Brazilian Cultural Center Explained
| Guimarães Rosa Institute |
| Formation: | 2022 |
| Type: | Cultural institution |
| Founder: | Government of Brazil |
| Area Served: | Worldwide |
| Product: | Brazilian cultural education |
| Focus: | Promotion of Brazilian Language and Culture |
| Website: | https://www.gov.br/mre/en/subjects/culture-and-education?set_language=en |
The Guimarães Rosa Institute (Portuguese: Instituto Guimarães Rosa, abbreviated IGR) is an institution subordinated to the Brazilian diplomatic missions in each country, being the main instrument for the execution of the Brazilian cultural policy abroad.[1] [2]
Formerly it was known as the Brazilian Cultural Center (Centro Cultural Brasileiro). [3] It was created based on institutions such as the Goethe Institute (Germany) and the Cervantes Institute (Spain). [4]
There are several Instituto Guimarães Rosa currently in Angola, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Finland, Germany, Guinea Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Italy, Lebanon, Mexico, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, São Tomé and Príncipe, South Africa, Spain, Suriname, the United States, Uruguay and Venezuela.[5] [6]
The centers are also home to the CELPE-Bras exams.[7]
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Notes and References
- http://www.plusnews.org/pt/Report.aspx?ReportId=81074 São Tomé e Príncipe: Campanha com jeito de espetáculo, PlusNews news
- http://www.agencialusa.com.br/index.php?iden=818 Moçambicano assume centro cultural brasileiro em Maputo, Agência Lusa news
- http://www.dc.mre.gov.br/box-02/lima-centro-cultural-brasil-peru dc.mre.gov.br
- Web site: Jardim . Lauro . 2022-02-04 . Surge o Instituto Guimarães Rosa . 2023-06-29 . Lauro Jardim - O Globo . pt-br . 2023-06-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230629225146/https://blogs.oglobo.globo.com/lauro-jardim/post/surge-o-instituto-guimaraes-rosa.html . live .
- Web site: Brazilian Cultural Centers directions, Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs website . 2010-04-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100818161008/http://www.dc.mre.gov.br/lingua-e-literatura/centros-culturais-do-brasil# . 2010-08-18 . dead .
- http://www.ceb-barcelona.org/os_outros_cebs.htm Brazilian Cultural Centers directions, Brazilian Cultural Center Barcelona website
- Web site: Authorized institutions for the application of CELPE-Bras exams, as of 2010 . 2010-04-01 . 2010-10-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101031062356/http://inep.gov.br/download/celpebras/2010/Postos_de_aplicacao.pdf . live .
