The Brazil Studies Program at Harvard's David Rockefeller Center for
Latin American Studies presents
*Remembering Villa-Lobos*
Live musical performance by Tom Rohde
&
Screening of the film /Villa-Lobos: Uma Vida de Paixão/
Special event cosponsored by the Consulate General of Brazil in Boston,
Grupo Mulher Brasileira and the Harvard University Brazil Studies
Program at DRCLAS to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the death of the
Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos.
Date: Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Time: 6:30-7:00pm (Live musical Performance)
Time: 7:00 -- 9:00pm (Screening of the film /Villa-Lobos: Uma Vida de
Paixão/)
Location: TSAI Auditorium, 1730 Cambridge Street
Contact: Marcio Siwi, msiwi(a)fas.harvard.edu
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*Place Makers: Designing through Political Engagement*
Presentations by Loeb Fellows
José de Filippi, engineer, former Mayor, Diadema, Brazil
&
Peter Steinbrueck, architect, former City Councilor, Seattle
José de Filippi has just completed a third term as the Mayor of Diadema,
Brazil. Diadema, located in the metropolitan area of Sao Paulo, had a
reputation as a place of violence, inadequate housing and little
economic potential. Under Jose's leadership major changes have occurred.
He focused particularly on innovative programs to reduce violence and on
cooperative ways to renew the favelas within his community. Trained as
an engineer, Jose believes good design can have a major impact on the
livability of a city. Jose will study urban planning and revitalization
and design during his Fellowship.
Peter Steinbrueck FAIA, principal of Steinbrueck Urban Strategies, LLC,
is an architect who recently completed a third successful term as a
Seattle City Councilor.Peter has lead efforts toadvance cutting edge
sustainable practices in the Pacific Northwest. He played a major role
in revamping citywide zoning to become more sustainable, and creating a
new "Livability Plan" for Seattle's urban core, to foster growth of
vibrant mixed-use neighborhoods and a more pedestrian-friendly downtown.
He has been an effective civic advocate for tearing down a crumbling
elevated highway that separates the city from the bay of Puget Sound,
Peter will study the politics, principles and best practices of urban
sustainability in the U.S. while at the GSD.
Date: Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Time: 12:30 - 2:00 pm
Location: Gund Hall, 48 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA
Contact: Sally Young, syoung(a)gsd.harvard.edu or at (617) 495.9345
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*
DRCLAS Tuesday Seminar: Urban Crime in Brazil*
A presentation by
Claudio Beato, Lemann Visiting Scholar, DRCLAS.
Claudio Beato Filho is a Professor at the Department of Sociology and
Anthropology at Minas Gerais Federal University (UFMG). He received his
Bachelor's degree in Social Science from UFMG and a Ph.D. in Sociology
from the Rio de Janeiro Institute for Graduate Studies. He has been a
visiting professor at the Center for Brazilian Studies, Oxford
University, England and 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. He has authored numerous works on the subject of criminality,
violence and public policy on security. He is a consultant to the
Inter-American Development Bank, the United Nations Development
Programme and the Colombian government. He will be the Lemann Visiting
Scholar during the Fall 2009 semester working on a project entitled
Urban Spaces and Crime Control in Brazil.
Opportunity for comments and questions to follow presentation. The
Tuesday Seminar is co-sponsored by the Weatherhead Center for
International Affairs.
Date: Tuesday, October 13, 2009
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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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