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Inaki Alday
Dean and Koch Chair - Tulane School of Architecture
Katherine Jensen
Former CIPR Post-Doctoral Fellow 2018-2019
Felipe Fernandes Cruz
Assistant Professor - History
Adrian Anagnost
Assistant Professor - Art History
Renata Durães Ribeiro
Professor of Practice - Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Megwen Loveless
Senior Professor of Practice - Spanish & Portuguese, Director - Basic Language Program in Portuguese
Stephanie Porras
Assistant Professor - Art History
Sunshine A. Van Bael
Assistant Professor - Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Kris Lane
Professor - History, France Vinton Scholes Chair in Colonial Latin American History
Xelaju Korda
Ph.D. Candidate
Jorge Valenzuela
Ph.D. Student
Cynthia Garza
Ph.D. Candidate
Jack C. Ling
Emeritus Clinical Professor - Global Community Health and Behavioral Sciences
Wayne Reed
Professor - Physics
Mauro Porto
Associate Professor - Communication
Laura Murphy
Clinical Associate Professor - Global Community Health & Behavioral Sciences (GCHB), Associate Director - Phyllis M. Taylor Center for Social Innovation and Design Thinking (TAYLOR)
Carol McMichael Reese
Professor - Architecture
Colin M. MacLachlan
Emeritus - History
Carl Kendall
Professor - Global Community Health and Behavioral Sciences, Director - Center for Global Health Equity
Jordan Karubian
Associate Professor - Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
M. Casey Kane Love
Senior Professor of Practice - Political Science
Martha Huggins
Professor Emerita - Sociology
John Edwards
Associate Professor - Economics
Diogo de Lima
Senior Professor of Practice - Theatre & Dance
Carolina Caballero
Professor of Practice - Spanish and Portuguese
Diego Rose
Professor - Global Community Health and Behavioral Science
Vicki Mayer
Professor - Communication, Associate Dean for Academic Initiatives and Curriculum
William Balée
Professor - Anthropology
Daniel Sharp
Associate Professor - Music
Idelber Avelar
Professor - Spanish and Portuguese
Rebecca Atencio
Associate Professor - Spanish and Portuguese
Annie Gibson
Administrative Assistant Professor - Department of Global Education
Christopher Dunn
Professor - Spanish & Portuguese
Edith Wolfe
SCLAS Assistant Director for Undergraduate Programs
Ana M. López
Director - Cuban and Caribbean Studies Institute, Professor - Communication, Associate Provost - Office for Faculty Affairs

Dr. Nora Lustig Recently Cited in Two El Pais Articles
El dilema de Latinoamérica: subir impuestos o el abismo de la deuda La pandemia ha hundido las arcas del bloque.…
From the Tulane School of Liberal Arts Newsletter: Art History Professor Adrian Anagnost Awarded ACLS Fellowship
This story originally appeared on the Tulane University School of Liberal Arts newsletter entitled Art History Professor Adrian Anagnost Awarded…
From Tulane News: Tulane anthropologist William Balée awarded Guggenheim Fellowship to study Amazon rainforests
This story originally appeared in Tulane Today entitled Tulane anthropologist awarded Guggenheim Fellowship to study Amazon rainforests on April 10,…
From Tulane School of Liberal Arts Newsletter: At the Intersection of Media, Politics, and Democracy
This story originally appeared in Tulane School of Liberal Arts Newsletter titled At the Intersection of Media, Politics, and Democracy…
From Tulane School of Liberal Arts Newsletter: From the Rhythms of Brazil to the Classroom
This story originally appeared in the Tulane School of Liberal Arts Newsletter titled From the Rhythms of Brazil to the…
From School of Liberal Arts News: A New Professor's Inclusive Approach to Economics
This story originally appeared in School of Liberal Arts News titled A New Professor’s Inclusive Approach to Economics, on September…
Bate Papo! Practice you Portuguese during the fall semester
Every Friday during the Fall 2018 semester, practice your Portuguese in this informal setting where students can enjoy some delicious…
Altman scholar Adrianna Schuder shares her experience with the FLAS fellowship in Brazil
This story originally appeared on the Altman Program in International Studies & Business website titled Keeping up with Altmans: Adrianna…
Christopher Dunn Wins Roberto Reis Best Book Award
Professor Christopher Dunn is co-winner of the Roberto Reis Best Book Award for his publication: Contracultura: Alternative Arts and Social…
Study Abroad teaches you more than how to conjugate
Study Abroad teaches you more than how to conjugate In the case of Danny Finley ’18, it taught him how…
Latin America at the Crossroads Spring Seminar Series
Throughout the Americas, countries are facing questions about the future direction of their domestic and international politics. In Latin America…
K-12 Educator Institutes Abroad - Summer 2018
Deadline has been extended to March 12th for both programs below. Get your application in right away! Teaching Cuban Culture…
