RIO DE JANEIRO, May 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The President and CEO of Petrobras, Jose Sergio Gabrielli de Azevedo, and the Chief Financial Officer, Almir Barbassa, will hold a press conference at the New York Stock Exchange (USA) this coming Thursday, May 21, at 2:30 p.m. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090518/SPTU002LOGO ) At 4:00 p.m., Gabrielli and Barbassa will take part in the Closing Bell ceremony, which marks the close of trading at the exchange. In the evening, the president of Petrobras will receive the Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce's Person of The Year award for 2009. Service: Petrobras Press Conference in New York Date: Thursday, May 21 Place: New York Stock Exchange (NYSE Security Checkpoint at Exchange & Broad Streets) Schedule: 2:00 p.m. Scheduled arrival of journalists 2:30 - 3:15 p.m. Press conference 4:00 p.m. The Closing Bell Ceremony Journalists who cannot attend the press conference in person can take part by dialing: USA Toll-Free: (888) 422-7124 Participant Code: 183830 Credentials: Those interested in taking part in the press conference at the NYSE should request credentials by May 20, providing full name, employer and passport number. Contacts: Christiaan Brakman: , phone: +1 212.656.2094 Lilian Laranja: , phone: +55 21 8306.8272 INFORMATION, PHOTOS, AUDIO AND VIDEO RECORDINGS AT WWW.AGENCIAPETROBRASDENOTICIAS.COM.BR Contact and Source Petrobras Press Management/Institutional Communications Telephone: 55 (21) 3224-1306 and 3224-2312 Fax: 55 (21) 3224-3251 http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090518/SPTU002LOGO DATASOURCE: Petrobras CONTACT: Christiaan Brakman, +1-212-656-2094, , or Lilian Laranja, +011-55-21-8306-8272, , or Petrobras Press Management/Institutional Communications, +011-55-21-3224-1306, or +011- 55-21-3224-2312, Fax: +011-55-21-3224-3251, , all of Petrobras Web site: http://www.petrobras.com.br/

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