Lemann Institute for Brazilian Studies - Annual Report 2013

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign2012-2013 Annual Report

Lemann Institute forBrazilian Studies

Director’s ReportI am pleased to share the 2012-2013 Annual Report of the Lemann Institute for Brazilian Studies at the University of Illinois. It has been a busy and productive year, with the continuation of many programs and the launch of several new initiatives.

The Lemann Institute continued to expand its scope and reach during the past year. Brazil continues to be a country on the rise, which means increased interest in Brazil on the part of University of Illinois students, faculty, and ad-ministrators. Highlights of the academic year included a visit by Chancellor Phyllis Wise to Brazil along with state of Illinois Governor Patrick Quinn, a visit to campus by the President of Brazil’s Central Bank, Alexandre Tombini, a visit to campus by Director Denis Mizne of the Fundação Lemann, and the development of the Brazil Scientific Mobility Program (BSMP) on campus.

The Lemann Institute led campus efforts to engage with BSMP, and with the help of an enthusiastic team of faculty and staff, found ways to improve the program at Illinois. As a result, the University of Illinois had the fifth-largest number of BSMP undergraduate students in the U.S., with 39 undergraduates, 12 Ph.D. students, and 4 post-doc-toral scholars. The Institute supported efforts to strengthen the BSMP by providing funding for faculty to build links with Brazilian researchers and institutions and by developing webpages with information about BSMP intended for Illinois faculty and Brazilian undergraduate and graduate students.

The Institute is reaching its planned capacity as new programs have been initiated. The Lemann Chair in Brazilian History, Dr. Jerry Dávila, assumed his position in fall 2012. The Lemann Leadership Scholarship program for Central Bank of Brazil employees also began last fall.

The Lemann Institute sponsored many successful scholarly and cultural events during the 2012-2013 academic year. In September 2012, the Institute hosted the BRASA XI Congress at the University of Illinois, which drew over 350 Brazilianist scholars from all over the world. During the academic year, the Institute organized twenty-three lectures given by scholars and graduate students from Illinois, the U.S. and Brazil. Other events co-sponsored by the Lemann Institute included the Latin American Film Festival, the Mostra Brazilian Film Series, the Joint Area Centers Symposium on “The Future of Waste” and a Brazilian Film Night during the 2013 International Week.

The following report describes in greater detail the many accomplishments of the Lemann Institute during 2012-2013. Through new courses and programs, research and exchange, lectures, conferences, and cultural events, the Institute is having a major impact at the University of Illinois.

Mary Arends-Kuenning Director

Faculty LeadershipReport from the Chair Holder, Dr. Jerry DavilaLemann Institute Distinguished Visiting Brazilian Scholars

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Lemann Chair in Brazilian History ReportfromtheChairHolder,Dr.JerryDavila IarrivedattheUniversityofIllinoislastsummerandhavebeendelightedbythesupportandenthusiasmforBrazilianStudiesIhaveencounteredacrosscampus.ThisinterestmanifesteditselffromtheoutsetinopportunitiestoparticipateinplanningbothfortheDepartmentofHistoryandtheLemannInstitute.WithintheDepartmentofHistory,IservedontheGraduateAdmissionsCommittee,andampleasedthatwehaverecruitedanincomingstudentstudyingBrazil,andthatastudentadmittedthepreviousyearhaschangedherfieldofstudyfromRussiatoBrazil,establishingacohortinthisarea.Ialsoparticipatedinthedepartment’splanningcommitteeforfuturefacultyhiring.HeretheDepartmentofHistory’scommitmenttobuildingonitslegacyofscholarshipandtraininginBrazilianhistoryhasbeenexplicit.TheyearendedwiththerecruitmentofDr.MarcHertzmanfromColumbiaUniversity,whoisaspecialistinBrazilianculturalhistoryandmusic.Inaddition,thedepartment’srequestfornewfacultypositionsfornextacademicyearfocusesontwoareasthatarecriticalforbuildingthecontextforBrazilianStudies:ahistorianofLatinAmericaduringthecolonialera,andahistorianofWestAfricawithaninterestintheslavetradeandAtlanticconnections.Shouldthepositionsbeapproved,IwillchairtheWestAfricasearchandserveasamemberoftheColonialLatinAmericasearchcommittee.TheDepartmentofHistory’scommitmenttobeinganationalleaderinBrazilianHistory,demonstratedbyitsallocationoffacultyandgraduatestudentlines,hasexceededmyexpectations.WithintheLemannInstitute,IhaveservedontheFacultyAdvisoryCommitteeandtheSubcommitteeonStudyAbroadandhavechairedthebooksintranslationcommittee.IhavebeenimpressedwithMaryArends‐Kuenning’sleadership,andtheeffectivenesswithwhichshehasworkedtoinvestfacultyintheworkoftheInstitute.Overthecourseoftheyear,mybookDictatorshipinSouthAmericawaspublishedbyWileyBlackwell,andmyrecentbookHotelTrópico:BrazilandtheChallengeofAfricanDecolonization,wasawardedtheLatinAmericanStudiesAssociationBrazilSectionBookPrize.IalsoeditedandwrotetheintroductiontoaspecialissueofthejournalTheLatinamericanist,drawingtogetherscholarsfromBrazilandtheUnitedStatestoexaminenewtendenciesinthestudyofBrazilianracerelationsinthecontextofrapidlychangingracialpolitics.InJanuary,IdeliveredthekeynoteaddressfortheMidwestLatinAmericanHistoryConference.Inaddition,IlecturedattheUniversidadeFederaldoEstadodeSãoPaulo(UNIFESP)andMichiganStateUniversity,andpresentedorcommentedonpapersatthe

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conferencesoftheAmericanHistoricalAssociation,theBrazilianStudiesAssociation,theSoutheasternCouncilonLatinAmericanStudies,andtheUCBerkeleyBig‐HConference.IamdelightedtobeatIllinoisastheLemannChairinBrazilianHistoryandlookforwardtoanotherproductiveyearin2013‐2014.  

