[Brazil@Harvard] Brazil Related Events At Harvard This Week

* Brazil Film Series* O Homem do Ano. The Man of the Year Jose Henrique Fonseca, 2007 An unexpected chain of events takes Máiquel, a young Brazilian without economic prospects, from an innocent haircut to a spontaneous act of violence. Based on Patricia Melo's award-winning novel O Matador, this vibrant, gritty saga follows in the vein of recent Brazilian films such as City of God. Free and open to the public. Screened in Portuguese with English subtitles. Date: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 Time: 6:00 - 8:00 pm Location: CGIS South, Tsai Auditorium, S-020, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge ______________________ *Cultural Agents * The Graduate Student workshop Augusto Boal's Forum Theater Please join Cultural Agents to explore the power of inter-active theater to derail tragedies and discover options for the future, come to play with our creative graduate students who know that reading Boal and Freire is a first step to incorporating their leads. Date: Wednesday March 18, 2009 Time: 6-8pm Location: S-354-CGIS on the 3rd floor. _____________________ *Bate-Papo* Members of the Harvard Community can practice their Portuguese language skills and discuss Luso-Brazilian cultures in a round-table setting. Co-sponsored by the Portuguese section of the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures Date: Friday, March 20, 2009 Time: 4:30 - 5:30 pm Location: CGIS South, Resource Room, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge Contact: Dr. Clémence Jouët-Pastré, cpastre(a)fas.harvard.edu -- Marcio Siwi Fellow / Program Officer Brazil Studies Program Harvard University David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies 1730 Cambridge St. Cambridge, MA 02138 tel (617) 495-5435 http://drclas.harvard.edu/brazil