Dona Lily de Carvalho Sell Paintings to Prevent Fighting

Who's Dona Lily?
Born in Germany, she grew up in Paris, Lily Marinho de Carvalho, known as Dona Lily, is actually a naturalized Brazilian.

Lily has become a well-known Carioca socialite who works on social projects and has a great love of fine art.

After the deaths of her husbands, Horacio de Carvalho, a Brazilian journalist who owned a Rio de Janeiro newspaper and Roberto Marinho, another Brazilian businessman who owned Globo Enterprises.
Lily is in possession of an empire of real estate, priceless jewels, and famous paintings, almost all of which she is auctioning off.
At age 87, Lily wants to prevent fighting amongst her grandchildren when she dies. She will create a fund for them out of the R$17 million auctions in Rio, New York, and Geneva, in which she is selling her jewelery, furniture, paintings, housewares, and real estate. [from veja]

View Art by Regia Marinho HERE

Brazil Carnival's Begins

Brazil's annual explosion of samba began Friday, with scantily clad revellers hitting the streets from Rio to Recife to celebrate carnival.
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Going to Rio? Brazil Carnival's Big Party

On Feb 1st begin Brazil Carnival's Big Party.

Carnaval is an event that happens annually in Brazil on the days leading up to Ash Wednesday.
In 2008, Carnaval officially begins Friday, Feb. 1, when the mayor gives the keys to the city to King Momo, the portly pleasure-seeker who ushers in the bacchanalia. The next four days are marked by neighborhood parties, lavish masked balls and impromptu fests all over town.
[Read more at CNN]