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HEART OF BRAZIL
Orlando Azevvedo does photographic expeditions like
the HEART OF BRAZIL EXPEDITION, momumental project which
has as resutls exhibitions, lectures, publication of
a three volumes book and creation of two websites about
the project.
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 EXHIBITION AND LECTURES |
Itinerary photographic exhibition
that traveled 12 brazilian capitals and XX abroad (Portugal,France, USA and Mercosul’s countries). |
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Lectures
with multivision to factories and educational establishments. |
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and know how to carry to
your city the lectures and exhibitions of te Heart of Brazil Expedition.
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 PUBLICATION |
Publication of a book in three volumes Heart of Brazil, subdvidido
in the subjects MAN (races, faith, folklore, religion)
LAND (landscapes, fauna and flora) and MYTH.
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 WEBSITE |
Creation of two websites
contaninig all the information about the project. Images,
distance travaled, articles, depositions, equipments,
vehicle and many more.
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The photographer and trustee Orlando Azevedo, after the
realization of the monumental project Heart of Brazil,
which resulted in a exhibition with 530 images (in permanent
route of presentations and the publication of the collection
with three titles - MAN, LAND and MYTH - prepares one
more time all the planning to start in 2004 his new challenge:
the photographic project PARANÁ EXPEDITION.
PARANÁ EXPEDITION revive na old Orlando Azevedo’s
dream, of complementing his large material about the State
where he lives since 1963, in a releitura and review of
the landscaps and the Parana’s man.
Orlando Azevedo seeks for partnerships that could strengthen
his new entrerprise expanding to new horizons of realizations
and revealing the truly spirit of the state - Paraná. |
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The Heart of Brazil Expedition,cultural project that travaled
all over the brazilian regions to do a large photographic
and jounalistic documentation, inside the new travelers
conception, completed its inital cycle with a result that
adds a rich, wide and bruising portrait of the cultural
and human heritage of the country. In january of 2002,
he retakes the roads and highways of Brazil trying to
find and disclose the multiplicity and the richness of
the country.
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The
expedition formed by the photographer Orlando Azevedo
(conceived and coordinated of the project) and by the
journalist Fabiano Camargo, has reached the top of the
Neblina’s Peak, higher place of the country 3.014
meters, at April, 26, 2000, three weeks after conquered
the Roraima Mount, sealing this way the first step of
this project. In this travel started on April, 21, 1999
the project reached the mark of 35 thousand kilometers.
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Aproacching the subjects: THE MAN, THE LAND and THE
MYTH the expedition traveled in the first cycle, the
States of Paraná, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande
do Sul, Mato Grosso do Sul, Rondônia, Acre, Amazonas
and Pará. Always searching for alternatives ways
and localities out of the big urban centers routines,
in a 4X4 jeep prepared and adapted to face the most
difficult soils and offroad routes. Beyond the Neblina’s
Peak (Amazonas), th Heart of Brazil Expedition has passed
by the Mount Roraima (Roraima), Tranpantaneira Road
(Mato Grosso) and the Park’s Road (Mato Grosso
do Sul), both crossing the interior of the Pantanal
mato-grossense; treads through rubber trees’ florests
in Acre (Xapuri region); Guaporé Valley (Rondônia);
Vila Bela da Santíssima Trindade (Mato Grosso);
Madeira River (Rondônia/Amazonas), Amazonas River,
Marajó (Pará). Other localities that composes
a rich natural and cultural heritageof the country and
were visited are Bonito (MS), Chapada dos Guimarães
(MT), Chapada dos Parecis (MT), Parintins (AM), Guartela’s
Canyon (PR), Prudentópolis (PR), Pampas region
(RS), Fortaleza and Itambezinho Canyons (RS), Estrada
do Inferno (RS), Mata (RS), Urubici (SC).
In every places where the expedition passed, leaved the
mark of its flag as a referency of respect to the cidadania
and the integrity of the brazilian people.
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NUMBERS
that shows the project importance:
In the first stage (from April 1999 to May 2000), the
balance was:
• Total of 35 thousand kilometers traveled, including
2.300 km by river and 7.000 by aeroplane.
• 5.333 litres of diesel were consumed.
• More than 300 cities and localities were visited.
• The official site has 700 digital images 50 articles,
225 relatos, result of more than 250 interviews
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A receptividade por parte da imprensa ao projeto tem
sido excelente em todo o país pelos estados onde
passou . A expedição foi assunto para:>
30 interviews to newspapers
15 interviews to TV newspapers
15 interviews to radios besides mentions on the national
press
Were
done more than 30.000 images in color (35mm and 6X6)
and 10.000 in black & white by the photographer Orlando Azevedo.
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