DRCLAS-Brazil-list September 2012

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Bate-Papo (Portuguese conversation practice) - Fall 2012 Schedule

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. *Fall 2012 Schedule:* Friday, September 21st, 3:00- 4:30 p.m. Friday, October 19th, 3:00- 4:30 p.m. Friday, November 16th, 3:00- 4:30 p.m. Location: CGIS South Building, *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.*

11 years, 7 months

TOMORROW 3:30PM @ HBS - Andre Esteves on Building BTG Pactual

by DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program

*HBS Club Latinoamericano guest speaker event Building BTG Pactual Andre Esteves* CEO of BTG Pactual *Andre Esteves will talk about entrepreneurship, his life as one of Brazil's leading young entrepreneurs, and the success story of building BTG Pactual.* *Date*: Tuesday, September 18th, 3:30-5:00 p.m. *Location*: Aldrich 107 - Harvard Business School *Contact*: rmendessimoes(a)mba2013.hbs.edu

11 years, 7 months

Next TUESDAY 2:30 to 7PM -- Harvard-Brazil Symposium: Achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015 (or not) - The Brazilian Case

by DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program

*Harvard-Brazil Symposium: Achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015 (or not) - The Brazilian Case* This symposium will bring together leaders in global health from Brazil and Harvard. It will draw on a growing network of collaborations in research and teaching between Harvard and Brazil and identify key lessons in global health that are also relevant to other regions and countries. The experience of Brazil with the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) will be used as a case study. Students who have studied or who plan to study in Brazil or in other international settings will benefit from participation in the symposium. Faculty from multiple disciplines will participate. This symposium will provide useful perspectives on great challenges in global health and approaches to solving them from individuals who have worked in other geographic areas. *Date*: Tuesday, September 18, 2012 *Time*: 2:30pm to 7:00pm *Location*: Harvard School of Public Health, Kresge G02, 677 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA *Website*: http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/brazilsymposium/index.html *Schedule*: http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/brazilsymposium/agenda/ * Registration required**: To register, please visit http://fs25.formsite.com/br12/form1/index.html* -- *Note: Registration will close at 12pm (noon) tomorrow (Friday, September 14th) * Please register using the above link. In case of questions, please contact Brenda Rodriguez at (617) 767-1722 or brenda_rodriguez(a)harvard.edu

11 years, 7 months

TOMORROW 6PM - DRCLAS Open House Celebration

by DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program

*DRCLAS Open House Celebration* *The David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies cordially invites you to its Open House Celebration.* *Reception featuring live entertainment by Carlos Averhoff Jr. and Iresi Project.* Learn about DRCLAS and the Brazil Studies Program, and meet students, faculty, researchers, staff, and friends! *Location*: CGIS South, 2nd Floor, David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge *Date*: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 *Time*: 6:00-8:00 p.m. Contact: Sophie Jampel, sjampel(a)fas.harvard.edu

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Fall 2012 DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program Seminar Series

by DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program

*DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program Seminar Series – Fall 2012* * * * * *All seminars will be held on Thursdays 12-2 p.m. in CGIS South, 1730 Cambridge Street, Room S-050. * *Seminars are free and open to the public, and registration is not required. * *Lunch will be provided. Presentations will begin at 12:15 p.m.* * * * * *September 20* *Brazil and the United States: Their National Futures* Roberto Mangabeira Unger, Roscoe Pound Professor of Law, Harvard Law School; Former Minister of Strategic Affairs of Brazil *September 27* *Epidemiology of Micronutrient Deficiencies in Brazilian Children* Marly Augusto Cardoso, Associate Professor, School of Public Health, University of São Paulo; Lemann Visiting Scholar, DRCLAS *This seminar is co-sponsored by the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University.* * * *October 4* *Concentration and Inequality Across Brazilian Regions* Carlos R. Azzoni, Professor of Economics, University of São Paulo; Distinguished Visiting Professor, Lemann Institute for Brazilian Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign *October 11* *State Capitalism in Brazil: Is BNDES Helping or Hurting?* Aldo Musacchio, Associate Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School *This seminar is co-sponsored by the Harvard-MIT Workshop on the Political Economy of Development in Brazil.* * * *October 18* *Race, Racism(s), and Political Behavior of Afro-Brazilians in Brazil* Gladys L. Mitchell-Walthour, Assistant Professor, Denison University *November 1* *Managing a Slave Colony: The Fiscal Administration of Early Modern Brazil during the Seventeenth Century* Anil Kumar Mukerjee, Visiting Assistant Professor, United States Military Academy at West Point * * *November 8* * * *Through the Surface of the Pages... **A Discussion about the Brazilian Art Exhibit at DRCLAS* Júlio Martins, Traveling Curator, Rumos Artes Visuais, Instituto Itaú Cultural *This seminar is co-sponsored by ARTS(a)DRCLAS.* * * *November 15* *Urban Marginality in Brazilian Cinema from The Red-Light Bandit to Elite Squad * Maryam Monalisa Gharavi, Ph.D. Candidate in Comparative Literature with Secondary Field in Film and Visual Studies, Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences; Lemann Fellow (2008-2009) *This seminar is part of the DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program’s Lemann Fellow Seminar Series.* *November 29* *Evaluating the Impact of Brazil’s Family Health Program (PSF) on Prenatal Care and Birth Outcomes* Alexandra Brentani, Professor, University of São Paulo Medical School; Visiting Researcher, Harvard School of Public Health Günther Fink, Assistant Professor of International Health Economics, Harvard School of Public Health *This seminar is co-sponsored by the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University.* * * ** *All seminars will be held on Thursdays 12-2 p.m. in CGIS South, 1730 Cambridge Street, Room S-050. * *Seminars are free and open to the public, and registration is not required. * *Lunch will be provided. Presentations will begin at 12:15 p.m.* ** Contact: brazil(a)fas.harvard.edu* * --- Aaron Litvin Program Manager, Harvard Brazil Studies Program David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02138

