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CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT:
Ruth Cardoso: A Tribute
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.
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CAPES, FAPESP, Columbia University and the Fulbright Commission have established a new visiting professorship for Brazilian scholars in honor of Ruth Cardoso. Learn more about the Ruth Cardoso Chair.
Working Papers from Ruth Cardoso: A Tribute
- Principles and Conceptions of the Comunidade Solidaria Program
By Simone de Castro Tavares Coelho - Public Policies, Gender and the Performance of Democracy: Bringing the Family Back In
By Guita Grin Debert - A Tribute
By Leona Forman - The Contemporary Erotic Market and New Configurations of Gender and Sexuality
By Maria Filomena Gregory - On Ruth Correa Leite Cardoso: An Academic and Personal Statement
By Lucio Kowarick - Tribute
By Celia Sakurai - Ruth Cardoso and the Comunidade Solidaria: Coherence and Innovation
By Helena Sampaio
Video from Ruth Cardoso: A Tribute
Jose Serra Delivers the Gabriel Silver Memorial Lecture
Jose Serra, Governor of Sao Paulo State, Brazil, delivered the 2009 Gabriel Silver Memorial Lecture in conjunction with the conference.
RECENT CENTER FOR BRAZILIAN STUDIES EVENTS:
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Masters Program in Latin American and Caribbean Studies
The new Masters program in Latin American and Caribbean Studies begins Fall 2009.