Embassy of Brazil in Nairobi

🇧🇷🏳️‍🌈 On 28 May 2026, the Embassy of Brazil in Nairobi hosted a film screening in celebration of the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT), as part of the Guimarães Rosa Cultural Diplomacy Programme. The event brought together members of the diplomatic and consular corps, as well as representatives of United Nations organizations.

In her opening remarks, Chargé d’Affaires a.i. Daniella Araujo highlighted Brazil’s longstanding commitment to human rights and to mainstreaming gender equality perspectives in its foreign policy. The initiative also reaffirmed Brazil’s support for equal treatment of UN staff in Nairobi.

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🇧🇷🏳️‍🌈 A Embaixada do Brasil em Nairóbi realizou, em 28 de maio de 2026, exibição de obra cinematográfica em celebração ao Dia Internacional do Combate à Homofobia, à Bifobia e à Transfobia (IDAHOBIT), no âmbito do Programa Guimarães Rosa de Diplomacia Cultural. O evento reuniu membros do corpo diplomático e consular, além de representantes de organismos das Nações Unidas.

Na abertura, a encarregada de negócios a.i., Daniella Araujo, destacou a atuação do Brasil em favor dos direitos humanos e da transversalização das perspectivas de igualdade de gênero na política externa brasileira. A iniciativa também reafirmou o apoio do Brasil ao tratamento isonômico de funcionários das Nações Unidas em Nairóbi.

🎬🏳️‍🌈 Film Screening in Commemoration of IDAHOBIT 2026

The Embassy of Brazil in Nairobi, in partnership with UN-GLOBE, invites UN personnel and members of the diplomatic community to a special screening of the acclaimed Brazilian film All That You Could Be (2023), directed by Ricardo Alves Jr.

📅 28 May 2026
⏰ 12:00 – 14:00
📍 UNON Press Briefing Room

The film received wide recognition in Brazil, including the Best Director Award and the Special Jury Prize at the Rio Film Festival, as well as the People’s Choice Award for Best Brazilian Feature Film at the Mix Brasil Festival.

Through the characters’ everyday lives and encounters, the film offers an affectionate portrait of a family built by choice and rooted in the value of friendship.

We would be delighted by your presence!

🎓🌍 Brazil will host, in Brasília (25–27 May), the 1st Brazil–Africa Forum of University Rectors, bringing together Brazilian and African universities to strengthen academic and scientific ties.

🤝 The forum will promote new opportunities for cooperation, including the mobility of students and researchers, knowledge exchange, and partnerships in strategic areas such as innovation, energy, and agriculture.

📚 We remain committed to bringing our higher education institutions even closer together and expanding the benefits of Brazil–Africa cooperation.



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🎓🌍 O Brasil realizará, em Brasília (25-27/5), o 1º Fórum de Reitores Brasil-África, reunindo universidades brasileiras e africanas para fortalecer laços acadêmicos e científicos.

🤝 O fórum promoverá novas oportunidades de cooperação, incluindo mobilidade de estudantes e pesquisadores, intercâmbio de conhecimento e parcerias em áreas estratégicas como inovação, energia e agricultura.

📚 Seguimos trabalhando para aproximar ainda mais nossas instituições de ensino superior e ampliar os benefícios da cooperação Brasil-África.

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As a candidate for the United Nations Human Rights Council in the elections to be held in June 2026, Brazil remains dedicated to advancing equality, combating discrimination, strengthening social inclusion, and defending the dignity of all people.

Brazil looks forward to continuing to work constructively with all partners in support of a stronger, more effective, and more representative Human Rights Council.

For more information on Brazil’s candidature, please access the following link: https://funag.gov.br/biblioteca-nova/produto/1-1354

🌍 World Portuguese Language Day – 5 May

Celebrated each year on 5 May, World Portuguese Language Day honours a language that connects more than 260 million people across multiple continents, serving as a powerful vehicle of culture, identity, and dialogue.

Spoken in countries across Africa, South America, Europe, and Asia, Portuguese reflects a rich tapestry of histories and influences. It is a language shaped by encounters, creativity, and resilience, continuously evolving while preserving deep cultural roots.

📚 In 2026, this celebration is further enriched by significant literary milestones:
✨ 70 years of Grande Sertão: Veredas
✨ 80 years of Sagarana

These works by João Guimarães Rosa, renowned writer and diplomat, stand among the most influential in Brazilian literature. Through innovative language and narrative, he contributed in a unique way to the recognition, recording, and global dissemination of the Brazilian variant of Portuguese.

As we mark this day, we celebrate not only a language, but a shared space of expression that fosters cooperation, cultural exchange, and mutual understanding among Lusophone communities worldwide.



Foto Cred:https://observalinguaportuguesa.org

🌍 Dia Mundial da Língua Portuguesa – 5 de maio

Celebrado anualmente em 5 de maio, o Dia Mundial da Língua Portuguesa homenageia um idioma que conecta mais de 260 milhões de pessoas em vários continentes, servindo como um poderoso veículo de cultura, identidade e diálogo.

Falado em países da África, América do Sul, Europa e Ásia, o português reflete uma rica diversidade de histórias e influências. É uma língua moldada por encontros, criatividade e resiliência — em constante evolução, ao mesmo tempo em que preserva profundas raízes culturais.

📚 Em 2026, essa celebração é ainda mais enriquecida por importantes marcos literários:
✨ 70 anos de Grande Sertão: Veredas
✨ 80 anos de Sagarana

Essas obras de João Guimarães Rosa, renomado escritor e diplomata, estão entre as mais influentes da literatura brasileira. Por meio de uma linguagem e narrativa inovadoras, ele contribuiu de forma única para o registro, a valorização e a difusão global da variante brasileira da língua portuguesa.

Ao celebrarmos esta data, celebramos não apenas uma língua, mas também um espaço compartilhado de expressão que promove a cooperação, o intercâmbio cultural e o entendimento mútuo entre as comunidades lusófonas em todo o mundo.



Foto: https://observalinguaportuguesa.org

The 2027 call of applications for the Brazilian Undergraduate Schorlaship Program (PEC-G) is now open to all Kenyan students who:

▪ Have completed secondary school or will complete it by the end of 2026;
▪ Have an overall average grade of at least 60% or B-
▪ Are 18+ by 1st January 2027

Why apply?

▪ Tuition-free university education
▪ 700 vacancies offered in various courses of all areas of knowledge
▪ Top Brazilian universities
▪No prior knowledge of Portuguese required (Year 1 is dedicated to language training)

📝 Apply here:
https://pec.mec.gov.br/pre-inscricao-candidato/iniciar-inscricao

⏰ Deadline: May 9th, 2026

📧 For inquiries: [email protected]

We kindly invite you to share this opportunity within your networks and help spread the word across Kenya!

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Congratulations to Ms. Cynthia Odundo, , the first Kenyan to receive the PEC-PG scholarship for postgraduate studies in Brazil!

With her visa in hand, she is ready to embark on this exciting new journey. As she opens a new avenue in the growing cooperation between Kenya and Brazil, we are confident that by the time she returns, many others will have joined and followed in her footsteps.

Wishing her great success in this new endeavour!