“I don’t respect Brazil’s business men”. The critic came from the lips of Eike Batista, minutes after he fetched the suit president Lula wore during inauguration for R$ 500,000 and double the amount raised by the charity auction held by Wanderley Nunes and supported by First Lady, Marisa Leticia, on Monday at the Buddha Bar São Paulo. According to Batista, Brazil needs that people that can do something, really do make a difference. "The joy of participating in this event is great, but [fellow] businessmen in this country need to do more, we have to take care of this country," he completed.
* And this is what some powerful people did. . After more than three hours of auction, the balance for the “Escola do Povo” (School of the People) – a project to increase literacy in Paraisópolis favela in São Paulo – was more than positive – about R$ 4 million. There were more than 50 lots available to names like Bia Doria, Beth Szafir, young designer Pedro Lourenço and his mother Gloria Coelho, Edu Guedes, Ricardo Almeida, Emerson Fittipaldi and many others.
* Want to know what was sold there? A dress from Colcci’s 2007 collection worn by Gisele Bundchen managed to raise R$ 53,000. A lot with Brazilian soccer team t-shirts autographed by Kaká went for R$55,000. The guitar donated by Mick Jagger hit R$70,000 and a Rolex from TV presenter Faustão was auctioned for R$80,000 just to name a few. The host of the event was journalist Chico Pinheiro, patron of the “Escola do Povo”, who said: “We can no longer live in a country where Brazilians are afraid of Brazilians”. Nicely said!