POSITIVE BALANCE – The Brazilian Economy of Years 90

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Knows also these parties:
Island of Cotijuba: Party of the Duck
Island of the Mosqueiro: Festival of the Cupuaçu and candies of fruits
Island of the Marajó: Festival of Typical Dances
Salinópolis: Party of the Shrimp
 

Main parties of Belém:
- Carnival
- Pará Folia
- Juninas Parties
- Procession of Nazaré
- Fest Rock Pará
- Fest Forró Pará

  COEXISTING WITH THE DANGER

Fernando Leal Franco
 

OBS: The writing above was made in 11/09/2001, day of the terrorist attacks to the United States.
 

  THE GREAT DINNER
Author: Fernando Leal Franco

Breno and Lino bought a Truck-trailer to carry shrimp. They caught the shrimp in the producing areas and they sold it in the great cities.
It was a business that, if did not give to gain millions, gave to gain the sufficient to face the life with optimism.
One day, they returned from the interior in direction to the great city. The truck was full of boxes with Shrimp and ice and the trip was going normally.
Suddenly, appeared an car in high speed. Lino, the conductor of the truck, maneuvered the direction, brusquely, trying to keep from hitting the speeding car but he lost the control of the truck that skidded in the curve, gave a yaw for the left and was to stop about 50 meters out of the road.
The accident, though has not been serious, brought problems for Breno and Lino: the axle of a front wheel had broken and the truck could not more follow trip.
Breno and Lino needed to act fast because the ice of the shrimp started to melt and the shrimp could become spoiled itself.
They talked in that end of world, on what to make. Then, they decided to give all the shrimp for a restaurant of a small town next from there, with a condition: the restaurant would have to prepare a great dinner for the inhabitants of the place.
The owner of the restaurant accepted the proposal of Breno and Lino, friendly. After that, provided transport to bring the shrimp that was in the truck of Breno and Lino for the restaurant. Soon, the notice arrived at the knowledge of the inhabitants of the town.
In that night, much people came for the restaurant to the great dinner.  Everybody ate shrimp until if being satiated and without nothing to pay. The food was gratis.
Happy for having participated of the dinner the people were thankful for Breno and Lino for that moment. Lino said that the people had before to thank the God for him and his friend to have left livings of the accident with the truck. There, he raised the hands for the sky covered with star and said: “My thanks God, for our lives, for this happy night.”
 

  THE ADVENTURES OF HERCULES

Hercules was, probably, the only survivor of the wreck of the ship in which he travelled. Loaded for the wind and the sea he was to stop in an island in which lived small people of only 15 centimeters of height.
Of beginning, he was attacked with arrows of the size of a needle. At the few he obtained to show that he was friend and, in this manner, conquered the confidence of those small creatures.
When he learned to communicate with that people he was informed of that the population of that island was in war with the inhabitants of a neighboring island. The enemies also had only 15 centimeters of height.
The reason of the war was “a very solemn subject”, as said his small friends. It was on “the way by which an egg had to be opened to be eaten”. The enemies defended the idea of that the egg had to be cut and his small friends defended the opinion of that who had to be cut was not the egg, but the hatred of theirs enemies.
Hercules decided to help his small friends. He was at foot until the neighboring island, whose sea had less than 2 meters of depth, and took 40 ships - miniatures - of the enemies, bringing them pulled by a rope.
Weakened with the loss of theirs ships, the enemies decided to make a peace accord. Hercules asked at the winning king of the war to take only the ships and some things of the loosers of manner that they lost less of what they would have to lose for the winners.
In this manner, the peace accord was celebrated and Hercules obtained to become friend of the two countries and the king of the loosers, one small man known as Dwarfed King, asked of Hercules to visit his country.


