{"id":214177,"date":"2019-05-17T18:25:16","date_gmt":"2019-05-17T21:25:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/?p=214177"},"modified":"2019-05-20T20:34:02","modified_gmt":"2019-05-20T23:34:02","slug":"faces-of-asylum-exhibit-opens-monday-in-brasilia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/faces-of-asylum-exhibit-opens-monday-in-brasilia\/","title":{"rendered":"Faces of Asylum exhibit opens Monday in Bras\u00edlia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is hosting from May 20 to June 2 the photo exhibit <em>Faces do Ref\u00fagio<\/em> (Faces of Asylum), at mall Bras\u00edlia Shopping in Bras\u00edlia. There will also be film screenings. The event is a celebration of World Refugee Day, on June 20.<\/p>\n<p>According to the UNHCR, the exhibit comprises 52 photos taken around the world by its staff photographers. The backdrop is forced displacements prompted by fighting in countries like Syria, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Myanmar. The show curated by the UNHCR and Atelier Vanessa Poitena was featured in S\u00e3o Paulo and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/exposicao-fotografica-faces-refugio-estreia-no-rio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rio de Janeiro<\/a>\u00a0last year.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Story continues after photo gallery)<\/em><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-214177 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/facesrefugio2.jpg'><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/facesrefugio2-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-214147\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/facesrefugio2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/facesrefugio2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/facesrefugio2-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/facesrefugio3.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/facesrefugio3-300x201.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-214149\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/facesrefugio3-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/facesrefugio3-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/facesrefugio3-1024x685.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/facesrefugio4.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/facesrefugio4-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-214151\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/facesrefugio4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/facesrefugio4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/facesrefugio4-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/facesrefugio5.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/facesrefugio5-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium 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href='https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/facesrefugio8.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/facesrefugio8-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-214159\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/facesrefugio8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/facesrefugio8-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/facesrefugio8-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/facesrefugio9.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/facesrefugio9-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-214161\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/facesrefugio9-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/facesrefugio9-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/facesrefugio9-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/facesrefugio10.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/facesrefugio10-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-214163\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/facesrefugio10-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/facesrefugio10-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/facesrefugio10-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/facesrefugio11.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/facesrefugio11-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-214165\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/facesrefugio11-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/facesrefugio11-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/facesrefugio11-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/facesrefugio12.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/facesrefugio12-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-214167\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/facesrefugio12-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/facesrefugio12-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/facesrefugio12-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The event\u2019s opening will include a showing of the short film <em>A Linguagem do Cora\u00e7\u00e3o<\/em>, at the Bras\u00edlia Shopping Theater, followed by the panel <em>Asylum: a forced journey in search of a safe horizon<\/em>, with UNHCR joint representative Federico Martinez; National Committee for Refugees coordinator general Bernardo Lafert\u00e9; GloboNews TV channel reporter Raquel Porto Alegre; and Venezuelan refugee Stefane. Directed by Silvana Nuti, the movie portrays the aspirations and reasons that drove people of various nationalities to seek asylum in Brazil. The session begins 7pm on the 20<sup>th<\/sup>; doors open at 6:30pm.<\/p>\n<p>Also to be shown are the films <em>Exodus: de onde eu vim n\u00e3o existe mais<\/em>, a Brazilian-German documentary by Hank Levine following the journey of six refugees; the Brazilian-Colombian-French production <em>Los Silencios<\/em>, by Beatriz Seigner; and <em>Recome\u00e7os: sobre mulheres, ref\u00fagio e trabalho<\/em>, a Brazilian documentary by Felipe Abdeu and Thays Prado featuring women involved in the UNHCR\u2019s Empowering Refugees program.<\/p>\n<p>The event is free of charge and tickets will be available on the days of each showing from 6pm.<\/p>\n<p>According to the UNHCR, over 68 million people around the world have left their homes as a result of fighting or persecution. Thirty-five percent of refugees in Brazil are from Syrian.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Quick facts <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Exhibition \u2013 Faces of Asylum<br \/>\nMay 20-June 2<br \/>\nBras\u00edlia Shopping: C\u00fapula Sul, Theater<br \/>\nMon-Sat, 6am-10pm; Sun-holidays, 10am-10pm<br \/>\nFree admission<\/p>\n<p><strong>Film screenings<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>May 21 (Tue), 26 (Sun), 7pm<br \/>\n<em>\u00caxodos: de onde eu vim n\u00e3o existe mais<\/em><\/p>\n<p>May 22 (Wed), 25 (Sat), 7pm<br \/>\n<em>Los Silencios<\/em><\/p>\n<p>May 23 (Thu), 7pm<br \/>\n<em>Recome\u00e7os: Sobre Mulheres, Ref\u00fagio e Trabalho.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>May 20 (Mon), 7pm<br \/>\n<em>Linguagem do Cora\u00e7\u00e3o<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acnur.org\/portugues\/2019\/05\/15\/evento-sobre-refugiados-chega-a-brasilia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here for additional information and synopses<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"credits-overlay\" data-target=\".wp-image-214169\">UNHCR<\/div>\n<div class=\"credits-overlay\" data-target=\".wp-image-214146\">Acnur<\/div>\n<div class=\"credits-overlay\" data-target=\".wp-image-214148\">Acnur<\/div>\n<div class=\"credits-overlay\" data-target=\".wp-image-214150\">Acnur<\/div>\n<div class=\"credits-overlay\" data-target=\".wp-image-214152\">Acnur<\/div>\n<div class=\"credits-overlay\" data-target=\".wp-image-214154\">Acnur<\/div>\n<div class=\"credits-overlay\" data-target=\".wp-image-214156\">Acnur<\/div>\n<div class=\"credits-overlay\" data-target=\".wp-image-214158\">Acnur<\/div>\n<div class=\"credits-overlay\" data-target=\".wp-image-214160\">Acnur<\/div>\n<div class=\"credits-overlay\" data-target=\".wp-image-214162\">Acnur<\/div>\n<div class=\"credits-overlay\" data-target=\".wp-image-214164\">Acnur<\/div>\n<div class=\"credits-overlay\" data-target=\".wp-image-214166\">Acnur<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A traveling show created by the UNHCR features pictures of refugees around the world as well as film screenings at a mall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2316,"featured_media":214169,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3066],"tags":[1832,4106,37717,8681,2759,3838,469,2267,1827,4571,7910,4570,471,1893,1829],"class_list":{"0":"post-214177","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-society","8":"tag-asylum","9":"tag-brasilia","10":"tag-brasilia-en-2","11":"tag-brasilia-shopping","12":"tag-exhibit","13":"tag-film","14":"tag-immigrant","15":"tag-immigration","16":"tag-movie","17":"tag-photo","18":"tag-photograph","19":"tag-photography","20":"tag-refugee","21":"tag-show","22":"tag-unhcr"},"wps_subtitle":"A traveling show created by the UNHCR features pictures of refugees around the world as well as film screenings at a mall.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214177","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2316"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=214177"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214177\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/214169"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=214177"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=214177"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=214177"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}