The DARIN saga as seen by an Italian publication

 

According to these people who still live in Cadore, Provincia di Belluno, this is the last Zoldan Darin who was left there, which I don't agree but let's suppose they are right. 

Marco Giovanni Battista Da Rin Zoldan & family in São José do Rio Pardo-SP

 

Giovanni Battista Darin in a photo taken in 1924, at his rural property called Fazenda Nossa Senhora d'Apparecida do Rio Verde, in the municipality of São José do Rio Pardo-SP. Giovanni's daughters Rosa Darin and Olympia Darin aka Nina, are seated near him.

This is part of the photo taken in 1924, at Fazenda N.S. d'Apparecida do Rio Verde. The school was built in the farm and the teacher sent by the State of São Paulo was an Italian young lady (who appears at the centre of the picture) named Elisa Surian, who eventually married Giovanni Battista Darin's oldest son named Rissieri Darin. 

Erminia Billò, my maternal grandmother is on the left with some ladies we suppose were related to her or the parents of children who went to the Primary School located at Giovanni Battista Darin's farm. Photo taken on 5 September 1923. The gentleman standing on the right is my own grandfather Giovanni Battista Darin. 

Ermínia Billò standing at the centre of the photo; this could be Marília-SP, circa 1928. or Sant'Anna (future Herculândia-SP). The young lady on the left of Ermínia is none other than Angela Darin. 

 

Anna Rosa de Jesus & Manoel de Oliveira Junior

Florência Rosa de Jesus married Quintino Pavão de Oliveira on 4 October 1890, a Sunday, and had 10 children who reached adulthood: 4 males and 6 females. They had been living in São Sebastião do Rio Bonito-RJ, a hilly area where the states of Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais meet at Rio Preto. 

On 2nd February 1918, Florência and Quintino were extremely happy for they managed to marry two of their daughters on the same Sunday. Albina, who just turned 21 years old six months before married Fernando Antônio Amorim, and Anna, who was still 17 years old married Manoel de Oliveira Junior. 

As Quintino was a poor labourer who tilled the soil he did not have enough money to pay for the civil wedding for both daughters so they reckoned Fernando & Albina would marry at the local Registry Office (cartório) and Anna & Manoel would marry at São Sebastião church which apparently charged smaller fees. 

I've been told that at certain stage Albina was going to marry Manoel and Anna would marry Fernando, but at the last minute they exchanged brides. Anna was probably more desireable for being younger. Actually no one knows what tipped the balance for Fernando to choose Albina and Manoel to prefer Anna. The fact is that Anna & Manoel were blessed by the Catholic Church and Albina & Fernando were recognized by the Brazilian State as legally married. 

Anna (*9 September 1900) wed Manoel (*20 November 1893) married on 2nd February 1918, in São Sebastião do Rio Bonito-RJ. 

1. Rosa (1920)

2. Isael 

3. Arúndio

4. Denerval

5. José de Oliveira * 6 September 1924, in Barra do Piraí-RJ

6. Gloria (Glorinha) died of Typhus fever 

7. Benjamin de Oliveira * 17 April 1929 

8. Laércio * 6 December 1938

9. Paulo Cesar * 17 January 1943  +  

Albina Rosa de Jesus, Anna's sister. 

3rd February 1969 - The day my grandfather Fernando Amorim died

Fernando Antonio Amorim, my Father's father, was born on 18 May 1895, in a town called São Sebastião do Rio Bonito-RJ, up in the mountains of the state of Rio de Janeiro, near Rio Prêto (Black River) on the border with the state of Minas Gerais. He married Albina Rosa de Jesus on 2nd February 1918. Both of them and most of their extended families migrated to Ourinhos-SP in the state of São Paulo, on the border of the state of Paraná. They lived in Ourinhos in the 1920s where they had most of their children (Antonia 1921, João 1923, Mário 1925, Dulce 1929 and Cláudio 1931) and due to the advent of the so-called 1932 Revolution, they moved to Marília-SP, where they had 2 more children, namely Luiz, in 1934, and Maria Rosa, in 1938. 

My father João Amorim married Yolanda Darin, on 18 May 1945, the day Fernando Antonio turned 50 years old and. Four years later I was born on 18 May 1949, the day my grandfather turned 54. 

