02/06/2023

OBMEP awards ceremony is highlighted in the press.

The biggest national award ceremony of the Brazilian Mathematics Olympiad for Public Schools (OBMEP) was highlighted in several media outlets throughout this month. O Globo , Agência Brasil , O Dia , Rádio CBN, Rádio Tupi , Rádio Globo, and Roquette Pinto reported on the unprecedented ceremony that will bring together gold medalists from the 16th and 17th editions of the Olympiad in Florianópolis (SC), on June 5th.

In an article published last Tuesday (30), O Globo reported that the meeting will bring together 1089 students from all over Brazil in an unprecedented ceremony. "This year the national awards ceremony will have a very special flavor, as we are bringing together medalists from two different editions. There will be more than a thousand gold medalists, coming from all corners of Brazil," said Marcelo Viana, director-general of IMPA.

At Agência Brasil, a gold medalist from Campos Novos (SC) shared her excitement at receiving the medal at the ceremony. Isabela Besen, 14, was the first student in her city to win the highest award at the OBMEP. "Several classmates came to me for advice on how to pass the exam," the young woman revealed.

In an interview with the portal, Claudio Landim, deputy director of IMPA and general coordinator of OBMEP, emphasized the magnitude of the event.

“We have never had so many students receiving awards. Due to the pandemic, we were unable to organize the awards ceremony, so this year we will be awarding the students who won gold medals in 2021 and 2022. There will be more than a thousand students present at the ceremony, from all over Brazil, many of whom will be traveling by plane for the first time.”

The article also discussed the personalities who will be honored at the ceremony, such as President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who was also president when OBMEP was created in 2005. In addition to him, the list includes the Minister of Finance, Fernando Haddad, head of the Ministry of Education at the time of OBMEP's creation; the former Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, professor at the Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), Sergio Rezende; the mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Paes; and the municipal secretary of education for Rio, Renan Ferreirinha, a multi-medalist of OBMEP during his student years.

The event was also featured in IstoÉ , IstoÉ Dinheiro , Meia Hora , O Debate , on the website of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation , among others.

Activities in Florianópolis

The OBMEP gold medalists award ceremony takes place over three days. Students arrive in Florianópolis on Sunday (4) and stay in the city until Tuesday (6). The OBMEP organization promotes all the logistics of the event so that students from the 6th grade of Elementary School onwards have a unique experience. In addition to the awards ceremony, the young people participate in a welcome dinner, prize draw, lecture with IMPA researcher Paulo Orenstein, math games and much more.

Created and organized by IMPA (Institute of Pure and Applied Mathematics), with support from SBM (Brazilian Mathematical Society), the competition is promoted with resources from the Ministry of Education (MEC) and the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI).