*The Brazil Studies Program at Harvard's David Rockefeller Center for
Latin American Studies presents*
*Schools in Brazil*
Presentation by
*Jessica Acosta*, A.B. in Romance Languages and Literatures ('10). In
the Sumer of 2009 Jessica participated in the Brazil Studies Program
Public Policy Immersion Program (PPIP). She developed an on site
research project for Fundação Lemann on the social and economic
development of public education in low income areas of São Paulo.
*Jessica Villegas*, A.B. in Social Anthropology ('11). In the Sumer of
2009 Jessica participated in the Brazil Studies Program Public Policy
Immersion Program (PPIP). She developed an on site research project for
Associação Vaga Lume, a non-profit that develops projects on education
in the Amazon.
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Screening of the documentary *Pro Dia Nascer Feliz*
Directed by João Jardim, this emotional documentary follows a group of
teenagers in Brazil from different socio-economic backgrounds as they
confront the challenges of being in school. In a series of very intimate
interviews, rich and poor 14-17 year-old students from São Paulo, Rio de
Janeiro and Pernambuco open their hearts revealing contradictory
emotions concerning prejudice, violence, anxiety, hope and love. More
than the sum of its parts, Pro Dia Nascer Feliz is an in depth analysis
of the challenges to education in Brazil. As the focal point in the
film, the school brings together students, parents, teachers as well as
representatives of the state who are trying to make a name for
themselves. But the persistence of social inequality in Brazil and
ineffective public administration paints a very grim picture of the
country's future.
Date: *Tuesday, December 8 - TODAY*
Time: 6:00-8:00pm
Location: BELFER Auditorium, 1730 Cambridge Street - HARVARD
Contact: Marcio Siwi, msiwi(a)fas.harvard.edu
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