The Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) is a non-governmental organization, affiliated to the International Olympic Committee (IOC), which works in the technical, administrative and political management of national sport.  The COB's missions are developing and representing Brazil's high-performance sport with excellence, working towards the evolution of Team Brasil's sporting results, towards the growth of the management maturity of the committee and the affiliated Confederations and towards strengthening the sport's image Brazilian Olympic.  It is also the COB's duty to protect and promote Olympic values on national territory.