diff --git a/templates/base.j2 b/templates/base.j2
index c3354ec..c661553 100644
--- a/templates/base.j2
+++ b/templates/base.j2
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 {% set event_city = event.location.city if event and event.location and event.location.city else (city | default('')) %}
 {% set event_state = event.location.state if event and event.location and event.location.state else (state | default('')) %}
 {% set event_desc = event.description if event and event.description else (event_description | default('')) %}
+{# Descrição curta para buscadores e previews de redes sociais (event.meta_description) #}
+{% set event_meta_desc = event.meta_description if event and event.meta_description else (event_name ~ ' ' ~ event_edition ~ ((' em ' ~ event_city ~ ', ' ~ event_state) if event_city else '') ~ '. ' ~ event_desc) %}
 {% set event_url = event.url if event and event.url else ('https://' ~ event_edition ~ '.pythonnordeste.org/') %}
 {% set event_preview_image = theme.preview_image if theme and theme.preview_image else (preview_image | default('static/img/logo_pyne2027.png')) %}
 {# Redes sociais (Facebook, LinkedIn, WhatsApp, X) exigem URL absoluta na og:image #}
@@ -28,7 +30,7 @@
     <meta charset="UTF-8">
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
     <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
-    <meta name="description" content="{{ event_name }} {{ event_edition }}{% if event_city %} em {{ event_city }}, {{ event_state }}{% endif %}. {{ event_desc }}">
+    <meta name="description" content="{{ event_meta_desc }}">
     <meta name="keywords" content="python, {{ event_name | lower }}, programacao, pyladies, {{ event_city | lower }}, {{ event_state | lower }}, {{ event_edition }}, evento, tecnologia, inclusao">
     
     <!-- Controle de Indexação para Motores de Busca (Google, Bing, etc.) -->
@@ -47,7 +49,7 @@
 
     <!-- Open Graph: preview de links no Facebook, LinkedIn, WhatsApp, Telegram, etc. -->
     <meta property="og:title" content="{{ event_title }}">
-    <meta property="og:description" content="{{ event_desc }}">
+    <meta property="og:description" content="{{ event_meta_desc }}">
     <meta property="og:type" content="website">
     <meta property="og:url" content="{{ event_url }}">
     <meta property="og:image" content="{{ event_preview_image_url }}">
@@ -65,7 +67,7 @@
     <!-- Twitter / X Cards -->
     <meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image">
     <meta name="twitter:title" content="{{ event_title }}">
-    <meta name="twitter:description" content="{{ event_desc }}">
+    <meta name="twitter:description" content="{{ event_meta_desc }}">
     <meta name="twitter:image" content="{{ event_preview_image_url }}">
     <meta name="twitter:image:alt" content="{{ event_preview_image_alt }}">
     
diff --git a/tests/test_site.py b/tests/test_site.py
index 1183cc2..d1c2136 100644
--- a/tests/test_site.py
+++ b/tests/test_site.py
@@ -143,3 +143,23 @@ def test_social_preview_uses_absolute_image_url():
     assert f'name="twitter:image" content="{expected}"' in index_html
     assert 'property="og:title"' in index_html
     assert 'name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image"' in index_html
+
+
+def test_meta_description_used_in_search_and_social_tags():
+    settings = load_settings()
+    meta_description = settings["event"].get("meta_description")
+    if not meta_description:
+        pytest.skip("event.meta_description não definido em variables.yaml.")
+
+    assert len(meta_description) <= 160, (
+        "event.meta_description deve ter até 160 caracteres para não ser cortada no Google."
+    )
+
+    render()
+    index_html = (output_folder / "index.html").read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+    for tag in (
+        f'name="description" content="{meta_description}"',
+        f'property="og:description" content="{meta_description}"',
+        f'name="twitter:description" content="{meta_description}"',
+    ):
+        assert tag in index_html, f"Meta tag ausente ou divergente: {tag}"
diff --git a/variables.yaml b/variables.yaml
index cc165f5..5ef2d49 100644
--- a/variables.yaml
+++ b/variables.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ event:
   edition: "2027"               # Ex: "2027", "10ª Edição"
   tagline: "O maior evento de Python do Nordeste agora no litoral do Piauí!"
   description: "Pessoas > Tecnologia"
+  # Descrição curta usada nas meta tags (Google, og:description, twitter:description).
+  # Recomendado: até ~160 caracteres para não ser cortada nos resultados de busca.
+  meta_description: "Desde 2013, a Python Nordeste inclui pessoas na tecnologia e dissemina Python no Nordeste. Em 2027, o evento acontece em Parnaíba-PI."
   date: "2027"                  # Pode ser "15 a 18 de Outubro" ou "Em breve"
   format: "presencial"          # "presencial" ou "online"
   url: "https://2027.pythonnordeste.org/"