From The Rio Times: Op-Ed published by Reut Shuker
Congratulations to Reut Shuker, a current grad student with the Stone Center for Latin American Studies, who had an op-ed…
Spring 2018: Courses on Brazil
Check out the following courses for the Spring 2018 semester featuring Brazil! AFRS 4400: AfroBrazilians Prof. Christopher Dunn TR 2:00-3:15…
International Education Week Friday Fest
This past Friday, October 20th, Portuguese professors and students, joined the rest of the Tulane community in gathering at the…
Brazil's Grupo OPNI Paints Empowerment at Tulane
Written by Annie McNeill Gibson, PhD ‘I am so happy to see artwork happening on our campus depicting communities of…
Fitting Brazil into the K-12 Classroom: Summer 2017 Teacher Institute
For a week this past June 19 – 23, a small group of K-12 educators met on campus at The…
Spring Series Latin America at the Crossroads continues - Brazil summary
On Friday, February 17, 2017, CIPR hosted the second talk in a series entitled ‘Latin America at a Crossroads.‘ Dr.…
Spring Speaker Series Kicks Off with Dr. Ernesto Calvo
On Friday, February 3, 2017, the Center for Inter-American Policy and Research (CIPR) hosted the first in a series of…
From the New Wave: 'Black Rio' influenced Brazilian culture in '60s and '70s
By Hannah Dean newwave@tulane.edu In his Thursday (Nov. 3) lecture on the ‘Black Rio‘ soul music movement, Tulane associate professor…
The Hullabaloo: Grad student embraces culture through salsa dancing
From the Tulane Hullabaloo Written by Kate Jamison & Canela Lopez If body rolls, hip isolations and fancy footwork aren’t…
From the New Wave "South America meets American South"
South America meets American South By Alicia Duplessis Jasmin “The rhythmic sound of instruments native to northeastern Brazil joined in…
Focus on Richard E Greenleaf Visiting Scholars for Spring 2016: Steve Butterman
Steve Butterman, a Richard E Greenleaf Visiting Scholar this spring at Tulane, is an Associate Professor and Director of the…
Rebecca Atencio's book receives Roberto Reis Book Prize honorable mention
Rebecca Atencio‘s book, Memory‘s Turn: Reckoning with Dictatorship in Brazil (U of Wisconsin Press, 2014), received honorable mention for the…
Chris Dunn Featured in BBC Radio Documentary on Tropicália
Tulane professor Christopher Dunn is featured in a new radio documentary produced by Simon Hollis for BBC Radio 4 about…
Dr. Susan Stokes Discusses Impact of Repression on Street Protests
On October 9th, the Tulane Political Science department and CIPR were proud to welcome Dr. Susan Stokes to present her…
New Wave: "Portuguese Study Goes Global with Skype Sessions"
By Hannah Dean “On a Tuesday morning in Newcomb Hall on the Tulane University uptown campus, students across three classrooms…
From the New Wave "Brazilian activist leads push for democratic reforms"
By Hannah Dean “Brazilian activist Lira Alli spoke, sang and inspired during her lecture titled ‘Brazil ‘” Past, Present and…
History Graduate Students Present Research in Brazil
Beau Gaitors and Christopher Willoughby, Ph.D. students in Latin American and U.S. history, respectively, co-presented a paper entitled “An Epidemic…
K-12 Educators Learn about Afro-Brazilian Identity and Teaching about Brazil
From June 14-18, 2015, the Latin American Resource Center at Tulane University hosted a summer teacher institute for K-12 teachers…
Pebbles Center Capoeira Demo featured in the Times Picayune
Photographs from the Pebbles Center Westbank’s Capoeira demonstration and book reading on June 16th were featured in the Times Picayune…
Stone Center Grad Annalisa Cravens Cited in Tulane Law Lagniappe
“As a Tulane undergraduate student, Annalisa Cravens (BA ‘10, L/MA ‘14) immersed herself in her Latin American studies program. She…
PhD Student Vanessa CasteÃ±eda Receives the 2015 BRASA Scholarship
Congratulations to Stone Center student Vanessa CasteÃ±eda, who has received the 2015 BRASA Scholarship. Vanessa commented on her success to…
Rebecca Atencio Interviewed on the BBC about the Brazilian Truth Commission Report
Nearly 30 years after the end of Brazil’s military dictatorship, a national truth commission is issuing a report into human…
Nadia von Jacobi publishes in United Nations University Wider Working Paper Series
Nadia von Jacobi, visiting researcher at CIPR in 2013, has published her work in the United Nations University Wider Working…
Edie Wolfe Presents with Prospect New Orleans' P.3 Reads Program
Edith Wolfe, Assistant Director for Undergraduate Programs at the Stone Center, presented with the Prospect New Orleans’ P.3 Reads Program…
Lustig presents on Fiscal Policy and Ethno-Racial Divide in Bolivia, Brazil, Guatemala and Uruguay
On May 12, 2014, Nora Lustig, Samuel Z. Stone Professor of Latin American Economics and Senior Research Fellow at CIPR,…
Lustig presents Brazil and U.S. comparison of taxation, transfers and redistribution to New School in NY
