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The Brazilian publishing Globe Books announced the launch of a collection of albums in hardcover of the Tintin character, with the title The Adventures of Tintin. The character was created by the Belgian cartoonist Hergé in 1929. The comic will be released as originally published in the 1930s, as a facsimile version of the series - these volumes are in black and white. Remember that, over the decades, Hergé redrew and modified several of his stories, is due to adapt to the new times or to correct some inconsistencies. The first titles that still arrive in this month to bookstores are Tintin in the Congo, Tintin in America and the Cigars of the Pharaoh, all in format 21 x 28 cm and priced at BRL 59.90. These albums are already on pre-sale on Amazon Brazil with discounted. In Brazil, the news generated a great controversy due to the announcement of the original publication of the work Tintin in the Congo, because various social groups in the country rank the book as being r...

The fact happened in the small town of Serrote, about 15 km from Conceição do Coité, Bahia. The student Maria Clara, a girl of only 12 years old, decided to open a popular library to encourage reading among children and adolescents of the village. She started a book collection campaign through WhatsApp and created a collection, with didatic books and classics of Brazilian literature! The library was built where was formerly a telephone office. The foundation of the Library "Friends of Reading" had the help of his grandfather, Guiofredo Pereira, president of the community residents association. Although the library is small and simple, not lack organization and control. "The library is the whole community. These books aren't mine, are for those who want to take home, and stay as long as necessary to finish reading, "explained Maria Clara to the site Calila Notícias .