S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 The beautiful Alagoas will be the backdrop for the next book by author Gilberto Abr\u00e3o. Originally from Curitiba, capital of the state of Paran\u00e1, this son of Syrian parents has already written two books, both with Arab themes. What does the universe of the Arabs have to do with the warm climate of Alagoas? That is what Abr\u00e3o plans to discover in his research in the state, which began in February, in state capital Macei\u00f3. The starting point for such is the relations between the cangaceiros (outlaws) and immigrants in the community, mainly those from Syria and Lebanon. <\/p>\n
\u201cI know that many Arab peddlers travelled in the company of cangaceiros, also to sell their products,\u201d said Abr\u00e3o. \u201cFrom there, I am going to conduct my research on the Arab presence in Alagoas,\u201d he explained. The state was chosen over other northeastern Brazilian states in which cangaceiros were also present, including Pernambuco, where the most famous of cangaceiros, Virgulino Ferreira da Silva, Lampi\u00e3o, was born, for purely sentimental reasons. \u201cI love this place: the beaches, climate, people, food\u2026 everything,\u201d said Abr\u00e3o. \u201cIt was a way of conciliating research and a few days off, too.\u201d<\/p>\n
One of the writer\u2019s first activities in Macei\u00f3 is a visit to Pierre Chalita Foundation, on Wednesday, February 29th. The foundation includes a museum with Brazilian art created in 1980 by its founder, artist and architect Pierre Chalita. Deceased in 2010, Chalita had Arab roots. \u201cI will meet with representatives at the foundation, who will help me with other contracts,\u201d explained Abr\u00e3o. <\/p>\n
According to the writer, setting an Arab themed novel in the Northeast was also a way of escaping the obvious. \u201cAll you have to do is walk around cities like S\u00e3o Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte and even Curitiba to find references to the community in a shop, restaurant or even in a street name,\u201d he explained. \u201cThis is not the case in the Northeastern capitals, which spiked my interest,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n
The fruit of Abr\u00e3o\u2019s curiosity, that is, his third novel, should be released in mid-2013, according to the author.<\/p>\n
Before launching the current project, Abr\u00e3o wrote Mohamed, o latoeiro<\/i> (Mohamed, the tinsmith) through publishing house Primavera Editorial, in 2009, and O Mu\u00e7ulmano e a Judia<\/i> (The Muslim and the Jew) through Companhia Editora Nacional, in 2011. The first work tells the story of the Syrian Mohamed, who moves to Brazil in the 1920s. The second tells a love story \u201cwith a political setting\u201d, in the words of the author. <\/p>\n
Anything else about the third novel, apart from the fact that it has Arabs and cangaceiros in the storyline? \u201cNot yet, I have only just started organizing ideas, for strengthening after the research in Alagoas,\u201d he said. However it may be, Abr\u00e3o guarantees that, in the breaks between his work, with swims at Paju\u00e7ara beach, in Macei\u00f3, inspiration should not be lacking.<\/p>\n
*Translated by Mark Ament<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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