On April 25, 2014, Nora Lustig, Samuel Z. Stone Professor of Latin American Economics and Senior Research Fellow at CIPR,…
Enlaces Podcasts Feature Food Trucks, Samba, and Immigration
Podcasts created through the Enlaces Américas program by students in Portuguese 3280, Advanced Portuguese through Brazilian Film, and Political Science…
Higgins, Pereira paper highlighted in Folha de Sao Paulo newspaper
Sean Higgins, Ph.D. Student and B.S. ‘11 in Economics, and Claudiney Pereira, Professor of Economics, were cited in Folha de…
CIPR Post-doctoral Fellow Jessica Rich Publishes Article in LAPS Journal
CIPR post-doctoral fellow Jessica Rich has published and article, “Grassroots Bureaucracy: Intergovernmental Relations and Popular Mobilization in Brazil’s AIDS Policy…
Edesio Fernandes Presents on Informal Urban Land Development
On February 25, 2013, Tulane‘s Center for Inter-American Policy welcomed Edésio Fernandes to discuss urban land development, particularly the issue…
New article by Tulane Prof. Nora Lustig in the World Development Journal
Tulane Professor and CIPR Senior Associate Research Fellow Nora Lustig has published a new article in World Development. The article,…
Timothy Power discusses Brazil's Democracy and Presidents Lula and Dilma
On December 5, 2012, Tulane‘s Center for Inter-American Policy welcomed Dr. Timothy Power, Director of Graduate Studies in Politics at…
Zemurray Teaching Fellow Annie Gibson Publishes Book on Brazilians in New Orleans
The Stone Center is very proud to announce the release of the book, Post-Katrina Brazucas: Brazilian Immigrants in New Orleans…
News from the Field: Rebecca Atencio
From the School of Liberal Arts website, December 1, 2011, the original story can be found at http://tulane.edu/liberal-arts/news/atencio.cfm by Rebecca…
Latin American Economies Roundtable Summary
The summary from the Latin American Economies Roundtable meeting on May 23, 2011 entitled “Impact of Debt Crisis in Europe…
Brazilian Music Expresses People's Struggles
By: Mary Ann Travis mtravis@tulane.edu The country of Brazil has a distinctiveness all its own. Its citizens speak Portuguese, for…
Important Information Regarding Summer International Programs
Important changes have been made on the Summer International Programs page. The changes include: Dates have changed for the São…
A Not-So-Watery World
Water is often a wasted asset, says climate change researcher Rômulo S.R. Sampaio, and that may send it from abundance…
Brazilian Journal, Folha Universal, features Interview with Tulane Professor of Economics
Renowned Argentine economist and Tulane’s Samuel Z. Stone Professor of Latin American Economics, Dr. Nora Lustig, was featured in an…
Tulane Professor Christopher Dunn Sets Background for Acclaimed Brazilian Musician Tom Zé's Latest Album Release
By: Shearon Roberts Photo: Tom Zé Legendary inventive Brazilian artist Tom Zé has got the music review world talking about…
Storm Killed Half Billion Amazon Trees
By: Keith Brannon kbrannon@tulane.edu A single, violent storm that swept across the whole Amazon forest in 2005 killed half a…
Carnival Swings Into Summer
By: Alicia Duplessis Jasmin aduples@tulane.edu Guest artists from Brazil, Cuba and Haiti will lead dance and drumming classes for all…
Brazilian Beat
By: New Wave staff newwave@tulane.edu Coming to the uptown campus are a performance, workshops and discussion featuring the Latin Grammy-nominated…
Focus on Brazilian Films
By: New Wave staff newwave@tulane.edu A film series devoted to the exhibition and exploration of works by women filmmakers from…
LAGO Hosts 4th Annual Soccer Tournament
Photo: The 2008 Championship Honduran team with their trophy. On Sunday, November 22, LAGO, the Latin American Graduate Organization, at…
Summer Teacher Institute: Exploration of the African Diaspora in the Americas
By: Denise Woltering-Vargas Photo: Participants of the 2009 LARC Summer Teacher Institute learning Haitian dance steps with dancer, Peniel Guerrier.…
Students Take Pulse of Brazilian Culture
Tricia Travis newwave@tulane.edu When our group of Tulane students reached South America for the Summer in Brazil study program, the…

CIPR Fall Speaker Series
Please join us Mondays at noon for our Fall speaker Series Markets, the State, and Democracy in Latin America October…
Artful Teaching and Learning: Integrating the Arts into the Curriculum
The full-day workshop, facilitated by Patricia Sobral, Senior Lecturer of Portuguese and Brazilian Studies at Brown University, will lead participants…
A talk by Mestre João Grande and Mestre Jelon on capoeira across time and space
The Spanish and Portuguese Department is hosting this talk with two masters of the art of capoeria. Mestre Joao Grande…
Bate papo!: Portuguese Conversation Hour
A weekly hour of Portuguese conversation and tasty treats hosted by Prof. Megwen Loveless. All levels are welcome!