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Lemann Institute Distinguished Visiting Brazilian Scholars  

TheLemannInstituteDistinguishedVisitingBrazilianScholarsProgramenablesleadingBrazilianintellectualstopursueresearchandwritingattheUniversityofIllinoisandenrichcampusBrazilianStudiesthroughtheirinteractionswithstudentsandfaculty,teaching,collaborativeresearch,conferenceparticipation,andlectures.

JúlioCésarBicca‐Marques

Duringspring2013,theInstitutehostedProfessorJúlioCésarBicca‐Marques,aleadingscholarinecology,conservationbiology,animalbehavior,andprimatologywhoconductsresearchonnon‐humanprimates.Bicca‐MarquesisaprofessoratthePontificalCatholicUniversityofRioGrandedoSul.HeisalsoaResearchFellowoftheBrazilianNationalResearchCouncil,ResearchAssociateintheDepartmentofAnthropologyatIllinois,memberofthePrimateSpecialist

GroupoftheInternationalUnionforConservationofNatureandofseveralBrazilianprimate‐andconservation‐relatedcommittees,consultantforBrazilianandinternationalfundingagencies,editorandmemberoftheeditorialboardoffourinternationaljournals,andrefereeofmanyinternationalandBrazilianjournals.HehasaB.Sc.inBiologyfromtheFederalUniversityofRioGrandedoSul,aM.Sc.inEcologyfromtheUniversityofBrasíliaandaPh.D.inBiologicalAnthropologyfromtheUniversityofIllinoisatUrbana‐Champaign.In2012hewasawardedthe3rdEcofuturoPrizeofEducationforSustainability,Brazil.DuringhissemesteratIllinois,ProfessorBicca‐Marquestaught"PrimateConservationBiologyandEcosystemHealth",agraduatecourseintheDepartmentofAnthropologyandadvisedastudentintheAnthropologySeniorCapstoneProject.Healsogavetwolectures: March26,2013:“Monkeys,humansandyellowfever:acaseoflethalandcostly

misinformationinsouthernBrazil” April30,2013:“Infectiousdiseasesandprimateconservation:anoutbreakofyellow

feverinsouthernBrazil”

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Dr.CarlosR.Azzoni Dr.CarlosR.AzzoniwastheLemannDistinguishedVisitingScholarinfall2012.Dr.AzzoniisaprofessorofeconomicsattheUniversityofSãoPaulo,whereheobtainedhisM.S.andPh.D.HewaschairmanoftheDepartmentofEconomics,associatedeananddeanoftheSchoolofEconomics,AdministrationandAccountingofUSP.HehasbeenavisitingprofessoratCornellUniversity,theOhioStateUniversityandtheUniversityofIllinois.Hisareaofresearchisregionalinequality.HehaschairedtheRegionalPlanningDivisionoftheStateofSãoPauloSecretaryofPlanningforsevenyearsand

hasworkedasaconsultantformanyBrazilianandInternationalorganizations,bothintheprivateandpublicsector.HeisoneofthefoundersoftheBrazilianRegionalScienceAssociation.HeservedinthescientificcounciloftheRegionalScienceAssociationInternational.ProfessorAzzonitaughtagraduatecoursethroughtheDepartmentofUrbanandRegionalPlanning.HegavetwolecturesatIllinois:“RegionalDisparitiesinBrazil:Evolution,Consequences,andPolicyAlternatives”intheLemannlectureseriesand“HigherEducationandInequalityinBrazil”attheCollegeofEducation.

ResearchCollaborative Research GrantsLemann Research FellowshipsScholarly Research Activities and Publications

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Collaborative Research Grants TheobjectiveoftheCollaborativeResearchGrantprogramistosupportjointresearchonBraziliantopicsbyIllinoisandBrazilianscholars.Grantsprovideupto$20,000foroneyear.TherecipientsoftheCollaborativeResearchGrantsin2012‐13wereasfollows:

PrincipalInvestigator:ElviraDeMejia,AssociateProfessor,FoodScienceand

HumanNutrition,UniversityofIllinoisatUrbana‐ChampaignCollaborativeResearchProjecttitle:FunctionalPropertiesofBeansSelectedandGrowninBrazil

PrincipalInvestigator:AndiaraSchwingel,AssistantProfessor,KinesiologyandCommunityHealth,UniversityofIllinoisatUrbana‐ChampaignCollaborativeResearchProjecttitle:ProjectVia(ViaAtiva):ActiveLivingEverydayinBrazil

TheinvestigatorswillprovideanupdateontheirfundedprojectsinSeptember2013forinclusioninnextyear’sannualreport.

Lemann Research Fellowships LemannResearchFellows2012‐2013LemannResearchFellowshipssupportresearchbyUniversityofIllinoisfacultyonanyaspectofBraziliancultureandsociety,includingbusinessandeconomics,history,politicalscience,languageandliteratureandothertopics.Threefacultymembersreceivedawardsin2012‐2013HayriOnal,DepartmentofAgriculturalandConsumerEconomicsAnEconomicAnalysisoftheBiofuelMandatsintheU.S.andBrazilandIntensificationoftheBrazilianLivestockSector:ChallengesandOpportunitiesMatthewWinters,DepartmentofPoliticalScienceRouba,mazfazornot?Corruption,Information,andAccountabilityinBrazilMarceloBucheli,DepartmentsofBusinessAdministrationandHistoryNationalElite,MultinationalCorporationsandOilPolicyinBrazilLemannResearchFellows2011‐2012LiketherecipientsofCollaborativeResearchGrants,LemannResearchFellowssubmitareportontheirresearchatthebeginningoftheacademicyearfollowingtheirawardyearwhentheyhavemadesignificantprogressontheirwork.Briefsynopsesoftheworkofthe2011‐2012LemannResearchFellowsappearbelow.

