25 February 2014 - The first course in Portuguese for foreigners and embassies in Guinea-Bissau was inaugurated by the Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG), José Ramos-Horta, at Brazilian Cultural Center.

The ECOMIB security contingent of ECOWAS, are the target of this initiative, with the beginning of classes scheduled for 10 March .

Ramos-Horta congratulated the Embassy of Brazil and ECOMIB for their support in this period of elections and applauded the training given in February by UNIOGBIS to the military, for the election process: "It's easy to learn Portuguese with Brazilians because they have a simple and easy way to teach".