Literary competition for Brazilians resident abroad
11 April 2008
Brazilian writers living outside Brazil are invited to
enter short stories or poems for this year's Prêmio
Off Flip de Literatura.
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Brazil to host 2014 World Cup
30 October 2007
FIFA decision ends country’s long wait to stage
competition for the second time. Read
more
Internet Governance Forum
30 August 2007
Rio de Janeiro will be hosting the second meeting of
the Internet Governance Forum between 12 and 15
November 2007. Read
more
Pan American Games end with all-round success
30 July 2007
President Lula believes that Rio de Janeiro's
successful staging of the 2007 Pan American Games,
which ended yesterday, have boosted Brazil's
credentials as a potential host for the World Cup and
the Olympic Games. Read more
Pan American Games underway in Rio
19 July 2007
The 2007 Pan American Games – involving more than 5,600
athletes from 42 countries in the Americas, competing
in more than 30 different sports – began on 12 July in
Rio de Janeiro. Read
more
Online library helps fight against corruption
25 May 2007
The Office of the Federal Comptroller General has
created an extensive online library on the subject of
corruption, which can now be accessed online.
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International essay competition on Lima Barreto
21 March 2007
The Ministry of External Relations organises an annual
essay competition as a means of promoting and
publicising Brazilian literature outside Brazil. The
subject this year is the work of Lima Barreto.
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