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CARLAALMEIDASANTOSAssociateProfessorandDirectorofGraduateStudiesCo‐Director,TourismLabforEconomicandSocialBehaviorResearchDepartmentofRecreation,SportandTourism,CollegeofAppliedHealthSciencesTourismAndSocioeconomicRealitiesInBrazil:AFramingAnalysisThisprojectanalyzedarticlesonBrazilinthebusinessandtravelsectionsoftheNewYorkTimes,USAToday,andTheWallStreetJournalfrom2005through2011.ThepurposeofthestudywastoexaminehowBrazilisportrayedincontemporarymediaasbothacompetitiveglobaleconomyandatourismdestinationandunderstandthesocio‐culturaldimensionsembeddedinthesenewspapers’representations.Dr.Santosidentified,read,andcoded900articlesandexaminedrelevantliteratureinthefield.Thestudyusesrecentliteraturethatdescribeshowdifferentlevelsofframes,knownasmicro,meso,andmacro,conveydifferentinformationbutinteracttoproducemessagesforreaders.Themeso‐frame,consistingofthefrequentlyrepeatingcharacterizationsaboutBrazil,servesasthepointofdepartureforuncoveringthemicro‐andmacro‐frameswhosepresenceisnotnecessarilyasovert.Themicro‐framessurfacewhenconsideringthedifferentattitudesthataredemonstratedtowardsthecharacterizations,andthemacro‐framesemergethroughasynthesisofthecharacterizationsrevealingcontradictory,yetmeaningfulportrayalsofBrazil.ThepreliminarystudyrevealedcontradictorymessagesaboutBrazilasabusinessversusatouristdestination.OntheonehandBrazilisportrayedashavingarapidly‐changingdynamiceconomy,greatfordoingbusiness,andontheotherasbeinganeternallyfundestinationwherenothingchangesandthepeoplearealwaysfriendlyandlaid‐back.TheseportrayalsseemtodevaluethepeopleofBrazilbycharacterizingtheasbeingassetsforthetouristindustrybutnotcontributingtotheeconomyinameaningfulway.Dr.SantospresentedpreliminaryfindingsattheBRASAXIconference,whereitreceivedpositiveinitialfeedbackandsuggestionsforfuturedevelopment.Sheiscurrentlyintheprocessofrevisingherstudyforsubmissiontooneortwotourismconferenceandultimatelytoajournalforpublicationin2013.AbenefitofDr.Santos’sresearchhasbeenconnectingwithscholarsinBrazil.Shewillnowactivelypursueresearchrelationshipsthere.Shebelievesherresearchactivitieshaveenhancedhervaluetoherdepartment,collegeandUniversitybyincreasingherknowledgeofBrazil,aswellasofmediatheoryandpractice,culturalidentity,andtourism.Beyondcontributiontotheliterature,suchknowledgealsoenhanceshereffectivenessinservingontheboardsoftheCenterforLatinAmericanandCaribbeanStudies(CLACS),andtheHumanDimensionsofEnvironmentalSystems(HDES)andsupportscampusprioritiesofstrengtheninginternationalties,engagingininterdisciplinaryscholarship,andincreasinginternationalvisibility.

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DAVIDWRIGHTAssociateProfessorDepartmentofEnglish–CreativeWritingAndintheRuinedHouses,anovelResearchsupportfromtheLemannInstitutewasinstrumentalinenablingProfessorWrighttocompletehisnovel,AndintheRuinedHouses.Priortoreceivingthegrant,hehadtoputhisworkonthenovelonhold,becauseheneededresourcesthatwereunavailablehereattheUniversity.ThroughtheLemannInstitutegrant,ProfessorWrightwasabletospendthreeweeksinBahia,thesiteofhisnovel,wherehecompletedhisresearch.HeinterviewedLouisDoSacramento,adescendantoftheslavebrothershewritesaboutinRuinedHousesandreviewed1930scorrespondencebetweentheDahomeanandBahianbranchesofthefamily.HealsorevieweddocumentsandresourcesinSalvador,primarilyattheCityMuseumandattheNauticalMuseum.

DuringhistimeinBrazil,hecompletedthefirsthalfofthemanuscriptandfinishedituponreturningtotheU.S.CompletionofthenovelwouldnothavebeenpossiblewithouttheresearchandexperiencesProfessorWrightgainedthroughtheLemannInstitutegrant.HeisnowintheprocessofworkingwithaliteraryagenttoapproachNewYorkpublisherswiththebook.Additionally,theLemannInstitutegrantenabledProfessorWrighttomakesignificantcontactsinBraziltopresentandgetfeedbackonthemanuscript.MostnotableamongthesewasFabioDurãooftheUniversidadeEstudualdeCampinas(UNICAMP),whoinvitedProfessorWrighttopresentonRuinedHousestohisgraduatestudentsandarrangedalectureattheUniversidadeFederaledeJuizdeFora(UFJF).Some200professorsandstudentsattendedthelecture.Botheventswereimportant,becausetheytookplaceatacrucialphaseofthewritingprocess.ThiscollaborationhasencouragedProfessorKnightandProfessorDurãotoworktogetheronotherprojects,inparticulartheteachingofcreativewritingintheuniversity.PlansarebeingdevelopedforProfessorKnighttoconductamonth‐longsymposiumforliteratureprofessorsfromUNICAMPandUFJFontheteachingofcreativewriting,whichdoesnotexistasacourseofstudyinBrazil.

