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Brazilian Cultural Center

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Founder
  
Government of Brazil

Area served
  
Worldwide

Type
  
Cultural institution

Product
  
Brazilian cultural education

The Brazilian Cultural Center (Portuguese: Centro Cultural Brasileiro, abbreviated CCB) 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.

Formerly it was known as the Center of Brazilian Studies or Center for Brazilian Studies (Centro de Estudos Brasileiros),

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, Lebanon, Mexico, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, São Tomé and Príncipe, South Africa, Spain, Suriname, the United States, Uruguay and Venezuela.

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

References

Brazilian Cultural Center Wikipedia