11 years, 7 months

Next THURSDAY 12:30PM - ARTS@DRCLAS Exhibition Walk-through

by DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program

*ARTS@DRCLAS Exhibition Walk-through: **through the surface of the pages... * This exhibition features the work of the following Brazilian artists: Amir Brito Cadôr, André Mintz, Berna Reale, Bruno Cançado, Cao Guimaraes, Carolina Cordeiro, Cinthia Marcelle, Daniela Seixas, Fabio Morais, Gui Castor, Jimson Vilela, João Castilho, Júlia Panadés, Lais Myrrha, Marco Antonio Mota, Marcos Brias, Marilá Dardot, Marina de Botas, Michel Zózimo, Pablo Lobato, Paulo Nazareth, Raquel Stolf, Rivane Neunschwander, Sara Lambranho, Solon Ribeiro, Vitor Butkus, Yuri Firmeza. *The curator, Júlio Martins, will guide us through the exhibit through the surface of pages… and give us details about each of the pieces on display.* For more information, see http://throughthesurfaceofthepages.com This exhibition is made possible by the generous support of the Brazilian government, the Consulate General of Brazil in Boston, and the Brillembourg, Brodsky and Lemann Endowment Funds. *Walk-through Event Details:* *Location: CGIS South, 2nd Floor - DRCLAS Office, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge Date: Thursday, September 13, 2012 Time: 12:30-1:30 p.m.* Lunch will be served. *Exhibit Details:* Location: CGIS South, 2nd Floor - DRCLAS Office, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge Start date: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 End date: Thursday, November 8, 2012 Hours: Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (except holidays) *Contact: Marcela Ramos, mvramos(a)fas.harvard.edu*

11 years, 8 months

Next WEDNESDAY 6PM - DRCLAS Open House Celebration

by DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program

*DRCLAS Open House Celebration* *The David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies cordially invites you to its Open House Celebration.* *Reception featuring live entertainment by Carlos Averhoff Jr. and Iresi Project.* *Location*: CGIS South, 2nd Floor, David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge *Date*: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 *Time*: 6:00-8:00 p.m. Contact: Sophie Jampel, sjampel(a)fas.harvard.edu

11 years, 8 months

September 6-9 -- 17th Brazilian Independence Day Festival in Boston

by DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program

*17th Brazilian Independence Day Festival Boston, September 6-9, 2012* *Thursday September 6, 2012 - 7 pm* *Marcus Santos in Concert* - Marcus Santos will perform earthy, percussive samba and jazzy bossa nova as well as other pieces in the Afro-Brazilian tradition. Refreshments will be served. Framingham Public Library, Costin Room / 49 Lexington Street, Framingham *Friday September 7, 2012 - 12 pm* *Hoisting of the Brazilian Flag and performance of the National Anthem * Boston City Hall, City Hall Plaza, Government Center, Boston *Friday September 7, 2012 - 7 pm* *Brazilian Film Screening in celebration of Jorge Amado 100 years* St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center – Seton Auditorium / 736 Cambridge Street, Brighton “Capitães da Areia” (Captains of the Sands): Directed by Celia Amado. With Jean Luis Amorim, Ana Graciela and Roberio Lima. Salvador, Bahia - Brazil, alive with the charm of the 1950s. A gang of street kids known as "Capitães da Areia" (Captains of the Sands) is hunted like common criminals. As we draw closer, we see that they are just children, almost a hundred of them, completely abandoned. But they won't be children for long: by the end of this odyssey, many will have become men. *Based on the novel by Jorge Amado*. Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTav_7PbnpU * * *Sunday September 9, 2012 **- 12 to 6 pm* * Outdoor Festival at Herter Park* 1175 Soldiers Field Road, Boston ** Attractions: 12 pm Official opening – performance of the Brazilian National Anthem Festival Opening Parade with AfroBrazil and Marcus Santos Children’s activities (face painting and drawing, pony rides) Boston Museum of Science & New England Aquarium Ethnic food, Information and Service Stands Live Performances: Evelyn Rosenthal and The Sergio Mendes Project: To Sergio with Love, Nanny Assis, Capoeira Sinhá, Forrózuê Band, Children’s Play “The Three Little Pigs” Art installation with artist Lineu Zadereski *Free admission to all events. Handicapped accessible. For additional information, please write to festival(a)verdeamarelo.org* *Organized by the “7th September” Organizing Committee in partnership with the General Consulate of Brazil in Boston and the Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers (MAPS)*

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