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IRENEV.SMALLAssistantProfessorofArtandArchaeologyPrincetonUniversitySituatingTransmission:HerculeFlorenceandtheInventionofPhotographyinBrazilThe2011‐2012LemannFacultyFellowshipenabledProfessorSmalltoconductextensiveresearchrelatedtoherworkonHerculeFlorenceandtheinventionofphotographyinBrazil.Asacasestudyof"situated"technologicalinnovation,theprojectstandstoofferbothimportanthistoricalinsightandacompellingmodelforthinkingaboutboththepossibilitiesandlimitsofthedispersedandglobalizednatureofcommunicationtechnologytoday.ThefundsprovidedbytheLemannFellowshipenabledProfessorSmalltohirearesearchertoconductextensivebibliographicresearchandtoacquireresearchmaterialsthatareunavailableorhardtofindintheUnitedStates.ShewasalsoabletotraveltoBraziltoconductresearchinpublicandprivatearchivesinSãoPauloandRiodeJaneiroandmeetwithspecialistsandhistorianswhohaveworkedwiththeprimaryand/orhistoricalmaterialatstake.ArchivalmaterialsattheInstitutoHerculeFlorencehavebeenparticularlyimportantinconceptualizingtheproject.AmongthevaluablecontactsshemadeinBrazilwereProfessorRosanaHorioMonteiro(througharesearchassistant),ahistorianofvisualcultureandresearchmethodsattheUniversidadeFederaldeGoiás;ProfessorFelipeToledo,zoologistatUniversidadeEstadualdeCampinasanddirectoroftheFontecaNeotropicalJacquesVielliard;DirceuFrancoFerreira,historianof19thcenturyEuropeanexpeditionsinBrazilanddirectoroftheInstitutoHerculeFlorence;andBorisKossoy,ProfessorattheUniversidadedeSãoPauloandhistorianofphotographyattheEscoladeComunicaçõeseArtes,DepartamentodeJornalismoeEditoração.Theselattertwomeetingswereespeciallyfruitfulintermsofestablishingresearchrelationships;ProfessorKossoyparticularwasespeciallyinterestedinfurthercollaborationswiththeLemannInstitute,perhapsasavisitingscholar.

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WAÏLS.HASSANAssociateProfessorPrograminComparativeandWorldLiteratureArabImmigrationtoBrazilTheLemannFacultyFellowshipenabledProfessorHassantospendamonthinRiodeJaneiroduringtheperiodJuly6‐August5,2010topursuePortugueselanguagestudyandresearchonArabimmigrationtoBrazil.Heenrolledinathree‐weekintensivePortugueselanguagecourseatPUC‐RiothatiswidelyconsideredtobethebestprogramofitskindinBrazil.Therigorouscourse,whichconsistedofsixhoursofinstructionperday,enabledProfessorHassantoimprovebothhisreadingabilityandspeakingfluencyinPortuguesetoagreaterdegreeinashorteramountoftimethananypreviouslanguagecourses.ThesecondobjectiveforProfessorHassan’svisittoRiowastointerviewsomewritersandscholarswhofocusonArabimmigrationtoBrazil.HewasabletointerviewthenovelistAlbertoMussa,acclaimedauthorofthreenovels,ashortstorycollection,andabookonTupimythologyandtranslatorofpre‐IslamicArabicpoetryintoPortuguese.Eachoneofhisworkshaswonanationalorinternationalprize.TheinformationgleanedabouthisbackgroundandhisworkwillformthebasisofanarticleProfessorHassaniswritingandpossiblyachapterinabookonArabBrazilianliterature.ProfessorHassanwasalsoabletoconductresearchonearlyArabimmigrationtoBrazilattheBibliotecaNacional,wherehehadaccesstomaterialsthatareunavailableintheU.S.,suchasseveralvolumesofthecollectedworksofJamilSafady,thepioneerofArabandArabBrazilianstudiesattheUniversityofSãoPauloandthedoctoraldissertationonArabimmigrationtoBrazilofhisbrotherSalimSafady.

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FLAVIAC.D.ANDRADEAssistantProfessorKinesiologyandCommunityHealth,CollegeofAppliedHealthSciencesLifeExpectancyandHealthyLifeExpectancyinBrazilTheLemannFacultyFellowshipwasinstrumentalinhelpingProfessorAndradebuildresearchcollaborationsinBrazil,andshecontinuestocollaboratewithagroupofscholarsfromUniversidadedeSãoPaulo.Throughthiscollaboration,shehasgainedaccesstoimportantdatacollectionsonolderBrazilianadults(SABEdata),whichherBraziliancollaboratorshavebeencollectingsince2000.Havingaccesstothe2006and2010datacollectionsinBrazilhasbeenparticularlyimportant.Since2010,ProfessorAndradehasbeenusinglongitudinaldatafromSABEtoestimatetheinfluenceofhealthconditionsontotalanddisability‐freelifeexpectancies.ThespecificaimsofProfessorAndrade’sproposalweretoassesstheimpactofchronicconditionsandsocioeconomiccharacteristicsofindividualsandstatesonthewell‐beingofadultsaged60andolderinBrazilasmeasuredbydisability‐freelifeexpectancy.Since2010,sheandhercolleagueshavepublishedtwomanuscriptsinpeer‐reviewedjournals,withathirdunderreview,andtwomanuscriptsinconferenceproceedings.Fouradditionalmanuscriptsareinpreparation.Theresearchteamhaspresenteditsworkatsixinternationalandnationalconferences,andtheyhavebeeninvitedtopresentattheGerontologicalSocietyofAmericaconferenceandtheAmericanPublicHealthAssociationmeeting.ProfessorAndradehasmentoredandcollaboratedwithtwostudentsaswell.ShehasworkedwithaPh.D.studentinAnthropologytopublishtwoarticleswiththeBrazilianteamandalsowithaMasterofPublicHealthstudentworkedonapaperthathasbeensubmittedforpublication.SheiscurrentlydevelopingaworkingpaperwithaBrazilianPh.D.studentintheDepartmentofKinesiologyandCommunityHealth,aswellascollaboratingonworkwithavisitingscholarfromUSP.Asafollow‐uptothiswork,ProfessorAndradehasappliedforafellowshipintheUniversityofIllinoisCenterforAdvancedStudies.Ifselected,shewillworkwiththeBrazilianteamonfourpapers:

