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Here's a trailer for the biopic of Chico. It's in Portuguese, but worth watching to catch a flavour of the movie

Despite being predominantly Roman Catholic, Brazil is currently celebrating the centenary and paranormal achievements of an incredible automatic writing medium - Francisco (Chico) Cândido Xavier  - in a way that no other country has ever done before.

POSTAGE STAMP: the Brazilian Post Office has issued a first class stamp which depicts Chico autographing one of his many books, which Spiritists believe were dictated by spirits. It is the second time the South American country has featured Chico on its stamps: the first was his 50th birthday.

The new stamp went on sale on 2 April - the day on which he was born 100 years ago - and will continue to be used by the Brazilian postal services until December 2013. It recognises his dedication to others, humility and dignity.

MEDAL: the Brazil Mint has produced a commemorative medal  marking Chico's centenary, which will be issued tomorrow - 16 April - to coincide with the opening of the 3rd Brazilian Spiritist Congress in Brasilia. The congress is part of the Brazilian Spiritist Federation's "Chico Xavier Centennial Project".

MOVIES: Chico Xavier: the Movie (see trailer at end of this post) debuted on 2 April - the day of his centenary. The film, which tells Chico's life story, had already caught the imagination of the Brazilian media a month before its release, with a cover story about the famous medium in Brazil's Time magazine.

Later this year, Twentieth Century Fox will release (on 3 September) Nosso Lar (in English, Our Home: the Astral City). This is based on a novel received by Chico from André Luiz, a doctor, describing his experiences on waking up in the spirit world (see second trailer). In doing so, it tackles many of the issues that people ask about life, death and the next world - at least, from a Spiritist perspective.

In addition to the above events, Chico's remarkable achievements, both as a medium and a humanitarian, are being celebrated with a host of other events, including more films, TV documentaries, books and exhibitions, throughout Brazil.


Nosso Lar: The Astral City

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