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Joe's Premium Subscription: www.standardgrain.comGrain Markets and Other Stuff Links-Apple PodcastsSpotifyTikTokYouTubeFutures and options trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone.A bipartisan group of senators has reintroduced the Farm to Fly Act to speed up the production of SAF. The legislation would clarify SAF eligibility in the USDA's current bioenergy programs and expand markets for crops used in SAF production. It would also clarify the federal definition of SAF for USDA purposes and promote more collaboration on aviation biofuels within the USDA. Six senators from the Midwest reintroduced the bill. Agriculture, aviation, and energy groups have all expressed support for the legislation. The reintroduction came one day after President Donald Trump signed an executive order freezing any new federal rules for 60 days, including the 45Z tax credit guidance.USDA reported a flash sale of corn on Wednesday. US exporters sold 136,000mt (5mil bushels) of corn to unknown destinations for delivery during the 2024/2025 marketing year. Current marketing year corn sales are the third best in the last ten years.China has suspended Brazilian soybean shipments from five companies. China's General Administration of Customs halted the shipments after finding pesticides and pests during a routine inspection. Authorities did not release the number of cargoes or the volume of soybeans affected by the suspension. However, the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture reported that the ban is not expected to affect Brazil's overall soybean exports to China. The ministry is expected to provide China with the necessary information to lift the temporary suspensions. The firms included in the ban are some of the largest soybean suppliers to China.Weather forecasts for southern Brazil and Argentina have turned slightly wetter. Rains are slated to return to southern Brazil and northern Argentina by Sunday. Southern Brazil, in particular, should see widespread coverage during the next 5 days. The 5-10 day period introduces slightly better rainfall for key Argentina soybean areas. This morning's extended GFS model, however, is again drier for much of Argentina's soybean country. Despite the rain, parts of Argentina, including Buenos Aires, may remain drier than normal.President Donald Trump is pressuring Russia to negotiate an end to the war with Ukraine. On Wednesday, Trump said that Russia needs to make a deal to end the war, or the US will impose tariffs, higher taxes, and sanctions on Russian imports. The same would apply to other countries providing financial support to Russia. It's unclear which specific Russian goods would be targeted, but Russia's main oil producers could be included. Tariffs, however, won't be overly impactful given that the US only imported about $4.6 billion worth of Russian goods in 2023, accounting for only 0.2% of total imports.President Donald Trump's nominee for Agriculture Secretary previously opposed ethanol and farm subsidies. Brooke Rollins served as president and CEO of the Texas Public Policy Foundation from 2003 to 2018. During that time, the organization claimed that government support for ethanol led to an increase in emissions and a rise in food and fuel prices. In 2016, while Rollins remained in her position with the nonprofit, the group advocated for the elimination of farm subsidies. Despite Rollins' controversial history on policies affecting farmers, more than 400 state and national agricultural groups endorsed her to lead the USDA.

Developed in collaboration with the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Naxos' Music of Brazil series is part of the Brasil em Concerto project, presenting around 100 orchestral, chamber, choral and vocal works from the 19th and 20th centuries, many of which were previously unpublished or simply undiscovered. Such was the case of Francisco Mignone's (1897-1986) three late violin sonatas that lay dormant for fifty years. Hear how they were brought to life by violinist Emmanuele Baldini and pianist Lucas Thomazinho in Raymond Bisha's latest podcast.

José Mario Martínez was born in Cangas del Narcea, Asturias, Spain in 1948, but he moved to Argentina in 1951. He received the B. S. degree in Mathematics from the University of Buenos Aires in 1971 and the Ph. D. degree in Systems Engineering and Computation from the University of Rio de Janeiro in 1978. Since 1978 he is a Professor at the Applied Mathematics Department of the University of Campinas, Brazil. Since 2020 he has been Emeritus Professor with the University of Campinas. He is the author of two books, around 200 papers and several software packages for Optimization. His research interests include Applied Mathematics, Optimization and Numerical Analysis. Currently, he is part of the Editorial Board of the journals Numerical Algorithms, Optimization Methods and Software and European Journal on Operations Research. Mario was a recipient of the Order of Scientific Merit of the Brazilian Ministry of Science. He is a member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences and SIAM Fellow. In 2023, he received the Su Buchin Prize from the International Council for Industrial and Applied Mathematics. Dr. Martínez was a recipient of the Order of Scientific Merit of the Brazilian Ministry of Science. He is a member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences and SIAM Fellow. In 2023 he received the Su Buchin Prize from the Institute of Computational and Industrial Mathematics, ICIAM.

