The inauguration was planned primarily by a group composed by members of the Presidential transition, the Ministries of
External Relations and
Defence, in addition to the
Presidency of the Republic. Although the election was scheduled for October 3 (
first round) and October 31, 2010 (second round), the group began planning the inaugural ceremony even prior to that.
Invitations Hillary Clinton, here greeting President Dilma Rousseff, January 1, 2011. The group organizing the inauguration distributed invitations for the swearing in ceremony to foreign and national authorities, in addition to Rousseff's and Temer's relatives. The ceremonial body of the Senate had sent invitations to all Federal Deputies and Senators of the current legislature, and also to those who will be sworn in on February 1. The invitations were not transferable, The
National Congress had been expected a total of 2,000 guests for the ceremony, Last minute invitations could have been printed at the request of the Ministry of External Relations and the federal government. According to the Presidency of the Republic, ten Presidents, nine Prime-Ministers and one Vice-President attended the ceremony, in addition to 132 ambassadors and United Nations representatives. Over 300 foreign authorities attended, in addition to Governor of
São Paulo Geraldo Alckmin, which had been absent from the inaugural ceremony.
Rehearsals On December 19, 2010, the first rehearsal for the inaugural ceremony of Rousseff was held. Juliana Rebelo, a civil servant of the Senate, acted as her during the rehearsal, which was closely watched by journalists and curious passers-by. Traditionally, the President-elect parades alongside his spouse, but Rousseff is divorced. The news portal G1, which accompanied the rehearsal, anticipated that the inauguration would be "quite a feminine party". Important female figures in Brazil's history were honored with panels spread across the
Monumental Axis. ==Inaugural events==