[Brazil@Harvard] Brazil Studies Program - upcoming events

Political Outlook in Brazil in the wake of Elections and the Global Financial Crisis A presentation by: Professor David Fleischer, Institute of Political Science at the Universidade de Brasília Professor Fleischer joined the faculty of the Universidade de Brasília in 1972, where he was Chair of the Department of Political Science and International Relations (1985-1989) and member of the University Council (1985-1993). He is the president of TCC-Brazil (Transparency, Consciousness and Citizenship), an NGO founded in Brasília in 1996 which is the national chapter of Transparency International. Fleischer has published widely on Brazilian politics (Congress, elections, parties) and North-South Relations. He is also active in political risk analysis and has published the Brazil Focus -Weekly Report since 1996. Fleischer holds a doctorate in Political Science from the University of Florida. Prof. Fleischer is also a founding member of the DRCLAS Brazil Office Advisory Group. Date: Monday, November 17, 2008 Time: 12:30 - 2:00pm Location: CGIS South, S-216 - Resource Room, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA __________________________________ Brazil Film Series: Presented by The Brazil Studies Program at DRCLAS and The Harvard Brazilian Organization The Sound of Brazil: Brasileirinho Directed by Mika Kaurismäki, 2005 Mika Kaurismäki's toe-tapping, finger-snapping documentary reveals the vibrant sounds of Brazil's old-style Choro music, a blend of native Indian, European and African styles that forms the foundation of modern musical styles including Bossa Nova and Samba. This musical documentary shows the history and the vitality of Choro, one of the first genuinely Brazilian urban musical style. Choro was created around 1870 when new music groups in Rio de Janeiro started mixing European music with Afro-Brazilian rhythms and melancholic music of Brazilian Indians. After being overshadowed by the Samba in the 1920s and later by the Bossa Nova, Choro is now livelier than ever before in the bars and concert halls. Brasileirinho focuses on the musicians from "Trio Madeira Brasil". Date: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 Time: 6:00 - 8:00 pm Location: Tsai Auditorium (CGIS South), 1730 Cambridge Street ___________________________________ Bate Papo Date: Friday, November 21, 2008 Time: 4:00-5:30 pm Location: DRCLAS, CGIS Resource Room, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge Contact: Dr. Clémence Jouët-Pastré, cpastre(a)fas.harvard.edu 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 _____________________________________ These events are free and open to the public and are made possible by the generous support of the Lemann Family Endowment. -- 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