According to social workers from the São Paulo City Hall who followed the case and spoke with the mayor Estadao Many of these minors, on condition of anonymity, have a permanent home and family members, but “prefer street freedom”. Some could also come from high social-deficit homes or abusive contexts. The situation worsened during the pandemic.

Camping in tents in the open area of ​​Masp and lying on the cardboard-covered floor, they take turns going down Avenida Paulista to demand food, money, and boxes of candy or chocolate to sell. Reports are that some live on the east coast and others come from cities like Franco da Rocha and Praia Grande.

“They say they don’t want to leave because ‘Paulista is paying’ and they won’t go back to the area they came from,” said one child counselor.

for Estadao, one of the minors living there said that his father lived in the east and his mother lived with his grandmother in Minas Gerais. He left the east side each day to sell candy on Avenida Paulista and returned home at night. That’s when he met other kids who were selling candy there and decided not to return home to live in the empty space of Masp. “My mom lives far away and my dad fights me a lot,” she said.

Traders, workers, residents and street vendors in the area said some minors had committed petty thefts and robberies by taking wallets, strings, purses, bags and even bicycles on the street.

They also underlined that not everyone participated in these actions. “You also have to think about the social and human aspects of all this, not just the violations,” says Raphaela Galetti, lawyer, head of the Movpaulista association. This brings together residents, merchants and service providers in the area.

According to São Paulo City Hall data released in January this year, the homeless population in the capital increased by 31% between 2019 and 2021. The municipal government estimates that in total more than 31,800 people live on the streets and viaducts. city.

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Yesterday afternoon, Estadao The tense moments of an adult vs. group were witnessed, as well as a street situation. About ten children and adolescents drove the man away with sticks and stones, amid attacks and threats.

They would also camp in the emptiness of Masp, as they felt safer thanks to the square’s security cameras and the Military Police Station on the other side of the street, according to the group. Even so, they say they are constantly attacked at night and organize themselves to have someone watching the area at all times during the night.

Not all of those present built permanent residences there. Some spend a day or two and then return home. Others have been in this state for over a year.

The Masp administration told the Public Ministry that the group was seen “propagandizing for fights, attacks and intimidation” and using “legal and illegal drugs”. The museum also warns that “the group’s actions are becoming increasingly violent” and that “the lack of group guidance jeopardizes the fundamental rights of its members to safety, dignity, education, family and community life.” Rights”.

DIMENSIONS

In the legal investigation opened by the Capital Child and Youth Prosecutor’s Office, the Deputy touched upon the rights of housing, security, education, health and family, which are guaranteed by the Federal Constitution and the Status of Children and Adolescents (ECA). life. “This is not an isolated issue,” explains Prosecutor Fernanda Riviera Czimmermann.

“Children cannot be trapped in these centres,” says Fernanda.

The São Paulo Public Ministry has given institutions such as the Municipal Relief and Social Development Secretariat, the Bela Vista Guardian Council, the São Paulo State Military Police and the Metropolitan Civil Guard 15 days to report what protection and maintenance measures have been taken. in place. taken with the group. Masal did not comment.

The City Hall reports that the socio-educational consultants of the Special Social Approach Service (Seas) apply daily approaches to children and adolescents in situations of social vulnerability in all parts of the city of São Paulo. In the central region, the environment was carried out in the first quarter of the year, which includes the approaches Bela Vista and Consolação – Avenida Paulista – 491. 61 children and adolescents were referred to social assistance services. The region also has a total of 30 service areas and one unit of Family Acolhedora with a capacity of 30 children and adolescents, and two units of Institutional Housing Service for Children and Adolescents (Saica).

The information is taken from the newspaper. State of Sao Paulo.

Zaporizhzhya, Ukraine, April 2, 2022 (AFP) – Ukraine said on Saturday that Russian troops were “rapidly withdrawing” from the north of the country, while in the south of the country the Red Cross is trying to evacuate civilians from Mariupol. , a city surrounded by Moscow, after the bombing note in various regions.

After five weeks of military action ordered by Vladimir Putin on February 24 that devastated parts of Ukraine, Russia recently announced that it will reduce attacks on Kyiv and the city of Chernihiv (north).

On Saturday, Ukrainian presidential adviser Mikhaylo Podoliak confirmed that a “rapid withdrawal” from Russia was observed in the regions.

