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Abbreviation

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: IRBr) is a graduate school of International Relations

International relations

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 and diplomatic academy located in Brasília

Brasília

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, Brazil

Brazil

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. The institute was created on April 18, 1945, as part of the centennial celebration of the birth of the Baron of Rio Branco. The IRBr is run by the Ministry of External Relations of Brazil

Ministry of External Relations (Brazil)

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.

Graduation from the IRBr is the only possible entrance point into the diplomatic career in Brazil.

Graduate course

The IRBr's Graduation and Improvement Program is a one-year-and-a-half program of studies, emcompassing studies in fields such as History, Economics, Politics, Law, Foreign Policy, English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Russian and Arabic. After successful completion of the course, students are confirmed in the Foreign Service

Diplomatic service

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 as Third-Secretaries.

Entry

Admission to IRBr is achieved through a five-phase entrance examination:

• First phase: pre-selection exam
• Second phase: written exam on Portuguese
  Portuguese language
  Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
  
  
• Third phase: written exams on Brazilian History, Geography
  Geography
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  , Law
  Law
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  , Economics
  Economics
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  , International Politics and English
  English language
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• Fourth phase: written exams on Spanish
  Spanish language
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   and French
  French language
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• Fifth phase: Application into the Graduation and Improvement Program and submission of documents required by law

Requirements

The Ministry of External Relations established the following prerequisites for admission:

• Possess Brazilian citizenship
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   by birth;
• Possess an undergraduate degree
  Undergraduate degree
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   recognized by the Ministry of Education of Brazil
  Ministry of Education (Brazil)
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  ;
• Be up-to-date with military and electoral obligations; and
• Possess a clean criminal record
  Criminal record
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External links

• Instituto Rio Branco Official website