The sixth of the tablets was the first to mention Latin American regions and was written on April 8, 1916, but was delayed in being presented in the United States until 1919—after the end of the First World War and the Spanish flu.
[3] The sixth tablet was translated and presented by Mirza Ahmad Sohrab on April 4, 1919, and published in Star of the West magazine on December 12, 1919.
[5]Following the Tablets and about the time of ʻAbdu'l-Bahá's passing in 1921, a few Baháʼís began moving to or at least visiting Latin America.
[8] Shoghi Effendi wrote a cable on May 1, 1936 to the Baháʼí Annual Convention of the United States and Canada, and asked for the systematic implementation of ʻAbdu'l-Bahá's vision to begin.
[1] The Baháʼí National Spiritual Assembly of the United States and Canada appointed the Inter-America Committee to take charge of the preparations.
By 1963 there were 12 assemblies in Brazil:[17] Bahia, Campinas, Curitiba, Lagoa Grande, Niteroi, Pôrto Alegre, Recife, Rio de Janeiro, Santo André, São Caetano do Sul, Mogi Mirim, and São Paulo, plus an additional five communities with smaller groups of Baháʼís - Belém, Belo Horizonte, Brasília, Cachoeira Dourada and Poços de Caldas.
During the 1990 International Literacy Year the school cooperated with several communities on projects, one of which included sponsorship by the Secretary of Education of the Federal District.
In the late 1980s and 1990s the Associação Monte Carmelo was formed as a community of educators, families, their children, and support staff forming a social and economic development non-governmental organization by the Ayvazian family who donated an 84,000 square metres (900,000 sq ft) rural property they owned near Porto Feliz to the Baháʼí community so that it might be used to serve the needs of Porto Feliz and its vicinity.
After careful assessment and consultation with local leaders and authorities, it was established that the best use for the property would be to turn it into a center for the material, human and spiritual education of (currently 120) children and adolescents of all religious backgrounds and ethnic groups from low income families.
"[20] The Baháʼí International Community followed up several times to the Earth Summit efforts despite dwindling interest and pledged support around the world.
[21][22] During the Earth Summit the Baháʼí International Community addressed the Global Forum which ran alongside the governmental meetings as well as playing a major role in ancillary activities including the Peace Monument itself - commissioned by the Baháʼí International Community and came to be viewed as the symbol of the Earth Summit which is located in the green areas of Goiânia.
[20][23] The Baháʼís in Brazil and beyond also aided in the preparation and production of a book of artwork and essays by children from around the world about the need for greater environmental protection and for peace.
The Baháʼís sponsored a day-long symposium, held at the Global Forum, on "Values and Institutions for a Sustainable and Ever-Advancing World Civilization."
[24] In 2007-8 local Baháʼí communities with electronic contact exist in Barretos, Bauru, Belo Horizonte, Blumenau, Brasília, Cachoeira do Bom Jesus - Florianópolis, Goiabeiras, Lauro de Freitas, Londrina, Manaus, Mogi Guaçu, Natal, Porto Feliz, Recife, Rio Branco, Rio de Janeiro, Santo André, São Paulo, São Sebastião, and Vila Velha.
[33] In 1992 Siron Franco, who first declared his belief in Baháʼu'lláh during a live radio interview broadcast throughout Brazil,[20] designed the Peace Monument for the Earth Summit and has continued to work in painting, ceramics, sculpture.
[34][35] From 2002 Albertina Lourenci has been a sustainability software architect and Baháʼí, a post-doctorate researcher under the supervising of Professor João Antonio Zuffo of University of São Paulo[36][37] 2007 Brazilian television personality Shideh Granfar uses the positive attitude of the Baha'i teachings as her inspiration of her style.
[39] The Associação para o Desenvolvimento Coesivo da Amazônia (The Association for the Cohesive Development of the Amazon - ADCAM) started in 1984 organized by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baháʼís from Brazil.
[41] In 2003, because of the new law LDB 9394/96, regulating the Graduate Status for Teaching, ADCAM with the authorization of Ministry of Education inaugurated the Táhirih College with a B.
On May 28, 1992, the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil met in special session to commemorate the centenary of the passing of Baháʼu'lláh, whose influence was acknowledged as becoming increasingly familiar feature of the world's social and intellectual landscape.
The issue was raised again in Brazil 17 February 2009 when de Mattos released an open letter to the legal authorities of the Islamic Republic of Iran through the Brazilian Congress' Commission for Human Rights and Minorities.