The United Nations lost its headquarters and between 150-200 employees perished inside the building. The country’s infrastructure was seriously hit, including the collapsing of several governments’ buildings and the deaths of ministers, government staff and future candidates.
[ February 4, 2010; 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM. ] This coming Thursday, February 4, at 7pm, Mr. Fernandes will speak about his current research on Brazil unprecedented fight against homophobia, the “Brazil Without Homophobia campaign.
Starting a series of exclusive interviews with community leaders living in Rio de Janeiro, BrazilNYC is pleased to feature this exclusive conversation between Dona Anna Marcondes Faria, a community leader at the Morro dos Macacos (i.e. Hill of the Monkeys, in English) neighborhood, in Vila Isabel, Rio de Janeiro, and Melanie Edwards, the founder of Mobile Metrix
While thousands of cheerful Brazilians gathered at the famous Copacabana beach to celebrate the historical selection of Rio de Janeiro as the city to host the 2016 Olympic Games, many in Chicago, Illinois, were relieved to be the losers.
[ February 13, 2010; 11:00 AM; ] Census Partnership Specialist Luise Pedroso Kipler held an event this past Saturday, February 13, 2010, at the Barril Grill bar in Astoria, to promote the upcoming 2010 Census to the Brazilian community in New York City.
[ May 1, 2009; 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM. ] The podcast Brazilian Talk features an interview with Teresa Gutiérrez, a leading figure in the immigrant rights movement.
[ February 19, 2009; 4:00 PM; 4:00 PM; ] Brazilian parties have long been believed to be among the weakest in Latin America, hobbled by shallow roots in the electorate, high rates of electoral volatility, and unfaithful politicians. Yet, contrary to the conventional wisdom, party-oriented legislators have emerged and party discipline has been on the rise since the early 1990s.
Dale Elizabeth Merriman on the International Migrant’s Day, celebrated today (12/18/08), and what to expect from an Obama administration – as far as immigration rights and reform.
