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Brazil and Sudan

File is an audio reel containing an episode of Wired for Freedom, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. This episode features Brazil, and an amputation in Sudan. The episode was recorded on May 7, 1988, and was broadcasted on May 10, 1988.

Brazilian rain forests with Jose Lutzenberger

File is an audio reel that contains an episode of The Latin Quarter. This episode is on Brazilian rain forests with Jose Lutzenberger. It aired November 17, 1987 and was rebroadcast April 19, 1988 and July 5, 1988 on The Evening Affair, CKDU's evening public affairs program.

Brazil's rainforests and the spirit of the west

File is an audio reel containing an episode of Earth Action, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. This episode features an interview with Jose Lutzenberger, a Brazilian environmentalist who became famous for defending the environment during the time of military government in Brazil. It also involves Adrienne Scott of the Latin American Information Group (LAIG). The episode aired on November 19, 1987, and was rebroadcasted on February 29, 1988 at 5:30.

Brochure for Independent World Commission on the Oceans

File contains an informational and promotional brochure for the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO). Includes reproductions of children's drawings of the ocean. Brochure also contains background information (in French) on the Commission and it's membership, and on the second plenary session to be held in Rio de Janerio (July 1996).

'C' miscellaneous correspondence

File contains correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese and the following individuals: Sanjay Chaturvedi; Richard V. Carter; Dr. Hans Corell; Lucien Chabason (on the Regional Seas Programme); Krista Singleton-Cambage; Peter Cramer (concerning Thomas Mann); Pietro Carrigliol; Kevin Coady (concerning the death of one of Mann Borgese's dogs); Christopher Corkett (critiquing one of Mann Borgese's talks); Aldo Chircop; Dr. Edward Carr; Senator Alan Cranston; Christo and Jean Claude (outgoing only, includes prints of various art installations); Liara Covert; Winifred Caponigri; Rideau Hall; Pluto Press; Senator Alan Cranston; Ignacio Perez Caldentey; Fernando Henrique Cardoso (President of Brazil); Sergio D. Claure; Dr. Maria della Costa; Richard V. Carter; Erksine Childers; Professor Jonathan Charney; Judge Maurice Caruana Curran (Chancellor of University of Malta); Arthur H. Campeau; H. Reuben Cohen (Chancellor of Dalhousie); Elisabeth Cyran; Hon. David Coore; Ana Luisa Cortez; Frederick Clairmonte; Ingvar Carlsson (Prime Minister of Sweden); and others. Also includes copies of the following papers: "The Training Programme of the International Ocean Institute" by Elisabeth Mann Borgese; "Professionalization of the Field of Marine Affairs" by Aldo Chircop; "NATO's War of Aggression Against Yugoslavia: An Overview by Michel Chessudovsky. Some correspondence may be personal.

Capoeira of Brazil

File is an audio reel containing an episode of Black Cultural Centre Presents, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. This episode is on capoeira, a Brazilian martial art developed by slaves and former slaves. The episode aired May 10, 1990 and was rebroadcasted May 15, 1990.

Concerto for piano and orchestra : [performance guidelines]

File includes liner notes, recording timing notes, and notes for corrections to the score, all for the recording of Heitor Villa-Lobos' first piano concerto. The liner notes were written by Ralph Gustafson, a friend of Villa-Lobos and Ellen Ballon, to whom the concerto is dedicated and who performed the concerto for its recording in 1948. The concerto was written in Rio de Janeiro in 1945. The file includes directions for transcribing Villa-Lobos' piano concerto from the records of its American premiere in Dallas, Texas with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Antal Dorati.

Episode of Wired for Freedom : various topics

File is an audio reel containing an episode of Wired for Freedom, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. This episode includes a South American features on Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay, United States prisoners on death row, and a Tibetan news brief. The episode was recorded on March 12, 1988, and was broadcasted on March 15, 1988.

Guia prático : [for piano]

File includes the second, third, fourth, fifth and tenth albums, dedicated to Julieta d'Almeida Strutt, Arnaldo Estrella, Magdalena Tagliaferro, Tomas Teran, and Ellen Ballon. The albums are copies of handwritten scores completed in New York and Rio between 1948 and 1949.

Villa-Lobos, Heitor

Interview with Dr. Howard Clark on the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro

File is an audio reel containing an interview with Dr. Howard Clark, president of Dalhousie University. Dr. Clark spoke with CKDU after the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, which he attended as part of the Canadian delegation representing the Association of Universities and Colleges. The interview aired June 11, 1992 and was rebroadcast June 15, 1992 on Title Waves and July 15, 1992 on The Evening Affair.

