DRCLAS-Brazil-list April 2010

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by DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program - Brazil-related events, conferences, research, classes and cultural activities.

*The Brazil Studies Program at Harvard's David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies presents* DRCLAS Tuesday Seminar *State-Religions Relations and the Polemics of the Holy See-Brazil Concordat: Threats to Citizenry and Democracy?* *Roseli Fischmann*, Professor, University of São Paulo and Methodist University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. Date: *Tuesday, April 20* Time: 12:00 - 2:00 pm Location: CGIS South, S-250, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge Contact: Monica Tesoriero, smtesor(a)fas.harvard.edu ______________ Brazilian Film Series *Saudade Do Futuro* (2006) Directed by Cesar Paes This award-winning documentary tells the story of the cantadores, folk singers from the more underprivileged northeastern regions of Brazil, who land in the metropolis of São Paulo in search of better lives, fame and fortune. As the group performs, we learn about their everyday lives and struggles, including everything from their financial status to religious beliefs and personal relationships. The rhythm of one of the largest cities in the world, featuring the unique sounds of forró and repentismo, is brought to life through their stories and songs. Date: *Tuesday, April 20* Time: 6:00-8:00pm Location: TSAI Auditorium, 1730 Cambridge Street Contact: Marcio Siwi, msiwi(a)fas.harvard.edu ___________________ *Innovating for Science and Development in Brazil* A presentation by *Dr. Miguel Nicolelis* Dr. Nicolelis is one of the world's foremost neuroscientists for his work on neural ensemble recording animal behavior and neuroprosthetic design. Even though Dr. Nicolelis has become internationally famous as Brazil's person nearest to winning a Nobel Prize, his work on the integration of education and science for development in Brazilian poor communities has proven to be even more revolutionary than his work as a scientist. Bringing high quality education and permanent interaction with technology to underprivileged children randomly selected to participate in the International Institute of Neurosciences located in Natal and Macaiba, Brazil, he has proven wrong the skeptics who believe that technological and social innovation are beyond Brazil's capabilities sparking a new movement for change in Brazilian education and society. For more information on Dr. Nicolelis click on http://www.nicolelislab.net/NLnet_Load.html Date: *Wednesday, April 21* Time: 6:00-8:00pm Location: Wiener Auditorium - Taubmann Building at the Harvard Kennedy School Contact: Pedro Henrique Fernandes, pedro_henrique_fernandes(a)hks11.harvard.edu or Marcio Siwi, msiwi(a)fas.harvard.edu This event is co-sponsored by the Brazil Studies Program at DRCLAS and the Brasil Initiative at the Harvard Kennedy School __________________ *Brasília at 50* A Brazil Studies Program Conversa with *Fares el-Dahdah*, Associate Professor of Architecture at Rice University. Professor el-Dahdah is a Harvard Graduate School of Design alumnus and Editor of Case: Lucio Costa Brasilia's Superquadra. Date: *Thursday, April 22* Time: 12:00-2:00pm Location: CGIS South, S-050, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge __________________ *Wild Thinking: A Tribute to the Ethic and Intellectual Legacy of Claude Lévi-Strauss* Speakers will include: *Nicolau Sevcenko, Manuela Carneiro da Cunha, Jean-Philippe Belleau, Virginie Greene*, among others. For more information click on: http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~rll/events/levistraussposter.jpg Date: *Friday, April 23* Time: 1:00 - 5:00 pm Location: Harvard Yard, Boylston Hall, Mezzanine, Fong Auditorium, Cambridge Contact: Kathleen A. Coviello,coviello(a)fas.harvard.edu This conference is sponsor by: The Department of Romance Language and Literatures, the Provostial Funds of Harvard University, the Brazil Studies Program at the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies with partial funding from the United State Department of Education. ________________ FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF THE BRAZIL STUDIES PROGRAM CALENDAR OF EVENTS GO TO: http://www.drclas.harvard.edu/brazil/events

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DRCLAS Senior Thesis Prize Opportunities - Deadline April 19 - TODAY

by DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program - Brazil-related events, conferences, research, classes and cultural activities.