 

THE PUPIL OF THE MASTER

In a good anecdote has two possibilities: or it is true or it is well invented. Frequently, this is not distinguished and this also is not so important. The truth, to the times, is pretty and the fancy, to the times, also is pretty.
Now, if a history is not invented, but true, then this adds more two - or three or four - possibilities.
Perhaps, the history is true but the name of the person told not. It has anecdote that counts something of Mozart, one another of Beethoven, one third of Verdi. And has anecdote that recounts something of Frederico, the Great , as well as of Churchill or Kennedy. For this type of anecdote, that always is recounted with new name, the following history is counted. And if it are not true, then it is well invented, of course.
A pianist - let us say that he was Arthur Rubinstein - came to a small american city. In the afternoon of his concert he was to take a walk. There, he heard somebody to touch Chopin. He was in direction to the house of where came the music and he read in the door a inscription:
Jane Smith
Teaching of piano
Lesson 2 dollars
The lady teacher did not touch badly, but also she did not touch well. Rubinstein looked at for his clock. He still had time. Resolute, he touched the bell and waited there. Mrs. Smith revealed very glad with the famous visitor.
Rubinstein talked with she on music, particularly, on Chopin. And already sat down at the piano and showed as she had touched wrong and as she could touch better.
One year later Rubinstein came back the same city. In the afternoon of his concert he was to take a walk. There, he heard somebody to touch Chopin. Not badly, but also, not well. And in the door of the house remained:
Jane Smith
Pupil of Arthur Rubinstein
Lesson of piano 3 dollars

Bibliography:
True and invented stories
The pupil of the master
Wolfgang Halm
Max Hueber publishing house
1969 Munich
 

BELÉM IS A PARTY
Author: Fernando Leal Franco

PARTS OF THE BOOK

" I observed the scenery of the parade of the samba schools when, suddenly, the speakers announced the name of the next samba school: School of Samba United of Pará. As soon as the name of the school was announced, hundreds of fireworks arose to the sky and exploded in the air. I saw a beautiful espectacle: thousands of scintillant drops fall of the sky. It seemed a rain of stars falling in Belém. With the dazzled eyes the crowd saw to those lights for some instants. When the fires stopped of burn, the crowd exploded in applauses".

" The standard-bearer, with a long white skirt laced that touched in the ground, danced in circles and, at the same time, showed the flag of the school for the crowd. The master of ceremonies, dressed with white clothes and with top-hat, accompanied her steps and, once in a while, he greeted the crowd with the top-hat. The crowd exploded in applauses".

During the parade, suddenly, a young asks me:
" Uncle, why doesn't the public stop applauding"?
I answered:
" The public doesn't stop applauding because this is a rare moment. The Carnival is the only party that gathers all the people without preconceptions of origin, race, color, sex or social condition. Look the concord, the happiness and the sense of authentic fraternity that involves the people. This is the most significant beauty of the Carnival".

Comment about the parade of my school

My school brought for the Avenue interesting allegorical cars. The idea of showing the potentialities of Pará, through the Carnival, was very applauded by the public. I think that the State of Pará, with your great potential of wealth, should not fear the future the Pará owes yes to receive the future with happiness ".

BELÉM IS A PARTY is a tale of Carnival.

POETRIES AND SONGS – HAPPY DAY

The compositions of this book are part of the history of many and, certainly, they will touch your heart.

