{"id":4120,"date":"2018-11-01T17:21:09","date_gmt":"2018-11-01T17:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/indextemp.php\/?p=4120"},"modified":"2019-06-20T17:24:39","modified_gmt":"2019-06-20T17:24:39","slug":"posthumous-medal-of-honour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/indextemp.php\/posthumous-medal-of-honour\/","title":{"rendered":"Posthumous Medal of Honour"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Awarded to Maria Esther Bueno for services to sport:<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/indextemp.php\/posthumous-medal-of-honour\/ricardo-rocha-pic-2-13-oct-14\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4125\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4125 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Ricardo-Rocha-Pic-2-13-Oct-14-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Ricardo-Rocha-Pic-2-13-Oct-14-300x201.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Ricardo-Rocha-Pic-2-13-Oct-14-768x513.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Ricardo-Rocha-Pic-2-13-Oct-14-1024x685.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Ricardo-Rocha-Pic-2-13-Oct-14-500x334.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Ricardo-Rocha-Pic-2-13-Oct-14-560x374.jpg 560w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Ricardo-Rocha-Pic-2-13-Oct-14-260x174.jpg 260w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Ricardo-Rocha-Pic-2-13-Oct-14-160x107.jpg 160w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Ricardo-Rocha-Pic-2-13-Oct-14.jpg 1484w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Maria Esther Bueno received many important awards and medals throughout her lifetime, including the S\u00e3o Paulo medal and diploma, Medalha Anchieta e o Diploma de Gratid\u00e3o de S\u00e3o Paulo, the highest accolade the state capital can bestow, in a ceremony held at the City Hall in October 2014.<\/p>\n<p>The City Hall of S\u00e3o Paulo recently paid further tribute to Maria Esther in memoriam with the bestowing of the Medal of Honour to Sports Merit, an accolade awarded in recognition of services to sport in the Municipality of S\u00e3o Paulo.<\/p>\n<p>This latest award was received from Thomas Koch, friend of Maria Esther, by her eldest nephew, Pedro Augusto De Olivera Bueno,\u00a0on behalf of her family, who were present at the ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was a privilege for me to receive this honour, especially from the hand of Thomas, of whom I am a fan. 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