…and becomes a worldwide laughing stock.

The article is from Poder 360: “The IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics) launched last Tuesday (April 9, 2024) a world map in which Brazil appears at the center of the world. The document is part of the 9th edition of the School Geographic Atlas, a publication by the institute with information on geography, statistics and cartography aimed at school audiences. The new version also includes the marking of the countries that make up the G20 and those with Brazilian diplomatic representation.

The map, and the new Atlas, were launched at an event at Casa de Cultura Laura Alvim, headquarters of Casa G20, in Rio de Janeiro. At the event, the director of the Sustainable Development Authority of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Protasio, stated that Brazil’s positioning at the center of the map is the mark of a “new stance and a new idea”. “We got used to being Eurocentrist and being Eurocentrist is not being Brazilian. With this new version of the map, we mark a new stance and a new idea.

The Brazilian who arrives in the classroom today will say that they are at the center of planet Earth and this perception is of great value and will change behavior. Brazil has reached the center of the world”, stated Protasio. According to Marcio Pochmann, president of IBGE, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) was the first to receive the updated document on March 21st. On X (formerly Twitter), Lula shared a photo of the new map with the comment: “The earth is round”.

Along with the release of the new version of the map, on the 3rd (April 9), the publication “Creating Synergies between Agenda 203- and the G20” was also launched, which brings selected indicators for the G20 countries, including Brazil . This year, Brazil will host the 19th meeting of the group’s Summit, in Rio. “As a symbol of a country’s image, it is up to IBGE to present this new map, this new publication, to the authorities that represent Brazil.”

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