“With the rapid withdrawal of the Russians from Kyiv and Chernihiv (…) it is quite clear that Russia has chosen another priority tactic: to retreat east and south, maintain control of the vast occupied territories and conquer a strong foothold. He wrote to Telegram, reiterating his warning about the reorganization of Russian forces.

Viacheslav Chaus, governor of the Chernihiv region, said the town of the same name, which had been devastated by fighting in the past weeks, did not suffer any further attacks in the early hours of Saturday.

“The Russians are withdrawing from the Chernihiv region,” he said.

But the horrors of war do not end in the capital. Ukrainian photographer and documentary filmmaker Maks Levin was found dead near Kyiv after being reported missing for more than two weeks.

“He disappeared in the hostilities zone in the Kyiv region on March 13. On April 1, his body was found near the town of Gouta Mezhyguirska,” said Andrey Yrmak, Secretary of the Presidential Cabinet.

Ukrainian troops were advancing in the southern Kherson region, the only major city Russia had managed to occupy since February 24, as well as regaining control around Kyiv.

“If we want to liberate the east and Kherson and push the Russians as far as possible, we certainly cannot avoid the use of heavy weapons,” said Podoliak.

– Mariupol – The situation is different in the south of the country, on the Sea of ​​\u200b\u200bAzov, in the strategic port of Mariupol, which is surrounded and the humanitarian conditions are disastrous.

Mariupol endured weeks of intense Russian bombardment, which according to local authorities killed at least 5,000 people and the 160,000 remaining in the city suffered from a lack of food, water and electricity.

“We managed to rescue 6,266 people, 3071 of whom were from Mariupol,” President Zelensky said in a video message on Saturday. Said.

Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said on Friday that 42 buses with speakers from Mariupol left Berdiansk, 70 km southeast, and 12 buses left Melitopol with the residents of the city.

Dozens of buses carrying Ukrainians fleeing the devastation in Mariupol arrived in Zaporizhzhia, 200km northwest, on Friday.

Carrying her little daughter in her arms, Olena said, “We cried when we came to this region. We cried when we saw the soldiers at the checkpoint with Ukrainian flags in their arms.”

“My house was destroyed, I saw it in the pictures. Our city no longer exists,” he added.

The International Red Cross announced on Friday it plans to make another effort to evacuate civilians from Mariupol, following a failed attempt “where conditions made progress impossible”, according to the organization.

The UN reported that more than 4.1 million people have fled Ukraine since the Russian invasion.

During his visit to Malta this Saturday, Pope Francis called for “broad and shared responses to the growing immigration emergency”.

“Expanding the immigration emergency – let’s think about refugees from martyred Ukraine – requires broad and concerted responses. Only a few countries can’t afford to take on the whole problem, while others remain indifferent,” the Pope said. The presidential palace in Valletta.

– New American aid – Peace talks between Ukrainian and Russian officials continued via videoconference on Friday, but the Kremlin warned it would affect talks if a Ukrainian helicopter attacked a fuel depot in Belgorod, Russia.

“This cannot be seen as creating favorable conditions for the continuation of negotiations,” said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.

The airstrike hit a fuel tank belonging to the Rosneft energy group, 40 km from the Ukrainian border.

Kyiv refused to take responsibility for the attack. “Sorry, I’m not arguing with any of my orders as commander-in-chief,” said Zelensky, who was interviewed by Fox News about the Russian accusation.

The Ukrainian president reiterated his call for the West to provide more military support to the country.

The Pentagon has announced that it will allocate $300 million in “security aid” to support Ukraine’s defense, in addition to the $1.6 billion Washington has provided since the start of the Russian invasion.

The package includes laser-guided rocket systems, unmanned aerial vehicles, ammunition, night vision devices, tactical communication systems, medical equipment and spare parts.

– Economy – Russia is facing unprecedented Western sanctions that have forced multinational companies to leave the country. US officials said the Russian economy could face a 10% contraction.

China, Russia’s biggest trading ally, denied it was “deliberately” avoiding Western sanctions on Moscow, a day after Beijing received an EU warning that any support of the Kremlin would harm economic relations with Europe.

The Ukrainian economy is also suffering from the devastating effects of the war: GDP fell by 16% in the first quarter compared to the fourth quarter of 2021, according to the estimates of the Ministry of Economy.

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Asked whether one of the journalists on the plane that took him from Rome to Malta had considered the invitation made by the Ukrainian authorities, the Pope replied “yes, on the table”. However, he did not provide further details.

The statement came after Jorge Bergoglio called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to discuss the “difficult humanitarian situation and the blockade of rescue corridors by Russian troops”.

