Brazilian Bridge Federation Explained
The Brazilian Bridge Federation (Portuguese: '''Federação Brasileira de Bridge''') is the national organization for bridge in Brazil and a member of the Confederacion Sudamericana de Bridge and the World Bridge Federation.[1] It was founded in 1945 as the Confederação Brasileira de Bridge (Brazilian Bridge Confederation), affiliated with the World Bridge Federation in 1979,[2] and fully recognized by it in June 1999.[3]
The organization is based in Rio de Janeiro.[3] Its president is Francisco de Assis Chagas de Mello e Silva and its vice president is Jeovani Salomão.[4] Ernesto d’Orsi was president from 1983 to 2001 and is now president emeritus.[5] [6] it has 1,194 members.[1] Relatively few people play bridge in Brazil, approximately 40,000[6] or between 40,000 and 50,000.[7]
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- http://www.worldbridge.org/geographic-zones.aspx Zonal Organizations. Zone 3, South America
- https://archive.today/20130628050153/http://www.abrespi.org.br/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=72:bridge&Itemid=11 Bridge
- http://www.esporte.gov.br/cen/detalhesEntidades.do;jsessionid=053D0728C6B61DB7FA2558338CFD8801?idEntidade=65 Federação Brasileira de Bridge
- http://www.bridge.esp.br/quemsomos.html Quem somos
- http://www.abrespi.org.br/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=14:vice-presidente&Itemid=25 Ernesto D’Orsi - Primeiro Vice-Presidente
- Giovana Romani, "São Paulo sedia o Campeonato Mundial de Bridge", Veja São Paulo, September 18, 2009, updated January 28, 2011, retrieved April 30, 2013
- Eduardo Zanelato, "Aos oito anos, garoto disputa campeonato de bridge", Época, September 11, 2009, retrieved April 30, 2013
