CCBU's President, Adriana Sabino participated at the III Conference of Brazilian Communities Abroad and was inaugurated as North America's First Substitute of the recently created Council of Brazilian Representatives Abroad (CRBE). The III Conference of Brazilian Communities Outside Brazil that took place in Rio, on December 2 and 3. The conference was a successful event that once again congregated Brazilians who live around the world at the Itamaraty Palace in Rio de Janeiro to discuss the Brazilian communities' problems and desires and exchange ideas. The ceremony of inauguration of the 16 Representatives and 16 Substitutes, elected by electronic vote in October, that form the first CRBE, was the highlight of the conference. The inauguration of CRBE's members by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, on Friday, December 3 marked the beginning of a new phase in the communication between Brazilian citizens who live around the world and the country's government.
