Ambassador Michael McKinley inaugurated the EducationUSA office at ICBEU (Brazil-United States Cultural Institute) in Belo Horizonte on March 7, 2018. Open to the public, the office provides free advising services to anyone seeking to study in the United States for undergraduate studies, graduate studies, or English-language coursework. This is the third EducationUSA office in the ...
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By U.S. Mission Brazil | 7 March, 2018 | Topics: American Spaces & BNCs, Belo Horizonte, Education, English Learning, Former U.S. Ambassadors, News, Study in the U.S., U.S. & Brazil | Tags: Belo Horizonte, EducationUSA
American Presence Officer in Belo Horizonte Rita Rico welcomed the public to the American Day cultural and sports event held outside Belo Horizonte’s Mineirão stadium. The event was
covered by local TV Globo Minas . American Day was co-sponsored by the American Presence Post in Belo Horizonte. The event took place in advance of the inaugural Brazil vs. Argentina American football ...
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By U.S. Mission Brazil | 16 December, 2017 | Topics: Belo Horizonte, Events, Public Affairs, Sports | Tags: #sports, Belo Horizonte
Space engineer and entrepreneur Mary Spio was invited by the Department of State to participate in Belo Horizonte events in November 2017 with Brazilian students and entrepreneurs. Spio delivered the keynote speech at the state government-sponsored FINIT Innovation and Technology Fair and presented virtual reality as the next great technology wave. In the photo, American ...
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By U.S. Mission Brazil | 6 November, 2017 | Topics: Belo Horizonte, Innovation, Science and Tech | Tags: Belo Horizonte, innovation
American Presence Officer Rita Rico visited Samba Tech, Latin America’s leading video hosting company and part of the local startup community known as “San Pedro Valley.” Rico met with the company’s marketing director, Pedro Filizola, and learned about Samba Tech’s plans to expand its business to the United States.
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By U.S. Mission Brazil | 13 September, 2017 | Topics: Belo Horizonte, Business, News, Success Stories | Tags: Belo Horizonte
The Country Public Affairs Officer and American Presence Officer hosted more than 80 Minas Gerais guests from government and educational, cultural and commercial sectors at a Kentucky Derby-themed Independence Day party. The event promoted Kentucky Bourbon imports by offering guests the traditional ‘mint julep’ cocktail. The celebration was
covered by local TV show ‘Programa Gui Moreira’ , which airs on the local SBT ...
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By U.S. Mission Brazil | 6 July, 2017 | Topics: Belo Horizonte, Events, Public Affairs | Tags: 4July, Belo Horizonte, Kentucky
The American Presence Post in Belo Horizonte programmed the ‘Jazz & Democracy’ workshop for the first time in Brazil in three Minas Gerais cities: Juiz de Fora, Betim and Belo Horizonte. The innovative music-integrated curriculum created by Dr. Wesley Watkins teaches students about democratic values using jazz basics as a metaphor. Students learned about civic ...
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By U.S. Mission Brazil | 12 June, 2017 | Topics: Belo Horizonte, News | Tags: Belo Horizonte
The American Presence Post in Belo Horizonte invited English-language students sponsored by the U.S. Mission to an exclusive screening of the Academy Award-nominated film Hidden Figures on May 10, 2017. The screening, along with other international showings,
was noted by a NBC news report in the United States. Hidden Figures tells the story of three African-American women mathematicians who worked ...
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By U.S. Mission Brazil | 10 May, 2017 | Topics: Belo Horizonte, English Learning, News, Public Affairs | Tags: ACCESS, Belo Horizonte
Recipients of a micro scholarship for this English-language program at ACBEU Juiz de Fora watched Team USA 1 to 0 victory at Mineirão stadium Seventeen students from the city of Juiz de Fora were at Mineirão stadium last Saturday (August 6) cheering for the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team in the match against France during the ...
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By U.S. Mission Brazil | 10 August, 2016 | Topics: 2016 Olympics/Paralympics, Belo Horizonte, Education, English Learning, News, U.S. & Brazil | Tags: ACCESS, Belo Horizonte, Juiz de Fora, Mineirao, Olympics 2016, Soccer
