Regional Government supports launch in the archipelago of work on industrial fishing in Santa Catarina, Brazil
The Regional Government of the Azores supports the launch in the archipelago of a work by Brazilian journalist, Sheila Ana Calgaro, which includes a literary work, a film and a photography exhibition on industrial fishing in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil.
The work to be launched at the public libraries of Angra do Heroísmo and Horta on November 16 and 18, respectively, and at the Whaling Museum on Pico Island on November 19 at 9 PM includes the presentation of the book Vidas separadas pelo mar (Lives separated by the sea), the exhibition of the film Ciclo das Horas (Cycle of Hours) and a photography exhibition.
The Brazilian journalist will simultaneously promote a lecture to talk about her personal experience with a group of 10 fishers during a five-day journey at the sea, which will allow the exchange of experiences between the Brazilian and Azorean fishing culture.
On her book Vidas separadas pelo mar, Sheila Ana Calgaro colected the stories and memories of the fishers from Santa Catarina, a Brazilian state strongly influenced by Azorean culture. In turn, the 30-miunute film “Ciclo das Horas” portrays the daily lives of fishers at sea and ashore.