Brasília - Ministers Humberto Costa, of Health, and Ciro Gomes, of National Integration, will award prizes to NGOs that have done outstanding work in the prevention and treatment of AIDS among women in Brazil. The ceremony will take place tonight, at 7:00 pm. at the Academia de Tênis here in Brasília. The presentation of the awards will be followed by a show with Brazilian pop stars, Elba Ramalho, Margareth Menezes, Sandy and Preta Gil. The ceremony is part of the country's commemorations of World AIDS Day.

Agencia Brasil
Translator: Allen Bennett
12/1/2004