*The Brazil Studies Program at Harvard's David Rockefeller Center for
Latin American Studies presents*
DRCLAS Tuesday Seminar
*State-Religions Relations and the Polemics of the Holy See-Brazil
Concordat: Threats to Citizenry and Democracy?*
*Roseli Fischmann*, Professor, University of São Paulo and Methodist
University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Date: *Tuesday, April 20*
Time: 12:00 - 2:00 pm
Location: CGIS South, S-250, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge
Contact: Monica Tesoriero, smtesor(a)fas.harvard.edu
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Brazilian Film Series
*Saudade Do Futuro* (2006)
Directed by Cesar Paes
This award-winning documentary tells the story of the cantadores, folk
singers from the more underprivileged northeastern regions of Brazil,
who land in the metropolis of São Paulo in search of better lives, fame
and fortune. As the group performs, we learn about their everyday lives
and struggles, including everything from their financial status to
religious beliefs and personal relationships. The rhythm of one of the
largest cities in the world, featuring the unique sounds of forró and
repentismo, is brought to life through their stories and songs.
Date: *Tuesday, April 20*
Time: 6:00-8:00pm
Location: TSAI Auditorium, 1730 Cambridge Street
Contact: Marcio Siwi, msiwi(a)fas.harvard.edu
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*Innovating for Science and Development in Brazil*
A presentation by *Dr. Miguel Nicolelis*
Dr. Nicolelis is one of the world's foremost neuroscientists for his
work on neural ensemble recording animal behavior and neuroprosthetic
design. Even though Dr. Nicolelis has become internationally famous as
Brazil's person nearest to winning a Nobel Prize, his work on the
integration of education and science for development in Brazilian poor
communities has proven to be even more revolutionary than his work as a
scientist. Bringing high quality education and permanent interaction
with technology to underprivileged children randomly selected to
participate in the International Institute of Neurosciences located in
Natal and Macaiba, Brazil, he has proven wrong the skeptics who believe
that technological and social innovation are beyond Brazil's
capabilities sparking a new movement for change in Brazilian education
and society. For more information on Dr. Nicolelis click on
http://www.nicolelislab.net/NLnet_Load.html
Date: *Wednesday, April 21*
Time: 6:00-8:00pm
Location: Wiener Auditorium - Taubmann Building at the Harvard Kennedy
School
Contact: Pedro Henrique Fernandes,
pedro_henrique_fernandes(a)hks11.harvard.edu or Marcio Siwi,
msiwi(a)fas.harvard.edu
This event is co-sponsored by the Brazil Studies Program at DRCLAS and
the Brasil Initiative at the Harvard Kennedy School
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*Brasília at 50*
A Brazil Studies Program Conversa with
*Fares el-Dahdah*, Associate Professor of Architecture at Rice
University. Professor el-Dahdah is a Harvard Graduate School of Design
alumnus and Editor of Case: Lucio Costa Brasilia's Superquadra.
Date: *Thursday, April 22*
Time: 12:00-2:00pm
Location: CGIS South, S-050, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge
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*Wild Thinking: A Tribute to the Ethic and Intellectual Legacy of Claude
Lévi-Strauss*
Speakers will include:
*Nicolau Sevcenko, Manuela Carneiro da Cunha, Jean-Philippe Belleau,
Virginie Greene*, among others.
For more information click on:
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~rll/events/levistraussposter.jpg
Date: *Friday, April 23*
Time: 1:00 - 5:00 pm
Location: Harvard Yard, Boylston Hall, Mezzanine, Fong Auditorium, Cambridge
Contact: Kathleen A. Coviello,coviello(a)fas.harvard.edu
This conference is sponsor by: The Department of Romance Language and
Literatures, the Provostial Funds of Harvard University, the Brazil
Studies Program at the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American
Studies with partial funding from the United State Department of Education.
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FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF THE BRAZIL STUDIES PROGRAM CALENDAR OF EVENTS GO
TO:
http://www.drclas.harvard.edu/brazil/events