*DRCLAS Senior Thesis Prize Opportunities* *Deadline: April 19* *Joan Morthland Hutchins Thesis Prize in Latino Studies* Recognizes the Harvard College senior who writes the best thesis on a subject concerning Latinos (either recent immigrants or established communities of Latin American descent in the United States). It was established by gift from Joan Morthland Hutchins. *Candidates may be nominated by their department, concentration, instructional committee, or they may nominate their own theses*. This prize carries a monetary award of $500. (Contact: Yadira Rivera at yrivera(a)fas.harvard.edu) *James R. and Isabel D. Hammond Thesis Prize* Awarded to the best Harvard undergraduate senior honors thesis related to Spanish-speaking Latin America. *Each department may nominate one candidate* and a faculty committee selects the prize recipient. This prize carries a monetary award of $500. (Contact: Yadira Rivera at yrivera(a)fas.harvard.edu) *The Kenneth Maxwell Thesis Prize in Brazilian Studies* Recognizes the best Harvard College senior thesis on a subject related to Brazil. Candidates may be nominated by their department/concentration/instructional committee, or candidates may nominate their own theses. The prize carries a monetary award of $500. (Contact: Marcio Siwi at msiwi(a)fas.harvard.edu) *The winners are determined in early May and announced at the DRLCAS Certificate Ceremony during Commencement Week.* *For more information, please visit http://www.drclas.harvard.edu/undergrads/prizes*

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John H. Parry Memorial Lecture - Lilia Moritz Schwarcz - TODAY

by DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program - Brazil-related events, conferences, research, classes and cultural activities.

*The David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies and Harvard University's History Department presents** * */John H. Parry Memorial Lecture/* */ ~2010~/* */ /* *The Brazilian Sun: Nicolas-Antoine Taunay and the French Artistic Mission in Nineteenth-century Rio de Janeiro* * * Friday, April 16 12:30 - 2:00PM * * * * Speaker:* Lilia Moritz Schwarcz *Professor of Anthropology at the Universidade de São Paulo Visiting Professor of History at Princeton University * * Location: CGIS S-250 1730 Cambridge Street http://www.drclas.harvard.edu/files/2010LiliaSchwarczParryLecture.pdf This event is free and open to the public. For more information contact Marcio Siwi, msiwi(a)fas.harvard.edu <mailto:msiwi@fas.harvard.edu>

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Diálogo Latinoamericano Same Sex Marriage in Latin America - TODAY

by DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program - Brazil-related events, conferences, research, classes and cultural activities.

Diálogo Latinoamericano *Same Sex Marriage in Latin America* Thursday, April 15th 4pm 1730 Cambridge Street, Room S-216 http://www.drclas.harvard.edu/events/+dialogo_same_sex_marriage

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Brazil Related Events at Harvard