DisabilitytrajectoriesandmortalityinBrazil

Exploringthelong‐termconsequencesofdiabetesondisabilityandmortalityinBrazilandMexico

TrajectoriesofbodymassindexinBrazilianandMexicanolderadultsandtheirimpactondisability

Theroleofdepressivesymptomsonhealthbehaviors,disabilityandmortalityamongolderadultsinBrazilandMexico

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MERLEL.BOWENAssociateProfessorDepartmentofPoliticalScienceEconomicDevelopmentinBrazil’sQuilombosProfessorBowen’sstudyexaminestherelationshipbetweencommunallandentitlement,economicdevelopmentandgovernmentpolicyinquilombos,AfricandescentcommunitiesinruralBrazil.Thehypothesisisthatsecurepropertyrights(i.e.,theacquisitionofformallandtitles)areanecessaryconditionforstimulatingeconomicdevelopmentinquilombos.ProfessorBowenisworkingonabookmanuscriptentitled,ForLandandLiberty:BlackStrugglesinRuralBrazil,whichdrawsonextensiveethnographicresearch,interviewsandsurveys.TheLemannFacultyFellowship,combinedwithotherfunds,enabledProfessorBowentoconductfieldresearchandemploysurveyassistantsinBahiaandSãoPaulobetweenAugust2011andJanuary2012.WorkingcollaborativelywithinstitutionsinBrazil,sheimplementedthesurveysin12quilombocommunities,encompassingapproximately450familiesinthestatesofBahiaandSãoPaulo.ThegrantwasinstrumentalinhelpingherbuildresearchrelationshipsinBrazil.ThroughaBrazilianFulbrightFellowattheUniversityofIllinoiswhoisadoctoralstudentattheUniversityofSãoPauloandalecturerintheSchoolofAccountingattheFederalUniversityofBahia(UFBA),ProfessorBowenmetDr.CintiaMueller,ananthropologyprofessoratUFBAwhoidentifiedfourgraduatestudentstoassistwiththesurveys.Forthreemonths(August‐October2011),theteamworkedinsixruralcommunitiesinthedistrictofCachoeirainBahia.ProfessorBowentrainedstudentsonsurveyimplementation,completedthecommunitysurveyswithlocalleaders,oversawtheapplicationof200familyandagriculturesurveys,andinterviewedNGOpersonnelandstateofficialsworkingwithdevelopmentprojectsinthecommunities.BeforeleavingBahia,shepresentedpreliminaryfindingsatProfessorMueller’sseminaratUFBA,withtheobjectiveofdevelopingcollaborativeprojectsinthefuture.ProfessorBowenreturnedtoBrazilinJanuary2012tocompletethefieldresearchinruralSãoPaulo,collectedtheremaining250surveys,anddebriefedofficialsattheSocialEnvironmentInstitute(ISA‐SãoPaulo),aBraziliannon‐governmentalorganization,whichprovidedlogisticalsupportforherworkthroughtheirRibeiroValleyprogram.Shecontinuestoworkontheprojectprocessingandsummarizingthedataandisworkingontwoscholarlyarticlesrelatedtotheresearch.ProfessorBowen’sresearchinBrazilhasalsoenhancedherteaching.Sheisabletointegratecurrentdataintothenon‐Westernculturecoursessheteachforherdepartment’sundergraduatecurriculaaswellasintotheinterdisciplinarygraduateseminar,“GlobalAfrica.”

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Scholarly Research Activities and Publications

TheRegionalImpactofNationalPolicies:TheCaseofBrazil,editedbyWernerBaer,waspublishedbyEdwardElgarpress.ThebookfeaturedpaperspresentedataconferencesponsoredbytheLemannInstitute.

FormerInstituteDirectorJosephLovewroteRevoltoftheWhip,whichwas

publishedbyStanfordUniversityPress.Thetopicwasthe1910Braziliansailors’revolt,inwhichNavysailorstookcontrolofcombatvessels.ThemutineersdemandedtheabolitionoffloggingintheBrazilianNavy.Thebookreceivedverypositivereviews.

WernerBaerandAtilioElisagarayareeditingpapersthatwerepresentedata

conferenceinLaPlata,Argentinaonthetopic“TwentyyearsofMercosul.”WernerBaeralsorecentlysubmittedhismanuscriptfortheseventheditionofTheBrazilianEconomy.