Gregore's research is focused on physical activity and sedentary behavior, aiming to create opportunities for improving public health. Gregore has been involved in various population-based studies and has professional experience working on the Coordination of Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases Surveillance and Health Promotion in the Brazilian Ministry of Health. In 2015, he came to Australia to join the UQ School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences as part of his PhD training. During his short career, most of Gregore's work has involved multidisciplinary research, transitioning from an early focus on physical education to the behavioral epidemiology of physical activity. Gregore's interest is in measuring and understanding inequalities in population health, particularly about physical activity and sedentary behavior. --- This podcast episode is sponsored by Fibion Inc. | The New Gold Standard for Sedentary Behaviour and Physical Activity Monitoring Learn more about Fibion: fibion.com/research --- Collect, store, and manage SB and PA data easily and remotely - Discover new Fibion SENS Motion: https://sens.fibion.com/ ---  

In this episode of our Cross-Border Catch-Up podcast series, Carlos G. Colόn-Machargo (of counsel, Atlanta) and Lina Fernandez (associate, Boston) discuss new obligations imposed on employers in Brazil regarding the collection and publication of compensation information and other pay transparency requirements. Lina and Carlos explain the provisions of the new statute, which went into effect in July of 2023, including the obligations to collect and publish compensation information, create a compensation plan, and correct any payment inequities between male and female employees and employees of other protected categories. Carlos and Lina also cover the obligation to prepare and submit transparency reports to the Brazilian Ministry of Labor and Employment and the requirement to create action plans to mitigate inequalities in payment.

Welcome to Sur-Urbano! Our guest today, Raquel Rolnik, may be known to many of you for her critical scholarship and prominent defense of the right to house and the city: Raquel Rolnick. Based out of Sao Paulo, Raquel is professor at the Architecture and Urbanism Department at the University of São Paulo. She has held various government positions including Director of the Planning Department of São Paulo and National Secretary for Urban Programs of the Brazilian Ministry of Cities, and between 2008 and 2014, she was the UN Special Rapporteur on adequate housing.  On this episode, we discussed one of her papers which we translated to rent-seeking landscapes, and landscapes for life: https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/indisciplinar/article/view/32741 She described how new financial instruments and technologies have transformed the way we produce or relate to housing. We discussed her views about  land value capture instruments  And she ended by talking about how creativity, and resistance, rather than planning, can create new possibilities and change reality

- Brazilian Ministry of Health intends to establish the use of indigenous medicine in the public health system; - Protected areas in the brazilian Amazon had the lowest deforestation in 2023 since 2014; - The Amazon records the largest earthquake in the history of Brazil, measuring 6.6 on the Richter Scale. These are the highlights of “Amazon in 5 minutes” that the Amazônia Latitude's team selected to update you on what happened between January 19th and 25th in the largest tropical forest on the planet.

How do we frame our analysis around 3 overlapping problems like intimate partner violence, suicidality & self harm when each of them presents us with a unique complexity of its own?  The way they manifest feels hard to predict. We can look at contributing factors, use of language & stigma. And we can consider  solutions focused ideas for service delivery. What about if we each examined our role & made a conscious decision to take more responsibility? This conversation applies to IMRs created for Domestic Homicide Reviews, Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews or Safeguarding Adults Reviews.  About Estela Barbosa: Estela has research experience in economics, with emphasis on social welfare and health economics, having worked for the Human Development Research Group and the joint programme of the Brazilian Ministry of Health.  She joined the Violence and Society Centre at City on April 2021. Her current research involves secondary data analysis of administrative data collected by domestic-violence specialist services, probabilistic profiling of experiences of violence, lifetime societal costs of violence and in particular sexual violence and cost-effectiveness modelling of interventions to prevent violence. About Donna Ohdedar: Donna has 16 years public sector experience, including her last role as Head of Law for a leading metropolitan authority. Now a safeguarding adviser & trainer, Donna is involved in serious case reviews in both children's and adults' safeguarding, domestic homicide and is a SILP Reviewer and Mentor. Donna offers ‘SILP School' her university accredited training course, CPD for reviewers & a free online network for leaders in review practice. Find out more about SILP School here Find out if you are eligible for SILP School here. Engagement + proportionality + strengths = SILP

