Rio de Janeiro’s Financial Strategy Prior 2016

A presentation by Mr. Joaquim Levy, State Finance Secretary for Rio de Janeiro

Joaquim Vieira Ferreira Levy, Finance Secretary for the state of Rio de Janeiro, has been in charge of optimizing Rio’s resources alongside Governor Sergio Cabral since 2006. Before his appointment by the governor, Mr. Levy was the Finance and Management Vice President at the Inter-American Development Bank.  Prior to exercising the VP position at IDB, he was Brazil’s National Treasure Secretary, chief-economist of the Planning Ministry and sub-secretary of Economic Policy for the Finance Ministry under President Fernando Henrique Cardoso.  Born in Rio de Janeiro, Mr. Levy holds a B.A. in engineering,  a Masters Degree in Economics from Brazil’s Fundação Getúlio Vargas and Ph. D. in Economics from the University of Chicago.   

Date: Thursday, April 1, 2010
Time: 6:00pm to 7:30pm
Location: Taubmann 275 (Harvard Kennedy School)
Contact: Pedro Henrique Fernandes (pedro_henrique_fernandes@hks11.harvard.edu) and Marcus Schalch (marcus_schalch@hks10.harvard.edu)

Sponsored by the Brasil Initiative at Harvard and Marcus Schalch

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MIT-Brazil Presents

After Lula, who - and what?: The outlook for the October 2010 elections in Brazil

Paulo Sotero, Journalist & Director: Brazil Institute at the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars

On Sunday October 3rd, Brazil will hold its sixth consecutive presidential and general elections since the reinstatement of democracy in 1985 - and the first that won't feature Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva as a candidate. Approximately 130 million Brazilians, or two thirds of the country’s population, are eligible to vote. This year, they will also choose the governors of 26 states and the federal district of Brasília, 513 federal deputies, 54 senators (two thirds of the total) and 1,057 delegates to the 27 state assemblies. Paulo Sotero, a journalist and Director of the Brazil Institute at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, in Washington DC, will talk about the dynamics of the elections and offer perspectives on issues and factors likely to influence voter’s choices.

Date: Thursday, April 8, 2010
Time: 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Location:  E53-482 (MIT)

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