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This Month in GLAM – Volume XIV, Issue IX, September 2024

Brazil report

Photowalks for Wiki Loves Monuments 2024 at five corners of Brazil

The Wiki Loves Monuments Brazil 2024 contest occurred between September 1st and 30th in Brazil and it counted more than 28 thousand images from 282 photographers.

On September 14th, 21st, and 28th, we brought together over 150 people in 17 municipalities across 11 states in all 5 regions of Brazil. Libraries, cultural centers, and cafes hosted experienced wikimedians and newcomers, who participated in photowalks to document local monuments.

Human actions and various types of events can lead many monuments to simply disappear. In Brazil, we strive for every citizen to see themselves as an agent of preservation of the memory and identity of their own city. Thus, with each photo and each byte, we manage to showcase a bit more of the wonderful cultural diversity that inhabits every corner of our country.

Wiki Movimento Brasil thanks everyone who organized and participated in the events, especially the institutions that welcomed us so warmly.

See some pictures of the photowalks:

Belém, Pará
Campinas, São Paulo
Cuiabá, Mato Grosso
Feira de Santana, Bahia
Goiânia, Goiás
Natal, Rio Grande do Norte
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
Salvador, Bahia
São Carlos, São Paulo
São Luís, Maranhão
São Paulo, São Paulo
Sorocaba, São Paulo
Valença, Bahia
Vigia, Pará

We had two photowalks in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, and three in Cuiabá, Mato Grosso.

Egypt-a-thon at Eva Klabin

Egypt-a-thon at Eva Klabin was a Wikipedia editing marathon about Egyptian art organized by Wiki Movimento Brasil in partnership with Casa Museu Eva Klabin, a museum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, that houses a classical art collection with more than 2,000 pieces, including artifacts from Ancient Egypt.

The event was inspired by the temporary exhibition “Eternal Egypt: Immortality in the Viscountess de Cavalcanti and Eva Klabin Collections” and, in addition to the marathon, involved the upload of more than 50 photographs of Ancient Egyptian artifacts from the institution's collection to Wikimedia Commons, including 11 3D models of some of these pieces, which can be rotated to view them in 360 degrees.

The event took place on Thursday, September 5, and brought together students, researchers, Wikipedians, and newcomers. Our goal with this initiative was to improve content in Portuguese about Egyptian art on the internet and highlight the historical significance of Brazilian collections on Wikipedia.

See the Casa Museu Eva Klabin's GLAM page and the uploaded media.