The event provided an opportunity for collective reflection on Brazil’s military dictatorship.
60 Years after the Military Coup: A Critical Remembering of Military Rule in Brazil Read More »
Brazilian Studies Research Colloquium To start December with a great event, Brazil Studies hosted a wonderful research colloquium on Friday. Along with a joint lunch where everyone brought a delicious dish, we had the priviledge to listen to the following presentations: Clarissa Martins (Universidade Federal de São Carlos) – “In between: development, indigenous rights and
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On 3 November Georg Fischer from the GS Brazilian Studies program was joined by artist Silvia Noronha, anthropologist/writer Camila de Caux and sociologist Tereza Ventura to present a panel titled “Memory, grief, and transformation in Brazil’s Iron Quadrangle: How to imagine post-extractivist worlds in a zone of sacrifice?” at the conference “Transformative Connections: Building Diverse Relations for a Just Green Transition” at Aalborg University, Campus Copenhagen
Third Annual EHJustice Conference Read More »
On November 1st, Tereza Ventura from Universidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro joined us to give a lecture on her work, titled “Memory activism and the deconstruction of the justice system: ‘no body, no law, no crime’”. She discussed the legal and societal implications of state violence, exemplified with the activism from the mothers against state violence. Thank you, Tereza, for your thought-provoking talk.
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In September, Ana Paulla Braga Mattos presented about the community Kalunga, located in Goiás- Brazil at a PhD course, as well as a presentation on languages in Herning Library.
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At the occasion of the joint conference ACBLPE and GELIC 2023, Libolo, Angola, Ana Paulla Braga Mattos (Aarhus University) and Márcia Santos Duarte de Oliveira (University of São Paulo) presented about the Portal de Variedades de Português (PVP).
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On Tuesday, 18 April, 2023 the AU Brazilian Studies staff organized an event in cooperation with local Brazilian artist Katherina Welper at the local art gallery called Tese. In addition to the art exhibit EXPO art E BRASIL – Contemporary Brazilian Art Exhibition, there were three performances by members of the Brazilian diasporic community in Jutland.
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Being a Female Indigenous Leader In Brazil On the 19 April, the official day to celebrate the Indigenous people in Brazil, we at Aarhus University had the pleasure of speaking with Tumé HuniKuin and her daughter Samany HuniKuin. Tumé is an leader of the Kaxinawá Indigenous Territory, located in the Amazon forest. She shared her
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This year, the Brazilian Studies program revived an old tradition and organized a “Brazil Week” featuring various events on Brazilian culture and politics. With the Brazil Week from 17-21 April 2023, we aimed to invite people within the university, as well as from civil society and the Brazilian community in and around Aarhus, to engage in conversation and increase Brazil’s visibility in the region.
Brazil Week 2023 Opening Event: Danish-Brazilian Relations – Past, Present And Future Read More »
On 31 March 2023, the Department of Brazilian Studies organized a panel discussion to draw a preliminary assessment after 100 days: What does it mean for Brazil to be back? What policy directions, achievements, and conflict configurations can be identified?
Roundtable discussion: Is Brazil back? Read More »