The Argentine has condemned the invasion of Ukraine several times and refused to accept the Russian narrative that it was just a “special operation”, denouncing the “massacre” of the people, as well as always describing the conflict as a “war”. civilian.

Earlier today, before leaving Casa Santa Marta, the Pope met some refugee families from Ukraine, who were welcomed by the Sant’Egidio Community, and the Pope’s alms.

“The group included a 37-year-old mother with two daughters, aged 5 and 7, who came to Italy from Lviv about 20 days ago. The youngest daughter had heart surgery and is under medical supervision in Rome,” I told the Vatican.

Among the refugees are two mothers, a sister-in-law and four young children aged 10 to 17, who live in an apartment offered by an Italian woman.

On the note, a third family arrived who had passed through Poland three days ago: six from Kiev, mom and dad, three children aged 16, 10 and 8, and a grandmother aged 75.

The refugees live in a house offered by an Italian woman to welcome those fleeing the war. (ANSA)

Exactly 40 years ago, the Falklands War broke out between Argentina and the United Kingdom. After 73 days of fighting, Argentina was defeated in an attempt to retake the archipelago that the British had occupied in 1833. Forty years later, the current Argentine government’s alliance with Russian President Vladimir Putin weakens Argentina’s claim. And the Ukrainian community in the country remembers that the descendants of Ukrainians went to fight in the Falklands to defend Argentina.

Exactly 40 years ago, the Falklands War broke out between Argentina and the United Kingdom. After 73 days of fighting, Argentina was defeated in an attempt to retake the archipelago that the British had occupied in 1833. Forty years later, the current Argentine government’s alliance with Russian President Vladimir Putin weakens Argentina’s claim. And the Ukrainian community in the country remembers that the descendants of Ukrainians went to fight in the Falklands to defend Argentina.

Marcio Resende, RFI correspondent in Buenos Aires

Argentina’s failure to vehemently condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for “neutrality” undermines the “territorial integrity” argument, a principle of international law that guides the country’s historic claim to the Falkland Islands 40 years after the war. .Against England.

“The Argentine government has made a serious mistake by not condemning with sufficient force the heavy Russian invasion of Ukraine, in complete violation of the principle of ‘territorial integrity’, which has been the basis of Argentina’s diplomatic campaigns since the 1960s. Argentina considers that the Kingdom of the Kingdom has torn our country apart. Argentine chancellor Jorge Faurie (2017-2019) occupied the land by invading and occupying the islands in 1833, as he told RFI.

At the same time, the Argentine government does not unequivocally condemn the Russian invasion, strengthening the so-called self-determination of the Donestk and Lugansk Russians. This argument that Vladimir Putin used to invade Ukrainian territory is the same argument that Britain used to justify that those who wanted to belong to the UK were the ‘Kelpers’ (now Falklands residents). Archipelago by part of Argentina.

“We object to this British argument, because the Falklands population is not indigenous, but was transplanted by the UK to justify the annexation. Argentina should also have defended Ukraine’s territorial integrity, but the government’s response was unclear and confused for the world,” Faurie criticizes. .

“The Argentine government forgets that by not persistently criticizing Russia it overrules two principles that brutally hinder the claim in the Falklands,” he punishes, and recalls what then-President Cristina Kirchner (2007-2015) did in 2014. He did not condemn Russia’s annexation of Crimea.

The Ukrainian community in Argentina, which has around 500,000 people, equivalent to 1 percent of Argentina’s population, criticizes the so-called “neutrality” of the Argentine government. “Ukrainian society in Argentina takes the so-called Argentine neutrality very badly. As immigrants in this country for 127 years, we hoped that the Argentine State would accompany us in this terrible moment, not least because this community contributed with soldiers going to war. To defend Argentina. outgoing Falkland Islands”, Pedro Lylyk, honorary consul and head of the Central Representation of Ukraine in Argentina, told RFI.

During the Falklands War, 649 Argentine soldiers, 255 British soldiers and three civilians from the islands died.

Deviation in Argentine foreign policy

“The source of the power of the ruling coalition [argentino] Cristina Kirchner is Putin’s staunch ally. Former Argentine Foreign Minister Jorge Faurie said the entire government is acting with the logic of not contradicting Kirchner, who is identified with Putin’s authoritarian system.

Last December, Argentina and Russia deepened the “Integral Strategic Union”, which they reached in April 2015. On February 3, amid tensions between Washington and Moscow, Alberto Fernández visited Putin at the Kremlin, announcing his “decision”. He presented Argentina as “Russia’s gateway to Latin America” ​​to Putin” and to liberate Argentina from such great dependence on the United States.

