What to expect from BRICS summit in Brazil? The upcoming summit in Rio de Janeiro, scheduled to be held under the theme: "Strengthening Global South Cooperation for More Inclusive and Sustainable Governance" on July 6 to 7, 2025, is set to mark a historic milestone. It will be the first convening of BRICS – an acronym derived from its first five members: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. | SABC News

The Kremlin expects the BRICS leaders’ summit in Kazan to become one of the largest foreign policy events ever held in Russia | TRT World

It’s all systems go for the XV #BRICS Summit taking place at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg. #BRICS Leaders resume the day with a Closed Plenary Session followed by an Open Plenary Session. The #BRICSSummit2023 is convened under the theme: “BRICS and Africa: Partnership for Mutually Accelerated Growth, Sustainable Development, and Inclusive Multilateralism.” | The Presidency of the Republic of South Africa

How did the BRICS form and develop? BRICS is a grouping acronym referring to the initials of the five emerging national economies – namely, Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. The name of the association evolved from the term BRIC coined by Jim O’Neill from Goldman Sachs in 2001. O’Neill wanted to signal that much of the world’s economic growth would soon be generated by Brazil, Russia, India and China. In 2009, leaders from the four countries held their first meeting in Russia and vo