Bate papo!: Portuguese Conversation Hour
A weekly hour of Portuguese conversation and tasty treats hosted by Prof. Megwen Loveless. All levels are welcome! The theme…
Bate papo!: Portuguese Conversation Hour
A weekly hour of Portuguese conversation and tasty treats hosted by Prof. Megwen Loveless. All levels are welcome! The theme…
Bate papo!: Portuguese Conversation Hour
A weekly hour of Portuguese conversation and tasty treats hosted by Prof. Megwen Loveless. All levels are welcome! The theme…
Bate papo!: Portuguese Conversation Hour
A weekly hour of Portuguese conversation and tasty treats hosted by Prof. Megwen Loveless. All levels are welcome! The theme…
Bate papo!: Portuguese Conversation Hour
A weekly hour of Portuguese conversation and tasty treats hosted by Prof. Megwen Loveless. All levels are welcome! The theme…
Bate papo!: Portuguese Conversation Hour
A weekly hour of Portuguese conversation and tasty treats hosted by Prof. Megwen Loveless. All levels are welcome! The theme…
Bate papo!: Portuguese Conversation Hour
A weekly hour of Portuguese conversation and tasty treats hosted by Prof. Megwen Loveless. All levels are welcome! The theme…
Bate papo!: Portuguese Conversation Hour
A weekly hour of Portuguese conversation and tasty treats hosted by Prof. Megwen Loveless. All levels are welcome! The theme…
Bate papo!: Portuguese Conversation Hour
A weekly hour of Portuguese conversation and tasty treats hosted by Prof. Megwen Loveless. All levels are welcome! The theme…
Bate papo!: Portuguese Conversation Hour
A weekly hour of Portuguese conversation and tasty treats hosted by Prof. Megwen Loveless. All levels are welcome! The theme…
Bate papo!: Portuguese Conversation Hour
A weekly hour of Portuguese conversation and tasty treats hosted by Prof. Megwen Loveless. All levels are welcome! The theme…
Bate Papo! Portuguese Conversation Hour
A weekly hour of Portuguese conversation and tasty treats hosted by Prof. Megwen Loveless. All levels are welcome! The theme…
Fake News has a Mode of Truth: Computational Propaganda and Digital Populism in Brazil
Dr. Meg Stalcup, a visual and media anthropologist, and Assistant Professor in the School of Sociology and Anthropological studies at…
Exiles within Exiles: The Extraordinary Life of Herbert Daniel, Gay Brazilian Revolutionary
Join us in welcoming James N. Green for a talk entitled Exiles within Exiles: The Extraordinary Life of Herbert Daniel,…
CIPR Speaker Series Critical Issues in Democractic Governance welcomes Sara Niedzwiecki
Join the Center for Inter-American Policy and Research and the Stone Center for Latin American Studies in welcoming Dr. Sara…
The 2019 Afro-Brazilian Film Series at Tulane University
This spring, join the Africana Studies Program, the Stone Center for Latin American Studies, Departments of Spanish & Portuguese, the…
Annual LAGO Conference and Keynote Address: Discourses and Processes of Hybridity in Latin America
Join the Latin Americanist Graduate Organization (LAGO) for their annual conference from Friday, February 1 – Sunday, February 3. This…
CIPR Speaker Series Critical Issues in Democractic Governance welcomes Jessica Rich
Join the Center for Inter-American Policy and Research and the Stone Center for Latin American Studies in welcoming Dr. Jessica…
Critical Issues in Democratic Governance: Spring 2019 CIPR Series
Latin America faces major threats to democratic governance, but there are also new opportunities for grassroots mobilization and social policy…
Bate Papo! Practice you Portuguese during the spring semester
Every Friday during the Spring 2019 semester, practice your Portuguese in an informal setting where students can enjoy some delicious…
Black History Month Special Program: Public poetry reading of O Navio Negreiro, The Slave Ship
The Brazilian Studies and the Portuguese Language Program at Tulane University will host a public poetry reading of O Navio…
Dr. Erika Robb Larkins to present research in talk on Brazil's Private Security Sector
Join the Stone Center for Latin American Studies in welcoming Dr. Erika Robb Larkins for a talk titled Mall Cops…
Amazônia Ocupada exhibit and symposium to feature Amazonian scholars and Brazilian photographer João Farkas
