diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
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+// For format details, see https://aka.ms/devcontainer.json. For config options, see the
+// README at: https://github.com/devcontainers/templates/tree/main/src/java
+{
+	"name": "Java",
+	// Or use a Dockerfile or Docker Compose file. More info: https://containers.dev/guide/dockerfile
+	"image": "mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/java:1-17-bullseye",
+
+	"features": {
+		"ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/java:1": {
+			"version": "none",
+			"installMaven": "false",
+			"installGradle": "false"
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Use 'forwardPorts' to make a list of ports inside the container available locally.
+	// "forwardPorts": [],
+
+	// Use 'postCreateCommand' to run commands after the container is created.
+	// "postCreateCommand": "java -version",
+
+	// Configure tool-specific properties.
+	// "customizations": {},
+
+	// Uncomment to connect as root instead. More info: https://aka.ms/dev-containers-non-root.
+	// "remoteUser": "root"
+}
diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
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+# To get started with Dependabot version updates, you'll need to specify which
+# package ecosystems to update and where the package manifests are located.
+# Please see the documentation for more information:
+# https://docs.github.com/github/administering-a-repository/configuration-options-for-dependency-updates
+# https://containers.dev/guide/dependabot
+
+version: 2
+updates:
+ - package-ecosystem: "devcontainers"
+   directory: "/"
+   schedule:
+     interval: weekly
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+bin
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diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
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+{
+    "java.project.sourcePaths": ["src"],
+    "java.project.outputPath": "bin",
+    "java.project.referencedLibraries": [
+        "lib/**/*.jar"
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+## Template para projetos Java no GitHub Codespaces
+
+Esse repositório contém um template para projetos Java no GitHub Codespaces. 
+
+Procedimento sugerido para gerar um novo projeto:
+
+1. Crie um novo repositório a partir desse template (por exemplo, crie um "fork" desse repositório).
+2. A partir do repositório criado, clique em "Code", aba "Codespaces" e depois em "New codespace".
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diff --git a/src/App.java b/src/App.java
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+public class App {
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
+        System.out.println("Hello, World!");
+    }
+}