UndertheleadershipofformerInstituteDirectorJosephLove,theInstitutestarteda

translationseriesincollaborationwiththeUniversityofIllinoispress.Publicationofthefirstbook,Bosi’sDialéticadacolonizaçãoismovingforward.Asecondbookhasbeenidentified,GilbertoHochman'sAEradoSaneamento,abookonpublichealthandsanitationprogramsafterthe1918flupandemic.TheInstitutewillpayforatranslationintoEnglishandprovideasubvention.

TwoworkingpaperswereaddedtotheInstitute’sWorkingPapersseries.Theyare

“Whiteskin,blackmasks:BrazilianperformancesofAfricannessintheSouthAtlantic”byJerryDavilaand“IntrahouseholdbargainingandthedemandforconsumerdurablesinBrazil”byAnaFavaandMaryArends‐Kuenning.

Lemann Graduate FellowshipsTravel GrantsBrazil Initiation ScholarshipsShort CoursesBrazil Scientific Mobility Program

Graduate andUndergraduate Education

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Lemann Graduate Fellowships  TheLemannInstituteawardedsevengraduatefellowshipsforstudentsresearchingBrazilduringtheacademicyear2012‐13.Theirreportsappearbelow. PAMELACAPPAS‐TOROPh.D.Candidate,DepartmentofSpanish,ItalianandPortugueseRaceunderDictatorship:ThePoliticalArticulationofBlacknessintheDominicanRepublicandBrazil MyresearchexaminesliteraryandjournalisticrepresentationsofblacknessundertheauthoritarianregimesofRafaelTrujillo(1930‐61)intheDominicanRepublicandtheDitaduraMilitar(1964‐85)inBrazil.Mycriticalapproachisguidedbyatheoreticalframeworkgroundedinculturalanalysis,visualstudies,andconceptsofcoloniality,commodityracism,marginalitymyth,andgastronomicidentity. ResearchActivitiesThisacademicyear(2012‐13),Idefendedanddepositedmydissertation,RaceunderDictatorship:ThePoliticalArticulationofBlacknessintheDominicanRepublicandBrazil.Asstatedabove,itexaminesrepresentationsofblacknessundertheTrujilloregimeintheDominicanRepublicandtheDitaduraMilitarinBrazil.Iarguethatthesediscursiverepresentationsofferimportantinsightsintohowdictatorshipsmanipulatedlocal,regional,andtransnationalnotionsofblacknessinanefforttocreateanidealized—butoftencontradictory—racialcitizenry.Atthesametime,thesediscursivevenuescontributetoourunderstandingsofdictatorshipsbydrawingattentiontohowAfro‐descendantsresistedthestates’racialprojects.Iarguethattheinstrumentsofcontroladoptedundercolonialrule,especiallythoseimplementedduringslavery,werepreservedandrearticulatedduringthesedictatorshipstopoliticallyoppressandsubjugateblacksubjects.Ialsodiscussthemaintheoreticalconceptsthatframemydiscussion.ChapteroneexaminesvisualrepresentationsofblackbodiesinnewspaperssuchasLaNación(1945)intheDominicanRepublicandAcervoFolha(1975)inBrazil.Ishowhowblackbodiesaredepictedasforeignsubjectsthroughdemarcationsofdifference,exoticism,andobjectification.Chapter2exploresliteraryconstructionsofAfrodescendantsthroughstateapprovednewspapers,radio,andtelevisioncommunicationsinthenovelsMassacreRiver(1989)andCidadedeDeus(1997).Inthesenovels,massmediaisanessentialtoolfortheregimestoprojectblacksubjectsascriminalandundeservingcitizens.Chapter3studiesculturalcitizenshipthroughmusicinElhombredelacordeón(2003)andTendadosMilagres(1969).TheseauthorsexplorethewaysinwhichAfrodescendantsusedmusictoarticulatenewformsofpoliticizedblackidentity.Chapter4examinesAfrodescendants’religiouspracticesinDelrojodesusombra(1992)andSanguedeCocaCola(1985).Afrodescendantreligionsinthesenovelsarerepresentedascrucialculturalmanifestationswherebyblackpopulationscanopenlydenounceeconomicexploitationanddemandequalcitizenshipunderdictatorialregimes.Finally,theepilogueoffersinsightsintohowthe

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historicallegaciesofraceanddictatorshipinBrazilandtheDominicanRepublicarestillbeingfoughtover. Publications,WorkingPapers,ConferenceProceedings,andPresentations“NarratingBahia’sRacialPastandPresentthroughCorporealExpressionsinTendadosMilagres,”submittedforpublicationtoAfro‐HispanicReview“TheRhytmsofRace,Nation,andResistanceunderdictatorshipintheDominicanRepublicandBrazil,”presentationattheUniversityofIllinoisDepartmentofSpanish,ItalianandPortugueseOpenHouse).“TheDictator'sBeat:Music,DanceandtheContestedRealmofBrazil's"RacialDemocracy,presentedatthe"Mid‐AmericaConferenceonHispanicLiterature)Lincoln,Nebraska“ElCorte,AfoxéandCarnaval:Re(imagining)Afro‐descendantMusicunderDominicanandBrazilianDictatorships,"presentationattheUniversityofIllinoisCenterforLatinAmericanandCaribbeanStudies,September2012.

“Iwouldliketotakethisopportunitytoexpressmydeepestgratitude

forallthesupporttheLemannInstitutehasofferedmeasagraduate

student.Iamextremelythankfulforthediverseopportunitiesthatthe

centerprovidedmeinpresentingmywork,aswellaslearningfrom

thevariouspresentationshostedbytheinstitute,andtheDialogue

heldatHarvard.MyaffiliationwiththeLemannInstitutehasbeen

suchanenrichingandrewardingexperience.ThissemesterI

successfullydefendmydissertationandhaveacceptedatenuretrack

positionatStetsonUniversityintheModernLanguagesandLatin

Americanstudiesdepartment.Iplantotakeallthegreatlessons

learnedfromtheInstitutetomyfutureinstitution.”

