RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — The sixth meeting of the Ibero-American Forum of Deputy Ministers of Culture, gathering top officials of its 17 country members, will take place for the first time during an edition of Rio2C, the mega creativity forum running this week in Rio de Janeiro.
Representatives from Bolivia, Brazil, Cape Verde, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Spain and Uruguay will discuss public policies for the region’s creative sector.
Founded in 2024, the Ibero-American Forum of Deputy Ministers of Culture is a regional executive work group promoted by the Organization of Ibero-American States for Education, Science and Culture (OEI). Its main objective is to develop cultural policies aimed at strengthening the creative economy in all its dimensions.
“This year, for the first time, we are bringing the Forum. It was an initiative of Brazil’s Ministry of Culture, which recognized the relevance of Rio2C and the opportunity of having the Forum meeting during our event,” said Rafael Lazarini, Rio2C’s founder.
Lazarini stressed the Forum is comprised of vice ministers and executive secretaries, because they are actually the ones who “roll up their sleeves and get the work done,” while ministers are mostly political figures.
