▁by ▁form ▁closer ▁to ▁the ▁Heb rew ▁original , ▁as ▁in ▁English . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 2 - 1 9 4 2 , ▁a ▁translation ▁by ▁Father ▁Math os ▁So ares , ▁based ▁relatively ▁freely ▁on ▁the ▁V ul gate , ▁was ▁published ▁by ▁Ed ições ▁Paul inas . ▁It ▁became ▁the ▁most ▁popular ▁version ▁in ▁Brazil . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁the ▁A ve ▁Maria ▁publishing ▁house ▁in ▁São ▁Paulo ▁produced ▁a ▁complete ▁Bible ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁French ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁Bened ict ine ▁mon ks ▁of ▁M ared s ous ▁Ab bey , ▁Belg ium . ▁The ▁Francis can ▁João ▁José ▁Ped re ira ▁de ▁Castro , ▁of ▁the ▁São ▁Paulo ▁Bible ▁Centre , ▁was ▁the ▁coordin ator ▁of ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁producing ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁version . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁Ed ições ▁Paul inas ▁presented ▁a ▁complete ▁Bible ▁in ▁Portuguese ▁adapted ▁from ▁the ▁Italian ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁Pont ific al ▁Bib lic al ▁Institute ▁in ▁Rome . ▁ ▁Je hov ah ' s ▁Wit ness es ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁a ▁first ▁Portuguese ▁edition ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁World ▁Trans lation ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁Script ures , ▁under ▁the ▁title ▁" Tr adu ção ▁do ▁Nov o ▁Mundo ▁das ▁Esc rit uras ▁S ag rad as ". ▁ ▁A ▁joint ▁group ▁of ▁Portuguese ▁C athol ics ▁and ▁Protest ants ▁began ▁publication ▁of ▁the ▁Tr adu ção ▁Inter conf essional ▁em ▁Portug u ês ▁Cor r ente ▁in