg, lemon zest and flour and GOOGLE

continue beating. • Bake in the oven at 180 degrees for about 15 minutes until golden brown. • Melt chocolate and sandwich it between two biscuits.

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INTERVIEW WITH IARA OLIVEIRA, DIRECTOR OF THE ALFAZENDO GROUP BY TETÊ MARIA

ALFAZENDO

Eighteen years taking care of life: in education, responsibility and a lot of love.

Our new reporter, Tetê Maria, presents the valuable work that the Alfazendo Group has been expanding in the last eighteen years in City of God

TETÊ MARIA - since when has the Alfazendo Group existed? IARA - The Alfazendo was founded in April 1998 by educators / residents and former residents who were active in the social movement in City of God / RJ . TETÊ MARIA - What is the

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purpose of the group? IARA- The main objective is the transformation of social reality through educational initiatives, cultural and social promotion. TETÊ MARIA - What is the mission of Alfazendo IARA - To work within the local development perspective, focusing on the areas of education, health, culture, employment and income, environment and human rights. Developed as a strategy for social promotion of the hu-

man being and contributing to building a more just society through their work in City of God. TETÊ MARIA - How do you empower your community educators? IARA- Over the past 18 years the Alfazendo Group has been following studies and research and participating in courses, lectures , seminars , workshops and more on the “doing of pedagogy” in spaces of popular education, in order to keep up to date and, in this way enhance

their knowledge in this area and

and, along with another 13 local

developed in close partnership

the tools to make their practices

institutions, we founded the

with preschools and schools in

increasingly efficient and thus

Community Council of the City

CDD , formed Environmental

offer its students and the public

of God , which aims to mobilize

Promotion Agents , conducted

and / or institutional partner al-

its many institutions to design,

Environmental Education work-

ways the best.

develop and implement a Plan

shops in preschools and schools

for Local Development. I also

of CDD, conducted training in

participated in the Journey of

Environmental Education for

IARA- We support our teach-

Education for Youth and Adults

preschool and school teachers

ing practice, through a lens that

in City of God, attended by 178

in CDD. We also support a group

is socio-historical, critical, pro-

people from 55 communities.

of garbage collectors of the CDD

TETÊ MARIA- What is the methodology used?

gressive, constructivist.

Our

We promoted the Cineclube

and promote Selective Solidary

methodology is based on dif-

“CDD” (May 2007 to November

ferent approaches to the design

2009) , a project that uses film in

TETÊ MARIA – Iara, what

of construction of knowledge,

local schools and institutions as

awards has the Alfazendo Group

with a primary focus on the

an educational tool. We perform

- Eco Project Network won?

propositions by Paulo Freire.

more than 107 sessions which

IARA- Tetê, the biggest prize is

Our projects are contextualized,

have directly benefited more

the transformation of the place,

making the practice of learning

than 10,000 people, including

the people, but we won the Darcy

more dynamic, enabling stu-

children, youth and adults.

Ribeiro Award in 2004 - Awarded

Collection.

dents to know other realities,

We trained 25 women in craft-

by the Education Committee of

compare them with their own

work production with the Wom-

the Federal Chamber; Recogni-

reality and reflect on their own

en Eco Artisans group, already

tion and social inclusion actions

historical social condition.

with the ECO NET - Community

in the Rio + 20 Conference, an

TETÊ MARIA- What activi-

Network for Social and Environ-

award from the National Orga-

ties has the group has done over

mental Development, in part-

nization Committee Conference

these 18 years?

nership with LAMSA and the

in 2012, the Rio Sociocultural

IARA - The Alfazendo Group

Invepar Institute and network

Award in 2013 and the Geraldo

acted strongly from 1998 to 2007

of local institutions. From 2011

Pereira Award from the Jordan

on two fronts: literacy for youth

to today, we’ve already served

River / Rio Institute in 2015.

and adults , and the training of

more than 30,000 people, and

TETÊ MARIA- Iara, those

community educators. During

we have participated in many

who wish to know more Alfa-

this period, 950 people were

lectures, meetings, seminars

zendo of the group’s work, what

served in our literacy classes

and the drafting of the Plan for

should they do?

