*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 Law School.
Date: *Thursday, November 19, 2009 - TODAY*
Time: 12:00-2:00pm
Location: CGIS South, S-050, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge
Contact: Marcio Siwi, msiwi(a)fas.harvard.edu
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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
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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