Exhibition celebrates the visit of the Patron of Brazilian Education to the capital

The exhibition “Paulo Freire in Brasília: the fabric of an emancipatory education” enters the virtual world to pay homage to the Patron of Brazilian Education with the recording of remarkable facts about his presence in the capital of the Republic.

The exhibition, on display on the website paulofreireembrasilia.com.br, is the result of extensive research carried out by the Federal District Education Museum (MUDE), and presents valuable findings about Paulo Freire’s educational work in Brasília.

The content is gathered in two virtual rooms that present relevant facts from Paulo Freire’s career at different historical moments. Diving into this universe presents Internet users with a collection of photographs, texts and audiovisual content generated from the educator’s presence in the Federal District in the 1960s, 1980s and 1990s.

The exhibition is part of an interactive digital platform and values ​​the history and culture of the capital, the stage for educational activities by the honoree that gained representation in the historical context.

The virtual space contributes to disseminating and preserving Paulo Freire’s material and immaterial collection in Brasília. Diving into the past reveals the narratives of people who lived and participated in Freire’s projects.

About the virtual exhibition

A virtual communication and knowledge exhibition environment was created in order to make the collection of content about Paulo Freire public in Brasília and, at the same time, raise awareness among Internet users about his teachings. The love present in Freire’s lessons can be appreciated in the virtual galleries through texts, photographic collections and images available on the platform. A timeline is presented highlighting the moments in which Paulo Freire was in Brasília and, consequently, participated in the history of education in the Federal District.

Website navigation – Discover the rooms

Room 1 – The nascent capital – dreams, inventions and utopias

ServiceServiceThe pilot literacy project in Brasília (1963-1964)

The National Literacy Program

The Paulo Freire method and reading the world

The 1964 military coup and the persecution of Paulo Freire

Room 2 – The reunion with Brasília: tribute to Paulo Freire

Political opening and the return of Paulo Freire from exile

The reunion with Brasília

Living memory in educational action

Tribute to Paulo Freire

The electronic address of the exhibition paulofreireembrasilia.com.br is intended to be a source of data for students, teachers, researchers and the general public.

The virtual exhibition “Paulo Freire in Brasília: the fabric of an emancipatory education” is organized by the Federal District Education Museum (MUDE), the University of Brasília (UnB) in partnership with the Federal District Education Department (SEE/DF ) and with resources from the Federal District Culture Support Fund (FAC-DF), the Secretariat of Culture and Creative Economy of the Federal District (SECEC/DF).

Accessibility

For the Blind to See – The content described in the texts can be accessed by visually impaired people through audios available on the platform.

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The exhibition can be accessed at the online exhibition available at paulofreireembrasilia.com.br

Source: Renato Acha – Acha Brasília