Newsletter Vol. 10 No.

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GENERATING RESOURCES FOR PROGRAMS THAT TRANSFORM THE SOCIAL REALITY OF BRAZIL

Dear Friends, In this edition, we are pleased to present the BrazilFoundation IX Annual Gala honorees. You will learn more about the work done by Bernardo Paz, Founder of Inhotim Institute, Luciano Huck, President-Director of the Criar Institute, Renata de Camargo Nascimento, President of the Board of Comunitas. Carlos Saldanha, and Russian model Natalia Vodianova, who will receive special awards during the event. The Gala will also feature an auction with art works, jewelry and unique experiences. The art auction, which is organized by renowned art curator Nessia Pope, includes works by Brazilian and international artists, such as Beatriz Milhazes, Adriana Varejo, Ernesto Neto, Janaina Tschpe, Neville D'Almeida and Helio Oiticica. The auction began online through www.charitybuzz.com and bids can be made online until September 27th. A total of eight art works will be auctioned during the Gala. Please visit the Website! In this edition we also have the pleasure of sharing news about the Donor Advised Program. More than $1 million has been invested in non-profit organizations since the beginning of the year. Check out the interview with Luiz Ribeiro and his amazing pictures taken in June while visiting some of the organizations supported by BrazilFoundation. Luiz is Photo Editor for the New York Post and is a BrazilFoundation friend and supporter. He traveled to five Brazilian states and had the opportunity to capture wonderful pictures and amazing stories. You will also read about CEPFS, the first grantee to be highlighted on the Foundation's website homepage. Don't miss the article from our first Guest Blogger Sandro Coneglian entitled "Good and new conservancy Practices of the Brazilian Forest," as the Gala celebrates the International Year of Forests. Finally, I would like to invite you to join us at the After Party, which will follow the Gala at Hotel Americano. Details on the event are below. Enjoy! Patricia Lobaccaro President and CEO

Meet the BrazilFoundation IX Annual Gala honorees

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Auction

The auction, organized by art curator Nessia Pope, features works by Brazilian and International artists such as Beatriz Milhazes, Janaina Tschpe, Neville D'Almeida and Helio Oiticica. Unique experiences and jewelry will also be auctioned. Read More

After Party September 19th, 2011 I After 11PM Htel Americano - 518 West 27th Street New York I NY Read More

PROJECT BRAZILFOUNDATION 10 YEARS

Stories from grantees registered in interviews One hundred interviews were conducted as the first part of the Project BrazilFoundation 10 Years, which we call Memories. Each of the 20 participating organizations selected five key people, who they interviewed. The purpose of these interviews is to record each organizations trajectory. Read more

Meet the BrazilFoundation Grantee project managers Follow the interviews with managers of the 2011 grantee organizations, who are participating in the Project BrazilFoundation 10 Years. The interviews portray everyday life in Brazilian communities, the adversities they face, and their solution they develop to overcome their challenges. Read more

MEET OUR GRANTEES

Project Spotlight BrazilFoundation will be highlighting its grantees on the BrazilFoundations website in order to promote their work and to attract direct support from donors. A BrazilFoundation grantee in 2006, 2008, and 2011, CEPFS is responsible for innovative technologies to capture, manage and treat water for rural communities who suffer from drought in Brazils semiarid region, among other essential projects in the region. More than 5,700 people have benefited from the programs offered by CEPFS. Read More

The photographer Luiz Ribeiro visits 9 organizations supported by BrazilFoundation

Luiz Ribeiro is photographer and photo editor at the New York Post. He was born in Diamantina, Minas Gerais, and arrived in New York 25 years ago. He has supported BrazilFoundation since 2002, photographing the Annual Gala and other events sponsored by the Foundation in New York. Read more

GUEST BLOGGER | Sandro Coneglian

Good and New Practices for Forest Preservation in Brazil

When John Muir visited the South of Brazil in the early twentieth century, he considered the Araucaria Forest the most interesting one he had ever seen in his life. The American naturalist, who years earlier had convinced the U.S. Congress to create the Yosemite National Park, regretted that Brazil didnt have a protection program for this forest, like the one created to protect the ancient giant sequoias and biological diversity found in California. Read more

DONOR ADVISED GRANTS PROGRAM

Donor Advised Grants increased in 2011 The BrazilFoundation Donor Advised Program has been growing and gaining the trust of more people and businesses interested in supporting social organizations of their choice in Brazil. The total grants raised during the first semester of 2011 have already surpassed the total grants raised last year. As a result, 21 organizations benefited from donations made this year. Read more

IN FOCUS
BrazilFoundation grantees ADEL and Barraca da Amizade awarded by the UNHABITAT's Urban Youth Fund The Urban Youth Fund established by UN-HABITAT has supported several thousand young people across the world to improve their lives and their urban communities. In 2011, in the third edition, 59 organizations were selected in 43 different countries, after a record number of applications. Read more

The Carioca Fund held a reception in Rio de Janeiro in honor of the organizations selected by the First Call for Project Proposals. These civil society organizations (CSOs) train youth between the ages of 14-24 in technical and vocational programs so they can be competitive in Rio de Janeiros expanding job market. On this occasion the talent of
young people who participated in the contest "My Photographed Rio was also celebrated.

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Special Offers from the BrazilFoundation IX Annual Gala Sponsors

Htel Americano The Htel Americano, the official BrazilFoundation IX Annual Gala hotel sponsor, located in Chelsea, is offering special rates for Gala and After Party out-of-town guests. Read more

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Editorial Lvia Duarte, Mariana Castro e Cristina Santiago | Translation Mariana Castro, Cristina Santiago e Francesca Filippelli

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