The Latin American Library in collaboration with the Stone Center for Latin American Studies, and the Departments of History and…
Celebrate Brazilian culture during the 2018 Brazilian Bash
The third annual Brazilian Bash will take place on Saturday, November 17, from 3 – 9 PM at Second Line…
Africana Studies brown bag series: Yoruba Gods in Brazilian Popular Music
On Thursday, October 18, join the Department of Africana Studies at Tulane University in welcoming Dr. Christopher Dunn for brown…
Acclaimed Brazilian writer Luiz Ruffato to speak at Tulane
The Stone Center for Latin American Studies and Department of Spanish and Portuguese at Tulane University are proud to host…
Guest Lecture on Candomblé: An Afro-Brazilian Religion
Megan Loveless will lead an introductory conversation about candomblé for students in Ana Sánchez-Rojo’s Music, Religion, Spirit course (MUSC 3460).…
Latin America at a Crossroads Series to host Dr. Wendy Hunter for a seminar on Brazil
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Wendy Hunter for a seminar on Brazil as part of the Latin America at…
Marielle Presente e Futuro: An Artistic Tribute to Marielle Franco
Marielle Presente e Futuro: An Artistic Tribute to Marielle Franco An evening of music and poetry to honor the assassinated…
The Internal Ear: Caetano Veloso's take on bossa nova
The Internal Ear: Caetano Veloso‘s take on bossa nova with Pedro Meira Monteiro Pedro Meira Monteiro is the Arthur W.…
Marielle presente e futuro: In Memory of Marielle Franco
Marielle presente e futuro: In Memory of Marielle Franco An English-language round-table on the state of race, police violence, and…
Africana Studies Brown Bag Lecture with Prof. Dan Sharp
Naná Vasconcelos: Afro-Brazilian Percussion in Paris and New York City Dan Sharp is currently conducting research for a book that…
Poetry Reading: Navio Negreiro "The Slave Ship"
Finish out Black History Month with a tragic look at the Middle Passage through the poetry of Castro Alves. We…
Bate Papo: Practice your Portuguese and Celebrate the End of the Semester!
Bate Papo! We have a fun surprise brewing for our last bate-papo. Hope you can join us for our celebration…
Bate Papo! Practice your Portuguese and enjoy some Brazilian treats: Romeo & Julieta
Bate Papo! Join us once again in the LBC mezzanine area to sample the most romantic treat in all of…
Bate Papo! Practice your Portuguese and enjoy some Brazilian treats: bolo de aipim
Bate Papo! Drop by the LBC mezzanine floor for a slice of manioc sponge cake. We will be spread out…
Bate Papo! Practice your Portuguese and enjoy some Brazilian treats: tapioca
Special Edition Bate Papo! Join our celebrity chef Danny Finley (‘18) as he shows us the tapioca skills he picked…
Bate Papo! Practice your Portuguese and enjoy some Brazilian treats: avocado
Special Edition Bate Papo: Is avocado a fruit or a vegetable??? Join us for an informal conversation and snack hour…
Bate Papo! Practice your Portuguese and enjoy some Brazilian treats: cajuzinho
Bate Papo! Stop by PJs on Willow to try a classic Brazilian treat (cajuzinho) and to take a quick break…
Bate Papo! Practice your Portuguese and enjoy some Brazilian treats: cocadas
Special Edition Bate Papo! Celebrate Black History Month with students of Portuguese and Africana Studies. We‘ll be sampling sweet cocadas…
Engineering the Musical City: Urban Planning and Soundscapes in São Paulo
Engineering the Musical City: Urban Planning and Soundscapes in São Paulo This talk will consider two cases that engage music…
Tulane to host Eyal Weinberg for talk on the Medical Sector and Repression under Military Brazil
Please join us in welcoming Eyal Weinberg, from the University of Texas at Austin, who will be presenting on his…
A ditadura militar no Brasil entre adesão, resistÃªncia e acomodação: Notas sobre rock e jornalismo: Apresentação Dupla
Apresentação Dupla: “A ditadura militar no Brasil entre adesão, resistÃªncia e acomodação: Notas sobre rock e jornalismo” André Bonsanto, doutorando…
"Mandarin Brazil: Chinese Labor, Memory, and Representation" Talk by Ana Paulina Lee
“Mandarin Brazil: Chinese Labor, Memory, and Representation” Talk by Ana Paulina Lee Ana Paulina Lee is Assistant Professor of Luso-Brazilian…
Tulane to host Brazil-based graffiti artist collective Grupo Opni
