DRCLAS-Brazil-list March 2012

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2012 Kenneth Maxwell Senior Thesis Prize in Brazilian Studies (deadline April 16th)

by DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program

*2012 Kenneth Maxwell Senior Thesis Prize in Brazilian Studies* Awarded to the best Harvard College thesis on a subject related to Brazil. To submit a thesis for consideration, *please send two hard copies to Yadira Rivera*, DRCLAS Student Services Associate, via mail or drop off at CGIS South, Room S-214, 1730 Cambridge Street. In addition, *please send an electronic version to yrivera(a)fas.harvard.edu*. Deadline for submissions: Monday, April 16th by 5:00 p.m. This thesis prize carries a monetary award of $500. The prize will be awarded at the DRCLAS Certificate Ceremony on Wednesday, May 23rd.

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Next WEDNESDAY 7PM - Democracy in the Crossfire: A screening of "Elite Squad"

by DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program

*Democracy in the Crossfire: A screening of "Elite Squad"* A screening of the Brazilian film "Elite Squad" ("Tropa de Elite"), followed by a roundtable discussion about public security and police violence with HLS Clinical Instructor Fernando Ribeiro Delgado and HLS students and alumni. *Wednesday, March 21st, 7:00-9:30 p.m. Hauser 104, Harvard Law School* This event is free and open to the public, and registration is not required. Dinner will be served. Contact: guribeiro(a)sjd.law.harvard.edu *This event is sponsored by the Harvard Law School Brazilian Studies Association.*

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TOMORROW 12PM - Living in the Crossfire: Favela Residents, Drug Dealers, and Police Violence in Rio de Janeiro

by DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program

*DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program Seminar* * * *Living in the Crossfire: Favela Residents, Drug Dealers, and Police Violence in Rio de Janeiro* ** *Maria Helena Moreira Alves***** Former Professor of Political and Economic Studies, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro *and* *Philip Evanson* Associate Professor Emeritus, Department of History, Temple University Thursday, March 8th, 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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SATURDAY - MIT Latin American Conference (featuring the Vice President of Brazil, Michel Temer)

by DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program

*MIT Latin American Conference* (featuring the Vice President of Brazil, Michel Temer) Hear some of the most important business and economic thinkers discuss the role of a new generation of Latin leaders in shaping the world beyond the borders of the region. Former Vale CEO Roger Agnelli, OAS's Secretary General José Miguel Insulza, Brazil's Vice President Michel Temer, and many others will speak. *Saturday, March 10th, 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.* Wong Auditorium, Tang Center (E51), at the corner of Amherst and Wadsworth Streets - MIT Sloan School of Management *For more information, please visit http://mitlac.com Contact: mitlatinconference(a)mit.edu*

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TOMORROW 5:30PM - Latin America through the Eyes of Students (ARTS@DRCLAS photograph exhibit closing reception)

by DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program

*ARTS@DRCLAS Event* *Closing reception for the photograph exhibit "Latin America through the Eyes of Students" -- an exhibit based on the Harvard Office of International Education 2011 Photo Contest* All Latin America related photo contest submissions will be exhibited, and attendees will have the opportunity to learn the stories behind some of the photographs. Wednesday, March 7th, 5:30 p.m. DRCLAS, CGIS South, *2nd Floor*, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge Reception to follow. Please RSVP to mvramos(a)fas.harvard.edu

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THURSDAY 12PM - Living in the Crossfire: Favela Residents, Drug Dealers, and Police Violence in Rio de Janeiro

by DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program

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TOMORROW 2PM - Lima Barreto: A Black Writer in a Country 'Without Color'

by DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program

*DRCLAS Special Seminar Lima Barreto: A Black Writer in a Country 'Without Color' Lilia Moritz Schwarcz* Full Professor of Anthropology, Universidade de São Paulo *Tuesday, March 6th, 2:00-4:00 p.m.* CGIS South, Room *S-250*, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge This seminar is open to the public and registration is not required. Contact: sjampel(a)fas.harvard.edu *This event is co-sponsored by the DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program.*

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TUESDAY 2PM - Lima Barreto: A Black Writer in a Country 'Without Color'

by DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program

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TOMORROW 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. *Friday, March 2nd, 3:00-4:30 p.m. *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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