Brazil Center

Who We Are

The Brazil Center was established in 1995, following twenty-five years of work by the institute's Brazilian Studies Committee to diversify and expand interdisciplinary studies of Brazil on the University of Texas at Austin campus and to increase the number of faculty specializing in Brazil. The Brazil Center's mission is to support Brazilian studies across academic disciplines at UT Austin, and to promote collaborative research and exchange between Texas and Brazil.

UT Austin is widely recognized as home to the top academic program in Latin American Studies and one of the most comprehensive Brazilian Studies programs in the United States. Approximately a quarter of LLILAS-affiliated faculty dedicate all or part of their research and/or instruction to Brazil-related content in diverse disciplines, including Afro-Brazilian studies, Anthropology, Architecture, Communications, Geography, Geosciences, Government, History, Human Ecology, Language and Literature, Law, and Public Policy.

What We Do

In pursuit of our mission, the Brazil Center has established several broad goals to:

• Create an interdisciplinary network of Brazilianists
• Support the teaching, study, and research agendas of students, faculty, and visiting academics at the university
• Strengthen the university's institutional relations with academic, nonprofit, and government agencies in Brazil

UT-Fulbright Visiting Professor in Environmental Sciences and Policy
The Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies and the Fulbright Commission of Brazil jointly coordinate the annual UT-Fulbright Visiting Professorship in Environmental Science and Policy. The program brings an eminent Brazilian scholar to UT Austin for one semester each academic year from 2011 through 2015 and is testimony to the strong cross-university interest in the initiative for environmental and Brazilian studies. It is supported by five different units of the University of Texas at Austin, including the Office of the President, the Jackson School of Geosciences, the LBJ School of Public Affairs, the McCombs School of Business, and the School of Law. Each UT-Fulbright Visiting Professor is affiliated with the Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies for which the Brazil Center plays a coordinating role in the program. The annual Call for Proposals is posted by the Fulbright Commission of Brazil each spring or summer for candidates applying for the following spring semester (January–May). For more information, visit Fulbright Brazil or contact the Brazil Center. To learn about previous appointees, visit UT-Fulbright Visiting Professor in Environmental Sciences and Policy.

View video of 2012 Fulbright Visiting Professor In Environmental Sciences and Policy Edson Peters (Video produced by Camilo Romero).

Events
The Brazil Center organizes a broad range of scholarly events. Recent activities have included a book presentation on the Workers' Party, lectures by Brazilian painter Daniel Senise and Brazilian novelist Ana Maria Gonçalves, talks discussing social mobility and grassroots organizations in favelas, and a presentation on Brazilian environmental policy by our Fulbright Visiting Professor.

For a complete listing of LLILAS events, visit our Events Calendar.

Connect with Us

Volunteer
Are you interested in helping out with some of our events? E-mail the Brazil Center to find out how.

LLILAS Scholarly Programs Newsletter
To learn about recent news, upcoming events, research activities, and publications at UT about Brazil and other Latin American countries, subscribe to our bi-monthly newsletter.

Follow LLILAS on Facebook
At the LLILAS page on Facebook you'll find frequent updates on LLILAS events, faculty and student research, and news about Latin America.