From the Newsroom
São Paulo – The fifth edition of the World Social Forum (WSF) ended this morning (31) in the city of Porto Alegre (capital of the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul). According to information supplied by the organization, the event, which started on January 26, included the participation of 155,000 people and 6,588 organizations from 135 countries. The reading of the text with the forum figures was done by Brazilian Indian Ariana Morinoco and by the representative of the afro-descendant movement, Valério Lopes.
In all, a total of 2,500 activities like debates, talks, shows, art exhibitions and film presentations, among others, took place. A total of 352 proposals for action in various fields took place in the six days of the event. At the closing of the forum, according to the organization, there was a performance by musical groups from Palestine, India, Zambia and Morocco, and also by American Indians.