A WOMAN CALLS DR.WALKER
Author: Fernando Leal Franco
 

A night, soon after the dusk, the Dr.Walker answered his telephone. “I need to speak with the Dr.Walker”, said the voice of a woman in the telephone. “Here is the Dr.Walker speaking. What can I help you? ”, said the doctor.
“My daughter feels forts pains in the right leg”, said the woman. “What happened with her daughter? ”, Dr.Walker asked. “Today, when coming back towards home, she twisted the foot and now no more can walk”, said the woman. “Which is her address? ”, Dr.Walker asked. “Street of the Photo, nº.12”, said the woman. “I know the street of the Photo. It is near of my doctor's office. I will be there in about forty minutes. Until soon! ”, said the Dr.Walker.
Few minutes later, Dr.Walker left home in direction to the house of the sick person. The street where Dr.Walker lived was calm. It was a street where did not pass bus and, rare, appeared a car. Around the silence, had flirtation, had voices, had youngs in the street. The night was splendid. Pleasant temperature proportionate for the coolness of the night, limpid air and a wonderful silver-plated scene. It was a clear and shining full moon night. Dr.Walker walked with haste.
Suddenly, Dr.Walker sighted a man ahead, sleeping in the sidewalk. The man dressed work clothes. Dr.Walker came near of the man, bent over him and with the extended arm beat in his right shoulder. “Eeei! Wakes up! You go to be sick sleeping there in the soil! ”, said well high to that the man heard. The man woke up and, half-sleepy, explained that he came walking for that street when, suddenly, felt a weakness in the knees and, at the same time, an enormous necessity of if seating. Then, he seated there to rest and, without perceiving, fell in sleep. After that, the man if raised and said that now was all good with him. “Then, good night! ”, said Dr.Walker and was walking towards the house of the sick person that waited him.
Dr.Walker walked plus some minutes and stopped in front of a house recently painted of gray. The garden was well-taken and the door salmon smelled at ink. Dr.Walker touched the bell and waited there.
“Doctor can enter”, said a woman that opened the door for Dr.Walker. She was the mother of the sick person. Her name was Francisca, but she was called of Xica. Perhaps for being an active woman. Dr.Walker if presented and pressed her hand.
“Please, Dr.Walker, comes for this way”, said the woman and was leading the doctor for inside while her spoke to him. She said that the employee of the house was sick, it had one week, and she was in medical treatment in the house of the hers parents. The woman said, still, that she did not have more time for nothing. Her daughter was sick also and now she had that to unfold itself to make the tasks of the house. “It is an adverse circumstance that goes to pass, believes. If God to want, soon, her life goes to come back to be as it was before”, said Dr.Walker.
“That good for hearing this, doctor. It is a pleasure to hear these amiable words”, she said.
Dr.Walker and the woman crossed the room and after that a corridor and, finally, they entered in the quarter of the sick person.
The sick person was lying in the bed. Her covers were pulled until the chin. She had an uncommon look. The free hair spread on the pillow, the expressive mouth and the intelligent eyes disclosed an expression fascinating of her beautiful face. She was a pretty young of twenty years. She was unique daughter and lived with the father, the mother and the employee being that the father was travelling.
“Good night, miss”, said Dr.Walker. “I am here to treat you”. He if presented and pressed softly her hand.
“As it goes, Dr.Walker. My name is Lisa. I feel a persistent pain in the right foot. Please, doctor, makes some thing so that this pain pass soon”, said the young woman.
“Stay calm. I have here a pomade that will alleviate you”, said Dr.Walker.
Already, he examined her foot and after some minutes he spoke: “It does not have breaking. The foot is a little swelled but this is due the torsion. It is a common torsion and without none gravity. Take this pill with water or a little of liquid and looks for to sleep. Soon, you go to feel yourself better.”
The mother, worried about the health of the daughter, served a water cup to her and asked for that she fulfilled the recommendations of the Dr.Walker. The young woman took the remedy, breathed with relief and said: ” I am satisfied in knowing that it does not have nothing of serious with me. Only therefore, already I feel me well. Now, I can sleep calm. I am very thankful for you, doctor, for having come here.”
“It does not have of what be thankful to me”, said Dr.Walker. It is my duty to treat you. And is a pleasure to see you satisfied. When you to need medical help, comes back to telephone me. It will be always a pleasure to treat you. Now, I have to go. You need to sleep. With license! ”, he said while he pressed softly the hand of the young woman.
Dr.Walker left the room and called the mother to follow him. The woman followed the Dr.Walker to pay his honoraries. After that, lead the doctor until the door of the house. Dr.Walker said farewell to her and left the house.
Outside, well above of his head, the moon and the stars shone in the sky. The night continued clear and shining. Dr.Walker took the way towards home feeling the magic of that moonshine night.


MORAL OF THE HISTORY: The history of the Dr.Walker
                                                    discloses his mission
                                                    not to leave no one person sick of bed
                                                    nor fallen in the soil.
 

Electronic mat Dr.Walker

Photo of the author in the beginning of years 80.

Recent photo of the author in its house in the Island of the Mosqueiro.