Wikipedia launches contest to improve articles related to Brasília

The National Archives Wiki-Contest is an editing competition on the Portuguese Wikipedia that aims to improve articles related to Brasília. It is part of a series of activities throughout 2020 conducted in collaboration by the Wiki Movimento Brasil User Group and the National Archives. The Wiki-Contest aims to encourage the Wikipedia editing community to improve entries related to the National Archives' Inter-wiki WikiProject initiative, which has been active since 2017.

The articles to be improved are all related to the federal capital. This includes topics such as the city's architecture, history, political administration, notable figures, and sports, among others. The Wiki-Contest is governed by the official notice published in the Diário Oficial da União.

Scoring

The contest recognizes a defined list of articles that can be improved. Each editor will receive points for each new or edited article, according to the following guidelines:

• The participant will receive 2 (two) points for each new article about Brasília created on the Portuguese Wikipedia.
• The participant will receive 1 (one) point for every 2,000 (thousand) bytes of edits to articles about Brasília on the Portuguese Wikipedia.
• The participant will receive 1 (one) point for each image held by the National Archives used in articles about Brasília on the Portuguese Wikipedia.

Prizes

Prizes will be awarded to the editors who achieve the highest scores, in accordance with the contest rules. There will be five main prizes for Brazilian citizens or foreign nationals permanently residing in Brazil. 

• 01 Prize of R$ 2,500.00 (first place)
• 01 Prize of R$ 1,500.00 (second place)
• 01 Prize of R$ 500.00 (third place)
• 01 Prize of R$ 300.00 (fourth place)
• 01 Prize of R$ 200.00 (fifth place)

Participants must have an account on Wikimedia projects to make the edits that will be counted. To participate in the contest, registration with the National Archives is required by June 24, 2020. Contributions to the list of articles can be made from July 20 to September 14, 2020.

For more information, visit the contest page.