In an interview delivered to
our collaborator and editor
Orson Peter Carrara, the
confrere Abel Sidney,
author of Lessons of a
Suicide, reports his
experiences in Rondônia,
where he lives, talks about
his books and projects and
emphasizes the importance of
studying the Spiritist
Doctrine. Spiritist since
1981, he is a lecturer and
helps in evangelization,
working at Spiritist Center
Brother Jacob, in Porto
Velho.
It is one of the highlights
of this issue.
This week the Brazilian
Spiritist are celebrating
the 140th
anniversary of Cairbar
Schutel, the kind man,
friend of the poor and sick,
object of a special story
this issue, which talks
about the founder of O
Clarim and the
International Magazine of
Spiritism, renowned
publications worldwide. As
it is known, Cairbar was
born in Rio de Janeiro, but
in São Paulo, more precisely
in Matão, he stood out in
his professional and
personal life.
Claudia Rojas, correspondent
of this magazine in Curitiba,
shows us in a special story
how the Fraternal Meeting
with Divaldo Franco was
like, which took place
earlier this month in
Guarajuba (BA), where the
esteemed friend lectured a
seminar.
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We said last issue that,
according to the data
provided by Locaweb, on
August 31, the numbers of
countries reached by this
site went up to 79. Today we
complete the information
showing you the ranking
of the most active 15
countries this year so far.
1st. – Brazil
2nd. – United
States
3rd. - Portugal
4th. -
Switzerland
5th. - Austria
6th. - Italy
7th. - Germany
8th. - Japan
9th. - Canada
10th. - Holland
11th. - Mexico
12th. - Argentina
13th. - France
14th. - Norway
15th. – Australia.
As for local standings, the
most active are: South
America – Brazil; North
America – United States;
Central America – Guatemala;
Europe – Portugal; Asia –
Japan; Africa – Mozambique;
Oceania – Australia.