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LAURACHINCHILLAPh.D.Candidate,DepartmentofComparative&WorldLiterature NetworksofParanoia:CrimeandDetectionintheAmericas Iamcurrentlywritingmydissertationtitled"NetworksofParanoia:CrimeandDetectionintheAmericas",acomparativestudyofhowparanoia(asbothformandcontent)functionsincontemporarycrimefictionandcinemafromLatinAmerica.TheresearchdrawsonworksbywritersfromMexico,Brazil,Chile,Argentina,andMartinique.ResearchActivitiesIsuccessfullypassedmypreliminaryexaminations,whichincludedextensivereadinglistsonSpanish‐AmericanandBrazilianliteraturesfromthenineteenthcenturytothepresent,anddefendedmydissertationproposal.ResearchactivitiesincludedarchivalresearchonfilmmakerBetoBrantattheCinematecaBrasileirainSãoPauloandontheworkofLourençoMutarelliattheGibitecaHenfilinSãoPaulo.IconductedbibliographicresearchonauthorsMarcalAquino,RubemFonseca,andPatriciaMeloattheCentroCulturalSãoPauloandCentroCulturaldoBancodoBrasilinRiodeJaneiro.Inaddition,IconductedfilmographicresearchonearlyBraziliancrimecinemaattheVideotecaattheCentroCulturaldoBancodoBrasilinRiodeJaneiroandtheCinematecaBrasileirainSãoPaulo,specificallyonfilmsthatarenotavailableintheUnitedStates.Finally,IcompletedanintensivecourseofadvancedPortugueselanguageatthePUC‐Rioduringthefellowshipyear. Publications,WorkingPapers,ConferenceProceedingsandPresentationsTransamericanNetworksofParanoia:WilliamS.BurroughsinBrazil(acceptedforpresentationattheAmericanComparativeLiteratureAssociationconference)Dissertationchapteronparanoia,domesticityandcommunicationnetworksinBrazil.ThischaptertakesthefilmsOsInquilinos(2009)andOsomaoredor(KleberMendocaFilho,2012)toarguethewaysinwhichtechnologiesofsound(television,cameras,cellularphones)workasparanoiddevicesinBrazilianculture.Myanalysisofthefilmsiscomplementedwithjournalisticaccounts,morespecifically,thenewspaperreportingbyAFolhadeSãoPauloonthePCCattacksin2006,aneventthatOsInquilinostakesasitssetting.

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REJANEDIASPh.D.CandidateinBilingualEducation,DivisionofLanguage&Literacy,DepartmentofCurriculumandInstruction Teachers’PerceptionofBilingualismandBiculturalism:TheCaseofBrazilianBorderlands AfterpresentingmyEarlyResearchPaperintheendofSpring2012,mydoctoralcommitteerecommendedthatIgainedadeeperunderstandingofthecontextinwhichtheschoolsandthebilingualprogrambeinginvestigatedwereimmersed(i.e.theborderlands),especiallyduetothecomplexityembeddedindoingresearchintheeducationfieldinamultifacetedareasuchastheborderlands.Also,anewmethodologicalapproachwasrecommendedasmostsuitabletoamultisitededucationalresearchonteachersandtheclassroomthatwouldalsomeetmyresearchinterests,discourseanalysiswithinethnographyofcommunication. ResearchActivitiesandCourseworkThus,duringtheFallsemesterof2012,Itookcourses(ANT472,CI562)thatenabledmetoimprovemyknowledgeinborderlandresearchandtheoryanddiscourseanalysis.Aspartofmyresearch,Iwasabletotakeadvantageoftheseclassestobuildastrongbodyofliteratureandmakeimportantdecisionsaboutthedirectionofmyresearch.DuringtheSpring/2013,IwasabletostudyformyqualifyingexamsininternationalbilingualeducationtoaddressthecontextofBrazilandinsecond‐languageacquisitionandinstruction.Thetextsoftheseexamsweremeanttobeusedaspartoftheliteraturereviewandmethodschaptersofthedissertation.Duringthissemester,Ialsoworkedondissertationproposalforthepreliminaryexam. Publications,WorkingPapers,ConferenceProceedings,andPresentationsPaperpresentedattheEighthInternationalCongressofQualitativeInquiry,Urbana,IL.

TeachersPerceptionofBilingualismandBiculturalism:TheCaseofBrazilianBorderlands.

Paperpresentedatthe11thInternationalConferenceoftheAssociationforLanguageAwareness.Montreal,QC.Teachers’PerceptionofBilingualismandBiculturalism:TheCaseofBrazilianBorderlands.

“Iwouldliketotakethisopportunitytoexpressmygratitudeforthe

academicyearfellowshipIreceivedfromyourinstituteatthe

UniversityofIllinoisChampaign‐Urbana.Itgreatlyhelpedmeto

advancemyworkrelatedtoeducationandlanguageeducationin

Brazil.IamsuretheworkIhavebuiltsofarwillbringimportant

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scholarlycontributionintheseareas.Thankyouforthiswonderful

andverymuchneededinitiativetosupportstudentsconducting

researchrelatedtoBrazilaswellasaidingusimproveacademically.”