and 80 teachers were trained

Local Development.

on how to become community

IARA- Our address is: Traves-

Currently, we have developed

sa Pafos, 26 - City of God , Rio

the project Eco Network, which

de Janeiro - Brazil RJ CEP .:

In March 2003, after conduct-

completes its sixth year this

22773-430 , you can come visit

ing a strategic repositioning, the

year, recognized as a form of So-

by sending an e-mail, E- mail:

Alfazendo Group decided to pri-

cial Technology, reapplied suc-

alfazendo@ig.com.brou or call

oritize community development

cessfully in the Maré Complex,

us Tel .: 55 21 2445 0173

educators.

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INSTITUTE RIO SUPPORTS 12 INSTITUTIONS OF THE WEST ZONE OF RIO DE JANEIRO Look how cool, the project Speak Seriously, West Zone from ASVI (Association Seed of Life) of the City of God was also founded with the support of Instituto Rio. BY MARIA DO SOCORRO In 2016, 12 agencies for so-

nity University of the West Zone

der and Youth Participation,

cio- cultural projects in the

and the entire network of civil

then take the discussions to

west zone of Rio de Janeiro, are

society organizations.

4 schools in the City of God

supported by the Instituto Rio.

ASVI CDD (Association Seed

and 4 institutions within the

In total R$264,000 reais will

of Life) is performing in 2016,

network of the Community

be donated to support 12 proj-

Speech Design Seriously, West

College working with adoles-

ects, with R$22 thousand reais

Zone. A group of young peo-

cents and, through our Web

for each institution. The funds

ple are being trained on issues

Radio, we will hold lectures

are intended to promote the

within the Strategic Lines of

and conversation circles.

strengthening of the Commu-

Affirmative Action: Race, Gen-

CHECK OUT THE DESCRIPTION OF ALL PROJECTS AND THEIR AREAS OF FOCUS.

For a few years now, ASVI has been working with young people, on these issues and this grant has helped to strengthen the work we were already doing, allowing us to expand it to our network of civil society organizations included in this support, which is the proposal of the University Community of West Zone. The team involved is composed of Magnolia RĂŠgis educator in Personal Hygiene, Health, Sexuality, STDs, Gender etc.; Mirian de Andrade, an educator in the field of Information Technology who helps in strengthening the knowledge of young people in relation to Web Radio; Valeria

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We believe that this exchange of expertise will be of tremendous value to all the young people who participate.

LETTER FROM THE READER MARIA DE FÁTIMA BY FÁTIMA SANTOS

In the Pantanal neighbor-

sewage system and leave, the

hood in the City of God, when

improvements will last a max-

it rains the sewage overflows.

imum of one week.

These photos are from bystreet 06 block 08.

It has become a game of hot potato between the authorities,

There are serious problems

each passing on the buck to an-

with the sewage system of the

other government agency and

City of God and not it’s not just

no one takes responsibility for

in the Pantanal. Just walk the

the repairs.

bystreets , and other community

I also want to place on record

locations, the Pantanal and the

that everything in the Pantanal

Tangara are the most affected

has been abandoned: education,

parts of the community . We need

health, basic sanitation, etc ... we

urgent work on the sewerage

don’t even have cultural or social

system of the City of God. The

projects that offer opportunities

last updgrade was over 25 years

for children and young people

ago, and since then just empty

here, we have to settle for what

promises from the government.

is left over from the center of the

It is not enough to unclog the

City of God.

MARIA DE FÁTIMA

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THREE SONS OF CDD EMBRACED BY MUSIC

RETIRADAS DO FACEBOOK

O jornal ANPQV entrevista jovens sambistas que correm atrás do sonho de viver da música. Confira! BY CILENE VIEIRA

The City of God is celebrating, after all we now have fifty years

JANPQV: When did you

start playing?

of great art, especially music.

left instruments in my home, I picked them up and played them. So I was getting a taste for mu-

To celebrate this moment, our

NENZINHO: I started out of

sic. Today I support myself with

reporter Cilene Vieira invited

my own desire to play. My father

my music, give drum lessons

three local young musicians and

was playing in a samba group.

in Flamengo with the Master

residents who were born in the

The desire to play a string in-

Penha, play in the Band Samba

community for a chat in their

strument came from within as

Yes Sir, I teach percussion work-

backyard. There they became

well. It’s no use for parents to

shops, give lectures and parade

emotional, reporting the impor-

force their kids, it needs to be

in samba schools.

tance of music in their lives and

something spontaneous.

