Brazilian Cultural Center

Brazilian Cultural Center

The Brazilian Cultural Center (Centro Cultural Brasileiro, abbreviated CCB), formerly known as the Center of Brazilian Studies or Center for Brazilian Studies ("Centro de Estudos Brasileiros")[1], 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[2][3].

There are Brazilian Cultural Centers currently in Angola, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Finland, Germany, Guinea Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Italy, Mexico, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, São Tomé and Príncipe, South Africa, Spain, Suriname, the United States, Uruguay and Venezuela.[4][5]

The centers are also home to the CELPE-Bras exams.[6]

References

  1. ^ dc.mre.gov.br
  2. ^ São Tomé e Príncipe: Campanha com jeito de espetáculo, PlusNews news
  3. ^ Moçambicano assume centro cultural brasileiro em Maputo, Agência Lusa news
  4. ^ Brazilian Cultural Centers directions, Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs website
  5. ^ Brazilian Cultural Centers directions, Brazilian Cultural Center Barcelona website
  6. ^ Authorized institutions for the application of CELPE-Bras exams, as of 2010

External links

v · d · eInternational cultural promotion organisations
Americas
Brazil: Brazilian Cultural Center · Colombia: Instituto Caro y Cuervo
Asia
China: Confucius Institute · Japan: Japan Foundation · South Korea: King Sejong Institute  · Turkey: Yunus Emre Institute
Europe
Andorra: Ramon Llull Foundation · Basque Country: Etxepare Basque Institute · Czech Republic: The Czech Centres · Denmark: Danish Cultural Institute · Estonia: Estonian Institute · Finland: Finnish cultural and academic institutes · France: Alliance française · Germany: Goethe-Institut · Greece: Center for the Greek language; Hellenic Foundation for Culture · Hungary: Hungarian Cultural Institute · Italy: Società Dante Alighieri; Istituto Italiano di Cultura · Poland: Adam Mickiewicz Institute · Portugal: Instituto Camões · Romania: Romanian Cultural Institute · Russia: Russkiy Mir Foundation · Spain: Instituto Cervantes · Catalonia & Balearic Islands: Ramon Llull Institute · Sweden: Swedish Institute · United Kingdom: British Council
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