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KPP Members Lorraine Richards of Newton and Melissa Warren worked with the Georgia and Brazil Partners on this collaborative effort to host firefighters from Perhambuco Brazil in Newton, Wichita and Lawrence, Kansas.
Muito bom!
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Two Brazilian firefighters from the state of Pernambuco, Brazil spent 8 weeks in Kansas from April 15- June 15, 2008. Anderson Barros from Recife, Brazil and Moacir Porfiro from Petrolina, Brazil are both captains in the Pernambuco Fire Brigade. They were on a fellowship program from Partners of the [...]
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Firefighters hope to bring training, volunteerism ideas back to Brazil
Captains Moacir Porfiro, left, and Anderson Silvia, visited Newton last week as a part of a Partners of the Americas exchange program. The firefighters spent three days training with the Newton Fire/EMS Department.
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Friday, Jun. 06, 2008
Olathe Daily News
by Jack Weinstein
Two Brazilian firefighters traveled a long way from home to train with some of the best fire departments in Kansas.
Captains Moacir Porfiro and Anderson Silva’s six-week trek across the state landed them in Olathe on Tuesday and Wednesday.Grant funding through Partners of the Americas — [...]
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