São Paulo – To mark one year since the explosion in the Lebanese capital and pay homage to its victims, the Consulate General of Lebanon in Rio de Janeiro is hosting this Wednesday (4) the Tribute to Beirut. The special concert will be broadcasted live on YouTube with an ecumenical ceremony and a projection on the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio. Pictured above, a projection on the Christ the Redeemer statue in 2020, right after the tragedy.
The show will start at 8:30 pm BRT (2:30 am EEST on Thursday, August 5) on the consulate’s YouTube page. It will feature a presentation by Katia Chalita and the participation of the consul general of Lebanon in Rio de Janeiro, Alejandro Bitar. Artists, authorities, and scholars will leave their statements and messages to the Lebanese people. There will be a recitation of poems, and a quintet led by Brazilian conductor Luiz Augusto Rescala, also known as Tim Rescala, will play a few songs.
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The content will have simultaneous interpretation from Portuguese into Arabic and vice versa for Brazilian and Arab viewers. According to information by the Consulate of Lebanon in Rio de Janeiro, the show will last 35 minutes, ending live at the Christ the Redeemer statue, where the ecumenical ceremony will have representatives of different religions.
The explosion in the Port of Beirut occurred on August 4 last year, leaving 214 dead, 6,000 injured, and USD 15 billion in damage. It added to the financial and social crisis the country was already facing and the COVID-19 pandemic. The news caused a great commotion in Brazil and mobilized the population for humanitarian aid to Lebanon.
Last year, the Consulate General of Lebanon in Rio de Janeiro promoted, in partnership with TV Cultura and with the support of the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (ABCC), the television show “Um Abraço em Beirute” [A Hug in Beirut], which started an extensive donation campaign for the Lebanese. The Tribute to Beirut, which will take place this year, has the support of the Brazilian Confederation of Goods Trade, Services, and Tourism (CNC). There will be no donation campaign.
The information was provided by the Consulate General of Lebanon in Rio de Janeiro. According to the consulate, the goal of the “Tribute to Beirut” show is to pay homage to Lebanon in a simple way, remembering the dead, their families, the victims, and the people who supported the country after the tragedy. Watch it here.
Translated by Elúsio Brasileiro