This fall, Tulane University will host the Brazil-based graffiti artist collective Grupo Opni. Grupo Opni is graffiti artist collective from…
"Becoming Black Political Subjects: Movements and Ethno-Racial Rights in Colombia and Brazil"- A talk by Dr. Tianna Paschel
Dr. Tianna Paschel, professor in the Department of African American Studies at UC Berkeley, will present on her book ‘Becoming…
The Winged Man: Santos Dumont, the Brazilian who Beat the Wright Brothers in the Quest for Flight
The Department of Spanish and Portuguese presents a reading by Arthur Japin titled ‘The Winged Man: Santos Dumont, the Brazilian…
Clarice Lispector: Lives and Afterlives
The Department of Spanish and Portuguese presents a lecture by Benjamin Moser titled “Clarice Lispector: Lives and Afterlives‘ Benjamin Moser…
MARI Brown Bag Talk Series: Dr. Eduardo Góes Neves "Recent Findings in Amazonian Archaeology"
Dr. Eduardo Góes Neves, CAPES Distinguished Visiting Professor of Anthropology at Harvard University and Professor of Brazilian Archaeology at the…
Performing Clarice Lispector: On Translating the Complete Stories
The Department of Spanish and Portuguese, the Department of English, and the Newcomb College Institute present a talk by Katrina…
Latin America at the Crossroads: Brazil
Join the Center for Inter-American Policy and Research for the second talk in the series Latin America at the Crossroads…
MARI Brown Bag: William Balee "Applied Historical Ecology in the Rio Iriri Basin, eastern Amazon"
Dr. William Balee, Professor of Anthropology and Stone Center affiliate faculty, presents a talk on his recent research in the…
Somos Nós: Brazil on the Move K-12 Educator Workshop
LARC, along with Vanderbilt and the University of Georgia, is sponsoring a workshop on Brazilian culture and teaching Portuguese. K-16…
Black Rio: The Brazilian Soul Movement of the 1970s
Christopher Dunn holds a joint appointment in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese and Africana Studies at Tulane University. His…
A Talk by Renan Quinalha, "A luta pela diversidade"
Renan Quinalha is a leading LGBT activist from São Paulo, Brazil. He is the co-author, with James Green, of the…
Brazilian Portugays: Representations of LGBT Language and Culture in Contemporary Brazil
Brazilian Portugays: Representations of LGBT Language and Culture in Contemporary Brazil a lecture by Steven Butterman, Associate Professor of Portuguese…
Black Atlantic Grooves: Carnival Music from NOLA and Afro-Brazil
Discover the parallels and interconnections between the Black Atlantic carnival traditions of northeast Brazil and the American. Featuring Scott Kettner,…
Forum on Brazil
Join us for an engaging and timely conversation about Brazil’s ongoing political crisis. Rebecca Atencio, Vinicius de Carvalho, Anthony Pereira,…
Opinião, Fifty Years After: A talk by Vinicius de Carvalho
On the 11th December 1964, the musical Opinião directed by Augusto Boal premiered at the ‘Teatro Arena‘ in Rio de…
Class and Social Change in Contemporary Brazilian Cinema
Newcomb-Tulane College presents Randal Johnson, Distinguished Profess, UCLA, in a lecture on “Class and Social Change in Contemporary Brazilian Cinema.”…
Bate Papo! Practice your Portuguese
Practice your Portuguese and enjoy some Brazilian treats! Kick back before Spring Break with a beverage and some “homemade’ Brazilian…
Bate Papo! Practice your Portuguese
Practice your Portuguese and enjoy some Brazilian treats: docinho de leite ninho com nutella! Join us for a despedida for…
A Lecture by Dr. Wendy Hunter: Advances in Social Protection and Birth Certification among Low Income Children in Brazil and Bolivia
Please join us for a lecture by Dr. Wendy Hunter, Professor of Government at the University of Texas in Austin,…
Performing Cartographies: The Politics of Urban Space in the Work of Lygia Pape and Hélilo Oitcica
The Newcomb Art Department presents a lecture by Adrian Anagnost, University of Chicago entitled “Performing Cartographies: The Politics of Urban…
There is No Repetition: Hélio Oiticica's Early Practice
The Newcomb Art Department presents a lecture by Adele Nelson, Assistant Professor at Temple University entitled “There is No Repetition:…
Bate Papo!