NIDO: In my teens a love for

how much art is responsible for

ALCIONE: The influence of

music took me over. My father

the cultural development of the

music in my life began very ear-

would always meet with his

site. They are: Claudio Humberto

ly, because of my grandmother

composer friends, listening to

Vieira Sardinha (Alcyone / Sar-

(Anita ou Obassy / in memori-

music and composing, this re-

dine / Gordinho), age 23 who has

am). I always attended the tours

ally moved me.

a daughter of nine months; Bira-

of Umbanda and Candomble

ni Gonçalves Morais (Nenzinho),

when my grandmother did. My

27, married with a child of seven

first contact with music was with

months; Idevanildo Teles Bento

the conga, since childhood. My

(Nido) 40 years old, married, with

mother always bought instru-

NENZINHO: I feel a won-

two children, ages 13 and 9.

ments for me play. Some uncles

derful and calm feeling . At the

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JANPQV: What do you feel when you are playing?

same time the feeling relieves

And to make the first contact

a very strong culture here . And

some of my stress, like I’m in

with the percussion parts, with

the samba also has its place in

another world and that will nev-

free lessons given by me, maybe

the City of God because there

er end. The time stops. You can

in the samba court or in my back-

is already the G.R.E.S. United

spend hours and hours play and

yard. I can take them to practice at

Youth of the City of God carni-

time does not pass. I feel quite

the samba schools, so they have

val group, the G.R.E.S. Crowned

relaxed, it’s like a bathing in gold.

percussion classes and take love

of Jacarepagua.

ALCIONE: For me it’s like

for music. I need a suitable place

NIDO: ESpeaking of good

traveling, diving in the music

for the classes and sponsorships

things, because here there were

and forgetting everything. I

to fund the activities.

many musicians of Hip Hop and

only think about playing, mu-

NIDO: I also have the same

Funk and there were always

sic satisfies me so much, I play

desire as my friends. Although I

musicians connected to Samba

for several hours, when I stop it

have a very busy life with work,

and Rock. We have good musical

feels like I only playing for about

family and rehearsals for the mu-

influences, several composers

twenty minutes.

sical group. No young man came

of samba. My father (Benedict /

NIDO: It’s as if I were in an-

to ask me to teach him to play

in memoriam) was a composer,

other realm, almost like being in

the drums, except for my chil-

who participated in the rehears-

a trance because of how much

dren when they are interested

als at the samba schools and

I get involved emotionally, it’s

in learning. But if I have this op-

took me with him. That left a leg-

a unique feeling. It is like I was

portunity, I will do it. Especially

acy for my musical interest. I had

in heaven.

because music is something very

a lot of influence for me to like

cultural that holds you and frees

music because I grew up listen-

you from drugs and banditry.

ing to Bezerra da Silva, Candeia,

JANPQV: Have you

Cartola and others.

thought about projects to guide young people who like to play?

JANPQV: What is your opinion

about

the

rela-

tionship between CDD and NENZINHO: I have taught

And for City of God we sing: happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you

music?

many people, from the lit-

Contatos para shows:

tle I know. I even taught the

NENZINHO: That music fits

quadradinho (in the study of

really well with CDD, regardless

Nenzinho: 96609-8614

string instruments) . But now

of music style. Several groups

Alcione: 97691-4931

I’m developing a project with

have emerged in the communi-

my friend Claudio Humberto to

ty: Funk (Bonde do Vinho, Bonde

teach the kids to play, and create

do Tigrão, Os Havaianos, Cidin-

a samba group: we will direct the

ho e Doca entre outros), Hip Hop

group. It will be targeted at boys

(MV Bill). But as for the samba

ages 15 and 16, in order to keep

groups, there are several good

them busy after school, get them

ones who have not had the op-

away from this world of drugs.

portunity to blow up the charts.

