On 14 June 2012, the then-Brazilian Minister of Sports, Aldo Rebelo, and the president of CBDU ("Confederação Brasileira do Desporto Universitário"), Luciano Cabral, announced that after the failed bid by Brazil for the 2017 Summer Universiade, they would bid again for the 2019 Summer Universiade. Brazil's capital Brasília was appointed as the bid city again after it lost in 2017 to Taipei. Brazil previously hosted the Summer Universiade once in 1963 in Porto Alegre.