{"id":280683,"date":"2020-09-20T19:57:30","date_gmt":"2020-09-20T22:57:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/?p=280683"},"modified":"2020-09-20T19:58:31","modified_gmt":"2020-09-20T22:58:31","slug":"concert-on-brazilian-tv-kicks-off-campaign-for-beirut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/concert-on-brazilian-tv-kicks-off-campaign-for-beirut\/","title":{"rendered":"Concert on Brazilian TV kicks off campaign for Beirut"},"content":{"rendered":"

S\u00e3o Paulo – Brazil\u2019s TV Cultura aired this Sunday (20) the concert Um Abra\u00e7o em Beirute<\/em> (Embracing Beirut), featuring Brazilian and Lebanese artists. The show kicked off a fundraising campaign for Lebanon, whose capital was struck by a major blast on August 4 that claimed 200 lives, left 6,500 people wounded, and damaged 400,000 houses and 40,000 buildings. Lebanese TV channel LBCI also featured the concert live at 8 pm, Beirut time.<\/p>\n

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Singer Fagner was featured in the show<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The program was created by the Consulate General of Lebanon in Rio de Janeiro, in partnership with TV Cultura and relying on support from the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce<\/strong> (ABCC), which is handling the donations. The funds will go to Lebanese Red Cross. A QR Code was made available on the screen for donations during the TV show. Donations are still being accepted and will remain so over the following days (see bank details at the bottom of this page<\/em>).<\/p>\n

The program featured songs, poetry and spoken words of encouragement and solidarity towards Lebanon. Footage and numbers regarding the destruction in Beirut were shown, but the core message was one of hope. One Beirut resident recalled the day of the disaster and said it\u2019s desolating to walk the streets of Beirut. \u201cWe want peace,\u201d she said. In between the performances, hosts Marcelo Tas, Adriana Couto and Chris Maksoud called out for donations, as did the artists themselves.<\/p>\n

Top-tier Brazilian musicians played songs whose lyrics convey messages of hope. \u201cI suffer just like everyone, I just don\u2019t sink into endless pain. I might even dive to the bottom, of a deep well of pain, but then I emerge again with a smile\u201d (loosely translated from Portuguese), sang Lenine in his song \u201cEnvergo, Mas N\u00e3o Quebro\u201d (I\u2019ll break, but I won\u2019t bend).\u00a0 Gabriel Sater, the son of Almir Sater, sang \u201cwith each step we build and recreate a life full of joy,\u201d from his song \u201cUm Novo Amanh\u00e3 Agora\u201d (A New Tomorrow Right Now).<\/p>\n

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Vanderl\u00e9a and background singers: you must know how to live life<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cIn my band I\u2019ve learned that by holding hands and helping one another we can go much farther,\u201d said Nando of the group Roupa Nova, which played \u201cSapato Velho\u201d (Old Shoe). The entire show featured art direction from another Roupa Nova musician, Ricardo Feghali, alongside Tim Rescala. Fl\u00e1vio Venturini sang that the sun will be back tomorrow, in his and Renato Russo\u2019s song \u201cMais uma vez\u201d (Once Again). Zeca Baleiro played \u201cPor minha rua\u201d (All Over My Street) in the concert for Beirut.<\/p>\n

Several other musicians were featured, Arab descendants and otherwise, including Jorge Vercillo, Frejat, Fagner, Daniel, Sorriso Maroto, Badi Assad, Sami Bordokan, Pretinho da Serrinha and many others. Gilberto Gil accompanied himself on acoustic guitar for a rendition of \u201cAndar Com F\u00e9\u201d (Walking with Faith). Marina Elali, a singer of Arab background, sang and said her song was about hope. \u201cI am sending out all my faith, my love and my positive energy to our Lebanese cousins.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vanderl\u00e9a, who discussed her Lebanese descent, sang \u201c\u00c9 Preciso Saber Viver\u201d (You Must Know How To Live Life) alongside a choir. The Beirut Symphonic Orchestra, conducted by HArout Fazlian, accompanied singers Claudia Leitte, who sang the cheerful \u201cAmor Perfeito\u201d (Perfect Love); Lenine (pictured above<\/em>); Fagner; Daniel; and the group Melim. Their voices were recorded individually, with arrangements supplied by maestro Tim Rescala. The Lebanese singer Jahida Wehbe made several appearances alongside the Orchestra, and even sang songs by Brazilian composers.<\/p>\n

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Claudia Leitte: accompanied by an orchestra<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Actors and actresses including Drica Moraes and Osmar Prado declaimed verses by the Lebanese poet Gibran Khalil Gibran. \u201cBeauty isn\u2019t in the face, beauty is a light within the heart,\u201d actress Fernanda Montenegro said, quoting Gibran. The consul of Lebanon to Campinas and surrounding cities, Miled Khoury, and the president of the Brazilian Academy of Letters, Marco Lucchesi, conveyed messages of solidarity to the Lebanese people. The TV program opened with Lebanon\u2019s consul-general to Rio de Janeiro, Alejandro Bitar, who explained how it came about and announced that the fundraising campaign was open.<\/p>\n

The show featured general direction from Maur\u00edcio Valim and Marcelo Amiky. All artists declined to charge. The event relied on support from the Lebanese League and the Federation of Lebanese-Brazilian Entities of the State of Rio de Janeiro.<\/p>\n

Donations<\/strong><\/p>\n

Santander (Bank Code 033)
\nBranch: 3681
\nCurrent Account: 13003341-5
\nCorporate Taxpayer Number (CNPJ): 62.659.784\/0001-11
\nArab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce<\/p>\n

Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum<\/strong><\/p>\n

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