The 43rd Congresso Espírita de Goiás (Goiás Spiritist Congress) already has a date, city and theme published by the organisers: 6, 7 and 8 February 2027, in Goiânia, on the theme “O Cristo vive em mim” (“Christ lives in me”). It is run by FEEGO, the Federação Espírita do Estado de Goiás (Spiritist Federation of the State of Goiás). In this article we separate what FEEGO has already announced from what is still to be confirmed by the organisers, so that nobody plans the trip on the basis of loose information.

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What is the Congresso Espírita de Goiás?

It is the state congress run by FEEGO. On the event's official website, the congress memory timeline begins in 1985 with the 1st Congress and reaches the 43rd in 2027. In 2015, in an interview with the magazine O Consolador, the federation's then president, Ivana Leal Silva Raisky, described the congress as annual and said that, as one edition ends, work on the next begins. That year, the 31st edition, she cited more than 1,500 participants from 21 Brazilian states.

What is already confirmed for 2027

Everything below comes from the congress's official website, read on 17 October 2026:

What the congress is like: adults, young people and children

According to the organisers, the programme is integrated and has three strands on the same theme:

The page also states that the congress follows the inclusive approach developed by the Federação Espírita Brasileira, with a commitment to accessibility and welcome.

Who the confirmed speakers are

The organisers list nine names: Ana Tereza Camasmie, Artur Valadares, Christiane Drux, Eulália Bueno, Irvenia Prada, Alberto Almeida, Jorge Godinho (president of the FEB), Décio Iandoli Jr. and Jefferson Bellomo. The programme by day and time still appears as “in preparation” on the website.

What is still to be confirmed by the organisers

History of previous editions

Only editions with information published in the official sources we read are included here:

Edition Year What the source says
1st 1985 First edition, according to the timeline on the congress website.
31st 2015 In February, with more than 1,500 participants from 21 states, according to O Consolador no. 417.
41st 2025 4 to 6 April, theme “A Vida no Mundo Espiritual” (“Life in the Spiritual World”), at the Centro de Convenções de Goiânia and at FEEGO's headquarters, in person.
42nd 2026 Central theme “Jesus e Kardec para os tempos atuais!” (“Jesus and Kardec for the present times!”). The date does not appear on the pages we read.
43rd 2027 6 to 8 February, in Goiânia, theme “O Cristo vive em mim”.

Editions not listed in the table did take place, but we found no official data on them to cite.

Getting to Goiânia from Porto Alegre

The congress organisers have not published any transport guidance, and we will not give distances, journey times or stops without a source. What we can say is how we work: we bring interested people together in a single group departing from Porto Alegre and arrange the boarding point with each person. If you live in a town on the way, get in touch to arrange where you will board. The itinerary, departure dates and other details of the trip will be shared once they are defined.

We have already organised Spiritist caravans departing from Porto Alegre; see how it works on the Spiritist caravan page. If your group already exists, such as a Spiritist centre or a study group, read about bus charter for groups.

For those who want to go

The congress is a gathering for study, fellowship and art, and travelling as a group makes the logistics easier for people who live far away. To better understand the institution behind many gatherings like this, read what the FEB is and how it was founded. To see other Spiritist events with a published date, check our Spiritist events calendar. The trips already published are on the expeditions page.

We are organising a group departing from Porto Alegre. If you live in a town on the way, get in touch to arrange where you will board. Talk to Guatambu on WhatsApp

Sources

Cover photograph: Praça Cívica, in Goiânia, by Fronteira, 25 February 2024, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 licence (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vista_interna_da_Pra%C3%A7a_C%C3%ADvica,_Centro,_Goi%C3%A2nia,_fevereiro_de_2024_(1).jpg). The image illustrates the city, not the event venue.