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...folk manner. Mittarakis, the daughter of Greek immigrants, lost both her parents by the time she was 10 years old. She took up painting during her teenage years while living in an orphanage. For years the artist supported herself and two daughters by selling tropical , scenes at Rio street fairs. Her vibrant works -- which have been called "painted poetry" -- eventually attracted the attention of European critics...
Although a detached retina has robbed Mittarakis of sight in her right eye and she has lost 60% of the vision in her left eye, she continues to produce canvases at home on Paqueta Island off the coast of Rio. The work reproduced on this week's cover is an acrylic portrayal of the Tijuca forest overlooking Rio...
...GLOBAL FORUM, Flamengo Park and other city sites, Rio, June 1-14 The largest sideshow will be an ecological Woodstock for an estimated 12,000 people from "nongovernmental organizations," including environmental groups, human-rights movements, religious communities, women's caucuses, youth associations, trade unions and alliances of indigenous peoples...
...TRANSFORMING AND RE-CREATING RESIDUES: GARBAGE MADE CLEAN," Paco Imperial, Rio, May 7 to July 5 Fifteen Brazilian photographers display their views of garbage: what it is, how it has evolved, how it is disposed of, how it can be recycled. The show also features "waste decorations" by artist Antonio Manuel...
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' CONFERENCE ON TERRITORY, ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT, Kari-Oca Indian Village, Rio, May 25-30 Some 400 Indian leaders from Brazil's 180 indigenous nations, as well as 200 representatives from the U.S., Canada, Australia, Latin America, Scandinavia, Asia and Russia, are gathering at a specially constructed village near the Pedra Branca Forest. Besides environmental issues, the agenda includes such topics as land rights and self- government. On May 30 the tribal leaders will celebrate the "Day of the White Man" with dance and rituals...