BRAZIL: SOCCER - FOOTBALL STAR RONALDO INAUGURATES CULTURAL CENTRE IN RIO DE JANEIRO SHANTYTOWN KNOWN AS 'CITY OF GOD'

Record ID: 184353

  • Title: BRAZIL: SOCCER - FOOTBALL STAR RONALDO INAUGURATES CULTURAL CENTRE IN RIO DE JANEIRO SHANTYTOWN KNOWN AS 'CITY OF GOD'
  • Date: 26th May 2004
  • Summary: RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL (FILE - JULY 2003) (REUTERS) 1. 'CITY OF GOD' SHANTYTOWN RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL (MAY 26, 2004) (REUTERS) 2. EXTERIOR OF BUILDING WHICH WILL HOUSE THE CULTURAL CENTRE 3. BOY WEARING RONALDINHO SHIRT 4. CHILDREN YELLING FOR RONALDO'S ARRIVAL 5. VARIOUS OF MUSICIANS PLAYING INSTRUMENTS FOR RONALDO'S ARRIVAL 6. CHILDREN YELLING 7. (SOUNDBITE) (Portuguese) VANIA SHOW, COORDINATOR OF 'LOMBOKO THEATRE GROUP' HOUSED IN BUILDING, SAYING: "It's the amplification of the culture inside the City of God and the generation of employment and income for the young people." 8. SIGN THAT READS 'CITY OF GOD' AND HAS IMAGE OF RONALDO 9. RONALDO ARRIVING AT CITY OF GOD CULTURAL CENTRE 10. RONALDO GREETING CITY OF GOD MUSICIAN 'MV BIU' 11. THEATRE 12. (SOUNDBITE) (Portuguese) RONALDO SAYING: "I want to demonstrate my joy, my happiness at seeing so many people happy here with such a good project, in this theatre that soon will be working and that will have various artists teaching whoever wants, the children who don't want to play ball and want to study theatre will have the opportunity to have another area in which to learn." 13. PEOPLE APPLAUDING 14. (SOUNDBITE) (Portuguese) RONALDO SAYING: "Besides this project, we will be doing other projects also like this one in various countries and others here in Brazil also but, without a doubt, this is the most important because it's the first." 15. PEOPLE APPLAUDING 16. VARIOUS OF RONALDO SIGNING CONTRACT TO RENOVATE CITY OF GOD CULTURAL CENTRE 17. BLUEPRINTS OF CULTURAL CENTRE AFTER RENOVATION 18. VARIOUS OF RONALDO AUTOGRAPHING BALLS Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 10th June 2004 13:00
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  • Location: RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL
  • Country: Brazil
  • Reuters ID: LVA7GSI0BGZ01GNNQA0VDRXSCUQI
  • Story Text: Brazil's Ronaldo inaugurates cultural centre in Rio
    de Janeiro shantytown.



    Brazilian soccer star Ronaldo inaugurated a cultural
    centre in Rio de Janeiro's 'City of God' shantytown on
    Wednesday (May 26).

    The project has been financed with around 45,000 euros
    (dollars) from a charity game he played at the end of 2003
    and is intended to create opportunities and increased
    exposure to the arts for residents.

    A 120-seat theatre currently houses the Lomboko Theatre
    Group and its coordinator Vania Show, said the project will
    revitalise the area.

    "It's the amplification of the culture inside the City
    of God and the generation of employment and income for the
    young people," she said.

    The renovation, which should be completed by the end
    of July, includes the installation of a new sound and
    lighting system.

    The City of God was founded in 1966 to house 3,852
    local families who had been left homeless by flooding. Now,
    the impoverished and crime-ridden shantytown houses 120,000
    people in less than 250,000 square metres. It was made
    famous by an Oscar-nominated movie last year.

    Ronaldo told everyone: "I want to demonstrate my joy, my
    happiness at seeing so many people happy here with such
    a good project, in this theatre that soon will be working
    and that will have various artists teaching whoever wants,
    the children who don't want to play ball and want to study
    theatre will have the opportunity to have another area in
    which to learn."
    He said the scheme would be the first of many.

    "Besides this project, we will be doing other projects
    also like this one in various countries and others here in
    Brazil also but, without a doubt, this is the most
    important because it's the first," he said.


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