Arpa Posted December 9, 2005 Report Share Posted December 9, 2005 (edited) Հայաստան Հրապարակ Armenia in Brazil Hey Boghos, are they going to erect your statue there? First we had "Armenia" in Colombia and now.... SQUARE ARMENIA IN BRAZIL AZG Armenian Daily #224 08/12/2005 Press office of Foreign Affairs Ministry of Armenian informs that on 26 November the Square Armenia was opened in Sao Jose do Rio Preto, Brazil, with the participation of municipal authorities and local Armenian community. This town in Sao Paulo province has a population of 400.000 people and only 350 Armenian residents. Prof. Aris Guyumjian who made a speech on behalf of the Armenian community thanked the city authorities for immortalizing Armenia for generations to come. The municipal officials, on their part, underscored the role of Armenians in the development of the town since 1928 as well as condemned the Armenian Genocide perpetrated by the Turkish government in early 20th century. Edited December 9, 2005 by Arpa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Takoush Posted December 9, 2005 Report Share Posted December 9, 2005 I'd say we should all drink more of Brazilian coffee! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karakash Posted December 9, 2005 Report Share Posted December 9, 2005 Հայաստան Հրապարակ Armenia in Brazil Hey Boghos, are they going to erect your statue there? First we had "Armenia" in Colombia and now.... SQUARE ARMENIA IN BRAZIL AZG Armenian Daily #224 08/12/2005 Press office of Foreign Affairs Ministry of Armenian informs that on 26 November the Square Armenia was opened in Sao Jose do Rio Preto, Brazil, with the participation of municipal authorities and local Armenian community. This town in Sao Paulo province has a population of 400.000 people and only 350 Armenian residents. Prof. Aris Guyumjian who made a speech on behalf of the Armenian community thanked the city authorities for immortalizing Armenia for generations to come. The municipal officials, on their part, underscored the role of Armenians in the development of the town since 1928 as well as condemned the Armenian Genocide perpetrated by the Turkish government in early 20th century. I'm going to a wedding in Brazil in May 2006 - I'm going to try to check this place out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rostom Posted December 9, 2005 Report Share Posted December 9, 2005 I'm going to a wedding in Brazil in May 2006 - I'm going to try to check this place out. Try to get some pics and post em up. As they say, a picture is worth a thousands words Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karakash Posted December 9, 2005 Report Share Posted December 9, 2005 Try to get some pics and post em up. As they say, a picture is worth a thousands words The wedding is in Rio. I'll have to ask my friends how far that is from the square. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arpa Posted December 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2005 http://www.armenian-genocide.org/Memorial....als_detail.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boghos Posted December 13, 2005 Report Share Posted December 13, 2005 (edited) Hello dear Arpa and friends, São José do Rio Preto is over 400 km from São Paulo and even further away from Rio. But don´t despair in São Paulo we have an Armenia square as well, an Armenia metro station (in Armenia square) and a Republic of Armenia bridge. My granma spent most of her childhood in Rio Preto where her father settled when he came to Brazil. Nice city but a bit hot weather for my taste. Edited December 13, 2005 by Boghos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garo 13 Posted December 26, 2005 Report Share Posted December 26, 2005 Rio is 6hrs away from Sao Paulo. My wife is from there. She is half Armenian. I have visited the Armenian station and seen the bridge. But I was under the assumption there were about 25,000 Armenians there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arpa Posted December 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2006 (edited) METRO STATION IN SAO PAOLO CALLED ARMENIA Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan Dec 6 2006 Logos "Armenia" are pasted on the majority of the buses in Sao Paolo, Brazil, our compatriot in Sao Paolo told the APA. He said that one of the metro stations in Sao Paolo, the forth largest city in the world, is called Armenia. "We found out that the name Armenia was given to the station as a result of efforts of the Armenian community living here. There are monuments related to Armenia around the station. There was Armenian cultural center near the metro. And we still want to propagandize by brochures and posters," he said. Edited December 7, 2006 by Arpa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormig Posted December 7, 2006 Report Share Posted December 7, 2006 METRO STATION IN SAO PAOLO CALLED ARMENIA Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan Dec 6 2006 Logos "Armenia" are pasted on the majority of the buses in Sao Paolo, Brazil, our compatriot in Sao Paolo told the APA. He said that one of the metro stations in Sao Paolo, the forth largest city in the world, is called Armenia. "We found out that the name Armenia was given to the station as a result of efforts of the Armenian community living here. There are monuments related to Armenia around the station. There was Armenian cultural center near the metro. And we still want to propagandize by brochures and posters," he said. The Azeri "discovery" of the century. Hope they'll get a Nobel prize for that, too. "Oh nooooooooooo, more Armenians! Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hilda Posted December 8, 2006 Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 I'd say we should all drink more of Brazilian coffee! This is really great... I came to be friends with an Armenian family, Sako and Varti, going to Armenia in 2003 to get married. I spent over 2 months in Brazil 20 years ago and there is a good chance will visit the country within the next few months, if I don't go to Afghanistan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hilda Posted December 8, 2006 Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 Dear Boghos; I am looking for volunteers in Brazil to promote my NGO and work in the Armenia villages, can you help? Hilda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boghos Posted December 8, 2006 Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 Dear Hilda, Why don´t you PM the details? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boghos Posted December 8, 2006 Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 (edited) METRO STATION IN SAO PAOLO CALLED ARMENIA Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan Dec 6 2006 Logos "Armenia" are pasted on the majority of the buses in Sao Paolo, Brazil, our compatriot in Sao Paolo told the APA. He said that one of the metro stations in Sao Paolo, the forth largest city in the world, is called Armenia. "We found out that the name Armenia was given to the station as a result of efforts of the Armenian community living here. There are monuments related to Armenia around the station. There was Armenian cultural center near the metro. And we still want to propagandize by brochures and posters," he said. Yes, this happened recently, in 1985. I can say two things: congratulations to the Azeris to be so up to date on things and finally there is one thing you can be sure of, no Azerbaijan metro station. Edited December 8, 2006 by Boghos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hilda Posted December 9, 2006 Report Share Posted December 9, 2006 Dear Hilda, Why don´t you PM the details? thanks Thank you for your prompt response, for further information about my organization, please visit Armenia Village Operation www.armeniavillageoperation.com Many thanks Hilda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arpa Posted February 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2007 Hey Boghos, we thought you were the mayor of Sao Paolo! Unless you go by Jilberto Kasabian name as well:) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- YEREVAN STRENGTHENS CONTACTS WITH RIO DE JANEIRO AND SAN-PAOLO - YEREVAN CITY HALL'S DELEGATION MEMBERS PARTICIPATED IN CARNIVAL IN SAN-PAOLO arminfo 2007-02-22 10:52:00 The delegation of Yerevan City Hall headed by the Vice Mayor of Yerevan Vano Vardanyan, had been in Brazil on February 12-18 with an official visit. As the Department of Information and Press of RA Foreign Ministry told ArmInfo, the delegation also included the RA parliamentarian, the member of Interparliamentary group of Armenia-Brazil friendship Vladimir Badalyan. According to the information, on February 13, the Armenian delegation was received by the Mayor of Rio de Janeiro Cesar Maia, who was given a letter of the Yerevan Mayor Yervand Zakharyan with an invitation to visit Armenia. The issues of strengthening the contacts between Yerevan and Rio de Janeiro were discussed. Two Protocols on friendship and cooperation between the two cities were signed. Cesar Maia confirmed his intention to visit Armenia in September, 2007. An agreement has been reached on conduction of a week of Armenian cinema in Rio de Janeiro, as well as on organizing a photo exhibition devoted to Yerevan. On February 15, the Armenian delegation visited San-Paolo where it met with its Mayor Jilberto Kasabi. The prospects of the cooperation development between the tow cities in science, culture, tourism and strengthening the business relations were discussed during negotiations. An agreement has been reached to organize mutual visits of business groups in the near future, to develop and implement different trade-economic programs. Jilberto Kasabi accepted the proposal of the Armenian side to sign an Agreement on the development of cooperation in different spheres with satisfaction. The Armenian delegation has also visited the Armenian Consulate General in San-Paolo, the Armenian church of Surb Gevork. The last day of the visit, the delegation members were also present at the carnival in San-Paolo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boghos Posted February 25, 2007 Report Share Posted February 25, 2007 It is amazing the amount of people from Wall Street and large investment management companies, among others, that find a business reason to come to Brazil during Carnival.Why not the vice-mayor of Yerevan? I was invited to participate in some kind of lunch or whatever but unfortunately had to go for Iguazu Falls (look it up, really nice), on my own budget, of course . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armenak Posted February 25, 2007 Report Share Posted February 25, 2007 Iguazu looks nice but I want to visit Rio de Janeiro before anywhere else. It's always appealed to me. The Cristo Redentor, the carnivals, Copacabana, etc. The closest I've gotten is staying at the Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. And yes, I saw Cidade de Deus, but I don't care. I still want to visit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boghos Posted February 28, 2007 Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 Iguazu looks nice but I want to visit Rio de Janeiro before anywhere else. It's always appealed to me. The Cristo Redentor, the carnivals, Copacabana, etc. The closest I've gotten is staying at the Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. And yes, I saw Cidade de Deus, but I don't care. I still want to visit. And so you should.Rio is one of the most beautiful cities in the world.Every time I go there,and I have been there many more times than I can count, I am impressed by the how generous nature was.However, as you mention Cidade de Deus it is quite apparent what a failure from a sociological standpoint the place is.In any case very much worth a visit.Iguazu is just the icing if one has the time when visiting Brazil.There are many other places as well.It depends on what you are looking for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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