  The Brazilian Ministry of Labor and Employment (MTE) rescued 39 workers, including children, in February from modern slavery in the state of Santa Catarina. Over half of them were Venezuelan migrants who had moved to the state via the government's Operation Welcome program. A construction company enticed the workers through social media posts in […]

The Latin American economy is growing, presenting businesses with an opportunity to take advantage of the enormous potential in these markets. As a result, the CBI's North America office has partnered with businesses and governments in Latin America to give CBI members the insights they need to enter this potentially lucrative market. With a GDP increase amounting 6.2%[1] in 2021, Latin America presents itself as an increasingly attractive region in the field of infrastructure investment, a high potential sector with serious potential to impact socio-economic development. We gathered experts from Brazil, Guatemala, Panama and Peru to showcase the main infrastructure investment opportunities in their countries, how to promote economic partnerships with international stakeholders, and how the UK, considering its vast experience in the infrastructure sector, can compete for opportunity. Joining the CBI's Washington Senior Policy Advisor, John Bleed, this week are: Brazil: Clarissa Machado, International Advisor, Brazilian Ministry of Economy Guatemala: Enrique Batres Godoy, Member of the Board of Directors of the Guatemalan Construction Chamber and the Guatemalan Association of Construction Contractors Panama: Carlos Arango, Counsellor at Panama's Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) National Secretariat Peru: Rafael Ugaz, Executive Director of the Peruvian Promotion of Private Investment Agency - ProInversion

This episode was recorded in Portuguese. Creation of the position ‘Chief of Education and Culture' at the Ministry of Defense of Brazil. New perspectives, future plans and collaboration with the Inter-American Defense College and beyond. General LUIS ROBERTO DO CARMO LOURENÇO is Chief of Education and Culture of the Brazilian Ministry of Defense. He joined the Brazilian Air Force in March 1976 and currently has more than 46 years of service. Our guest host is Brazilian Air Force Colonel Elias Elossais, Chief of the Institutional Effectiveness Department at the IADC. CIDcast Producer/Audio Editor: Frieda Garcia Castellanos External Relations Lead Officer: Capt Durango Vazquez (Mex)

In this conference session, recorded at Innovation Forum's recent sustainable landscapes and commodities conference, joining Toby Webb are: Dann Wensing, CEO, IDH; Mariane Crespolini dos Santos, director of sustainable production and irrigation, Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply; Megan Willis, sustainability director, agricultural supply chains, Asia Pacific, Cargill; and, Michal Zrust, founder and executive director, Lestari Capital. The panel assess current landscape approaches and what has worked so far. The discussion includes what needs to be done to create the right incentives and finance mechanisms to enable sustainable landscapes at scale.   

1. Agnes da Costa explains how Brazil's energy rationing in the early 2000s paved the way for the design of power purchase agreements and energy auctions 2. How Brazil's energy market has evolved to adjust for available investment, demand across the country, and sustainability goals 3. Three keys to Brazil's success: technological innovation, consumer empowerment, and technological neutrality 4. Groundbreaking new policies built to encourage investment into R&D and the use of biofuels

Gregore’s research work is focused on physical activity and sedentary behaviour, with the goal of creating opportunities for improving public health. Gregore has been involved in a variety of population-based studies, and have professional experience working on the Coordination of Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases Surveillance and Health Promotion in the Brazilian Ministry of Health. In 2015, he came to Australia to join the UQ School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences as part of his PhD training. During his short career, most of Gregore’s work has involved multidisciplinary research, transitioning from an early focus on physical education to the behavioural epidemiology of physical activity. Gregore's interest is in measuring and understanding inequalities in population health, particularly in relation to physical activity and sedentary behaviour. --- This podcast episode is sponsored by Fibion Inc. | The New Gold Standard for Sedentary Behaviour and Physical Activity Monitoring Learn more about Fibion: fibion.com/research --- Collect, store and manage SB and PA data easily and remotely - Discover new Fibion SENS Motion: https://sens.fibion.com/ ---

