On October 30th, 2007, the Venezuelan Embassy together with Ayacucho Library and the cultural support of the Odebrecht company launched, in the Portuguese version, the book Simón Bolivar, o Libertador (Simón Bolivar, The Liberator). The ceremony occurred at auditorium one of the Museu Nacional (National Museum), located at Conjunto Cultural da República, Esplanada dos Ministérios. |
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| The Ambassador of Venezuela, Mr. Julio Garcia Montoya, and his wife, Mrs. Ana Josefina Cumare de Garcia. |
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The Venezuelan Ambassador, Mr. Julio Garcia Montoya, counted on the presence of ambassadors of many countries, diplomats, members of the Brazilian society and several intellectuals. |
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| From left: Mr. Adriano Jordão, pianist and Cultural Counselor of Portuguese Embassy, ambassadress of Venezuela, Mrs. Ana Josefina Cumare de Garcia and Mr. Guillermo Devoto, Counselor of the Argentina’s Embassy. |
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| Mr. Julio Garcia Montoya and Mrs. Janaina Pena, Head of the International Relations Office of Distrito Federal’s Government. |
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| From left: Ambassador of The Dominican Republic, Mr. Manuel Morales Lama, and ambassador of Panama, Mr. Juan Bosco Bernal. |
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| Venezuelan Militaries Attachés. |
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| Mr. Hernan Yanez and Mrs. Dulce Parra. |
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The ceremony started with a welcome speech made by Mr. Afonso Magalhães, president of the Museu Nacional, followed up by the exhibition of a documentary about Simón Bolivar, produced by the Venezuelan Ministry of Culture and Sports. After the movie exhibition, the Ambassador of Venezuela, Mr. Julio Garcia Montoya and ambassador of Panama, Mr. Juan Bosco Bernal gave speeches about the importance of Bolivar to the Latin America on his time and nowadays. That’s why both ambassadors emphasized how the book, and its version in Portuguese, is essential for people’s cultural enrichment, especially for Brazilians. |
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| President of the Museu Nacional, Mr. Afonso Magalhães giving a welcome speech to the guests. |
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| Ambassador of Venezuela, Mr. Julio Garcia Montoya, and ambassador of Panama, Mr. Juan Bosco Bernal, giving their speeches. |
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| The exhibition of the Bolivar Documentary. |
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The book gathers the hundred most important documents of Simón Bolivar, the man who, among other fights and conquers, was responsible for the freedom of Venezuelan, Colombian, Bolivian and The Panama Republics. After the exhibition of the documentary, the guests were invited to a cocktail celebrating the book launch. |
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| The guests enjoying the cocktail. |
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| Statue of Simóm Bolivar. |
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THE GUIDE congratulates the Venezuelan Embassy
for its initiative! |
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