Former Argentine Vice-Chancellor Andrés Cisneros (1992-1996) “This Argentine government has a bias towards Russia and China for two reasons: one ideologically, the other financially. And this alliance undermines the Falklands’ claim to save history”. .

“On the one hand, the government thinks Russia is communist or anti-Western. ‘Kirchnerism’ is anti-system and looks fondly at despots around the world like Putin and Xi Jinping,” says Cisneros. “On the other hand, this government has left Argentina without international credit. Now it dreams of Russia or China putting money into Argentina as they did in Venezuela,” he says.

Britain’s condemnation benefits Argentina

According to Cisneros, “the Argentine government supports Russia by supporting the right to self-determination of the provinces of Donestk and Lugansk”, but does not go so far as to jeopardize Argentina’s claim because “the United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2065 was ratified in December 1965. determines that the Falklands cause is a colonial situation”.

“It is true that the Argentine government’s position supports self-determination in Ukraine, but the UN has eliminated the main argument of the British by declaring that self-determination does not apply in the Malvinas case,” said the former chancellor.

In addition to the 10 General Assembly resolutions, the 39 UN Special Committee on Decolonization resolutions require the two countries to restart negotiations on the sovereignty of the archipelago.

Another incentive for Argentina to denounce the Russian invasion is the emphasis that the United Kingdom denounced the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which 189 years ago invaded the Falklands and renamed the islands Falklands.

“The Argentine government did not take advantage of the Russian occupation, which was very similar to the British occupation. The British say there was never a British occupation because the Falklands were empty, but that is a lie. They were not empty”, Cisneros says, “that the government did not preserve historical Argentine principles.” “What the government calls ‘impartiality’ is, in fact, a betrayal of what Argentina has always believed most deeply in,” he complained.

sleep claim

Former Vice-Chancellor Andrés Cisneros stated that the thing that hurt Argentina the most was its loss of importance on the world stage and the absence of good allies. “Argentina has lost the world’s respect for arguing, and the world doesn’t care about the Falklands. If the claim on the Falklands were from Brazil, the Falklands would already be Brazil. It is necessary to have GDP, weight and national income. Brazil’s prestige for the world to hear,” he compares. .

“In the 40 years since the Falklands war, Argentina has lost weight in the world context. We cannot be naive. The Falklands will not be saved because we are right, strength and good allies. So the Argentine claim is dormant and I am very afraid it will last forever,” said Cisneros.

Targeting youth with disabilities, Instituto TIM Battery will meet face-to-face today (2) for the first time since the start of the pandemic, a little over two years ago. The band will be led by drummer Mangueirinha, a percussionist known for his work with Naná Vasconcelos and Carlinhos Brown, and drummer of the Cordão do Boitatá block.

The free rehearsal and public rehearsal begins at 11:00 am at Centro da Música Carioca Artur da Távola in Tijuca, north of Rio de Janeiro. The presentations will also feature monitor musicians and interpreters of the Brazilian Sign Language (Libra).

The Instituto TIM Drum was founded in 2010 as part of the TIM Música nas Escolas project to encourage deaf children and adolescents to start with music using percussion instruments from the drums of a samba school.

As of 2013, the group was also open to children and teenagers with or without other disabilities.

Percussion, singing and dance workshops are offered in the project. Students learn the drumstick technique and play interactive games, exploring the basics of attention, concentration, perception and rhythm, timing and pacing.

In addition to the rehearsal this Saturday, two more open rehearsals are scheduled for April 9 and 16. On April 30, the project will be the closing event of the 2021/2022 season. Performances are always at 10 am at Artur da Távola Music Center.

The Instituto TIM Battery project is run by Novo Traço Entretenimento in partnership with the TIM Institute under the State Cultural Promotion Law.

Sylvester Stallone popularized the phrase “it just ends when it’s over” when playing wrestler Rocky Balboa in one of his movies. In the context of a boxer this is, of course, an invitation to flexibility. An incentive for players not to give up early in a fight.

More broadly, however, it is also a call to stinginess and sobriety, whose relevance extends far beyond the boundaries of sport. It applies to different moments of life and certainly to what we are seeing in Ukraine right now.