Practice your Portuguese and enjoy some Brazilian treats: bolo de aipim Join us for a lunchtime chat! You bring lunch,…
Contending for the New: Brazil and Argentina at the Walker Art Center in the Sixties
Delia Solomons, Visiting Assistant Professor in the Newcomb Art Department, will present a lecture entitled “Contending for the New: Brazil…
Voices and Memories from Brazil: A Panel Discussion
Panel Presentation Sponsored by the Department of Communication Featuring visiting PhD candidates from Brazil, Fernanda Nalon Sanglard, Kelly Tatiane Martins…
Carnival at the Pebbles Center
Join the Pebbles Center in celebrating Carnival! It is Mardi Gras here in New Orleans, but elsewhere people are celebrating…
Bate Papo! Practice your Portuguese
Practice your Portuguese and enjoy some Brazilian treats: canjica caseira! You provide your lunch; we‘ll provide a delicious homemade dessert!…
Samuel Huntington and 'Decompression' in Brazil
The Harvard political science professor Samuel P. Huntington (1927-2008) was a leading scholar of comparative politics and international relations and…
Somos Nós: Diverse Brazil, Brazilian Culture and Language for the K-16 Classroom
Photo taken by Megan Oleson, 2014. LARC, along with Vanderbilt and the University of Georgia, is sponsoring a workshop on…
Beyond Baianidade: Afro-Brazilian Cultural and Social Movements in Salvador da Bahia
Fall Lecture Series: Patricia de Santana Pinho ‘African American Roots Tourism in Brazil: Encounters in Sameness, Difference, Solidarity, and Inequality‘…
"Diverging Interests, Converging Practices" a Lecture by Gabriel Duarte
Architect and urbanist Gabriel Duarte (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) will discuss three projects that demonstrate how his firm is rethinking…
Dietary Transitions and Food Security: Opportunities for Interdisciplinary Research in Brazil and Nicaragua
Dr. Barbara Piperata, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, The Ohio State University, will be giving a talk on Tuesday, September 29th,…
A crise brasileira: O papel da juventude- A Talk by Lira Alli
A talk by Lira Alli- Youth activist from São Paulo, Brazil. In this talk, Lira Alli will explore the political…
Brazil- Past, Present, Future: A Youth Perspective Talk by Lira Alli
In this talk, Lira Alli will present her perspective on Brazil‘s process of democratic consolidation since the transition from dictatorship…
If I Give My Soul: Pentecostalism in Rio's Prisons
A screening of the film If I Give My Soul: Pentecostalism in Rio’s Prisons will be held on September 21…
Bate Papo! Speak Portuguese!
Practice your Portuguese and enjoy some Brazilian treats: Biscoito de Polvilho! It’s always Happy Hour em PortuguÃªs. Start off your…
The Functioning Perspective: An Alternative for a More Inclusive Moral Framework
Summer Reading Program Focuses on Brazil!
Tulane University’s Stone Center for Latin American Studies, the Pebbles Center Westbank, and Capoeira Nola will sponsor a story time…
Memory and Migration in Karen Tei Yamashita's Brazil-maru
Ana Paulina Lee, Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow at Tulane University, will present a paper entitled “Memory and Migration in Karen Tei…
A Talk by Diogo R. Coutinho- "New State Activism in Brazil & Legal Institutions: Continuing Concerns and New Challenges"
Diogo R. Coutinho is an Associate Professor of Law at the University of São Paulo (USP) and a leading young…
Día Events at the Pebbles Center
The Latin American Resource Center, the Children’s Resource Center, and the Pebbles Center (Algiers Regional and Children’s Resource Center Branches)…
Le voyage des mots: Comparaison des lexiques naturalistes des langues tupi-guarani (Amérique du Sud)
The Center for Scholars, the Department of French and Italian, and the Linguistics Program of Tulane University cordially invite you…
Casa Samba Performance and Workshop
Join tBSU at 8PM on Thursday, March 26th for a Brazilian dance workshop and performance by Casa Samba to celebrate…
Screening of "Truth 12.528" and Q&A with director Paula Sacchetta
Verdade 12.528 (Truth 12.528) Screening and Q&A with director Paula Sacchetta. In November 2011, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff signed law…
Steve Stern Talk, "Dangerous Truths: Latin American Truth Commissions in Comparative Perspective"
Dangerous Truths: Latin American Truth Commissions in Comparative Perspective Steve J. Stern Alberto Flores Galindo Professor of History University of…
The Arts of Truth-Telling: The Peruvian and Brazilian Truth Commissions from a Comparative Perspective
The Arts of Truth-Telling: The Peruvian and Brazilian Truth Commissions from a Comparative Perspective is a symposium featuring panel discussions…
Challenging Corruption in an Emerging Market Economy: When Will Brazilian Voters Act on Information about Corruption?
