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João Pessoa robotics education initiative

Overview

In late July 2026, João Pessoa’s municipal schools rolled out Maker Labs to train students for the upcoming national robotics exhibition, "Robótica 2026," positioning the city as a regional hub for robotics and AI competitions.

A few days later, the city held its third municipal robotics tournament, opening a Student Month program that emphasized cooperative competition and attracted roughly 750 students from early‑childhood to final‑elementary schools, underscoring the ongoing expansion of the municipality’s hands‑on robotics education network.

Entities

Secretaria de Educação e Cultura (Sedec) · Prefeitura de João Pessoa · Juliano Sucupira · Diretoria de Tecnologia da Informação e Comunicação (DTIC) · Marcílio do HBE

Claims

What the coverage asserts, and how well corroborated each claim is across sources.

[● 4 SOURCES] The municipal government of João Pessoa held the 3rd João Pessoa Robotics Tournament (TPR) on August 1‑2.
[● 4 SOURCES] The tournament was organized by the Directorate of Information Technology and Communication (DTIC) together with the Department of School Informatics (DIE) and the Robotics and Maker Culture Division.
[● 4 SOURCES] The event took place at the Municipal School Center of Integrated Pedagogical Activities (Cemapi) Arthur da Costa Freire in the Mangabeira neighborhood.
[● 4 SOURCES] Around 750 students from 73 early‑childhood centers, 63 early‑elementary schools and 48 final‑elementary schools participated.
[● 4 SOURCES] The competition emphasizes cooperation by requiring two teams to work together to achieve a common goal.
[● 4 SOURCES] The tournament marked the official opening of the Student Month program in the municipal school network.
[● 4 SOURCES] Kaio Cunha, head of the municipal Robotics Division, called the event a 'true turning point' for municipal education.

Timeline

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Sources

correiodealagoas.com.br · jblog.com.br · metis-in-mv.de · newslog.com.br · paraibainforma.com.br · portalolm.com.br · potiguardemossoro.com.br · reporterbetoribeiro.com.br · revistavigor.com.br · stmt.com.br · tvtribunape.com.br · zero83.com.br