U.S. Consulate General News & activities
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Martin Luther King Jr. Posters in MetrôRio Stations in Rio de Janeiro
“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character” So read the posters in all the metro stations in Rio de Janeiro quoting and commemorating American civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. The posters will be displayed from January 16-31st, and form part of the U.S. Consulate’s initiative, through the Information Resource Center (IRC), to honor Martin Luther King Jr. birthday, always observed on the third Monday of January.
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U.S. Consulate General Hosts a Pre-Departure Orientation for Participants in the English Language Teacher Improvement Program in the USA (CAPL)
On January 10, 2013, the U.S. Consulate General in Rio de Janeiro hosted a pre-departure orientation session for a group of 61 public high-school English teachers from the states of Rio de Janeiro, Bahia, Santa Catarina, Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul, Espírito Santo and Alagoas, who will participate in the English Language Teacher Improvement Program (CAPL). CAPL, which will soon change names to Professional Development Program in the USA for English Language Teachers (PDPI), is a joint initiative of CAPES, the U.S. Embassy in Brazil and the Fulbright Commission, which is supported by the National Council of Secretaries of Education (CONSED).
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Brazil Scientific Mobility Program Students Get Ready to Travel to the U.S. in January
Undergraduate students from the Brazil Scientific Mobility Program (BSMP) (“Ciência sem Fronteiras”) came to the U.S. Consulate General in Rio de Janeiro for their visa interviews and to take part in the pre-departure orientation session offered by EducationUSA and the Institute of International Education. They are part of a group of approximately 400 students who will travel to the U.S. in January 2013 through the Brazil Scientific Mobility Program sponsored by the Brazilian government.
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Rio de Janeiro U.S. Consulate General and the Museum of Astronomy and Related Sciences Presented Program on Robots Versus Humans in Spaceflight
Rio de Janeiro United States Consulate General and the Museum of Astronomy and Related Sciences (MAST) presented the program Robots Versus Humans in Spaceflight. The speaker, Dr. Roger Launius, Senior Curator in the Division of Space History at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., was accompanied by Cultural Affairs Officer, Jessica Simon.
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Assistant Director of the Correctional Programs Division of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Participates in a Series of Events with the Prosecutors Offices in Brazil
Blake Davis, Assistant Director of the Correctional Programs Division of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP), participated in a series of events and technical visits organized by the U.S. Mission in Brazil. The activities were developed in partnership with the state prosecutor’s offices of Rio de Janeiro, Espírito Santo and Minas Gerais, and in Rio also included the support of the Educational Foundation of the Prosecutors Office of the State of Rio de Janeiro (FEMPERJ).
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Representatives from the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) Visit Rio de Janeiro
Following a visit to Recife and Brasilia, a delegation of university presidents from AASCU visited Rio de Janeiro November 13-16. The visit started with a meeting at at the U.S. Consulate General by Consul General John S. Creamer and other Consulate Officers, to learn more about the social, economic, political environment in Brazil.
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Ambassador Thomas Shannon Seeks to Increase Ties on Official Visit to Bahia
Ambassador Thomas A. Shannon made his first official trip to Bahia, as the U.S. Ambassador to Brazil. Ambassador Shannon had previously visited Salvador in October 2009, shortly before he had been confirmed as U.S. Ambassador to Brazil. On that occasion, the Ambassador was serving as Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, and led the U.S. delegation for the biannual meeting of the U.S.-Brazil Joint Action Plan to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Discrimination and Promote Equality (JAPER).
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U.S Consulate General and American Society Commemorate the U.S. Presidential Elections in Rio de Janeiro
The U.S. Consul General in Rio de Janeiro, John S. Creamer, and the American Society of Rio de Janeiro, co-hosted an event for nearly 200 guests to commemorate the 57th U.S. Presidential Election on November 6, 2012, at the Paissandú Club in Leblon. The event was a special opportunity for the American community and Brazilian guests to come together in friendship to celebrate shared democratic ideals, especially the right to vote.
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U.S. Consulate and IBEU Join the American School in an "UP with English" Language Project for Youth in Rocinha
On October 27, representatives from the U.S. Consulate General in Rio de Janeiro and binational center Instituto Brasil-Estados Unidos (IBEU) visited the American School in Rio de Janeiro (EARJ) to announce yet another partnership.
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U.S. Consulate General in Rio de Janeiro Celebrates the "American Day" on the 2012 Rio Film Festival
The U.S. Consulate General in Rio de Janeiro, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce (Amcham-Rio) and the Latin American Training Center (LATC) and RioMarket celebrated another "American Day", an annual tradition of the Rio de Janeiro Film Festival.
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The United States Diplomatic Mission to Brazil announces visa statistics for the month of January 2013
In 2012, the Mission released monthly consular workload statistics to
the Brazilian public, and starting this month, the Mission will also
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Black History Month: Struggle and Triumph
Each February, Black History Month honors the struggles and triumphs of millions of American citizens over the most devastating obstacles — slavery, prejudice, poverty — as well as their contributions to the nation’s cultural and political life.
