DRCLAS-Brazil-list February 2012

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TOMORROW 12PM - Forms of Disbelonging: Aesthetics in Contemporary Latin America

by DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program

*Brazil Studies Program Seminar Forms of Disbelonging: Aesthetics in Contemporary Latin America Florencia Garramuño* Associate Professor of Comparative Literature and Director of the Brazilian Culture Program, Universidad de San Andrés de Fortabat Visiting Scholar, DRCLAS Thursday, February 16th, 12:00 p.m. CGIS South, Room S-050, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge This event is open to the public and registration is not required. A Brazilian lunch will be served.

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THURSDAY 12PM - Forms of Disbelonging: Aesthetics in Contemporary Latin America

by DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program

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TOMORROW 6:30PM - Screening of "Wasteland" followed by a conversation with Jackie de Botton, Diana Gabanyi, and Tião Santos

by DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program

*DRCLAS Film Series Event Screening of the Brazilian documentary "Wasteland" followed by a conversation with Jackie de Botton, Diana Gabanyi and Tião Santos* Jackie de Botton, Executive Producer of "Wasteland" Diana Gabanyi, Journalist specialized in integrated communication Tião Santos, Main character of "Wasteland" and President of the Association of Recycling Pickers of Jardim Gramacho (ACAMJG) * Thursday, February 9th, 6:30 p.m. Tsai Auditorium (Room S-010), CGIS South, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge* The film is in Portuguese, with English subtitles. For more information about the film, please visit www.wastelandmovie.com This event is free and open to the public. Registration is not required. There will be a reception following the event. *Co-sponsored by ARTS@DRCLAS and the DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program.*

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TOMORROW 12PM - Feeding the World Sustainably: Challenges for Brazilian Agribusiness

by DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program

*Harvard Brazil Studies Program Seminar Feeding the World Sustainably: Challenges for Brazilian Agribusiness Kátia Abreu* Brazilian Senator, Tocantins President, Confederation of Agriculture and Livestock of Brazil (CNA) Thursday, February 9th, 12:00 p.m. CGIS South, Room S-050, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge A Brazilian lunch will be served. This event is open to the public and registration is not required. *This seminar is co-sponsored by the Harvard-MIT Workshop on the Political Economy of Development in Brazil.*

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FRIDAY 3PM - Bate-Papo (Portuguese conversation practice)

by DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program

*Bate-Papo (Portuguese conversation practice)* Practice your Portuguese and discuss Brazil and other Portuguese-speaking countries and cultures at this informal roundtable. Everyone is welcome! Guaraná and salgadinhos will be served. *Spring 2012 Bate-Papo schedule:* *Friday, February 10th* Friday, March 2nd Friday, March 23rd Friday, April 13th *All Bate-Papo meetings are held 3:00-4:30 p.m. at DRCLAS, CGIS South, Room S-216, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge* *Co-sponsored by the DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program and the Portuguese section of the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures at Harvard.*

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Public Policy Immersion Program in Brazil - Summer 2012

by DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program

*Public Policy Immersion Program in Brazil: Learning from Community Service* The purpose of the Public Policy Immersion Program is to expose Harvard College students to the complexity of the challenges and opportunities faced by Latin America’s largest democracy by giving them an opportunity to undertake meaningful community service projects in São Paulo, the country’s cultural and industrial capital. A select group of College students will be chosen to work as volunteers in carefully selected organizations in metropolitan São Paulo. Harvard graduate students are also invited to take advantage of this program. The Harvard Brazil Office works with its network of contacts throughout the country to secure interesting and meaningful internship opportunities. Program Dates: June 11 to August 10, 2012 Eligibility: Continuing Harvard College students in good academic standing with a minimum of intermediate Portuguese (Portuguese Cb or higher). Fluent or native Spanish speakers may also apply. Students need to be prepared to work in Portuguese on arrival. Applicants from all concentrations are welcome. * Application Deadline: Friday, February 10, 2012 Details and application at http://www.drclas.harvard.edu/brazil/student/ppip/2012*

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THURSDAY 6:30PM - Screening of "Wasteland" followed by a conversation with Jackie de Botton, Diana Gabanyi, and Tião Santos

by DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program

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THURSDAY 12PM - Feeding the World Sustainably: Challenges for Brazilian Agribusiness

by DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program

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TOMORROW 12PM - Save Our Savannas (SOS!): North-South-South Cooperation to Maintain Ecosystem Functions and Promote Sustainable Livelihoods in the Brazilian Cerrado and Similar Ecosystems in South America and Africa

by DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program

*Brazil Studies Program Seminar* * **Save Our Savannas (SOS!): North-South-South Cooperation to Maintain Ecosystem Functions and Promote Sustainable Livelihoods in the Brazilian Cerrado and Similar Ecosystems in South America and Africa** **Donald Sawyer* Professor, Center for Sustainable Development, Universidade de Brasília Associate Researcher, Institute for Society, Population and Nature Lemann Visiting Scholar, DRCLAS Thursday, February 2nd, 12:00 p.m. CGIS South, Room S-050, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge A Brazilian lunch will be served.

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TODAY 5PM - DRCLAS Student Summer Study Abroad Information Session

by DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program

*DRCLAS Student Summer Study Abroad Information Session* *Where will you be this summer or next year? Make it Latin America!* Come to the DRCLAS Student Information Session to learn about study abroad programs, grants, and our Latin American Studies certificate. Empanadas and beverages will be served. Date: Wednesday, February 1st Time: 5:00 p.m. Location: CGIS South, Room S-216, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge Contact: Yadira Rivera, yrivera(a)fas.harvard.edu Please visit http://www.drclas.harvard.edu/undergrads/summer_internship_immersion_progra… more program information.

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DRCLAS-Brazil-list February 2012