Liam -
How are you? Hope all is well in the land down-under (if you are even
down-under right now? You seem to travel so much I suppose you could be
anywhere!).
I wanted to introduce Nevio Carlos de Alarcao, a member of the community in
Brazil. He is working on a project called "Mutirão Intersecção" which aims
to work with historical societies in Brasilia. He had a few questions on
how it related to the broader GLAM work, and so I thought I would put you in
contact. [Note: Carolina is helping here at WMF on the broader Brazilian
strategy.]
Thanks so much!
Jessie
-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Br-project + GLAM: Mutirão
Intersecção Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2011 09:18:49 -0800 From: Carolina Rossini
<carolrossiniatwiki(a)gmail.com> <carolrossiniatwiki(a)gmail.com> To: Jessie
Wild <jwild(a)wikimedia.org> <jwild(a)wikimedia.org>rg>, nevio carlos de alarcão
<nevinhoalarcao(a)gmail.com> <nevinhoalarcao(a)gmail.com>
Jessie,
the msg below explains the Mutirão Intersecção, developed by Nevio and
aimed to build and publish content into the Commons, Wikipedia-pt and
others. It brings a regional/cultural focus.
Could you put us in contact with the GLAM people you have mentioned when
we met Nevio?
Tks,
Carol
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Hi everyone, my name is Nevio, I’m from
Wikimedia Brazil and have
contributed to many projects in Brazil. It's a pleasure to meet all of you.
I ask your close attention since I'm not a native English speaker. So, if
you don't understand something from my email or if you need additional
clarification let me know.
I was born in Brasilia, the Brazil's capital and I'm going to present to
you the Intersection Project.
In 1892, a Belgian astronomer named Luis Cruls was hired by the Brazilian
government to lead a group of scientists to explore the central part of the
country – which later future capital of Brazil was built. This expedition
was known as the Cruls Mission.
Among these scientists there were public health scientists, geologists,
botanics, and so on. Under Cruls guiding they left Rio de Janeiro, crossing
Uberaba by train and, finally, arrived in Pirenopolis by horses and mules.
They surveyed the whole central plateau of Brazil and made several
astounding discoveries. As the most important accomplishment, they settle
four points, each one on a corners of the Federal District, where Brasilia
lays today.
My Intersection Project aims to explore the same area as the Cruls Mission
did and I have divided it into four quadrants bounded by the bisectors
Northwest-Northeast; Southeast-Northeast; Southeast- Southwest, and
Southwest-Northwest. This area ranges from the crossing of the roads Eixo
Rodoviário <http://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/pt:DF-002> and Monumental
Road<http://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/pt:Eixo_Monumental>al>,
in the very center of master plan of
capital<http://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:_Pilot_Plan_of_Brasilia> -
that is the so-called Brasilia Ground
Zero<http://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/pt:_Marco_Zero_Brasilia>ia>.
The area is also divided into rings (inner ring and the first ring).
In the subsection "inner ring" will be listed articles directly related
to DF <http://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:_Distrito_Federal> and its
administrative areas. In the "first ring" subsection it will be listed the
articles related directly to the surroundings of the
DF<http://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/PT:_Micro-region_of_surrounding_the_Fede…ct>,
extended to the following cities boundaries St
Francisco-MG<http://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:_San_Francisco_%28Minas_Ger…
(East), Ipameri GO <http://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:_Ipameri> (South), Goiás
Velho, GO <http://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:_Goias_Velho> (west) and Alto
Paraíso-GO <http://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/en_:_Alto_Para%C3%ADso> (north).
The project intends to be an ethno-geographical and economical study
divided into five dimensions:
1. Places, encompassing mapping and survey information about the
other dimensions such as cities, towns, squares, monuments, sights, museums,
etc;
2. Topography and hydrology, encompassing the study of hills,
mountains, plateaus, valleys, dams, lakes, ponds, rivers, streams and
waterfalls;
3. Fauna and Flora, encompassing mammals, birds, trees and flowers.
4. People, including complete biographies of famous persons and
interviews with ordinary people; and
5. Small Businesses <http://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Small_business>,
including the study of individual entrepreneurs, micro, small and medium
size firms in agriculture and industry, commerce and service sectors of
local economy, with emphasis on sustainable
business<http://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Susteinability>
.
Thank you.
>
> Nevio