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Cove-Flor ""global artistic minicommunity" is an organisation in Curitiba.

Founded in 2004 the Dance Movement of Recife is a civic articulation of collective organisation. It is a channel for discussion, seeking for pubilc policies and as such it encompasses artists and groups from every segment of dance.

The Southamerican Dance Network brings together dance groups, individuals and artists from all over South America.

Mídia Tática is the name of the emergent group around which the Mídia Tática Brazil festival was organised. It was formed by members of other networks. After the Mídia Tática Festival, it was responsible for the Autolabs project and its closing event, Findetático.

The Free Software Movement has had a very active branch in Brazil since the early 2000s, in regional governments, civil society and universities alike. Digital literacy projects such as the Telecentros in São Paulo used GNU/Linux as their operating system of choice. That trend strengthened mightily when Lula became president of the country in 2003, appointing free software activists and supporters such as Sergio Amadeu to key posts in his government.

Created in 1989 with headquarters in São Paulo, the ADG (Graphic Designers’ Association) gathers graphic designers and design students from the whole country. It is a not-for-profit association with a national scope whose objective is to congregate professionals and students for the strengthening of the national graphic design and the ethical improvement of the professional practice and the development of its associates. Its focus is the defense of working conditions for the professional in the increasing professionalization of the sector.

This state in the northeast of the country — Ceara - has sought to streamline its design policy and create opportunities for its design professionals. The Center is part of this new ambition. Designer Sergio Melo, who is the main person behind this movement, heads it.