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The hall of the Municipal Theater of Rivoli, where the tribute took place on Thursday night, was "small" to accommodate those who wanted to tell, but also to listen to stories related to João Semedo.
Toasted with red carnations, symbol of April 25, those attending the ceremony could see on stage an image of the Bloc accompanied by the phrase: "I had the life that I chose, the life I wanted, I have nothing that I regret.
With over 16 testimonials, José Manuel Pureza said that it was "unbelievable" to have been John's mate in the journey of life, to have gone to his side in the same car and to share with him the choice
"João's trip was not comfortable, and he did not give him the right to "glamor." Knowing that, João chose the destination, the main leaders of the trip and his fellow travelers, "he said.
Revealing that they were brothers, José Manuel Purity recalled the "brother" as a man who loved to know "fiercely change with tenacity".
"I was moved by the number of people who, through the silla João's age, wanted to be present because he had helped them solve problems in their life, "he said.
Considering the process of choosing João Semedo as mayoral candidate for Porto, a candidacy that he had to leave because of his health, the deputy José Soeiro spoke of "the immense lesson of "courage" that the Bloc has given.
"For all the reasons of the world, João could have been comfortable, but decided to go to battle because he was giving deep attention to the other," he said.
José Soeiro pointed out that the former coordinator "sowed" until the end of his life, in deep concern for the other.
Former MEP Alda Sousa said that João Semedo's friends are going to have "a lot of homesickness" for her generosity, "look" and sense of humor.
"It's the beginning of not forgetting, it's not a ceremony to say goodbye, but rather the ceremony of the beginning of another way that will be done with", has said the president of the Public Health Institute of Porto Henrique Barros.
Dr. Viriato Moura emphasized that the best legacy of the former coordinator is his political, cultural and social intervention, highlighting how a subtle friendship has turned into an accomplice friendship.
Joaquim Urbano hospital director, Rui Sarmento, described a demanding and rigorous man, and pointed out that, even ill, João Semedo gave a "good example" by attending campaigns and conferences.
João Semedo died Tuesday, at the age of 67, after years of battle against cancer
The former BE coordinator and doctor had a life marked by politics and civic participation, having the last two fights The decriminalization of euthanasia and the defense of the National Health Service.
After 30 years of PCP activism, João Semedo formally joined the EB on April 4, 2007, although the party's approach came three years earlier, when he was part of the party's electoral lists. 2004, at the invitation of one of the founders of the bloc, Miguel Portas.
After Francisco Louçã's departure as party leader, João Semedo took over with Catarina Martins between 2012 and 2014, in a two-headed leadership solution that the Blocistas would abandon.
The battle of João Semedo against cancer began in 2015. At the time, he resigned as an assistant. Beyond decades of political intervention, João Semedo's civic activity was multifaceted and included, inter alia, participation in post-April literacy campaigns, the intervention in Cooperativa Árvore, in the direction of the International Festival of Iberian Expression Theater (FITEI), at the Popular University and at the foundation of the Union of Doctors of the North
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