“Connections brazil & ireland”

"The words hardly ever come together at once Yet they interact, converse Sing to each other as birds And alight on my pen Ready to be written (...)" from the poem "Magic Making," by Elaine Brennan. Published in the first edition of the magazine "Brazil & Ireland Connections." ___________________________________ "As palavras dificilmente aparecem de uma vez Ainda que elas interajam, conversem, Cantem umas às outras como pássaros E finalmente pousem sob minha caneta Prontas à serem escritas (...)" do poema "Magia do criar," de Elaine Brennan, tradução de Mar Lima e Débora Terra @dbcterra .Publicado na primeira edição da revista “Conexões Brasil & Irlanda” • Dez 2020

"(...) If you think it long and mad, the wind of banners that passes through my life, and you decide to leave me at the shore of the heart where I have roots, remember that one day, at that hour, I shall lift my arms and my roots will set off to seek another land. (...)" • Pablo Neruda translation: Donald D. Walsh

Poema de Marly de Oliveira • no @jornalrascunho em "Conversas Flutuantes" de Carola Saavedra e Claudia Lage.

"Eu tenho esperança que nada se perde, tudo alguma coisa gera. O que parece morto aduba, o que parece estático, espera." • Adélia Prado

"Independence, Coffee and Diaspora: The origin of the “batuque” in São Paulo." Deep research on the origins of 'samba' and 'batuque' in the city of São Paulo, written by the teacher, drummer, and percussionist Cyro Zuzi. A story that begins in the dark times of slavery in Brazil, passing through the Independence of Brazil and 'coffee corridors'. (...) "These “batuques” are the evidence of these African peoples’ resilience. Their ancestors may have passed, but the legacy has been kept alive after almost 400 years of a shameful history that is part of Brazil and Portugal." (...) Read full article on our website: www.diasporacultural.art __________________________________ • Painting by Wagener: “Divination Ceremony and Dance, Brazil, 1630s", Slavery Images: A Visual Record of the African Slave Trade and Slave Life in the Early African Diaspora. Wagener was a German mercenary for the Dutch West India Company; in 1634, at the age of about 20, he went to northeastern Brazil and stayed there for 7 years. Source: Slaveryimages.org