PRESS RELEASE N. 10 – 03/31/2008 

183 students from Broward`s County public schools have taken part in the contest on Brazilian culture and the winners will be awarded the prizes by the Consulate General of Brazil in May. 
         On May 10^th, the award ceremony of the 2^nd Contest of monographs, drawings and paintings will take place in the ABDO New River Room of the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, during the FOCUS-BRAZIL International Conference on Brazilian Culture and the Media. The contest was promoted by the Consulate General of Brazil in Miami and this year the theme was Brazilian culture: enriched by the diversity of its people”.

Best High School Monographs

1^st place (US$ 1,500.00)

Noemi Bermudez, 10^th grade student of McFatter Technical High School

2^nd Place (US$ 1,000.00)

Michael Hoff, 11^th grade student of Cypress Bay High School

3^rd Place (US$ 500.00)

Kelsie Hoecherl, 12^th grade student of the Cooper City High School

Best Middle School Monographs

1st place (US$ 1,500.00)

Sydney Brautman, 6^th grade student of Pioneer Middle School

2^nd place (US$ 1,000.00)

Isabella Castrillon, 7^th grade student of Indian Ridge Middle School

3^rd place (US$ 500.00)

Hannah Katz, 6^th grade student of the Pioneer Middle School

Best drawings or paintings

1^st Place (US$ 500.00)

Raquel Ruiz of the North Andrews Gardens Elementary

2^nd Place (US$ 300.00)

Amber Duclos, 5^th grade student of the Cooper City Elementary

3^rd Place (US$ 100.00)

Kaitlin Farrell, 5^th grade student of the Cooper City Elementary

 59 students from middle schools and 18 from high schools participated in the contest of monographs, while 106 primary students have taken part in the contest of drawings and paintings.
         The juries were Paulo de Souza Amado, head of the Cultural Sector of the Consulate General of Brazil in Miami; Marla Armstrong, Art Curriculum Specialist, Broward County School System; Adriana Sabino, president of the Brazil-US Cultural Center; Augusta Vono, Portuguese language Professor at Florida International University; and Romero Britto, a renowned Brazilian painter.
         The 20 best monographs (10 from middle and 10 from high schools) will be published and distributed to schools during the next September 7^th, Brazilian National Day.