Gregore’s research work is focused on physical activity and sedentary behaviour, with the goal of creating opportunities for improving public health. Gregore has been involved in a variety of population-based studies, and have professional experience working on the Coordination of Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases Surveillance and Health Promotion in the Brazilian Ministry of Health. In 2015, he came to Australia to join the UQ School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences as part of his PhD training. During his short career, most of Gregore’s work has involved multidisciplinary research, transitioning from an early focus on physical education to the behavioural epidemiology of physical activity. Gregore's interest is in measuring and understanding inequalities in population health, particularly in relation to physical activity and sedentary behaviour. --- This podcast episode is sponsored by Fibion Inc. | The New Gold Standard for Sedentary Behaviour and Physical Activity Monitoring Learn more about Fibion: fibion.com/research --- Collect, store and manage SB and PA data easily and remotely - Discover new Fibion SENS Motion: https://sens.fibion.com/ ---  

This episode replicates a discussion held on the Geneva Trade Week about the WTO Dispute Settlement (a Holistic Approach), with the experts Valeria Mendes Costa (First Secretary as the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs) and the international trade lawyers Jan Ives Remy (SRC), Amrita Bahri (ITAM), Marianna Karttunem (OECD) and Renata Amaral (founder of the WIT and Professor at the American University). www.womeninsidetrade.com

In this episode of the Weekly Defence Podcast, we speak to the commander of the recently-formed International Maritime Security Construct (IMSC) in the Saudi Arabian Peninsula and we hear from L3Harris Technologies about the first year of operations for the newly-merged company.Newsround: (00:22)Armoured vehicle programmes in central and eastern Europe are in jeopardy due to the economic effects of COVID-19, Shephard Defence Insight indicates. Due to the rise of new tensions in the Sino-Indian border, the Indian Defence Minister is pushing Russia for faster deliveries of additional Su-30 and MiG-29 fighters.Australia is seeking to improve its training capabilities as the army prepares to upgrade its existing M1A1 Abrams main battle tanks. The German MoD announced the procurement of four MKS 180 multipurpose combat ships to ultimately replace the F123 Brandenburg-class frigates.News Focus:As more tensions escalate in South East Asia between Taiwan and China over the export of Dagaie Mk2 countermeasures launchers from France for installation on Taiwanese Kang Ding frigates, News Editor Ben Vogel looks at some of China's actions and reactions.Land Reporter Flavia Camargos Pereira discusses the Brazilian Ministry of Defence's decision to reassess a revoked presidential order that would have been beneficial for the armed forces. Why was it cancelled and what does it mean for the country's armed forces?Deep Dive - IMSC missions in the Middle Eastern waters (10:28)Senior Editor Naval Richard Thomas is on the line with Royal Navy Commodore Robert Bellfield, Commander of the International Maritime Security Construct (IMSC), to find out about the consortium's current security missions in the Saudi Arabian Peninsula. How many countries are involved in these operations and how do these differ from other missions in the region?Interview – L3Harris Technologies (25:44)Shephard Media's regular contributor Andrew White interviews Dana Mehnert, President of the Communication Systems segment for L3Harris Technologies, to discuss the status of the company, and current and future programmes four months after the COVID-19 outbreak.Music and sound mixing by Fred Prest

