Association Miratus de Badminton

A non-governmental and non-profit organization that promotes social development through education and sport (focusing on Badminton). Founded by Sebastião Dias de Oliveira in 1998.

Located at the west end of the city of Rio de Janeiro, the Chacrinha is a community of just over 5,000 inhabitants on the border of Tanque district (38,000 inhabitants) and Praça Seca (64,000 inhabitants).

Últimas Notícias

26/11/17: Miratus gets 25 medals and 12 titles at Brazilian Championship !

SPECTACULAR ! Thanks to the super partnership of Rise Up & Care that supports the project and secured the boys ‘ trip to Fortaleza, the kids of Miratus Association once again did very well this weekend at the Brazilian championship, last year’s national tournament. Of the 120 medals distributed (Sub Adult category 11), Miratus won 24.5 and this with 19 athletes only (of 261 participants)! Biggest medalist of the tournament and especially 12 of 25 titles (the second Team having only 4.5)!! Really good, these kids!! Thanks Kirk, Jon and Rise Up. You once again made the difference! And thank you Artengo for the support on the equipment. Congratulations to you, kids! The complete Miratus results GOLD (12) Leticia (SF Sub 11) Jonathan/Leticia (DX Sub 11) Jonathan/Kauã (DM Sub11) Vitoria (SF Sub 13) Pedro Vinicius/Renan (DM Sub13) Deivid (SM Sub15) Davi/Deivid (DM Sub15) Camille/Karen (DF Sub15) Deivid/Karen (DX Sub15) Jonathan (SM Sub19) Jonathan/Donnians (DM Sub19) Cleyson/Isak (DM) SILVER (6) Jonathan (SM Sub 11) Renan (SM Sub13) Renan/Maria Eduarda (DX Sub13) Davi (SM Sub15) Donnians (SM Sub19) Claudia/Jonathan (DX Sub19) BRONZE (7) Cleyson (DM) Pedro Vinicius (SM Sub13) Maria Eduarda (SF Sub13) Pedro Vinicius/Vitoria (DX Sub13) Maria Eduarda/Maria Fernanda (DF Sub 13) Karen (SF Sub15) Claudia/Manoela (DF Sub19)

04/11/2017: Sebastião lecturing at Inter-American Development Bank

On November 02, 2017, Sebastião, Miratus Association’s founder, went to Washington to participate to the meeting “Construccion de Capital Cívico – Experiências en America Latina“, meeting organized by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). The Bank took the initiative of bringing together in its headquarters, several important agents, scholars, great researchers to discuss the evolution of civil society and invited Sebastião to participate in order to present a concrete example of transforming community throughout sport.

08/01/17 – Miratus conhecendo a Comunidade

O ano 2017 mal começou mas na Associação Miratus, o ritmo ja esta intenso ! Os educadores do projeto educativo da ONG, projeto patrocinado pelo Instituto Nissan resolveram aproveitar este inicio de ano para conhecer melhor a comunidade e suas demandas pedagogicas e esportivas no ambito de estruturar melhor as ações desenvolvidas.