diff --git a/src/app/article/basic-editor/basic-editor.html b/src/app/article/basic-editor/basic-editor.html
index 0ec821b..a22d9d0 100644
--- a/src/app/article/basic-editor/basic-editor.html
+++ b/src/app/article/basic-editor/basic-editor.html
@@ -1,18 +1,34 @@
-<div class="basic-editor row">
-  <div class="col-md-2"></div>
-  <div class="col-md-8">
-    <form>
-      <div class="form-group">
-        <label for="titleInput">{{"article.basic_editor.title" | translate}}</label>
-        <input type="text" class="form-control" id="titleInput" placeholder="{{'article.basic_editor.title' | translate}}" ng-model="vm.article.name">
+<div class="basic-editor">
+  <div class="row">
+    <div class="col-md-1"></div>
+    <div class="col-md-8">
+      <form>
+        <div class="form-group">
+          <label for="titleInput">{{"article.basic_editor.title" | translate}}</label>
+          <input type="text" class="form-control" id="titleInput" placeholder="{{'article.basic_editor.title' | translate}}" ng-model="vm.article.name">
+        </div>
+        <div class="form-group">
+          <label for="bodyInput">{{"article.basic_editor.body" | translate}}</label>
+          <html-editor [(value)]="vm.article.body"></html-editor>
+        </div>
+        <button type="submit" class="btn btn-default" ng-click="vm.save()">{{"article.basic_editor.save" | translate}}</button>
+        <button type="button" class="btn btn-danger" ng-click="vm.cancel()">{{"article.basic_editor.cancel" | translate}}</button>
+      </form>
+    </div>
+    <div class="side-options">
+      <div class="visibility panel panel-default">
+        <div class="panel-heading">{{"article.basic_editor.visibility" | translate}}</div>
+        <div class="panel-body">
+          <div>
+            <input type="radio" ng-model="vm.article.published" ng-value="true"> 
+            <i class="fa fa-unlock fa-fw"></i> {{"article.basic_editor.visibility.public" | translate}}
+          </div>
+          <div>
+            <input type="radio" ng-model="vm.article.published" ng-value="false">
+            <i class="fa fa-lock fa-fw"></i> {{"article.basic_editor.visibility.private" | translate}}
+          </div>
+        </div>
       </div>
-      <div class="form-group">
-        <label for="bodyInput">{{"article.basic_editor.body" | translate}}</label>
-        <html-editor [(value)]="vm.article.body"></html-editor>
-      </div>
-      <button type="submit" class="btn btn-default" ng-click="vm.save()">{{"article.basic_editor.save" | translate}}</button>
-      <button type="button" class="btn btn-danger" ng-click="vm.cancel()">{{"article.basic_editor.cancel" | translate}}</button>
-    </form>
+    </div>
   </div>
-  <div class="col-md-2"></div>
 </div>
diff --git a/src/app/article/basic-editor/basic-editor.scss b/src/app/article/basic-editor/basic-editor.scss
index 669e26d..7b8fdab 100644
--- a/src/app/article/basic-editor/basic-editor.scss
+++ b/src/app/article/basic-editor/basic-editor.scss
@@ -1,4 +1,21 @@
 .basic-editor {
   @extend .container-fluid;
   padding: 0 1%;
+
+  .side-options {
+    @extend .col-md-3;
+    margin-top: 25px;
+
+    .visibility {
+      .panel-heading {
+        background-color: transparent;
+        font-weight: bold;
+      }
+      .panel-body {
+        i {
+          color: #A5A5A5;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/languages/en.json b/src/languages/en.json
index 4c69197..1ebda74 100644
--- a/src/languages/en.json
+++ b/src/languages/en.json
@@ -42,5 +42,8 @@
   "article.basic_editor.save": "Save",
   "article.basic_editor.cancel": "Cancel",
   "article.basic_editor.success.title": "Good job!",
-  "article.basic_editor.success.message": "Article saved!"
+  "article.basic_editor.success.message": "Article saved!",
+  "article.basic_editor.visibility": "Visibility",
+  "article.basic_editor.visibility.public": "Public",
+  "article.basic_editor.visibility.private": "Private"
 }
diff --git a/src/languages/pt.json b/src/languages/pt.json
index 01b5d2f..4767d82 100644
--- a/src/languages/pt.json
+++ b/src/languages/pt.json
@@ -42,5 +42,8 @@
   "article.basic_editor.save": "Salvar",
   "article.basic_editor.cancel": "Cancelar",
   "article.basic_editor.success.title": "Bom trabalho!",
-  "article.basic_editor.success.message": "Artigo salvo com sucesso!"
+  "article.basic_editor.success.message": "Artigo salvo com sucesso!",
+  "article.basic_editor.visibility": "Visibilidade",
+  "article.basic_editor.visibility.public": "Público",
+  "article.basic_editor.visibility.private": "Privado"
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/ng-noosfero-api/http/article.service.ts b/src/lib/ng-noosfero-api/http/article.service.ts
index d4fe67a..645494c 100644
--- a/src/lib/ng-noosfero-api/http/article.service.ts
+++ b/src/lib/ng-noosfero-api/http/article.service.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export class ArticleService extends RestangularService<noosfero.Article> {
             'Content-Type': 'application/json'
         };
         let deferred = this.$q.defer<noosfero.RestResult<noosfero.Article>>();
-        let attributesToUpdate: any = { article: { name: article.name, body: article.body } };
+        let attributesToUpdate: any = { article: { name: article.name, body: article.body, published: article.published } };
         let restRequest: ng.IPromise<noosfero.RestResult<noosfero.Article>> = this.getElement(article.id).customPOST(attributesToUpdate, null, null, headers);
         restRequest.then(this.getHandleSuccessFunction(deferred))
             .catch(this.getHandleErrorFunction(deferred));
diff --git a/src/lib/ng-noosfero-api/interfaces/article.ts b/src/lib/ng-noosfero-api/interfaces/article.ts
index bda2ecd..17c97df 100644
--- a/src/lib/ng-noosfero-api/interfaces/article.ts
+++ b/src/lib/ng-noosfero-api/interfaces/article.ts
@@ -8,5 +8,6 @@ namespace noosfero {
         body: string;
         title: string;
         name: string;
+        published: boolean;
     }
 }
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