In this episode, Henrique Choer Moraes, doctoral candidate at the Centre for Global Governance Studies of the University of Leuven (Belgium) and a diplomat with the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, discusses his article "The Geoeconomic Challenge To International Economic Law: Lessons From The Regulation Of Data In China." He begins by discussing a "clash of economic models" between China's more state-centered and strategically-guided “geoeconomic” model and the status quo market-oriented economic model adopted among others by the US and the European Union. He is interested in impacts of that clash on the functioning of international economic law going forward. In order to respond to China’s geoeconomic approach to economic relations, he argues that governments in the US, the EU and elsewhere are abandoning market-oriented attitudes and taking the front-seat in economic relations, guided also by a geoeconomic inspiration—leading to what he calls a "geoeconomic chain reaction". This dynamic is changing the logic underlying rules of international economic law, he claims.Moraes shows how this larger geoeconomic shift impacts international economic law by discussing data regulation in China, where domestic rules limit outflows of data in order to retain, under China’s control, a "strategic asset" that contributes to its development of artificial intelligence. He continues by reflecting upon nations' approaches to international cyber governance, and how China's approach to "cyber-sovereignty" and revelations about American intelligence operations by Edward Snowden have affected the international cyber governance realm. These different views are manifestations of the clash of models with impact on concrete negotiations, such as the ones on electronic commerce currently taking place at the World Trade Organization. He concludes by laying out possible consequences that this geoeconomic shift might introduce into international economic law going forward. He thinks it is likely to be a more fragmented set of rules, less international and more domestic, and generating less predictability for market actors operating at a global level. Moraes is on Twitter at @choermoraes. All the opinions expressed are the sole responsibility of our guest and do not necessarily represent the views of the government of Brazil.This episode was hosted by Luce Nguyen, a student at Northern Illinois University. She is on Twitter at @NguyenLuce. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode, Raquel Rolnik talked to Tom Gillespie and Isaac Rose about the financialisation of housing and her new book 'Urban Warfare: housing under the empire of finance'. Raquel Rolnik is a professor of Urban Planning at the University of São Paulo. She was National Secretary for Urban Programmes of the Brazilian Ministry of Cities (2003–2007). From 2008 to 2014, she held the mandate of UN Special Rapporteur on adequate housing. Tom Gillespie is Lecturer in International Development at the Global Development Institute.  Isaac Rose is a a campaign coordinator at Greater Manchester Housing Action.

In this podcast, Jessica Dabrowski (FSR) and Agnes da Costa (Director, Brazilian Ministry of Mines and Energy) discuss Brazil's long history of renewable energy development. Agnes provides in-depth insight on the current status of Brazil's renewable energy mix, developments in their transport sector and provides key lessons for other countries to best address challenges of the energy transition and unlock their further growth of renewable energy. The podcast also briefly turns to the Sim, elas existem, or Yes, they exist initiative which has started as a grassroots movement by Agnes and her colleague Renata Beckert Isfer. The initative recently had the spotlight after publishing a list of 163 qualified women and handing it over to the transition team of the new government to give them the chance to appoint women to leadership positions. *Correction Notice: 6:50 speaker mistakenly states the transport sector is leading instead of lagging behind.

Your App Lady  Show Notes Series 1 Episode 18 Welcome to series 1 episode 18 of the Your App Lady Podcast! All about apps and tech that I love and use every day. Interview: Barbara Fernandes Smarty Ears: http://smartyearsapps.com Barbara Fernandes, the founder and CEO of Smarty Ears received her master degree in Speech and Language Pathology with an emphasis in bilingualism from Texas Christian University. Barbara speaks three languages (English, Spanish & Portuguese), and she has worked with children from a variety of ethnic backgrounds and native languages in several countries. In addition to her passion for working with bilingual children, Barbara’s passion for technology has led her to become an active blogger known as “GeekSLP”  and the blog of the American Speech and Language Association known as the AshaSphere. As GeekSLP, Barbara has been invited as a guest speaker in universities and international conferences, and given workshops and presentations around the world on how technology can be implemented to improve the speech and language skills. In 2004, Barbara was one of the participants of the program jointly administered by the U.S. Department of Education and the Brazilian Ministry of Education, called “Promoting the Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Society Through Assistive Technology: Culturally Appropriate Solutions.” Barbara has created over 60 applications that combine her knowledge of technology with her expertise in speech and language sciences. Smarty Ears is where Barbara’s passion is met. As the CEO of Smarty Ears, Barbara Fernandes has created applications which have been sold in over 50 countries to speech pathologists, special education teachers, and parents of children with special needs. In her spare time, Barbara enjoys traveling abroad, scuba diving and playing with her gadgets and three dogs. I interviewed Barbara at the Texas Speech Language and Hearing Association Annual Conference. We were in the exhibit hall so you may hear some background noise. I frequently recommend Smarty Ears apps for speech therapists. They are especially good for school therapists who have groups. Whether you are a speech therapist, interested in what goes into making apps or just curious about how people change careers, I think you will enjoy hearing from Barbara. Tech Tip My tech tip today is how to protect your computer or phone through safer internet browsing. For more information: https://www.addictivetips.com/vpn/tips-safer-internet-browsing/. When looking online, it’s important to be wary of downloading documents and software from unknown sources. Here are some tips that will help you download safely. 1)  .exe files- Be careful to only to download .exe files from trusted sources. EXE files are installers that will install a piece of software onto your device when you run them. 2)  .pdf files - Another file type to look out for is .pdf. PDFs are a legitimate and useful file type for sharing high quality text or image documents, so you’ll see them used for academic papers, business documents, and more. However, there are some security holes in the .pdf format so in general you should avoid .pdfs from untrustworthy sites. 3)  Update any antivirus or anti malware software often to make sure you have the latest updates. Thanks for listening to Your App Lady today!  Share the podcast with your friends, they’ll thank you for it! Get our newsletter and stay up to date by clicking here. Betsy can guide you through designing (or redesigning) your app or websites. Contact her at betsy@yourapplady.com or 713-542-8118 to get details about working with her. Follow me Twitter: @yourapplady Instagram: @yourapplady Facebook: @yourapplady LinkedIn: @BetsyFurler Website: www.yourapplady.com Voice over work by John Swasey - VO Producer -281-794-6551 johnswasey@sbcglobal.net

