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Brazil Film Series*
O Homem do Ano. The Man of the Year
Jose Henrique Fonseca, 2007
An unexpected chain of events takes Máiquel, a young Brazilian without
economic prospects, from an innocent haircut to a spontaneous act of
violence. Based on Patricia Melo's award-winning novel O Matador, this
vibrant, gritty saga follows in the vein of recent Brazilian films such
as City of God.
Free and open to the public. Screened in Portuguese with English subtitles.
Date: Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Time: 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Location: CGIS South, Tsai Auditorium, S-020, 1730 Cambridge Street,
Cambridge
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*Cultural Agents *
The Graduate Student workshop Augusto Boal's Forum Theater
Please join Cultural Agents to explore the power of inter-active theater
to derail tragedies and discover options for the future, come to play
with our creative graduate students who know that reading Boal and
Freire is a first step to incorporating their leads.
Date: Wednesday March 18, 2009
Time: 6-8pm
Location: S-354-CGIS on the 3rd floor.
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*Bate-Papo*
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
Date: Friday, March 20, 2009
Time: 4:30 - 5:30 pm
Location: CGIS South, Resource Room, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge
Contact: Dr. Clémence Jouët-Pastré, cpastre(a)fas.harvard.edu
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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