On December 8th 2014, the U.S. Mission in Rio de Janeiro inaugurated the first American Corner (Esquina Americana, in Portuguese) in Santa Cruz neighborhood, located west of downtown Rio de Janeiro. The Ernest Heminway American Corner is inside the Joaquim Nabuco Municipal School Library, at the Princess Isabel Palace, an important historical vacation home for the Portuguese royalty during the Brazilian imperial era. Consul General John …

Between November 16 and 18, 2014, New York-based hip hop performer, poet and activist Toni Blackman participated in a multiple program on the theme “Hip Hop: Art, Education and Activism” in Rio de Janeiro.  On Nov. 16, Toni was invited to close the third edition of FLUPP, the International Literary Festival of the Periphery, which …

From November 4 until 8, the Consulate General in Rio de Janeiro programed Sports Envoys and U.S.A. Track and Field stars Allyson Felix and Josh George for five days of social inclusion-focused events in Rio de Janeiro, the city chosen to host the 2016 Summer Olympics and Paralympics. The program was the first-of-its-kind ECA Sports …

John Lewis, Global Chief Diversity Officer (CDO) of The Coca-Cola Company, participated in a program on “Diversity in the Workplace” in Rio de Janeiro on October 27.  The program was conceptualized as an activity under JAPER – U.S.-Brazil Joint Action Plan to Promote Racial and Ethnic Equality.  Lewis met with Consul General John Creamer, who …

The U.S. Consulate General welcomed NASA’s systems engineer on the Mars Rover program Nagin Cox in Rio from Sept 24-26 for a series of events, including an innovative programing in partnership with the Rio Planetarium, the Municipal Secretariats for Women’s Policies and Education and MultiRio. The events of such initiative managed the experience of professional …

    On October 1st, 2014, Barbara Stripling, Immediate Past President of the American Library Association (ALA) for the 2013-2014 biennium and Assistant Professor of Practice in the School of Information Studies at Syracuse University, lectured on “Libraries Change Lives” at the State of Rio de Janeiro Federal University (UNIRIO) and the São João de …

On September 11, 2014, Rio de Janeiro Consul General John S. Creamer hosted a luncheon for a diverse group of Afro-Brazilian contacts, including a federal judge, a lawyer specialized in the legal defense of affirmative action, a professor of economics who conducted an in depth research on inequality in Brazil, an arts & culture consultant, …

Between the 15th and 18th of September, the United States had an exclusive pavilion at Rio Oil & Gas 2014, a major trade show taking place in Riocentro. Under the coordination of the U.S. Department of Commerce, 41 U.S. companies filled pavilion 3 of the fair, demonstrating the United States’ interest on Brazil’s growing and resourceful oil …

  On August 30, the United States Embassy, ​​in partnership with more than 350 professionals and students in 16 Brazilian cities organized a range of volunteer activities to launch the first ever US Brazil Exchange Alumni (USBEA) Day, an interactive community for Brazilians who have taken part in educational and professional exchange programs sponsored by …

Between August 11 and 13, 2014, Paul Isbell, CAF Energy Fellow at the Center for Transatlantic Relations, Johns Hopkins University-SAIS, visited the cities of Salvador and Rio de Janeiro, where he participated in a program on The Geopolitics of Energy.  The program started on Aug. 11, in Salvador, Bahia, where Prof. Isbell did a guided visit …

On July 10, 2014, Consul General John S. Creamer participated in a guided tour of Afro-Brazilian historical and cultural sites located in the Rio de Janeiro Port Region.  The tour was developed in support of the U.S.-Brazil Joint Action Plan to Promote Racial and Ethnic Equality (JAPER).  Afro-Brazilian activist Carlos Alberto Medeiros showed the various …

The U.S. Consul General in Rio de Janeiro, Mr. John Creamer, the U.S. Ambassador to Brazil, Mrs. Liliana Ayalde, and the Assistant Naval Attaché Captain John Morris, received nearly 400 guests on the evening of July 2, tocelebrate the 238th anniversary of the Independence of the United States of America. The reception was held at Clube dos Caiçaras, a private club, founded …