The volume of topics on the agenda and the urgency of other issues, particularly in Brazil, have caused the media to reduce the emphasis on the conflict in Eastern Europe. At the same time, news comes from time to time pointing to progress in the negotiations between Russia and Ukraine. The combination of these two factors allows the most optimistic observer to conclude that we are very close to the end of this war. Maybe not.

The continual conduct of diplomatic dialogue rounds is not something to be underestimated. Since this is the starting point of all negotiations, it is also important that leaders have statements that point to a more concrete list of demands and concessions. It is also beneficial to harmonize short-term measures such as protecting humanitarian corridors and reducing military attacks in certain cities.

But that’s little for what this conflict entails. There is crossover information that cannot be ignored and a watchful eye is required.

While there are promises of military withdrawal in the capital Kiev, there are also accusations that this will be nothing more than a strategic restructuring to increase offensive capacity later on. This is what US and UK intelligence points to. This is what NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said a few days ago: “Russian forces are not withdrawing, they are regrouping in Ukraine.” So here appears the beginning of a new phase of the conflict.

It is also noteworthy that the volume of mutual accusations continues to be enormous. We continue to attempt all kinds of accusations on both sides. In the past week alone, the debates have covered topics such as attacks on facilities deemed sensitive, attempts to foment polarization, accusations of using mercenaries, complaints about blockades to save civilians, reports of rape by the incumbent military, mass attacks. bombs, use of land and sea mines, and alleged illegal deportations. We’ve also seen leadership changes in the security sector across countries, including layoffs and relocations of senior officials. Here, however, it is clear that uncertainty and insecurity continue.

Finally, it is important to keep in mind that opinion polls conducted in Russia show that the majority of that country’s population supports the Putin government and its role in the conflict. At the same time, in Ukraine, President Zelensky says that any agreement with Russia will necessarily go through public consultation. Here, finally, internal forces are a timing which negates the agility of any negotiated exit.

In terms of compromise, we know that the power that defines success or failure is the capacity of interlocutors to move away from their position to focus on their own interests. Experts like William Ury, Roger Fisher, and Bruce Patton of the Harvard negotiation program say that the more someone clings to their positions and shields them from attack, the more determined they are.

In such cases, actors often start dialogue in extreme positions and stick to them stubbornly, which undermines any possibility of understanding. Diplomatic exit, therefore, becomes a contest of wills. Worse still is when one side faces the intransigence of the negotiation, bowing to the other’s stern desires and putting aside their own worries. The result, in this case, is usually anger and resentment.

Negotiations between Russia and Ukraine have advanced significantly on the issue in dispute. Today, a little over a month after the initial attack, we have clear definitions of interests, points of resistance and possible alternatives. We’ve talked about these before, including here.

Despite this, we still have problems when it comes to the trust dilemma. In order to build diplomatic outlets in international politics, the parties must trust each other and work hard to establish and maintain this trust. This process involves believing the other person’s needs are legitimate and honoring signed agreements.

Even if a ceasefire is declared at any moment and the world rejoices at the so-called “end of war,” I will remain skeptical and stick to Rocky’s wisdom that “it only ends when it’s over”. Until then, unfortunately, there is no objective indication that would allow us to conclude that all is well in Eastern Europe.

“It was nice to be alone. It was a new environment and the idea of ​​meeting people terrified me. It was comfortable to isolate myself in silence and without social contact,” actress and educator Fabrícia Eliane wrote in her eponymous text set. atypical mini-memories. The works reflect what it was like to live 37 years without knowing that he had a mild autistic disorder. The diagnosis was made a little over two years ago as she sought treatment for her son’s difficulties.

On World Autism Awareness Day (2), celebrated today, the educator reveals that she has always noticed some oddities in Arthur, who was 9 years old at the time of diagnosis. However, it was her problems keeping up with the pace of school that prompted the family to seek more consistent support to deal with these barriers. “He grew up and had difficulties with reading and writing in school. It was very difficult to do the tasks,” he says.

Long before that, she had noticed that the boy was not coping well with certain everyday situations. Ever since she was a baby, I noticed she had a lack of attention, probably because it was difficult to breastfeed, there was any outside noise, and she was very distracted,” she recalls.

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The identification of the disorder came as a shock to Fabrícia. “How do I not notice, as a super attentive mom, an educator?” he asked himself. “After going through this period of self-blame, I started working on understanding how I could contribute better,” she says. The deepening of the research led the educator to perceive many of the hallmarks of autism within himself.

