Thanks to everybody who attended the Christmas get-together at Tche Bar in Intermares, everyone seemed to have enjoyed themselves. We will add the pictures from this event to the next newsletter.
We would also like to thank everyone for bringing along some non-perishable food that we donated to CEDIN (Center for Integral Development) a new local nongovernmental agency who work in Bairro Sao José, Joao Pessoa, Paraiba.
Below is a letter of thanks from Rodrigo Serrão of CEDIN as well as some information about the work they do:
Hello,
I would like to thank you all for your donations. Famine is still a major problem in Brazil especially in poor communities spread all over the Northeastern part of the country. CEDIN is a nongovernmental agency that seeks to develop such communities in all areas of human life: physically, socially, intellectually, and spiritually.
Your help is extremely appreciated and will help us to meet the physical needs of the poor who live at St. Joseph neighborhood (Bairro Sao José).
Again, thank you and God bless you,
Rodrigo Serrão
CEDIN
Access my blog: http://www.rodrigoserrao.com/
Access CEDIN site : http://www..cedin.org.br/
Access PIB Miramar site : http://www.pibmiramar.org/
Information about the work CEDIN is currently doing in Sao José and how you can help and get involved with this great project: (more…)
President Lula
Brazil’s outgoing President Lula da Silva said he might run for president again some day, Folha de S. Paulo newspaper reported, a revelation that could weaken his chosen successor.
Lula da Silva, who will leave office on Jan. 1 with a popularity rating over 80% thanks to Brazil’s economic boom, was forbidden by Brazil’s Constitution from running for a third consecutive presidential term this year.
Asked in a TV interview if he might run for president again in the future, Lula da Silva replied: “I can’t say no, because I’m still alive. I’m honorary president of a party, I’m a born politician, I have built extraordinary political relationships.”
Though Lula da Silva, 65, has never ruled out running again, it was his most explicit statement to date that he could be a candidate again in 2014 or later.
Seemingly aware his statements would cause a stir, Lula da Silva told the interviewer: ”I’m a little afraid that tomorrow somebody will see your interview and say that Lula said he could be a candidate (again).“ (more…)