In an unprecedented tribute to U.S. Independence Day, Rio de Janeiro’s iconic the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro was lit with the colors of the American flag on July 3, 2014. U.S. Consul General to Rio de Janeiro John Creamer and Christ the Redeemer rector Father Omar Raposo  were at the monument …

The U.S. Consulate General joined the German Consulate General in Rio de Janeiro to host a viewing party for the USA-Germany World Cup game at the German Consul General’s residence in Santa Teresa.  The two Consuls General gave welcome remarks to the more than 200 German, American, and Brazilian guests present.  Among the guests of the …

On May 29-30, 2014, U.S. Consul General in Rio de Janeiro John S. Creamer made an official visit to Salvador, Bahia.  The primary purpose of the trip was to discuss issues related to the preparations for the FIFA 2014 Word Cup games that will be held in Salvador.  None of the three games that the …

On June 2, 2014, the U.S. Consulate General organized an outdoor viewing session of the “Freedom Riders” feature documentary in São João de Meriti, a municipality within Rio de Janeiro’s metropolitan region, in partnership with the International Literary Festival of the African Diaspora in São João de Meriti (FLIDAM) and the Cineclube de Guerrilha da Baixada.  …

Between May 6 and 13, 2014, Dr. Esther Brimmer, J.B. & Maurice C. Shapiro Professor at George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs and former Assistant Secretary of State for International Organizations, visited Brazil.  On May 7, Dr. Brimmer gave a lecture on “Brazil and the U.S. in the International System” at the Pontifical …

On May 6 & 7, 2014, the U.S. Consulate General Rio, through its Information Resource Center (IRC), and in partnership with Vitoria Secretariat of Education, organized a two-day seminar for over fifty public elementary school librarians in the city of Vitoria, Espirito Santo. Vitoria is an example for other municipalities in the country, as every …

On April 29, U.S. Consul General John Creamer delivered remarks at a reception celebrating the opening by Westinghouse of its office in Brazil with a cocktail reception at the Copacabana Palace Hotel.  From its new base in Rio, Westinghouse is hoping to capitalize on opportunities to contribute to safe and reliable nuclear power not just …

                                  The Public Affairs section of the U.S. Consulate General in Rio de Janeiro teamed up with Street Child World Cup and U.S. Graffiti Artist, Joel Bergner to organize an activity for approximately 100 youth at the Vidigal Olympic …

U.S. Consulate General Rio de Janeiro hosted sports specialist Erica Woda for a program focused on girls’ empowerment through soccer as part of Mission Brazil’s “Sports for All” program. The events under “Sports for All” use sports to reach underserved communities, promote social inclusion, and inspire youth to engage in today’s world by providing them …

In a first-of-its-kind use of modern technology, the U.S. Consulate General in Rio de Janeiro organized, in coordination with the U.S. Department of State, Stanford University, the U.S. Embassy in Brasília and the U.S. Consulate General in São Paulo, the video-conference “Martin Luther King, Jr. – Legacy and Inspiration,” on February 24, 2015.  Historian Clayborne Carson, …

On February 11, U.S. Consulate General Rio de Janeiro hosted more than 30 Afro-Brazilian activists, entrepreneurs, and officials at a viewing party for an webchat with Dr. Avis Jones-DeWeever, president and CEO of Incite Unlimited, on the topic of African-American Entrepreneurs as part of the U.S. Consulate’s ongoing programming in honor of Black History Month …

On Thursday, January 30, the U.S. Consul General in Rio de Janeiro, John Creamer, participated in the launch of the Brazil-US Intercultural High School, at the Public Education Integrated Center (CIEP) 117 – Carlos Drummond de Andrade, in Nova Iguaçu, in the Baixada Fluminense. Throughout three years, 384 students will benefit from this program with bilingual classes and …

On Saturday, January 25, 38 participants of the Leaders of Tomorrow (LdA) program visited CUFA, in Madureira, Rio de Janeiro. They met with one of CUFA’s directors,  Anderson Quack, and had brief hip hop and theater workshops. The visit was organized in partnership with the U.S. Consulate General in Rio de Janeiro. The LdA project …