The Political Science Department and the Murphy Institute are sponsoring a paper by Matthew Winters, an Assistant Professor of Political…
Explore Brazil in the K-12 Classroom: Summer 2015 Teacher Institute
The Latin American Resource Center, the Center for Latin American Studies at Vanderbilt University, and the Latin American and Caribbean…
Friday Nights at NOMA: Edith Wolfe on Tarsila do Amaral
Prospect.3 and the New Orleans Museum of Art invite you to a lecture with Edith Wolfe, “Tarsila do Amaral, Brazilian…
The Once and Future Brazilian Presidency: Social Policy and Electoral Alignments in the 2014 Election
Alfred Montero, Chair of Political Science, Director of Political Economy, and the Frank B. Kellogg Professor of Political Science at…
Lecture by Ivan Moraes Filho
The struggle for urban and communication rights in Brazil: Lessons from the ‘Occupy Estelita‘ movement in Recife A lecture by…
P.3 Reads with Jeffrey Gibson
P.3Reads, a Prospect New Orleans Public Program, is inspired by Artistic Director Franklin Sirmans‘ vision for Prospect.3 (P.3). The program…
Amnesty and Transitional Justice in Brazil After Twenty Years of Democratic Rule of Law: Why Now?
In 2011, Brazil established a National Truth Commission (NTC), attracting broad international attention for its transitional justice process and raising…
Luca Bacchini "Convite para um exilio. Chico Buarque e a ltalia (1968-1970)"
Lecture by Luca Bacchini, Universita di Roma, La Sapienza Luca Bacchini is a leading Italian scholar of Brazilian literature and…
"Revisiting the Backlands: Rurality and Crisis in Contemporary Argentine and Brazilian Cinema," a lecture by Jens Andermann
This event is sponsored by Tulane School of Liberal Arts, the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, The Film Studies Program…
Political Competition and Social Spending in Brazil
A Lecture Featuring David Brown Political Competition & Social Spending in Brazil: a Municipal Level Analysis How does political competition…
Carnaval in Salvador and Rio de Janeiro
An informal talk by Christopher Dunn (Spanish and Portuguese) and Paulo Miguez (LAL Greenleaf Fellow) on carnival in Rio de…
Bate Papo! Speak Portuguese!
Want to practice your Portuguese? Want to help others improve their Portuguese? Come eat lunch and speak Portuguese! Look for…
Mini Film Series: The Northeastern Desert in Brazilian Cinema
Image Copyright Copacabana Filmes Location: 102 Jones Hall Time: 7:30pm As a complement to the Mulheres da Retomada film festival…
Lecture by Pedro Amaral: 'Meninas Más, Mulheres Nuas: Adelaide Carraro e Cassandra Rios no panorama literário brasileiro'
‘Meninas Más, Mulheres Nuas: Adelaide Carraro e Cassandra Rios no panorama literário brasileiro‘ Pedro Amaral is a poet and literary…
Brazil on Tour Film Festival
Schedule Thursday, September 16 @ 7:00 p.m. HISTORIAS DE AMOR DURAM APENAS 90 MINUTOS by Paulo Halm (2009) In this…
Talk by Edie Wolfe: "Modern Primitives? Brazilian Artists in Paris in the 1920s"
Fridays at Newcomb Speaker Series This Friday afternoon lecture series provides students a chance to learn more about academic disciplines…
Mulheres da Retomada: Film Festival and Conference
Conference organizers: Ana M. López (Tulane University) and Rebecca Atencio (Tulane University) As the capstone of a year-long film series…
Orquestra ContemporÃ¢nea de Olinda to Perform at Tulane
This Wednesday and Thursday Latin Grammy nominated Orquestra ContemporÃ¢nea de Olinda, a funky brass band from Pernambuco, Brazil, will perform…
Black Orpheus Screening
Keep Carnival going with a Brazilian Break on Thursday February 25, 2010. Following its successful January 15th launch, The Dillard…
Talk by LAL Greenleaf Fellow Denise Schaan
Please join us for a talk by LAL Greenleaf Fellow Denise Schaan, who will be speaking on Geoglyphs: Geometric Earthworks…
Tempo e Imagem: a memória do porvir nos ritos dos Congados e do Povo Maxakali
A talk by Leda Maria Martins of the Federal University of Minas Gerais / NYU The talk will address the…
Mulheres da Retomada: Women Filmmakers in Contemporary Brazilian Cinema
‘The history of Brazilian women‘s participation in the cinema is no exception to the rule: they have often performed in…
Alvaro Villela Exhibit: Human Nature in Raso da Catarina
PhotoNola: An Annual Celebration of Photography in New Orleans Opening: Thursday, Dec 3, 6-8 pm Human Nature in Raso da…
Bate Papo! Speak Portuguese!
Come eat lunch and speak Portuguese every Friday, 12:00-1:30 in the LBC. Meet under the big white umbrellas or in…

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