Adults in their 25s or 30s who are on the mild autism spectrum today are not diagnosed as children, according to Erasmo Barbante Casella, a childhood and adolescence neurologist at Albert Einstein Hospital. “During this period, doctors were not trained in university, in residency, in what autism is. There was difficulty in detecting milder cases,” he emphasizes. According to him, information on the subject has become much more common in the last 10 years.

Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder that can cause difficulties in verbal and nonverbal communication and affect sociality.

Even today, diagnosis isn’t always easy, and some families sometimes resist admitting to the condition, according to Casella. “We as fathers are sometimes in denial, afraid to listen. You start to get suspicious, people have fingers full to talk about,” he says. He says it’s common for the family to report suspicion at the end of a consultation that is motivated by other reasons “when everyone else is already on their feet”.

conflicts

Fabrícia believes that, in addition to the lack of knowledge from doctors when she was younger, more introverted behaviors due to autism meet some social expectations. “When you’re a woman, being more reserved, more shy are considered qualities. That’s why it’s often overlooked, you try to mask everything you attract, everything you feel,” she thinks.

She also encounters conflicts herself, Fabrícia says, as she is not understood as a more complex situation beyond personality trait. It was difficult to make friends in school and college, and there were differences even in the relationship with the partner she. “She wanted to go to bars, go out at night. I felt very uncomfortable. I had a lot of fights over this problem,” she says.

He explains that noise and social interaction cause anxiety and a deep emptiness. “When I spend a lot of time with other people, when I have to socialize, it gets very tiring. If you stay too long, it’s like you’ve unplugged. Sometimes you get a headache, you get sick”, that’s the details.

Fabrícia believes that if she had known about her condition earlier, she could have made better decisions about how to pursue her personal and professional life. “If I had had this early diagnosis, maybe I could have targeted these choices more towards my potential,” she says.

For example, it reflects the teaching profession. “While there are a few things I love about working with children, there are other things that attack me and prevent me from working. It’s frustrating,” she says.

early diagnosis

Erasmo Casella explains that once the disorder is detected in childhood, it is possible to work with different forms of stimuli to overcome the challenges children face. “Some are thriving and very functional. The quality of life of children who are properly treated is completely different,” he says.

Diagnosis of autism can be made by professionals such as child neurologists, child psychiatrists, and developmental pediatricians, according to the doctor. Multidisciplinary follow-up may include motivational therapy and speech therapy.

The complexity of autism makes the disorder difficult to diagnose and treat, according to Casella. “It’s not easy, because everything is so expensive. A professional can handle a few cases. Care services for children with autism need to be set up with a multidisciplinary team,” she says.

Knowing his own situation prompted Fabrícia to work on this issue in different ways. “Being on stage is when I feel like I can be myself. There’s a mask that protects me, but it reveals a lot,” she says.

On stage, traits emerge that have marked his life and his relationship with other people. One of them is that he has difficulty in understanding the jokes he shares with his son. There, left and right, there are still minor confusions and other details that are often not noticed by those who live with it. “I’ve had years of training in clowning. In clowning, without forcing others to laugh, you finally reveal what you are,” he says.

While Fabrícia deals with her own problems, she also helps Arthur, now 12, with his pre-adolescent autism challenges. “She always asks me what to do—’I wash my hair today or I don’t,'” she exemplifies. Slowly, she tries to guide him to find the answer himself. “Did you wash yesterday? How is the weather today, is it humid?” he says, trying to get the boy to think. “I’m trying as much as I can so that he has autonomy”.

Globo’s decision to remake “Pantanal”, which was a huge hit on TV Manchete in 1990, is imbued with meaning and symbolism. Most obvious, and somewhat hilarious, is the publisher’s opportunity to put an end to a 32-year-long mockery for Boni’s mistake in rejecting Benedito Ruy Barbosa’s project.
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Globo’s remake of “Pantanal” also points to his desire to bring telenovels back to their lost relevance and audience in recent years. This is the first big bet that entertainment director Ricardo Waddington and two veteran professionals, teledramaturgy director José Luiz Villamarim, were promoted to these roles on the station in November 2020.
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This return of “Pantanal” is also a great homage to Benedito. The respect it deserves begins with screenwriter Bruno Luperi, the author’s grandson, taking on the role of adapting and updating the telenovela text. Benedito is one of those responsible for the “golden age” of Brazilian telenovelas in the 1980s and 1990s. In addition to the plot shown by Manchete, he wrote “Os Imigrantes” performed in the Band during this period, “Renascer”, “O Rei do Gado” and “Terra Nostra” produced by Globo, among others.