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*The Brazil Studies Program at Harvard's David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies presents* 2010 John H. Parry Memorial Lecture *The Brazilian Sun: Nicolas-Antoine Taunay and the French Artistic Mission in Nineteenth-century Rio de Janeiro* A lecture by* Lilia Moritz Schwarcz, *Professor of Anthropology, Universidade de São Paulo; Visiting Professor of History, Princeton University. Author of The Spectacle of the Races: Scientists, Institutions, and the Race Question in Brazil, 1870-1930 (2004) and The Emperor's Beard: Dom Pedro II and His Tropical Monarchy in Brazil (1999), both published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Nicolas-Antoine Taunay arrived in Brazil in 1816 as a member of what latter become known as the "French Artistic Mission." Unlike his colleagues, however, Taunay did not adapt well, or much appreciate, the Tropics. He believed the green of the forests excessive, the blue of the sky artificial, and the sun of Brazil irritating. And worse, he did not find space in his liberal philosophy for African slaves. Brazil seemed to him an improbable Arcadia. Date: *Friday, April 16* Time: 12:30-2:00pm Location: CGIS South, S-250 (second floor), 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge Contact: Marcio Siwi, msiwi(a)fas.harvard.edu More information: http://www.drclas.harvard.edu/brazil/events/braziliansun The John H. Parry Lectureship was established in 1983 by Harvard's History Department and the Committee on Latin American and Iberian Studies -- the precursor of the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies -- in memory of John H. Parry, the late Gardiner Professor of Oceanic History and Affairs. Past speakers have included Francisco Bethencourt, Kenneth Maxwell, Jeremy Adelman, Felipe Fernández-Armesto, and William B. Taylor. ______________ Brazilian Film Series *Saudade Do Futuro* (2006) Directed by Cesar Paes This award-winning documentary tells the story of the cantadores, folk singers from the more underprivileged northeastern regions of Brazil, who land in the metropolis of São Paulo in search of better lives, fame and fortune. As the group performs, we learn about their everyday lives and struggles, including everything from their financial status to religious beliefs and personal relationships. The rhythm of one of the largest cities in the world, featuring the unique sounds of forró and repentismo, is brought to life through their stories and songs. Date: *Tuesday, April 20* Time: 6:00-8:00pm Location: TSAI Auditorium, 1730 Cambridge Street Contact: Marcio Siwi, msiwi(a)fas.harvard.edu ___________________ *Brasília at 50* A Brazil Studies Program Conversa with *Fares el-Dahdah*, Associate Professor of Architecture at Rice University. Professor el-Dahdah is a Harvard Graduate School of Design alumnus and Editor of Case: Lucio Costa Brasilia's Superquadra. Date: *Thursday, April 22* Time: 12:00-2:00pm Location: CGIS South, S-050, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge __________________ FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF THE BRAZIL STUDIES PROGRAM CALENDAR OF EVENTS GO TO: http://www.drclas.harvard.edu/brazil/events

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John H. Parry Memorial Lecture - Lilia Moritz Schwarcz - April 16

by DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program - Brazil-related events, conferences, research, classes and cultural activities.

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DRCLAS Graduate Student Associate Deadline: April 12

by DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program - Brazil-related events, conferences, research, classes and cultural activities.

*David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies Graduate Student Associate: Deadline is April 12th* The Graduate Student Associate (GSA) Program is designed to facilitate and supplement a student's independent research toward the Ph.D. or advanced professional degree on topics related to Latin America. Graduate Student Associates receive access to a photocopier, fax machine, postage allowance, and business cards. They may also be eligible for shared office space at 1730 Cambridge Street, with a computer, telephone and voice mail access. For more information, please visit http://www.drclas.harvard.edu/gradstudents/gsa

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Brazil Related Events at Harvard and MIT

by DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program - Brazil-related events, conferences, research, classes and cultural activities.

The Program on Negotiation Brown Bag Lunch Series Presents *The Brazilian Experience on Dispute Systems Design (DSD): The TAM and Air France cases* A presentation by* Diego Faleck* (LL.M. '06), Chief of Staff of the Secretariat of Economic Law of the Ministry of Justice in Brazil The presentation will address the creation and work of the two first ever claims resolution facilities in Brazil, that took place after the crash of TAM Airlines Flight 3054 on July, 17, 2007 and of Air France Flight 447 on May, 31, 2009. The experience was based on the theoretical framework on negotiation and DSD acquired at Harvard Law School, which was used to advance the interests of the families of those who lost their lives and to avoid the enormous costs that would have been borne by the parties in resolving their claims. Date:* Tuesday, April 6, 2010 * Time: 12:15pm -1:15pm Location: Pound Hall Room 332 (Third Floor) Harvard Law School Campus _________________ MIT-Brazil Presents *After Lula, who - and what?: The outlook for the October 2010 elections in Brazil* *Paulo Sotero*, Journalist & Director: Brazil Institute at the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars On Sunday October 3rd, Brazil will hold its sixth consecutive presidential and general elections since the reinstatement of democracy in 1985 - and the first that won't feature Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva as a candidate. Approximately 130 million Brazilians, or two thirds of the country's population, are eligible to vote. This year, they will also choose the governors of 26 states and the federal district of Brasília, 513 federal deputies, 54 senators (two thirds of the total) and 1,057 delegates to the 27 state assemblies. Paulo Sotero, a journalist and Director of the Brazil Institute at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, in Washington DC, will talk about the dynamics of the elections and offer perspectives on issues and factors likely to influence voter's choices. Date: *Thursday, April 8, 2010* Time: 4:00pm - 6:00pm Location: E53-482 (MIT) __________________ FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF THE BRAZIL STUDIES PROGRAM CALENDAR OF EVENTS GO TO: http://www.drclas.harvard.edu/brazil/events

