diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index cfffcca..beb755a 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
                   <div class="message"></div>
                   <div>
                     <div><label for="article_abstract">Descrição</label></div>
-                    <textarea id="article_abstract" name="article[abstract]" placeholder="Descrição"></textarea>
+                    <textarea id="article_abstract" class="countdown" name="article[abstract]" placeholder="Descrição" maxlength="200"></textarea>
                   </div>
                   <input id='content_type' name='content_type' value='ProposalsDiscussionPlugin::Proposal' type='hidden'>
                   <input type='submit' id='make-proposal-button' class='make-proposal-button'  name='make-proposal-button' value='Enviar'>
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
                   <div class="message"></div>
                   <div>
                     <div><label for="article_abstract">Descrição</label></div>
-                    <textarea id="article_abstract" name="article[abstract]" placeholder="Descrição"></textarea>
+                    <textarea id="article_abstract" class="countdown" name="article[abstract]" placeholder="Descrição" maxlength="200"></textarea>
                   </div>
                   <input id='content_type' name='content_type' value='ProposalsDiscussionPlugin::Story' type='hidden'>
                   <input type='submit' id='make-experience-button' class='make-experience-button'  name='make-experience-button' value='Enviar'>
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@
     <script src='js/handlebars-v3.0.1.js'></script>
     <script src='js/handlebars-helpers.js'></script>
     <script src='js/jquery.dotdotdot.min.js'></script>
+    <script src='js/jquery.maxlength.min.js'></script>
     <script src='js/layout.js'></script>
 
     <script src='js/main.js'></script>
diff --git a/js/jquery.maxlength.min.js b/js/jquery.maxlength.min.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a7ee00d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/js/jquery.maxlength.min.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+/*
+ * jQuery Maxlength
+ * http://pioul.fr/jquery-maxlength
+ *
+ * Copyright 2013, Philippe Masset
+ * Dual licensed under the MIT or GPL Version 2 licenses
+ */
+(function(a){a.fn.maxlength=function(b){var c=a(this);return c.each(function(){b=a.extend({},{counterContainer:!1,text:"%left characters left"},b);var c=a(this),d={options:b,field:c,counter:a('<div class="maxlength"></div>'),maxLength:parseInt(c.attr("maxlength"),10),lastLength:null,updateCounter:function(){var b=this.field.val().length,c=this.options.text.replace(/\B%(length|maxlength|left)\b/g,a.proxy(function(a,c){return"length"==c?b:"maxlength"==c?this.maxLength:this.maxLength-b},this));this.counter.html(c),b!=this.lastLength&&this.updateLength(b)},updateLength:function(a){this.field.trigger("update.maxlength",[this.field,this.lastLength,a,this.maxLength,this.maxLength-a]),this.lastLength=a}};d.maxLength&&(d.field.data("maxlength",d).bind({"keyup change":function(){a(this).data("maxlength").updateCounter()},"cut paste drop":function(){setTimeout(a.proxy(function(){a(this).data("maxlength").updateCounter()},this),1)}}),b.counterContainer?b.counterContainer.append(d.counter):d.field.after(d.counter),d.updateCounter())}),c}})(jQuery);
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diff --git a/js/main.js b/js/main.js
index 5aab348..b5c943b 100644
--- a/js/main.js
+++ b/js/main.js
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ $.getJSON(noosferoAPI)
     data['private_token'] = private_token;
     resultsPlaceholder.innerHTML = template(data);
     $('.login-container').html(loginTemplate());
+    $('.countdown').maxlength({text: '%left caracteres restantes'});
 
     url = $(location).attr('href').split('#').pop();
     if(url.match(/proposal-item-[0-9]+/)){
diff --git a/sass/_proposal_detail.scss b/sass/_proposal_detail.scss
index 82af34a..3ac183c 100644
--- a/sass/_proposal_detail.scss
+++ b/sass/_proposal_detail.scss
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@
         border-color: $color;
       }
       textarea#article_abstract {
-        height: 205px;
+        height: 15%;
       }
       .container-button a, input[type=submit], .success-proposal-sent a {
         font-weight: bolder;
@@ -520,6 +520,13 @@
 
     }
   }
+  .save-article-form {
+    .maxlength {
+      text-align: right;
+      margin-right: 36px;
+      font-size: 12px;
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 // @media only screen and (max-device-width: 480px) {
@@ -656,4 +663,4 @@
       min-height: 0 !important;
     }
   }
-}
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+}
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