From left to right: University Vice Provost for Global Strategies Duilia de Mello, Portugal Ambassador Francisco Duarte Lopes, Cape Verde Ambassador José Luis Livramento, Director of the Oliveira Lima Library and Institute for Latin American and Iberian Studies Livia Lopes, and Brazil Chargé d'Affaires Bernardo Paranhos Velloso (Catholic University/ Patrick G.  “The Portuguese language is a factor of unity for the peoples of Portuguese-speaking countries and this day represents a moment of collective celebration of the importance of Portuguese for the world,” said University Provost Aaron Dominguez during a speech welcoming the dignitaries and all those in attendance to Heritage Hall. Later in the evening, Brazilian cultural exports including bossa nova music and writings by internationally renowned poet Cecilia Meireles were performed