The Ministry of Culture of Brazil was a ministry of the

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, created on March 15, 1985 by the president

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and extinct on May 12, 2016 by

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. Before 1985, the duties of the ministry were of authority of the

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, which from 1953 to 1985 was called the Ministry of Education and Culture (MEC). Ministry of Culture was responsible for the letters, arts, folklore and other forms of expression of national culture and for the historical, archaeological, artistic and cultural heritage of Brazil. After being extinct, their function was incorporated into the Ministry of Education again. There were 17 Ministers of Culture. The first was José Aparecido de Oliveira, and the last, Juca Ferreira.

List of Ministers

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{{Official, http://www.cultura.gov.br/ Brazil culture-related lists Brazil politics-related lists

List of Ministers

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