My earliest memories of being alive is when Mother, Father & older brother Fernando Neto lived at a little wooden house on Rua Nelson Spielmann, circa 1952. Around this time, Fernando Senior, who used to sell lottery tickets, hit the big time and won quite a large amount of money with which he finally had the chance to buy a house for his family. He bought a house on Rua Rio Claro, where he moved in with wife and children. As João was already married and living on Rua Nelson Spielmann, Fernando had a brand new wooden house built at the backyard, so João could move in with Yolanda, my brother & myself. Mother's favourite sister Nina, lived near by on Rua Rio Grande do Sul, with her husband Mingo Macera and kids Ariene (1938) & Aristeu (1942). 

The main memory I have of this house was the newness of the wooden planks which looked clean and bright. Timber usually get darker with the passing of time. Our house in the back lot of our grandfather's house was cozy and dear. I remember the morning of 5 January 1953, when my younger brother was born. I woke up and couldn't find my Mother anywhere so I wondered around, got myself a pair of scissors, looked at the mirror and started cutting my hair. When adults saw my new hairdo they immediately took me to a barber shop and had my head shaved. Later on I was taken to Maternity Gota de Leite where I visited my Mother at her maternity bed and met the new baby. Oh, what a feeling! 

Sooner than later Fernando got imbroiled in a fracas with the owner of a coffee toaster site nearby which spewed pollution on the air. Grandpa was unhappy with the mess it caused in our backyard. I can imagine Vovô, being a Taurean, would be writhing madly. On top of that Luiz, who was 18, bred pigeons and someone out there was deliberately shooting them birds dead. As a true Taurean, Vovô was really unhappy and he managed to sell our houses on Rio Claro and buy another on Rua Rodrigues Alves on the other side of town, a neighbourhood that had been the town's bordello area in the 30s & 40s. Most business and dwellers had already moved to a place near the Cemetery called Vila Miranda. Not all people went away though. 

Grandpa did the wrong thing for he ended up losing all properties and went back to pay rent forever. 

In the meantime, Antonia, who had been working in Baurú where she met and became engaged to a German-Brazilian called Günther, who she married and was setting up shop in Baurú, where they lived in a fairly large house. Antonia must have had the time of her life for she always had social aspirations and now she had seen and conquered. After Antonia left for Baurú, we didn't stay too long in the place. Vovô rented a house for him, Albina, Luiz, Maria Rosa and Nadir on Rua Mato Grosso. My father found another house on the same rua Mato Grosso and we moved in too. 

Now, we finally settled down, even if both households had to pay rent... but that period turned out to be one of the best the Family enjoyed ever, for it was the last time we lived to together, not in the same house but as neighbours. Everything happened to us there. 

At first we lived on a wooden house owned by a lady called Dona Cida and her husband 'seu' Aurélio Pasquarelli, who were originally from Barra-Bonita-SP. She doubled down as a part-time hairdresser and he worked at Companhia Paulista de Estrada de Ferro. They had an only son called Walter, in his early 20s. Walter was pretty good looking and the pride and joy of his mother. He worked as a clerk in a bank in downtown Marília. Walter was a man-about-town dressing well and going to the best dances. He subscribed to both 'O Cruzeiro' and 'Manchete', the top weekly illustrated magazines which brought all about beauty contests and popular music trends. Walter fancied popular singer Angela Maria so much so he'd found his bride-to-be in Santusa, a young lady who resembled the dark singer of his predilection. Some time in August 1956, Walter had his dream come true when Angela toured Marília and sang at the Hotel Líder gala ball. Walter managed to be on the list of those young men chosen to dance with the great star. Not long after Walter danced with Angela Maria, he announced his wedding date, so our Family had to vacate the premises; that is, we had to move out of the wooden house owned by his parents for they would built a brand new brick house for their only son. 

By 1955, Mario was already living and attending college in São Paulo. He wanted to become a social worker so he took a 2-year course at the Catholic University. After finishing Uni got himself a job at sprawling Hospital das Clínicas, the largest hospital in South America. Mario had hit the big time coming from such humble beginnings. He bought himself a motorcycle and rode 500 km from São Paulo to Marília where he was received as a sort of a hero. He had plans to get married which he did in . 

