The Gorchakov Fund

The First Russia – Latin America Strategic Cooperation Forum CORAL 2026 has begun in São Paulo 🇧🇷 Today, the Legislative Assembly of the State of São Paulo hosted the opening ceremony of the first international forum organized by the Russia–Latin America Integration and Cooperation Center (CICRAL). The event is supported by the Gorchakov Fund. Over the next four days, participants from Russia and ten Latin American countries will discuss political, economic, and humanitarian cooperation. A key highlight of the Forum will be the presentation of a comprehensive study on the current state of Russia's partnership with 12 Latin American countries. The opening ceremony featured welcoming remarks by: ➡️ Mário Maurici de Lima Morais, Representative of the Legislative Assembly of the State of São Paulo ➡️ Esteban Perié, President of CICRAL ➡️ Luiza Calvette Costa, Director General of CICRAL Brazil ➡️ Sergey Orlov, Deputy Executive Director of the Gorchakov Fund ➡️ Ilya Zakharov, Representative of Rossotrudnichestvo in São Paulo Sergey Orlov also delivered a welcome address to the Forum participants — watch the first moments from the opening ceremony in our video! #LatinAmerica #Brazil #grants 1️⃣1️⃣1️⃣