CID Outreach Coordinator Camila Lobo interviews Fabio Kanczuk, Secretary of Economic Policy at the Brazilian Ministry of Finance and Full Professor of Macroeconomics at the University of São Paulo on the roots of Brazil's economic crisis, the measures being adopted and the current and future challenges for Brazilian policy-makers. Interview recorded on April 14th, 2017. For more information about our research and events, please go to: www.cid.harvard.edu About the Speaker: Fabio Kanczuk is Electronic Engineer “Magna cum Laude” from ITA (Aeronautic Technological Institute), holds a Ph.D. in Economics from UCLA and a post-doctorate from Harvard University. His academic work was published in international journals as Journal of International Economics, Review of Economic Dynamics, Journal of Development Economics and Review of International Economics. In the private sector, he was a consultant during the last twenty years, and was a Partner at Rosenberg Consultoria, MCM Consultores, Reliance Gestão de Ativos, e Brazil Warrant Gestão de Investimentos. He is currently Full Professor of Macroeconomics at the University of São Paulo, and the Secretary of Economic Policy at the Brazilian Ministry of Finance.

Carlos Klink, National Secretary for Climate Change of the Brazilian Ministry of Environment, discusses the implications of Brazil's Forest Policy for the global community in tackling climate change. Klink participated in the 20th Annual Conference of the International Society of Tropical Foresters at Yale. To learn more about Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, visit http://environment.yale.edu/ This video is part of the Yale Global Perspective series. To learn more about Yale and Brazil, visit http://world.yale.edu/brazil

This seminar examines the life and career of Joaquim Nabuco, a leader of the abolitionist movement in Brazil and later Brazil's first ambassador to the United States. (This seminar is also available in English.) Speaker Biography: Prior to being appointed Ambassador to the United States, Ambassador Mauro Vieira was the Brazilian Ambassador to Argentina since 2004. He holds a JD from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and graduated from Instituto Rio-Branco, the Brazilian diplomatic academy. At the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Relations, Ambassador Vieira has had several positions, including Chief of Staff to the Secretary General, and Chief of Staff to the Minister of External Relations. From January 2003 to May 2006, he was the representative of the Brazilian Ministry of External Relations to the Board of Directors of Itaipu Binacional hydroelectric power plant. Speaker Biography: James Hadley Billington is 13th Librarian of Congress, a position he has held since 1987. Speaker Biography: Leslie Bethell is Emeritus Professor of Latin American History and Honorary Research Fellow of the Institute for the Study of the Americas, University of London; Emeritus Fellow of St Antony's College, Oxford; and Senior Research Associate, Centro de Pesquisa e Documentacao de Historia Contemporanea do Brasil, Fundacao Getulio Vargas, Rio de Janeiro. Speaker Biography: David K. Jackson is professor and director of Undergraduate Studies of Portuguese at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. Speaker Biography: Ivo Pitanguy is a philanthropist and plastic surgeon based in Rio de Janeiro. Speaker Biography: Mauricio Rands is a member of the Brazilian Congress.