Interview with Elizabeth Tillett about the exploitation of Brazil's land and people and human rights violations

File is an audio reel containing an interview with Elizabeth Tillett, Amnesty International's Canadian coordinator for the South American countries of Paraguay, Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina. Tillett spoke with CKDU's Dan Hart about the exploitation of Brazil's land and people, and human rights violations by the Brazilian government. The interview aired March 28, 1989 and was rebroadcast March 28, 1989 on Title Waves; March 29, 1989 on The Evening Affair; May 6, 1989 on Title Waves; and June 16, 1989 on Titles Waves.

Interview with Paulo Noguiera-Neto

File is an audio reel containing an interview on world politics. In this interview, Mike Interview speaks with Paulo Nogueiro-Neto, the Federal Secretary of the Environment for Brazil, on the World Commission on Environment and Development. Sessions of the commission were held at Halifax's World Trade and Convention Centre as part of an 11-day Canadian tour at the end of May 1986. The interview was recorded May 31, 1986 and aired June 5, 1986. It was rebroadcast June 24, 1988.

Letters from Heitor and Arminda Villa-Lobos to Ellen Ballon

File contains three letters from Heitor Villa-Lobos and one letter and a telegram from Arminda Villa-Lobos. Letters primarily concern Ellen Ballon's performance of Villa-Lobos' music. File also includes four envelopes with Brazilian postage stamps.

Villa-Lobos, Heitor

Photographs of wildlife, rain forests, and people in South America

File contains 222 photographs taken by Bill Freedman during his travels in South America, between 1999 and 2001. The file also contains a small number of photographs taken by World Wildlife Fund members in 1988. Photographs show forestry recovery after controlled burns; pictures toucan, caiman, alpaca, armadillo, owl, and otter; rain forest scenes; and people. Photographs were taken in Peru (Machu Picchu, Guano Isdlands, Manu River, Cuzco), Bolivia (La Paz, Titicaca, Yungas), Costa Rica (Santa Cruz), and Brazil (Pantanal).

Radio Free World with Mike Hymers

File is an audio reel that contains an episode of Radio Free World. This episode, hosted by Mike Hymers, features news stories on the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) Summit; the state of emergency in Sudan; Philippines Congress; and Brazil's National Energy Program (NEP). The episode was recorded July 29, 1987 and aired July 31, 1987.

Ronald St. John Macdonald's correspondence with Jutta R. Brunnee

File includes correspondence with H.L. O'Brien, G.E. do Nascimento e Silva, Karel Nutil, Rakel Surliem, John Yogis, David Vanderzwaag, A. Bebler, Christine Boyle, John E. Carroll, Ellis B. Cowling, Janet Davies, Gray L. Dorsey, Mary A. Gade, Heike Fenton, Robin Hopher, Y. Kanazawa, Karen MacIntyre, E.J. Manner, Hans Martin, Michael T. Pugsley, Werner Pgennigstorf, Alan D. Stephens, Gregory Wetstone, Ernst Willheim, Gerd Kleinheyer, Donna Scheeler, Jean M. Carbonneau, Werner Pfennigstorf, and Robin Hopler. File contains Jutta R. Brunnee's resume and a photograph of Jutta R. Brunnee in 1989, handwritten notes, and other materials related to Jutta R. Brunnee's thesis at Dalhousie University.

Rural Brazil and Kampuchea

File is an audio reel containing an episode of Wired for Freedom, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. This episode features rural Brazil and an El Salvadorian prisoner, as well as Kampuchean news coverage. The episode was recorded on September 19, 1987, and was broadcasted on September 22, 1987.

The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development : part 1 of 3

File is an audio reel containing an episode of Earth Action, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. This episode is part 1 of 3 featuring The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), also known as the Rio Summit. It includes a post-summit panel and discussion with Vic Buxton of Environment Canada on UNCED. The episode aired on July 27, 1992, and was rebroadcasted on October 2, 1992 on The Evening Affair, CKDU's evening public affairs radio program.

The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development : part 2 of 3

File is an audio reel containing an episode of Earth Action, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. This episode is part 2 of 3 featuring The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), also known as the Rio Summit. It includes a post-summit panel and discussion. The episode aired on August 13, 1992, and was rebroadcasted on October 9, 1992 on The Evening Affair, CKDU's evening public affairs radio program.

The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development : part 3 of 3

File is an audio reel containing an episode of Earth Action, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. This episode is part 3 of 3 featuring The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), also known as the Rio Summit. It includes a post-summit panel and discussion with Jean Arnould on behalf of NGOs. The episode aired on July 27, 1992, and was rebroadcasted on October 23, 1992 on The Evening Affair, CKDU's evening public affairs radio program.