Altar of Sao Bento of Olinda of Brazil is on exhibit in New York to pay tribute to the victims of September 11.

The Rococo, Baroque style altar was designed and sculpted between 1783 and 1786.

Many famous historians such as Germain Bazin and Erobert C. Smith have studied this altar. They said that it is possible to find similarities in an altar that is located in the city of Braga, Portugal.

Friar Miguel Arcanjo de Assuncao is responsible for the altars trip to New York. In the region of Olinda there are many altars similar to the Altar of Sao Bento of Olinda. This altar is a real work of art and a perfect example of Brazilian Colonial Art.

For more information: www.guggenheim.org/exhibitions/brazil/main_altar_02.html

 

A meeting was held in Las Vegas, Nevada between the University of Education and Managerial Sciences of Sumare – Sao Paulo, Brazil, and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The objective was to discuss a future accord for the realization of courses and seminars directed at under-graduate and graduate students of both universities. These courses and seminars could be administered at either university!!!!

The University of Education and Managerial Sciences of Sumare has as an objective of promoting UNLV, which was appointed as one of the best universities in the United States by Time Magazine.

At this meeting were the following: Professor Edgar Assumpcao; Superintendent Director, Rafael Olivieri Neto, Academic Director, Ricardo Assumpcao, Financial Director; and on the other side the lovely Dr. Susan M. Thompson – Director of International Programs at UNLV. The results were positive and an agreement will be signed soon.

Ruth Grava, Edgar Assumpcao, Ricardo Assumpcao, Rafael Olivieri Neto and Susan M. Thompson