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CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT:

The First Lemann Dialogue on Brazil in the United States presents an exciting two-day conference on November 17th & 18th, hosted by The Center for Brazilian Studies at Columbia University and in collaboration with the Brazil Studies Program at the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies at Harvard University and the Lemann Institute for Brazilian Studies at the University of Illinois. Brazil has made remarkable social and economic progress in the last decade following a long period of relative stagnation. It has attracted the attention of the world as it lays plans to reach the goal of developed country status, a once distant dream for Brazil that now seems increasingly within reach of the next generation. In this context of rapid social advance in Brazil, conference organizers have chosen to focus on the role of higher education broadly understood, but including research universities, in the transformation of Brazil. The conference calls together the leading experts on Brazilian and American higher education, as well as promising junior scholars, in order to assess the current state and future directions of the research universities in Brazil.

Please click here for a copy of the conference schedule. RSVP is required; please register here.

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CENTER FOR BRAZILIAN STUDIES EVENTS:

Ruth Cardoso: A Tribute (2009)

The academic and public policy work of Dr. Ruth Cardoso, former First Lady of Brazil, touched the lives of many.  In addition to her academic contributions as a researcher and teacher in anthropology and sociology, Ruth Cardoso inspired many in Brazil to put her ideas into practice.  Major policy innovations in Brazil can be traced back to Ruth Cardoso: the rising role of women in Brazilian society is an example, as well as the development of modern forms of public spending, including Comunidade Solidaria, a precursor of Brazil’s now renowned Bolsa Familia Program.  This is the first in a series of three conferences which will honor and cary forward the work of Dona Ruth. 

Organized in collaboration with: FACULDADES DE CIENCIAS SOCIAS, UNIVERSIDADE DE SAO PAULO; FUNDACAO GETULIO VARGAS (SAO PAULO), AND
INSTITUTO FERNANDO HENRIQUE CARDOSO.

Please click here to download a program.

September 3: Energy Policy in Brazil: A Corporate Viewpoint

Introductory remarks by: Thomas J. Trebat
Special Guest Speaker: Francisco Gros, Vice-Chairman of OGX Petroleo e Gas Participacões, an exploration and production company.  Dr. Gros is also the former president of Petrobras and has been the president of both the BNDES and the Central Bank of Brazil.
6:00 P.M., IAB Room 802

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September 10: Educational Policy in Brazil: Recent Developments and the Outlook

Speaker: Professor Naercio Meneses, Universidade de Sao Paulo
6:00 P.M., IAB Room 802

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September 24: "An Introduction to the Brazil Seminar: Key Issues in Brazil in 2008"

Speaker: Thomas J. Trebat
6:00 P.M., IAB Room 802

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September 24: Arminio Fraga, President Gavéa Investimentos and Former President of the Central Bank of Brazil (1999-2002)

“Has Brazil Found the Way to Sustained Economic Growth”.  Arminio Fraga  was the former president of the Central Bank of Brazil, from 1999-2002. He is also a former associate of George Soros and his Quantum Fund. Since 2001 he has been a member of the influential Washington-based financial advisory body, the Group of Thirty. In 2003, he founded the Rio de Janeiro based investment company, Gávea Investimentos. Dr. Fraga has been called the Alan Greenspan of Latin America for his skillful handling of Brazilian monetary policy during his tenure as CBB president. He worked for both Fernando Collor de Mello and Fernando Henrique Cardoso governments
6:00 P.M., IAB Room 802

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October 8: Key Challenges Facing the Brazilian Economy

Speaker: Dr. Edmar Bacha, Banco ITAU, and principal architect of the Real Plan.
6:00 P.M., IAB Room 802

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October 29: Long-term Perspectives on the Lula Government: Success or Failure?

Speaker: Dr. Werner Baer, Professor of Economics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (and author of the textbook used for this class.)
6:00 P.M., IAB Room 802

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November 12:  Brazilian Perspectives on the U.S. Elections: What Is at Stake?

Speaker: Merval Pereira, Political Columnist, O Globo newspaper (RJ)
6:00 P.M., IAB Room 802

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November 19: Brazil's International Diplomatic Agenda

Speaker: Ambassador Jose Alfredo Graça Lima, Consul General of Brazil in New York
6:00 P.M., IAB Room 802

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December 3: Health Policy in Brazil: Problems and Progress

Speaker: Professor Richard Parker, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
6:00 P.M., IAB Room 802