12/06/2012
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Space at the Copacabana Fort will offer seminars and workshops.
Ceremony was attended by the vice-president, Michel Temer
It was officially opened on the evening of Monday (11), the Forte de Copacabana, South Zone of Rio de Janeiro, the Humanity in 2012, a space that will offer meetings, seminars and workshops on sustainable development, to take place in parallel the United Nations Conference for Sustainable Development, Rio +20.
The initiative is the Roberto Marinho Foundation, the Federation of Industries of Rio de Janeiro (Firjan) and the municipality of Rio
Held in the Chapel area of Humanity, the ceremony was attended by the vice-president, Michel Temer, Mayor Eduardo Paes, the general secretary of the Roberto Marinho Foundation, Hugh Barreto, the chairman of the FIRJAN, Eduardo Gouveia Vieira.
"This movement to build it here so quickly with so much force, this perspective represents the dream of achieving. Because only dream does not modify or transform," said Barreto.
Designed by set designer Bia Lessa, the structure that houses the Humanity 2012 will also serve as a meeting point of visiting and living in the Rio +20. The giant metal structure is a sustainable building. The furniture and rubbish generated on site will be reused later.
"This place is the place of knowledge, language, the possibility of encounters. We are all gathered here so we can create for the first time, a sense of humanity," said Bia, about the chapel, just before the ceremony began.
Service
Humanity 2012
Location: Fort Copacabana
Date: 12 to June 22
Opening hours: from 10h to 21h (last entry of the public at 19.30)
Source: G1 News
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