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DRCLAS Senior Thesis Prize Opportunities

by DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program - Brazil-related events, conferences, research, classes and cultural activities.

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Brazil Related Events at Harvard and MIT

by DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program - Brazil-related events, conferences, research, classes and cultural activities.

* Rio de Janeiro's Financial Strategy Prior to 2016* A presentation by* Mr*. *Joaquim Levy*, State Finance Secretary for Rio de Janeiro Joaquim Vieira Ferreira Levy, Finance Secretary for the state of Rio de Janeiro, has been in charge of optimizing Rio's resources alongside Governor Sergio Cabral since 2006. Before his appointment by the governor, Mr. Levy was the Finance and Management Vice President at the Inter-American Development Bank. Prior to exercising the VP position at IDB, he was Brazil's National Treasure Secretary, chief-economist of the Planning Ministry and sub-secretary of Economic Policy for the Finance Ministry under President Fernando Henrique Cardoso. Born in Rio de Janeiro, Mr. Levy holds a B.A. in engineering, a Masters Degree in Economics from Brazil's Fundação Getúlio Vargas and Ph. D. in Economics from the University of Chicago. Date: *Thursday, April 1, 2010 - TODAY* Time: 6:00pm - 7:30pm Location: Taubmann 275 (Harvard Kennedy School) Contact: Pedro Henrique Fernandes (pedro_henrique_fernandes(a)hks11.harvard.edu) and Marcus Schalch (marcus_schalch(a)hks10.harvard.edu) Sponsored by the /Brasil Initiative at Harvard/ and Marcus Schalch ___________________ The Program on Negotiation Brown Bag Lunch Series Presents *The Brazilian Experience on Dispute Systems Design (DSD): The TAM and Air France cases* A presentation by* Diego Faleck* (LL.M. '06), Chief of Staff of the Secretariat of Economic Law of the Ministry of Justice in Brazil The presentation will address the creation and work of the two first ever claims resolution facilities in Brazil, that took place after the crash of TAM Airlines Flight 3054 on July, 17, 2007 and of Air France Flight 447 on May, 31, 2009. The experience was based on the theoretical framework on negotiation and DSD acquired at Harvard Law School, which was used to advance the interests of the families of those who lost their lives and to avoid the enormous costs that would have been borne by the parties in resolving their claims. Date:* Tuesday, April 6, 2010 * Time: 12:15pm -1:15pm Location: Pound Hall Room 332 (Third Floor) Harvard Law School Campus _________________ MIT-Brazil Presents *After Lula, who - and what?: The outlook for the October 2010 elections in Brazil* *Paulo Sotero*, Journalist & Director: Brazil Institute at the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars On Sunday October 3rd, Brazil will hold its sixth consecutive presidential and general elections since the reinstatement of democracy in 1985 - and the first that won't feature Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva as a candidate. Approximately 130 million Brazilians, or two thirds of the country's population, are eligible to vote. This year, they will also choose the governors of 26 states and the federal district of Brasília, 513 federal deputies, 54 senators (two thirds of the total) and 1,057 delegates to the 27 state assemblies. Paulo Sotero, a journalist and Director of the Brazil Institute at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, in Washington DC, will talk about the dynamics of the elections and offer perspectives on issues and factors likely to influence voter's choices. Date: *Thursday, April 8, 2010* Time: 4:00pm - 6:00pm Location: E53-482 (MIT) __________________ FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF THE BRAZIL STUDIES PROGRAM CALENDAR OF EVENTS GO TO: http://www.drclas.harvard.edu/brazil/events

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DRCLAS-Brazil-list April 2010