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.

• Brazil Week 2010
• Brazil Week 2009
• Brazil Week 2008
• Brazil Week 2007
• Brazil Week 2004
• Brazil Week 2003
• Brazil Week 2002
• Brazil Week 2001

Brazil Center Speaker Series

The Brazil Center Speaker Series highlights the work of visiting researchers and professors and promotes their integration into the academic community. The fall 2009 Brazil Speaker Series focused on "The Music of Brazil," featuring Lozano Long Professor Beatriz Ilari. In fall 2010, the series will focus on "Race in Brazil" and will spotlight the work of Lozano Long Professor Maria Aparecida da Silva Bento.

Brazilian Film on Campus

Brazilian Film Series on Human Rights, March 21-31, 2011 (PDF, 404K)

The Brazilian Film on Campus events promote awareness of the diversity and complexity of Brazilian culture, as well as study of the Portuguese language. These screenings are oftena a collaborative effort of the Brazil Center and the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Department of Radio-TV-Film, and Austin-based Cine las Américas.

Brazilian films are screened periodically at the Texas Union Theatre and other campus locations. 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.

In addition, the Brazil Center annually sponsors the screening of a Brazilian film in the International Cine las Américas Film Festival. This has been Austin's only festival of cinema of the Americas since 1997.

Outreach

The Brazil Center sponsors various outreach activities as part of its mission to promote awareness and knowledge of Brazilian culture and society within the UT and Austin communities.

Paloma Diaz, Sr. Program Coordinator
Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies
The University of Texas at Austin
Sid Richardson Hall 1.314D
1 University Station D0800
Austin, Texas 78712-0331