*Rio de Janeiro's Financial Strategy Prior 2016*
A presentation by Mr. *Joaquim Levy*, State Finance Secretary for Rio de
Janeiro
Joaquim Vieira Ferreira Levy, Finance Secretary for the state of Rio de
Janeiro, has been in charge of optimizing Rio's resources alongside
Governor Sergio Cabral since 2006. Before his appointment by the
governor, Mr. Levy was the Finance and Management Vice President at the
Inter-American Development Bank. Prior to exercising the VP position at
IDB, he was Brazil's National Treasure Secretary, chief-economist of the
Planning Ministry and sub-secretary of Economic Policy for the Finance
Ministry under President Fernando Henrique Cardoso. Born in Rio de
Janeiro, Mr. Levy holds a B.A. in engineering, a Masters Degree in
Economics from Brazil's Fundação Getúlio Vargas and Ph. D. in Economics
from the University of Chicago.
Date: *Thursday, April 1, 2010*
Time: 6:00pm to 7:30pm
Location: Taubmann 275 (Harvard Kennedy School)
Contact: Pedro Henrique Fernandes
(pedro_henrique_fernandes(a)hks11.harvard.edu) and Marcus Schalch
(marcus_schalch(a)hks10.harvard.edu)
Sponsored by the /Brasil Initiative at Harvard/ and Marcus Schalch
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MIT-Brazil Presents
*After Lula, who - and what?: The outlook for the October 2010 elections
in Brazil*
*Paulo Sotero*, Journalist & Director: Brazil Institute at the Woodrow
Wilson Center for International Scholars
On Sunday October 3rd, Brazil will hold its sixth consecutive
presidential and general elections since the reinstatement of democracy
in 1985 - and the first that won't feature Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva as
a candidate. Approximately 130 million Brazilians, or two thirds of the
country's population, are eligible to vote. This year, they will also
choose the governors of 26 states and the federal district of Brasília,
513 federal deputies, 54 senators (two thirds of the total) and 1,057
delegates to the 27 state assemblies. Paulo Sotero, a journalist and
Director of the Brazil Institute at the Woodrow Wilson International
Center for Scholars, in Washington DC, will talk about the dynamics of
the elections and offer perspectives on issues and factors likely to
influence voter's choices.
Date: *Thursday, April 8, 2010*
Time: 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Location: E53-482 (MIT)
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