While I was growing up in the mid-1950s, my Grandfather's work load had decreased but he was still traveling around to peddle European fashion magazines around São Paulo State and Paraná, which was supposed to be booming financially. He would take sons João, Luiz, Cláudio, nephew José Martins, and sometimes my cousin Nézinho aka Detefon or Jurandyr... to sell what they called 'figurinos', in Paraná. I think José Coelho had gone in one of these trips and decided to move to Paranavaí-PR and work as a taxi driver. He was an impulsive type of person...so he moved there with wife & kids but it didn't take long for him to realize he had done the wrong thing and so he returned to Marília and asked his father-in-law to live with Fernando & Albina. All their children had either married or moved out.  

Ivo João Darin & cousins

Ivo João Darin born on 3rd June 1927, was Giovanni Battista Darin's fourth grandchild. His father Rissieri Darin was my grandfather's oldest living child. He was actually the 2nd child, but as Antonio Americo Darin died still in infancy, Rissieri was assumed as the oldest child. 

Elisa Surian, his mother, was born in Rovigo, Italy and migrated to Brazil with her large family when she was still a child. Elisa became a primary school teacher and as part of her work load had to start teaching at a rural school, which was situated at a plantation near São José do Rio Pardo-SP, owned by my grandfather Gio.Batta. Darin. 

Serra Negra-SP a mountain resort, Ivo & Ruth stayed at their honey-moon on 15 February 1950. 

Ivo & Ruth de Mello's engagement announcement on 30 April 1949, in Santos-SP.  

Nilza Darin, 11 September 1943. 

Nilza Darin at her 17th birthday; offers her portrait to her cousin who lived in Santos.

1. Moacyr Dutra * 3rd July 1924, in SJRP (Maria Darin - 4 children)

2. Dirceu Darin * 1925 in SJRP (Rissieri Darin - 3 children) + 23rd Aug 1926

3. Gecely Dutra * 26 Oct 1926 (Maria Darin)

4. Ivo João Darin * 3rd June 1927 (Rissieri Darin)

5. Nilza Darin * 11 Sept 1927 (Jacomo Darin - 4) + 30 Jan 1947 in Campos do Jordão-SP

6. Zuleide Dutra * 13 Dec 1928 (Maria Darin) in Marília-SP

7. Lilia Terezinha * Feb 1929 (Rissieri Darin) in Marília-SP + 25 Oct 1929

8. Ecydir Darin * 28 Sept 1929 (Jacomo Darin) in Marília-SP

9. Milton Carlos Nogueira * 5 Nov 1929 (America Darin - 2 sons)

10. Beatriz Scarpetti * 13 Jan 1930 (Angela Darin)

 

11. Odyr Darin * 1930 (Jacomo Darin)

12. Betty Scarpetti * 30 Aug 1932 (Angela Darin)

13. Sidney Nogueira * 24 Oct 1932 (America Darin)

14. Zenaide Dutra * 30 Dec 1932 (Maria Darin)

15. Aléssio Scarpetti * 5 May 1934 (Angela Darin)

16. Jurandyr Darin * 12 June 1934 (Jacomo Darin)

17. Vandyr Darin * 5 Sept 1937 (Luiz Darin - 2 children)

18. Ariene Herminia Macera *15 March 1939 (Olympia Darin - 2 children)

19. Wanda Darin * 16 July 1939 (Luiz Darin)

20. Adylson Darin * 4 Sept 1939 (Octavio Darin - 2 children)

21. Aristeu Macera * 26 Jan 1942 (Olympia Darin)

22. Octavio Luiz Darin * 28 Sept 1944 (Octavio Darin)

23. Fernando Antonio Amorim * 19 March 1946 (Yolanda Darin - 5 children)

24. João Baptista Darin * 24 June 1948 (Valdemar Darin - 3 children) in Amparo-SP

25. Luiz Carlos Amorim * 18 May 1949 (Yolanda Darin)

26. Sueli Maria Darin * 19 Dec 1949 (Valdemar Darin) in Amparo-SP

27. José Carlos Batista * 21st Feb 1951 (João Baptista Darin - 3 children)

28. Osvaldo Luiz Amorim * 5 Jan 1953 (Yolanda Darin)

29. Hermínia Maria Batista * 28 Feb 1953 (João Baptista Darin)

30. Nilza Maria Darin * 7 April 1955 (Valdemar Darin) in Amparo-SP

31. Sandra Helena Amorim * 9 Feb 1957 (Yolanda Darin)

32. Rute Maria Amorim * 28 Sept 1962 (Yolanda Darin)

33. Rita de Cassia Batista * 5 June 1963 (João Baptista Darin) 

Maria Lucia Martins in Baurú, in August 1980

 

Dulcinéia Coelho, Sandra Helena, Ivanete & Maria Lúcia in Baurú-SP.

