DRCLAS-Brazil-list March 2013

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2013 Kenneth Maxwell Senior Thesis Prize in Brazilian Studies (deadline: April 16th)

by DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program

*2013 Kenneth Maxwell Senior Thesis Prize in Brazilian Studies* * *Awarded to the best *Harvard College* thesis on a topic 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: *Tuesday, April 16th, 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 29th. For additional information about this prize, please visit www.drclas.harvard.edu/brazil_thesis_prizes

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TOMORROW 12PM - Brazilian Art under Dictatorship

by DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program

*DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program Seminar* *Brazilian Art under Dictatorship* *Claudia Calirman* Assistant Professor, Department of Art and Music, John Jay College, City University of New York Thursday, March 28th, 12:00 p.m. CGIS South Building, Room S-050, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge This event is free and open to the public, and registration is not required. A Brazilian lunch will be served. *This seminar is co-sponsored by ARTS@DRCLAS. *

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FRIDAY 7PM in Brighton - film screening: The Year My Parents Went on Vacation

by DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program

*Brazilian Women's Group film screening* *The Year My Parents Went on Vacation* (2006) Directed by Cao Hamburger, with Michel Joelsas, Germano Haiut, Paulo Autran, Simone Spoladore, Eduardo Moreira, Caio Blat, Daniela Piepszyk, Liliana Castro, and Rodrigo dos Santos *When his parents' political leanings force his family to flee Brazil in haste, 12-year-old Mauro (Michel Joelsas) is left behind to live with his grandfather on the outskirts of São Paulo in the city's Jewish community. But what his parents didn't realize is that Mauro's grandfather has recently died, and the only person left to care for the boy is his grandfather's next-door neighbor, Shlomo (Germano Haiut). Nominated for the 2007 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. In Portuguese with English subtitles.* *Friday, March 29th, 7:00 p.m. 697 Cambridge Street, Suite 106, Brighton* This event is free and open to the public. For additional information about this event and about the Brazilian Women's Group, please visit www.verdeamarelo.org Contact: Heloisa Galvão, heloisa(a)verdeamarelo.org

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THURSDAY 12PM - Brazilian Art under Dictatorship

by DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program

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TOMORROW 12PM - Institutional Bypasses in Brazil: Innovative Reforms for Development

by DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program

*DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program Seminar* *Institutional Bypasses in Brazil: Innovative Reforms for Development* *Mariana Prado* Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto Thursday, March 14th, 12:00 p.m. CGIS South Building, Room S-050, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge This event is free and open to the public, and registration is not required. A Brazilian lunch will be served.

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Upcoming DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program Seminars

by DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program

*Upcoming DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program Seminars* * ****March 14* Institutional Bypasses in Brazil: Innovative Reforms for Development Mariana Prado, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto *March 28* Brazilian Art Under Dictatorship Claudia Calirman, Assistant Professor, Department of Art and Music, John Jay College, City University of New York *This seminar is co-sponsored by ARTS(a)DRCLAS.* *April 4* Proteus in Paradise: Permutation and the Literary in Colonial Brazil Josiah Blackmore, Professor and Chair, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, University of Toronto *April 11* Challenges in the Field of Education and the NGO Sector in Brazil Beatriz Cardoso, Fellow, Harvard University Advanced Leadership Initiative; Executive Director, Laboratório de Educação *April 18* Infant Mortality Decline in Brazil: A Spatio-Temporal Analysis Marcia Castro, Associate Professor of Demography, Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard School of Public Health *April 25* Can Consumers Help Uncover Tax Evasion? Evidence from the Nota Fiscal Paulista Program in São Paulo, Brazil Joana Naritomi, Ph.D. candidate, Political Economy & Government Program, Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and Harvard Kennedy School; Lemann Fellow, 2012-2013 *This seminar is part of the DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program’s Lemann Fellow Seminar Series.* * 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.*

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THURSDAY 12PM - Institutional Bypasses in Brazil: Innovative Reforms for Development

by DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program

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TOMORROW 2PM @ MIT - Police Pacification Units as Institutional Bypass: A Case Study of a Promising Strategy to Promote Institutional Reforms for Development

by DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program

*Harvard-MIT Workshop on the Political Economy of Development in Brazil Police Pacification Units as Institutional Bypass: A Case Study of a Promising Strategy to Promote Institutional Reforms for Development Mariana Prado* Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto *Graham Willis* Ph.D. Candidate in Urban Studies and Planning, MIT; Visiting Researcher, Fórum Brasileiro de Segurança Pública; Senior Researcher, Instituto Igarapé *Tuesday, March 12th, 2:00 p.m. Location: MIT, Building E53, 4th Floor, Room 482 (Millikan Room), Cambridge* This event is free and open to the public, and registration is not required. *The Harvard-MIT Workshop on the Political Economy of Development in Brazil is co-sponsored by the DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program and the MIT-Brazil Program.*

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TOMORROW 10:30PM - Carnaval Party (Harvard Undergraduate Brazilian Association event)

by DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program

*Harvard Undergraduate Brazilian Association event * *Carnaval Party* * Live samba bands and dancers, soccer jersey prize, free pão de queijo and guaraná, and a lot of music!* *Friday, March 8th, 10:30 p.m. - 2:00 a.m.* * * *Location: SOCH Penthouse, 59 Shepard Street, Cambridge* *$5* - Tickets at the door and from HUBA board members (includes automatic entry to win a Brazilian jersey) *RSVP: https://www.facebook.com/events/326956990754206/* For additional information about this event, please write to hubrazilianassociation(a)gmail.com *Co-sponsored by the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies and the DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program *

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Next MONDAY 12PM @ GSD - The Role of Civil Society, Companies, Governments, and the Academy in the Promotion of Sustainable Development

by DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program

*Harvard Graduate School of Design event* *The Role of Civil Society, Companies, Governments, and the Academy in the Promotion of Sustainable Development * *Oded Grajew* Founder of the Our São Paulo Network *Monday, March 11th, 12:00 p.m.* *Location: Harvard Graduate School of Design, Gund Hall, Room 112 (Stubbins), 48 Quincy Street, Cambridge* ** This event is free and open to the public, and registration is not required. Additional information: http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/#/events/the-role-of-civil-society-companies-gov… *This event is co-sponsored by the DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program. *

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