.ALCIONE: I think all the time!

ALCIONE: I know that Funk has

Nido: 976269248

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COLORING CDD WITH NÉLIO FERNANDO

RETIRADA DO FACEBOOK

BY LANNA VIEIRA

“We form an image of the

painter and art researcher. I’m

and began recognizing me. In

City of God based on what the

from Igaratá, in rural São Pau-

this, Heraldo, who sells sweets,

movie tells us, and then you

lo, in the Paraiba Valley where

asked me to paint the Avenue

realize it is not really like that.”

I started my artistic life in the-

City of God, there in the Karate

ater and music. I came to Rio de

neighborhood. It is a communi-

On a sunny City of God af-

Janeiro to expand it. I arrived

ty that I love. Casinhas Novas

ternoon, I met Nelio Fernando,

here at age 10, and to make a

(New Houses), Rocinha 2. Maxi-

known to many as a clown, poet,

few bucks, I started making

mum respect for those neighbor-

dancer, but mainly as a painter.

paintings. It started with Mrs.

hoods! It is a crowd that thinks,

In his modest and friendly way,

Lourdes, a community leader

interacts and respects those

he shared some of his story with

who has a little shop there on

who come from outside. What

us. During this conversation, we

Josias Street, and wanted to

matters is the dialogue, not sim-

wondered

paintings

decorate the street. Since this

ply come in from the outside and

made by him in various places in

was a street full of shops, she

think that these people have no

the favela. Nelio is a charismat-

enlisted a few shopkeepers, who

culture. No, the people of the City

ic person, and during our tour

made donations and we bought

of God have culture, and have

he was greeted by many people,

the paints. They also paid for

their own culture. The issue is:

especially children. Check it out.

my work, which is an import-

what comes from outside is im-

ant thing.

portant, yes, but only when you

through

Seu Nelio Fernando, actor, clown, dancer, choreographer,

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People began watching me

are in dialogue with it.

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THE CURB AND WHOLE POEM I was stunned, staggering, wondering aimlessly with-

But life, from being so bad to good, seems good,

out destination ...

And suddenly, and not for nothing,

Anemic in an anomic society ...

Bang their heads on the corner of the curb

Crossed footsteps, out of sink

From a word thrown around the corner

Through the streets of the favela City of God ...

Really!!! Thus, freely ...

Stumbling on the edge of the curb, newly paved and

There was truth, words made like people

already half broken ... From the half-politics that measures mediocre, these

I was just sitting there, enraptured ... dumb, silent ...

cattle

Half surprised with that scenario

Already so tired of this present abandonment, past

spontaneously unfolding

What should be satisfied with the crumbs of the State

Which in my woozy head contrasted With vivid images (sometimes) of the past ...

But when the people scream, complaining about this

In the City of God ...

wrongdoing There are business managers who twist their noses

Only I heard, tasted .... gestures ... words ...

And mutter between teeth

No cost, no bullshit

“Well done! These people do not deserve, everything they demand

Pure poetry ...

They deserve to continue in the mud ... Ungrateful, inconvenient people ...

Without vested interests, totally naked Gleaming, defeated, from fighting, citizenship,

Ah, but you’ll see that at the mouth of the voting

And it was there on the corner, can you imagine ...

booth they will not forget us ... “

In my street... ANDERSON AUGUSTO PEREIRA

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HONORING 50 YEARS OF CDD, ROSALINA BRITO EXPOSES MEMORIES FROM THE COMMUNITY Because of rising real estate costs and flooding, some slums were removed or transferred to various locations. The City of God received newcomers from several slums in the South Zone. The mode for transporting people and their belongings was the garbage truck.

The belongings of the new inhabitants were dumped onto the street , which contributed to the disappearance of clothes and appliances.

Rivers and canals, even with garbage, were still used for bathing.

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The bathrooms were public, numbered, and provided for the collective use by inhabitants of that neighborhood.

Parks were set up informally for the enjoyment of the children.

Soccer matches took place on red clay.

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There was no running water, so the children were responsible for carrying water home.

The Rio Grande, located throughout the City of God Avenue, was cleaner and better suited for bathing.

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