[Brazil@Harvard] Brazil event at Harvard - Controlling Violent Crime in Brazilian Cities - Tomorrow

*The Brazil Studies Program at Harvard's David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies presents* *Controlling Violent Crime in Brazilian Cities* A Conversa with: * José de Filippi Jr*., Loeb Fellow, Harvard Graduate School of Design. He is the former mayor of Diadema, where he was elected for three terms. Currently, he is working with affordable housing projects in the private sector. José is interested in how to improve safety in large metropolitan areas, especially cities where poverty, inequality and urban segregation abound. * Claudio Beato Filho*, Lemann Visiting Scholar, DRCLAS. He is a Professor at the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Minas Gerais Federal University (UFMG). He is currently the coordinator of the Center for Studies in Criminality and Public Security at the UFMG and a Researcher at the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development, Brazil. Moderated by *James Cavallaro*, Clinical Professor of Law and Executive Director of the Human Rights Program, Harvard University. Date: *Thursday, November 19, 2009 - TOMORROW* Time: 12:00-2:00pm Location: CGIS South, S-050, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge Contact: Marcio Siwi, msiwi(a)fas.harvard.edu ______________________ FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF THE BRAZIL STUDIES PROGRAM CALENDAR OF EVENTS GO TO: http://www.drclas.harvard.edu/brazil/events -- 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