supported by other people who knew the animal gathered support and promoted the creation of a sculpture which is now on display on one of the walls of Barreirinha in a simple ceremony in which a plaque was also unveiled saying how much the cat “was adored by everyone” was adored by everyone who passed by Largo do Socorro he belonged to everyone and belonged to no one He was without a doubt a handsome and very kind cat she passed by Jackson every day and could not remain indifferent to the animal’s presence “It was impossible to go there without having to throw him a ‘party’ or have some contact with him he really made himself present and made himself loved” she says that it fell from the wall of the Socorro viewpoint and did not survive It was when she was trying to get over Jackson’s death that the idea of ​​becoming a sculptor came to her She got to work and today she managed to make what she says is “a dream” come true She now knows that when she passes by the place again “it will be there” The construction company Sales Faria & Andrade sponsored the initiative unveiled by a teacher who used to feed the cat on the street The piece of art is about 50 to 60 cm long by 30 cm wide and about 25 cm high at the head and depicts one of Jackson’s poses resting on the wall Thanks to Sally Warr for the two photos below Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email A basalt art piece in homage to the cat ‘Jackson’ will be inaugurated next Friday The cat used to frequent the area around Largo do Socorro until he tragically passed away on December 13 The initiative is carried out by a group of people and will be attended by the regional secretary for Inclusion to give priority to a raw material that is abundant in the region and also differentiate itself from the sculptures that exist in Funchal and the region involving the search for the ideal stone in several rivers The piece in question is around 50 to 60 cm long by 30 cm wide and around 25 cm high in the head area From Jornal Madeira Prominent Brazilian artist gave a talk at ECLAC's headquarters 2014) The Brazilian poet Thiago de Mello called on people throughout Latin America to work for cultural integration during a talk he gave on Wednesday at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago to participate in working towards the cultural integration of all of our peoples because we still don't know each other well," the prominent artist said to an audience of special guests that included scholars officials from international organizations and cultural personalities from Chile and the region who welcomed him in the name of this regional United Nations commission "This is a special occasion because one of the most illustrious voices of Brazilian literature is honoring us with his presence Latin America and the world and who is a constant source of inspiration for those who desire and struggle for a better world," Antonio Prado said The Deputy Executive Secretary of ECLAC also indicated that these types of events inject rhythm emotion and hope into our reflections and actions "especially in a place like this that is normally used for technical debates about the major challenges faced by our region," Prado said the poet born in Barreirinha (Brazil) in 1926 recited passages from some of his works and told the history of his relationship with Bolivia and Chile countries that welcomed him when he was exiled from his homeland after the 1964 coup in Brazil De Mello spoke specifically of his friendship with some figures in the cultural political and economic worlds of Chile and Latin America such as poet Pablo Neruda; former minister ambassador and senator Gabriel Valdés; artists Roser Bru and Mario Toral; economists Fernando Henrique Cardoso and Celso Furtado; and former Chilean President Salvador Allende "I have learned that the truth is the only thing that matters We must work to change what needs changing each person from his or her own place," De Mello said In his talk he emphasized that culture is not just art but rather a people's entire way of life and its creative capacity "That's why culture ministries shouldn't focus on ‘art' alone or else they'd have to change the name to ministries for ‘artistic culture,'" he stated A known defender of nature and the Amazon jungle Thiago de Mello also called for more work to reduce the effects of climate change "We cannot avert the consequences of global warming at this point but we can each make our own contribution to mitigate them because life in the planet is in danger," he said The ad-free version is ready for purchase on iOS mobile app today we couldn't find that page";var n=e.querySelector("h2");return n&&n.remove(),{staticContent:e,title:t}},d=function(e){var t=document.createElement("button");return t.innerText=e,t.classList.add("error-page-button"),t},f=function(e){var t=document.createElement("div");t.id="recirculation-404",t.classList.add("brand-hint-bg");var n="\n \n \n \n \n \n '.concat(e,' Tick here if you would like us to send you the author’s response If you are a regular to the Barreirinha area of Funchal then I’m sure you may have come across Jackson My friend Sally Warr who visits the island regular always made a point of going to see Jackson and the photos below are from over the years she has seen this beautiful cat Below a message on the Bar Barreirinha Facebook Page because he belonged to everyone and he belonged to no one) he suffered a great fall and could not resist his injuries SO sad to hear Also looked out for Jackson Looking forward to seeing him later this week sadly not now So sorry Sally Warr for the Loss of your Fur Friend but you loom and sound like a truly adorable pussy cat I’m so sorry … we met Jackson in March mmmm 6 comments (now 7)about a dead cat and only 5 in total about 3 Covid deaths on the island…?? Some people prefer cats to people and when you see the way some humans behave it is understandable I received a phone call from my neighbour in the UK to ask if our local surgery had been in touch as he had an appointment for a Covid vaccination this Saturday I said no as I had arrived in Madeira on Monday If I had been offered an appointment would I have cancelled or delayed my holiday particularly the aged have lived with the same grim news too long people haven’t been commenting on the Virus figures for some time will be entertained by the Akoustic Junkies who return to the stage after around two months off It will be an opportunity to present new songs in their covers repertoire The concert will start at 8:30 pm and will feature songs from artists such as Franz Ferdinand among other new features that will be presented for the first time on this day From Diário Notícias The Lido swimming pool is temporarily prohibited from bathing due to the strong surf that invades the lower platform of that bathing complex in Funchal The strong swell also led to the closure of the beach at Doca do Cavacas the south coast of Madeira is being hit by strong waves preventing bathers from cooling off on this scorching Sunday with the maximum temperature exceeding 30 degrees The European Masters Championship is expected to bring together around 1,500 swimmers in Madeira This is the organization’s expectation for another international event that will have the Region as its stage and the Lido Bathing Complex will ‘host’ the events which will once again place the Region on the international map of the sport Some of the best master swimmers on the European continent will be able to compete in both events and the race schedules have been prepared taking this possibility into account allowing athletes to fight for medals at sea and in the pool open water swimmers will also be able to compete in distances of 1.5 km on the second day according to the Madeira Swimming Association to take advantage of “the excellent conditions on the island with the sea temperature normally being around 22/23 degrees at this time of year” Registration runs until the end of the month Madeira will host the final of the swimming World Cups From Diário Notícias on the beaches of Madeira is a common event so these will now have a flag that signals their presence The Regional Secretary for the Environment to beaches where the presence of lifeguards is ensured during the bathing season and aims to warn bathers about the presence of jellyfish From Diário Notícias I always check the sea surface before going in as they are pretty easy to see bule/ pink sack on the surface Its yellow with a blue circle in the middle with the depiction of a white jelly fish in this circle If your swimming on a non guarded beach check the tide line first before going in if there are little purple sacks in evidence be warned A number of complaints have been made to the Câmara of Funchal along with levada water is being mixed and over flowing drains in the Santa Luzia area of Funchal It does not need rain for this situation to keep occuring as the sewage mixes with the Levada water on certain days when the problem has been ongoing for weeks now