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Join us for the launch of the Fall issue of ReVista, “Queer in Latin America: LGBTQ+ Perspectives”. The issue focuses on a variety of themes, ranging from arts and culture to the trans community to thinking on the queer in...

Inspired by the DRCLAS Seminar “Was Decentralization a Mistake for Latin America” in November 2022, this seminar is designed to present some recent focused empirical research on how to define types of decentralization and to assess how decentralization contributes to specific outcomes in the health sector. The panelists have experience in specifying characteristics of decentralization in different countries and will present some recent research in Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Honduras using sophisticated methodologies to evaluate outputs and outcomes of different...

Harvard-ID holders are invited to join the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation and David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies for the RFK Visiting Professor in Latin American Studies Lecture featuring Fernando Limongi, Robert F. Kennedy Visiting Professor of Latin American Studies.

Today, most Latin American countries are democracies. Military regimes and coups are not as frequent as in the past. Yet, political instability remains a regional feature. Several presidents have been forced out of office before concluding their term....

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Join us for a two-part event that aims to create a space for an overview of the intersection between climate change and gender—emphasizing the need for a nuanced understanding of its impacts in Latin America & the Caribbean—and to share efforts on how addressing gender disparities can enhance climate resilience, mitigation, and adaptation efforts.

Interested in spending six weeks in Brazil during Summer 2024 studying Portuguese and learning about contemporary struggles for justice, equity, and rights? Join us for this Harvard Summer School info session to learn about the program structure, objectives, dates, and details.

Speakers Cristiane Soares, Senior Preceptor in Portuguese and Tiago Genoveze, Brazil Studies Program Director.

Dr. Cristiane Soares has a B.A in Portuguese and Brazilian Literature, a M.A in Applied Linguistics, and a Ph.D in Luso-...

This event will be held in Portuguese. Online simultaneous translation will be available for those who bring their own earphones.

Join us for a presentation of the participatory action research project, “Voices of Pain, Struggle, and Resistance of Mothers of Victims of State Violence in Brazil”. The project is a collaborative initiative led by researchers...

Join us at the Mentoring and Language Acquisition in Brazil (MLAB) program information session!

MLAB connects Harvard student mentors (undergrad and grad) with high-potential Brazilian high school students to help them improve their English proficiency while inspiring them to apply for college prep programs in...

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Speaker: Izabella Teixeira, Co-Chair of the International Resource Panel, United National Environment Programme
Moderated by: Marcia Castro, Andelot Professor of Demography; Chair of the Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Chair, Brazil Studies Program – DRCLAS; Faculty Affiliate, Center for International Development at Harvard University. Roberto S. Waack...

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Speaker: Angela Alonso, Professor of Sociology, University of São Paulo, Visiting Fellow at ALARI
Moderated by: Manuel Meléndez-Sánchez, PhD candidate in the Department of Government, Harvard University; Graduate Student Associate, David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies

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Speaker: Fernando Limongi, Professor of Political Science, São Paulo University; Fundação Getulio Vargas
Moderated by: Manuel Meléndez-Sánchez, PhD candidate in the Department of Government, Harvard University; Graduate Student Associate, David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies...

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Learn all about DRCLAS programs, events, and student opportunities at the Open House Celebration!

The evening starts with a panel of students asking our Faculty Director, Steve Levitsky about all things DRCLAS, Latin America, politics, new books, and more.

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The event will be held in Portuguese with simultaneous English interpretation.

Speakers: Gilson Rodrigues, President, G10 Favelas; Givanildo Pereira, CEO and Founder, Favela Brasil Xpress; Suéli Feio, Co-Founder, Costurando Sonhos Brasil; Rosilane Queiroz Soares, CFO, G10 Favelas
Moderated by: Marcia Castro, Andelot Professor of Demography; Chair of...

This event will be held in Portuguese.

Speakers: Alejandro de la Fuente, Director of the Afro-Latin American Research Institute, Robert Woods Bliss Professor of Latin American History and Economics, Professor of African and African American Studies and of History; Cristiane Soares, Senior Preceptor in Portuguese; Fernanda Viegas, Gordon McKay Professor of Computer Science; Yanilda González, Assistant Professor of Public Policy
Moderated by: Marcia Castro...

Speakers: Maud Chirio, Associate Professor of History, Université Gustave Eiffel; Ernesto Bohoslavsky, Lecturer, Universidad Nacional de General Sarmiento
Moderated by: Sidney Chalhoub, Chair, Department of History; David and Peggy Rockefeller Professor of History and of African and African American Studies; Faculty Affiliate, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures

During his 580 days of political imprisonment, from April 2018 to November 2019, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva received more...