Alberto Luiz Bellini & Maria Lúcia Martins, in 1980. 

Albina Rosa de Jesus cutting her birthday cake on 2nd August 1980.

Rute, Albina, Maria Lúcia & Sandra. 

Günther Karg Jr & Sandra Helena. 

Maria Lúcia in 1960, thirty years earlier. 

Fernando Antonio Amorim & Albina Rosa de Jesus

 

Claudio (7) mounted on a swan; Dulce (9) holds Maria Rosa (1) and Luiz (4) mounts a pony at a Marília photo studio in 1939.

Fernando Antonio Amorim & Albina Rosa de Jesus were married on 2nd February 1918; 

1. José Amorim, born in November 1918, died in infancy of diarrhea;

2. Ana Amorim, born in 1920, died in infancy too;

3. ANTONIA Amorim, born on 26 August 1921, in Ourinhos-SP;

4. JOÃO Amorim, born on 24 September 1923, in Ourinhos-SP;

5. MÁRIO Amorim, born on 26 May 1926, in Ourinhos;

6. DULCE ROZA Amorim, born on 27 August 1929, in Ourinhos;

7. CLÁUDIO Amorim, born on 6 December 1931, in Ourinhos;

8. LUIZ Amorim, born on 16 March 1934, in Marília-SP;

9. MARIA ROSA Amorim, born on 4 March 1938, in Marília-SP.

Day of DEATH of members of the Amorim Family, originally from Sebastião do Rio Bonito-RJ, then moved to Ourinhos-SP in 1920; Marília in 1932 and finally São Paulo-SP in 1960 forward...

1. Placidina Maria Nazareth, died in 1923, in Ourinhos-SP;

2. Florência Rosa de Jesus aka Dindinha, died on 28 November 1949, in Marília;

3. Joaquim Pavão de Oliveira aka Quincas, died on 11 August 1951, in Marília;

4. Chica aka Virgilina Maria Nazareth, died on 5 January 1952, in Marília;

5. Emília Nazareth aka Tia Nenê, died on 23rd December 1955;

6. Margarida Rosa de Jesus, died on 30 April 1966, in Marília;

7. Fernando Antonio Amorim aka Murim, died on 3rd February 1969, in Marília; 

8. Mario Amorim, died on 4 March 1971, in São Paulo;

9. João Pavão de Oliveira, died on 24 November 1978, in Marília-SP;

10. Anna Rosa de Jesus, died on 19 August 1981, in Ourinhos;

11. Albina Rosa de Jesus aka Altina, died on 5 March 1984, in Marília;

12. Virgílio Amorim, died on 4 September 1986;

13. João Amorim, died on 14 March 1987, in São Paulo;

14. Cláudio Amorim, died on 24 November 1993, in São Paulo;

15. Francisca Oliveira, died on 23rd May 1994, in São Paulo;

16. Regina Célia Amorim, died on 2nd January 1997, in São Paulo;

17. Arthur Bellini, died on 18 May 1997, in Marília;

18. Yolanda Darin, died on 13 February 2006, in São Paulo;

19. Nadir Martins, died on 29 July 2009, in Baurú-SP;

20. Luiz Antonio Amorim, died on 30 August 2009, in Marília;

21. Maria Rosa Amorim Bellini, died on 2nd November 2012, in Marília;

22. Luiz Amorim, died on 21st August 2013, in Marília;

23. Alberto Luiz Bellini, died on 11 April 2015, in Marília; 

24. Paulo Cesar Coelho, died on 22nd January 2021, in Guarujá-SP;

25. Dulce Roza Amorim, died on 30 January 2021, in São Paulo;

26. José Martins, died on 7 January 2022, in Lençois Paulistas-SP;

Albina Rosa de Jesus aka Altina at Cemitério da Saudade, in  Marília.

Maria Rosa at the same grave a few years later; Rosângela is seen at the background. 

Marília-SP.

Cotia-SP.