Activities
Brazil Week
Brazil Week is an annual series of events that explores the latest trends in Brazilian culture and current affairs. It features experts from Brazil and the U.S, and may include lectures, panel discussions, and films. All events are free and open to the public.
Programs
- Brazil Week 2009
- Brazil Week 2008
- Brazil Week 2007
- Brazil Week 2004
- Brazil Week 2003
- Brazil Week 2002
- Brazil Week 2001
Contact the Brazil Center at:
Phone: 512.471.8418
Fax: 512.471.3090
brazil@uts.cc.utexas.edu
Amazon Week
Amazon Week is an annual exploration of contemporary environmental, social, and cultural issues in the Amazon from a cross-disciplinary perspective. A variety of events are presented that highlight the strength of Amazon studies at The University of Texas and energize undergraduate and graduate students to study and conduct research in the Amazon basin. All events are free and open to the public.
Amazon Week 2008 program (PDF, 82K)
Brazil Center Speaker Series
The Brazil Center Speaker Series highlights the work of visiting researchers and promotes their integration into the academic community.
Brazilian Film Series
The Brazilian Film Series promotes awareness of the diversity and complexity of Brazilian culture, as well as study of the Portuguese language. It is a collaborative effort of the Brazil Center, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Department of History, and Department of Radio-TV-Film, and Austin based Cine las Americas Media Arts Center.
Films are screened at the Texas Union Theatre, and admission is free and open to the public. They are shown in the original Portuguese with English subtitles. A Brazil Center faculty associate with expertise in the topic introduces each film.
- Spring 2005 Brazilian Film Series program
- Fall 2004 Brazilian Film Series program
- Spring 2004 Brazilian Film Series program
Outreach
The Brazil Center sponsors various outreach activities as part of its mission to promote awareness and knowledge of Brazil culture and society within the UT and Austin communities.
Each semester Vivian Flanzer, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, teaches several Weekend Portuguese Workshops in Accelerated Portuguese for Spanish Speakers and Intermediate Portuguese. These are free and open to the public, and supported by LLILAS' Title VI grant from the Department of Education. They are one-day workshops intended to introduce a broad range of people to the language.
The Center sponsors the screening of a Brazilian film during the local Cine las Americas Film Festival. This is Austin's only international festival of new cinema of the Americas, and has been produced since 1997. CLA's mission is to promote cross-cultural understanding and growth by educating, entertaining and challenging our community through the media arts.
To sign up for our weekly e-newsletter of Brazil-related events at UT and around Austin, e-mail brazil@uts.cc.utexas.edu.