This seminar examines the life and career of Joaquim Nabuco, a leader of the abolitionist movement in Brazil and later Brazil's first ambassador to the United States. (This seminar is also available in Spanish.) Speaker Biography: Prior to being appointed Ambassador to the United States, Ambassador Mauro Vieira was the Brazilian Ambassador to Argentina since 2004. He holds a JD from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and graduated from Instituto Rio-Branco, the Brazilian diplomatic academy. At the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Relations, Ambassador Vieira has had several positions, including Chief of Staff to the Secretary General, and Chief of Staff to the Minister of External Relations. From January 2003 to May 2006, he was the representative of the Brazilian Ministry of External Relations to the Board of Directors of Itaipu Binacional hydroelectric power plant. Speaker Biography: James Hadley Billington is 13th Librarian of Congress, a position he has held since 1987. Speaker Biography: Leslie Bethell is Emeritus Professor of Latin American History and Honorary Research Fellow of the Institute for the Study of the Americas, University of London; Emeritus Fellow of St Antony's College, Oxford; and Senior Research Associate, Centro de Pesquisa e Documentacao de Historia Contemporanea do Brasil, Fundacao Getulio Vargas, Rio de Janeiro. Speaker Biography: David K. Jackson is professor and director of Undergraduate Studies of Portuguese at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. Speaker Biography: Ivo Pitanguy is a philanthropist and plastic surgeon based in Rio de Janeiro. Speaker Biography: Mauricio Rands is a member of the Brazilian Congress.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. A presentation by Ricardo Paes de Barros, University of Chicago Tinker Visiting Professor, and Researcher at the Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada (IPEA), a public foundation linked to the Brazilian Ministry of Planning, Budget and Management. This lecture stems from a 2006 IPEA report on the "Recent Fall in Income Inequality in Brazil". This report sought to consolidate the recent and dramatic decline in income inequality in Brazil, evaluate its impact and relevance, identify its main determinants, and finally to draft public policy recommendations so that the decline in income inequality could continue, or even increase, in coming years.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. A presentation by Ricardo Paes de Barros, University of Chicago Tinker Visiting Professor, and Researcher at the Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada (IPEA), a public foundation linked to the Brazilian Ministry of Planning, Budget and Management. This lecture stems from a 2006 IPEA report on the "Recent Fall in Income Inequality in Brazil". This report sought to consolidate the recent and dramatic decline in income inequality in Brazil, evaluate its impact and relevance, identify its main determinants, and finally to draft public policy recommendations so that the decline in income inequality could continue, or even increase, in coming years.

A presentation by Ricardo Paes de Barros, University of Chicago Tinker Visiting Professor, and Researcher at the Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada (IPEA), a public foundation linked to the Brazilian Ministry of Planning, Budget and Management. This lecture stems from a 2006 IPEA report on the "Recent Fall in Income Inequality in Brazil". This report sought to consolidate the recent and dramatic decline in income inequality in Brazil, evaluate its impact and relevance, identify its main determinants, and finally to draft public policy recommendations so that the decline in income inequality could continue, or even increase, in coming years. Sponsored by the Center for Latin American Studies.

A presentation by Ricardo Paes de Barros, University of Chicago Tinker Visiting Professor, and Researcher at the Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada (IPEA), a public foundation linked to the Brazilian Ministry of Planning, Budget and Management. This lecture stems from a 2006 IPEA report on the "Recent Fall in Income Inequality in Brazil". This report sought to consolidate the recent and dramatic decline in income inequality in Brazil, evaluate its impact and relevance, identify its main determinants, and finally to draft public policy recommendations so that the decline in income inequality could continue, or even increase, in coming years. Sponsored by the Center for Latin American Studies.

A presentation by Ricardo Paes de Barros, University of Chicago Tinker Visiting Professor, and Researcher at the Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada (IPEA), a public foundation linked to the Brazilian Ministry of Planning, Budget and Management. This lecture stems from a 2006 IPEA report on the "Recent Fall in Income Inequality in Brazil". This report sought to consolidate the recent and dramatic decline in income inequality in Brazil, evaluate its impact and relevance, identify its main determinants, and finally to draft public policy recommendations so that the decline in income inequality could continue, or even increase, in coming years. Sponsored by the Center for Latin American Studies.