352:. His name was José da Trino, called the Prophet Kindness (1917-1996). For over twenty years he circulated throughout the city in its white coat filled with appliqués and a banner, preaching in the streets and placing himself in the boats between Rio and Niterói tirelessly announcing: "Kindness generates Kindness." Only with Kindness, he said, we overcome the violence that stems from the "devil-capital". He painted his kindness teachings on 56 pilasters of the Caju overpass at the entrance the Rio de Janeiro city, restored under the supervision of Prof..
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Creator Father." A refrain always came back, especially in the 56 pilasters with inscriptions at the entrance of Novo Rio bus station in Caju: "Gentileza generates kindness, love." He invited everyone to be kind and grateful. Advertised an antidote to the brutality of our system of relationships and under the popular and religious speech, a new paradigm of civilization urgent in all mankind.
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its name, had the mission to spread education and culture throughout the region. Several events have been made, such as: monthly itinerant soirees, Coral
Meetings, Culture Afternoons for Kids in the town Grove, Participation in School Events and an annual event called "Gentileza Gera Gentileza", with music, theater, poetry and dance, among others.
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Gentileza denounced the world, ruled "by the devil capital which sells anything and destroys everything." He saw in the destroyed circus a metaphor of the circomundo that will also be destroyed. But advertised the "kindness that is the remedy for all the evils." God is "Kindness because he is Beauty,
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In the year 2000, in the town of Mirandópolis (SP), where the prophet is buried, was established the first NGO of the town:"Gera
Gentileza Gentileza", founded by relatives and friends who admired the Prophet life philosophy. The NGO, beyond reminding the person José Datrino (Gentileza Prophet), in
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From childhood José Datrino exhibited atypical behavior. By the age of thirteen, he started having premonitions about his mission on earth in which he believed one day, after raising a family, children and possessions, would leave everything for the sake of his mission. This behavior caused concern
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After leaving the place that was termed "Paraíso
Gentileza," the prophet began his journey as a stroller character. From 1970 toured throughout all the city. He was seen in the streets, squares, ferries crossing between Rio de Janeiro and Niterói, on the trains and busses, making his preaching and
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The Marisa Monte's song, in its turn, beyond encouraging the values preached by the prophet (in the passage "Nós que passamos apressados / Pelas ruas da cidade / Merecemos ler as letras / E as palavras de
Gentileza"), portrays the damage incurred against the wall paintings, as in the excerpt:
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Over the years, the wall paintings were damaged by taggers, vandalized, and later covered with gray paint. The elimination of the inscriptions was criticized and subsequently with help from Rio de
Janeiro city government, the project
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January 1999. In May 2000, the restoration was completed and the carioca urban heritage inscriptions were preserved.
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Gonzaguinha's song depicts a homage to the prophet, as seen in the excerpt: "Feito louco / Pelas ruas / Com sua fé / Gentileza / O profeta / E as palavras / Calmamente / Semeando / O amor / À vida / Aos
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took one of his trucks and went to the fire scene, where today is the Niterói
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