Brazil prepares its 36th sports media conference

BRAZILIAN SPORTS MEDIA AT WORKFelipe Massa of Brazil and Ferrari is surrounded by the media as returns to F1 for the first time since his accident in Hungary before practice for the Brazilian Formula One Grand Prix at the Interlagos Circuit on October 16, 2009 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)






By Raul Garcia Salguero Member, AIPS Executive Committee

TIJUANA, January 8, 2010 - The 36th Sports Journalists Congress of Brazil will be held in Belo Horizonte from March 17 - 20 It will coincide with the “Sports Products and Services Sponsors and Companies National Expo”.



The Brazilian Sports Journalists' Asociation web page informs that the Dayrell Hotel, a 14-floor tower with 240 rooms is the official site of the event. Aderson Maia Noguiera is both president of the Brazilian Association and FEPEDA.



The final Schedule of activities and subjects to develop is still being determined. Belo Horizonte, the capital of Minas Gerais, with 2.5 million population, is the sixth most populated city in Brazil and one of the 12 sites for the 2014 FIFA World Cup and sub-site for the Olympic Games in 2016.