Who is FAMUN designed for?

FAMUN is pitched at the high-school level, hosted on the FACAMP campus in Campinas, Brazil, and draws delegates from across the country and the wider Latin American region.

What working languages should delegates expect?

As a Brazilian conference with Latin American reach, delegates should be ready for committees that operate primarily in Portuguese and English, with Spanish present in regional caucuses and informal negotiation.

How should a school decide whether to send a first delegation?

Campinas is accessible from São Paulo and the conference operates at a scale large enough to give new delegations meaningful exposure without the overwhelming size of the largest global conferences, which makes it a reasonable first international or first major domestic outing for a high-school programme.

Is FAMUN a good fit for delegates aiming at university-level MUN later?

Yes - the high-school format at FAMUN is structured enough to build the procedural reflexes and substantive habits that university circuits assume, particularly for delegates planning to continue in Latin American or Iberian conferences.

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FACAMP Model United Nations - FAMUN

Name: FACAMP Model United Nations - FAMUN
Start: 2026-09-03T00:00:00Z
End: 2026-09-06T00:00:00Z
Location: Campinas

Campinas, Brazil · high-school

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Dates: Sep 3–2026 (day: 6)
Fee: TBD
Reg deadline: TBD
Delegates: 500
Language: English
Format: In-person

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Summary

FACAMP Model United Nations, known as FAMUN, returns to Campinas as one of the more established high-school MUN gatherings in the interior of São Paulo state. Hosted on the FACAMP campus, the conference draws delegates from across Brazil and neighbouring Latin American countries for a multi-day simulation cycle that blends formal committee work with the cultural texture of a Brazilian university setting. The edition positions itself squarely within the secondary-school circuit, offering a structured environment where younger delegates can test diplomatic instincts before moving into university-level conferences. Its scale, regional reach, and consistent placement in the Brazilian academic calendar make it a useful waypoint for schools building a long-term MUN programme.

Why this edition matters in 2026

Brazil has quietly become one of the densest MUN markets in the Global South, and conferences like FAMUN are part of why. By anchoring a high-school event on a private university campus in Campinas - rather than in São Paulo or Rio - the organisers help decentralise access to simulation diplomacy and give interior schools a credible home conference. For delegates, FAMUN matters because it offers a Portuguese-Spanish-English language environment that mirrors the actual working reality of Latin American multilateralism. Debates on regional integration, climate adaptation in the Amazon basin, and commodity-driven development land differently when argued in a room full of delegates who live those issues, rather than in a European or North American conference hall. For advisors and faculty, the event also matters as a benchmark. A high-school conference at this scale, drawing several hundred delegates, gives schools a realistic measure of where their programme stands relative to peers across the country and the wider region.

How to prepare

Preparation for FAMUN should start with the Brazilian and Latin American foreign-policy frame. Even when committees simulate global bodies, the room's centre of gravity tends to sit on issues where Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Colombia, and Chile have visible positions - Mercosur dynamics, Amazon governance, narcotics policy, and the reform of multilateral finance. Delegates who arrive with only a generic UN briefing tend to be outflanked by peers who can cite regional instruments and recent ministerial statements. Because the conference sits at the high-school level, chairs typically reward delegates who combine clean procedure with substantive grounding. That means rehearsing motions and points until they are automatic, and freeing cognitive bandwidth for actual negotiation. Position papers should be tight, sourced, and written with an eye to the specific committee mandate rather than recycled from earlier conferences. Delegations traveling to Campinas should plan around a focused multi-day commitment, factoring in travel within São Paulo state and the rhythm of a schedule that combines opening ceremonies, several committee sessions, and a closing plenary. Schools sending first-time delegates should pair them with returning students during caucus blocks, where most of the real diplomatic learning happens. Finally, treat FAMUN as a stepping stone rather than an endpoint. The delegates who get the most out of it are those who use the conference to identify which committee types, which regions, and which kinds of crises actually engage them - and then build the next year of their MUN trajectory around that signal.

Eligibility deep-dive

Level: high-school
Age: —
Team size: —
Country quota: Open

Schedule & deadlines

Conference
Sep 3, 2026 – Sep 6, 2026

Frequently asked questions

Who is FAMUN designed for?
FAMUN is pitched at the high-school level, hosted on the FACAMP campus in Campinas, Brazil, and draws delegates from across the country and the wider Latin American region.
What working languages should delegates expect?
As a Brazilian conference with Latin American reach, delegates should be ready for committees that operate primarily in Portuguese and English, with Spanish present in regional caucuses and informal negotiation.
How should a school decide whether to send a first delegation?
Campinas is accessible from São Paulo and the conference operates at a scale large enough to give new delegations meaningful exposure without the overwhelming size of the largest global conferences, which makes it a reasonable first international or first major domestic outing for a high-school programme.
Is FAMUN a good fit for delegates aiming at university-level MUN later?
Yes - the high-school format at FAMUN is structured enough to build the procedural reflexes and substantive habits that university circuits assume, particularly for delegates planning to continue in Latin American or Iberian conferences.

Last verified May 27, 2026 · Source: mymun.com

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