May 8, 2013 · 1:54 pm

Pernambuco’s literary culture is strong

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The Department of Culture of Pernambuco, Fundarpe and the Publishing house CEPE announced the results of the 1st Pernambuco Prize for Literature. Registration in 36 cities in Pernambuco, spread across the four geographical regions of the State, totaled 192 entries. According to the assessment of the Coordinator of Literature of SECULT-PE, Wellington de Melo, the numbers demonstrate the importance of the award.

The big winner is from the Sertão: Bruno Guimarães Liberal, with the storybook “Olho Morto Amarelo”, receiving the R$ 20,000 prize. Other winners were Delmo Montenegro, with the book of poems “Recife, no hay”; Fenando Monteiro, with the novel “O Livro de Corintha”; Joseph Walter Moreira dos Santos, with the storybook “O metal de que somos feitos” and Jeilson José Ferreira da Silva, with the book of poems “Discursos e Anatomias”, receiving R$ 5,000 each. Everyone will receive a first edition made by CEPE.

There were two judging committees composed of writers, scholars and literary critics.

Winners – The results of the award reveal the diversity of literary production in the state. Among the winners are all genres – short stories, novels and poetry – and the works are from the four geographical regions, from cities like Petrolina, Recife, Passira and Vitoria de Santo Antao. “We were very pleased with the results, which show the high level of literary production in the state in all its regions,” said Ricardo Melo, Director of Production and Editing for CEPE.

The winners will have their books published this year by CEPE and participate, in return for the award, in activities within the Literature Secult-PE/Fundarpe schedule of events. Besides the five winners, fifteen other works received honorable mention and their authors will also be invited to perform activities within the Pernambuco Nação Cultural Festival. Check out the full list of winners.

Winners

Grand Prize (R$20,000)

“Olho morto amarelo”, Bruno Guimarães Liberal (Petrolina)

Prizes (R$5 mil)

“O livro de Corintha”, Fernando Antônio de Barros Monteiro (Recife)
“Recife, no hay”, Delmo Montenegro da Silva Júnior (Recife)
“O metal de que somos feitos”, José Walter Moreira dos Santos (Vitória de Santo Antão)
“Discursos e Anatomias”, Jeilson José Ferreira da Silva (Passira)

The Honorable Mentions came mostly from Recife, but also from Capoeiras, Paulista, Olinda, Serra Talhada and Surubim. - Source (PT)

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May 3, 2013 · 1:11 pm

4G Internet tested in Recife

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G1 Pernambuco tested 4G internet in Recife, via chips provided by Claro. The results were satisfactory and the tests were run in 3 touristic locations, including Avenida Boa Viagem (in the neighborhood of the same name), at Marco Zero (in Recife Antigo) and at the Gilberto Freyre International Airport (in Imbiribeira, not far from Boa Viagem). At the same locations, 3G internet was also tested for comparison, though unfortunately it mostly failed or took too long, overall.

The tests included posting images to Facebook, loading a one-minute video to Youtube, downloading a 164 mb game from Google Play and sending an email with a photo attached. The game and the video were the weak points for 3G and the video upload was a weak point for the 4G connection.

The Arena Pernambuco, which will host the Confederations Cup 2013 in the coming months and the World Cup next year, was tested as well, but was found to have no 4G connection.

For more details, go here (PT)

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The Jornal de Commercio did their own 4G tests, using some of the locations G1 used but also testing others.

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May 2, 2013 · 10:11 am

The Electric Buses of Recife

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The electric buses of Recife started to circulate in June of 1960, with a fleet of 65 buses imported from the US. The trolleybuses (“trólebus”), as they were known, served 13 neighborhoods (map), such as Beberibe, Engenho do Mato, San Martin and Tejipió. By 1963, more than 130 trolleybuses crisscrossed the city.

Starting in the 80s, the electric buses began breaking down. There were maintenance problems, a lack of sufficient electric energy and the service just became completely deteriorated, giving way to diesel-run buses. The entire system was actually closed for a brief time, until another company gave it another chance.

For many that regularly took the trolleybuses, though, it was a pleasure to ride, it was safe and even a bit romantic at night, but with the passing of time they began to fall apart. The “banana” (the rod that connected the bus to the electric network) would fall and the driver would have to stop the bus to put it back in its place.

Despite the problems and the dwindling fleet over the years, around 30 trolleybuses were kept running until 2001, when the electric bus system was terminated. The main issue over the years was that, coming from abroad, the trolleybuses were hard to fix and when they’d break down while in service, it’d create traffic jams.

Regardless, foreign studies currently show that electric buses are best suited for big cities. They’re lighter than the metro and don’t pollute the air. Many other countries maintain this type of transportation and even more are testing out new ways of utilizing it. – Source (PT)

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You can read more here in English.

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May 1, 2013 · 9:06 am

Less visual pollution starting June 1st

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“The owners of venues and those that produce festivals who use the fixed posters on walls known as “lambe-lambes”, to publicize their events, will be fined R$5,400 starting from the 1st of June. The fine will be applied individually to each poster found. Those who renege would have their shows prohibited by the city. The Department of Urban Mobility and Control of Recife met yesterday afternoon with 29 entrepreneurs from city events to discuss the matter.

At the meeting, which took place in Recife City Hall, the Municipal Law 17.521/08 was presented, which prohibits the installation of ads on roads, parks, plazas, public parks, streetlights, bridges, walkways, bridges, tunnels, trees, buildings and public sidewalks. The city made ​​a study which found that about 50 venues and producers use advertising to promote their events. All were invited to the meeting and will receive a document from the city informing them of their decisions.

“The lambe-lambes will be extinct in Recife. The law already exists, we are just applying it, “said Secretary of Urban Mobility and Control, João Braga. The way the inspection will be done is still being discussed. “We had meetings with the Departments of Finance and Legal Affairs to figure out enforcement,” he added.” – Source (PT)

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April 30, 2013 · 10:13 am

Recife Antigo de Coração, a success

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In late March, the one-Sunday per month pilot program for “Recife Antigo de Coração” was launched to great success. After biking on the ciclofaixa, the Recife residents went to the downtown area to check out the festivities. The mayor’s office transformed the beloved neighborhood of Recife Antigo into a large urban park, with cultural and sportive presentations, etc. The closing of the neighborhood to cars was approved by its residents. The mayor Gerald Julio and the governor Eduardo Campos rode 13 km by bike in the morning and returned to Marco Zero with their families in the afternoon to watch the presentation of the Meninos do Monte do Bom Jesus Orquestra, hailing from Caruaru.

This past April 28th was the second edition of the new monthly event.

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· 9:49 am

Five places you should know

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“The economic growth of Pernambuco can be seen in the cultural life of Recife. Each month, there are new bars and restaurants inaugurated, more open-air events, a diverse list of shows and interesting commercial attractions. Pernambuco.com elected five places (PT) that are making themselves known in this new Recife: a nighttime venue, a soccer stadium, a gastronomic pole, a Capibaribe beach and even the good ol’ Marco Zero. Discover why they were chosen…”

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· 9:38 am

Braving the sidewalks of Recife

20130426154943947844o”From Japan to Recife” is Cristiane Silva’s conclusion. There must be a hole in the sidewalk so deep that this morning a illustrous visitor arrived in our city.”

Photography students from Unicap found creative ways to bring attention to a longstanding concern: Recife’s unruly sidewalks. Check out around 20 images they’ve creatively photoshopped.

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