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VIVIANFELICIOPh.D.Candidate,DepartmentofCurriculumandInstruction,CollegeofEducationLinguisticallyandCulturallyRelevantLiteracyPracticesforSpeakersofBrazilianPortugueseLanguage Thetitleofmyresearchprojectis“LinguisticallyandCulturallyRelevantLiteracyPracticesforSpeakersofBrazilianPortugueseLanguage.Mygoalforthe2012‐2013academicyearwastousetheLemannGraduateFellowfundstosupportmyfieldworkresearch,datacollection,dataanalysis,and,thusthecompletionofmythesiswork.ResearchActivitiesTheLemannGraduateFellowshipallowedmetospendtheacademicyearof2012‐2013conductingfieldworkresearch,collectingdata,doingdataanalysisandparticipatingintheannualconferenceoftheNationalConferenceofTeachersofEnglish(NCTE).FieldresearchinvolvedobservationsinmainstreamandESLclassroomsatthethirdandfourthgradelevel,aswellasschool‐relatedcontextssuchasGirlScouts,computerlabs,andculturalevents.Artifactswerealsocollectedandfieldnotesweretakeninordertoregistereachclassroompractices.Out‐of‐schoolobservationsincludedinthehomesetting,afterschoolprograms),thepubliclibrary,andotherliteracy‐relatedextra‐curricularactivitiesinvolvingliteracy.Iconductedinterviewswithteachers,theschoolprincipal,asocialworker,thefocalchildparticipatinginthisstudyandfivepeerchildrenfromtheelementaryschoolwhowereparticipatinginliteracyactivitieswiththefocalchild,aswellaswiththeparticipatingchild,herparents,andthecoordinatoroftheafter‐schoolprogram.Duringthehomevisits,Iinterviewedtheparentsandtheirchildinformallyinordertogatherinitialinformationaboutthem,capturetheirperspectivesonliteracyandgetinsightsintotheliteracypracticesthattookplaceathome.Itranscribedandanalyzeddata,whichIpresentedattheNCTEconferenceinNovember2012.Aproposaltopresentthisworkatthe42ndAnnualNABEConferencenextFebruaryhasbeenaccepted.Iamcurrentlywritingupachapterofmydissertationrelatedtothein‐schooldataanalysis,andIanticipatecompletingthedissertationbytheendofthisyear.Publications,workingpapers,conferenceproceedingsandpresentationsConferenceproposalsubmittedtoNCTE,2013.“Parentsandteachers’perspectivesonliteracypractices:AcaseofaBrazilianimmigrantchild.”Workingpaper,“ConnectingtheWordandtheWorld:BrazilianEmergentBilingualExperiencewithLiteracyatHome.”Conferencepresentation,theNationalCouncilofTeachersofEnglish,NCTE,2012,November2012.

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ERINMCKENNAPh.D.Candidate,DepartmentofRecreation,Sport,andTourismConvergingCosmopolitanisminSalvador'sAlternativeTourismSectorMyresearchfocusesoncosmopolitanism,globalization,andpovertytourismastheyrelatetoBrazil.Specifically,mydissertationexaminesalternativetourisminthecityofSalvador.ResearchActivitiesDuringthepastyear,IwasengagedinfieldresearchinSalvadorandconductedaliteraturereviewtoprepareformypreliminaryexams.Myfieldresearchwasconductedovertwoseparatetrips,oneduringsummer2012andonefromNovember2013‐April2013.Myresearchwasethnographicinnature,soIwasconductinginterviewsandparticipantobservation.MyprojectinvolvedlookingattourismendeavorsinsomeofSalvador’speripheralneighborhoodsthataregenerallyexcludedfromthetypicaltouristcircuit.IconductedinterviewsoftouristsengagedineducationalandvolunteertourisminSalvadoraswellaslocalresidentsincontactwithtouristsorinvolvedintourismindifferentneighborhoodsthroughoutthecity.Forparticipantobservation,inadditiontothemereexperienceofbeingatouristinSalvador,IalsoenrolledinaPortugueselanguageschoolandworkedonseveralvolunteerprojectswithlocalNGOsduringmytimeinthecity.Publications,workingpapers,conferenceproceedingsandpresentationsMcKenna,ErinFlynn(2013)Introducing“ResearcherExceptionalism”andexploringitinthecontextofGlobalCitizenshipTourisminSalvador,Brazil.AbstractpublishedintheTEFI7ConferenceProceedings,April2013.McKenna,ErinFlynn(2013)“TheTouristException.”(workingpaper)McKenna,Erin(forthcoming)“LeisureandSport”inBrazil,LucianoTostaandEduardoCoutinho(eds.)TextbooktobepublishedbyABC‐CLIO.McKenna,ErinFlynn(2013)“Introducing‘ResearcherExceptionalism’andExploringItintheContextofGlobalCitizenshipTourisminSalvador,Brazil.”PapertobepresentedattheTEFI7ConferenceinOxford,England,April13‐16,2013.McKenna,ErinFlynn(2013)“PesquisandooturismonoBrasil:váriasmetodologiaseestratégias”(“ResearchingTourisminBrazil:VariousMethodologiesandStrategies”).InvitedpresentationatUNEB,Salvador,Brazil,April3,2013.McKenna,ErinFlynnandSantos,CarlaAlmeida(2013)“Brasilparaprazerounegocio:UmFrameAnálisedoDestino”(“FramingBrazilforPleasureorBusiness:ADestinationFrameAnalysis”).PaperpresentedatUFBA,Salvador,Brazil,March22,2013.McKenna,Erin(2012)“ConvergingCosmopolitanismandAlternativeTourisminSalvador.”Paperpresentedatthe2012IllinoisCenterforLatinAmericanandCaribbeanStudies

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TinkerWorkshopinChampaign,IL,Nov.2‐3,2012.McKenna,ErinFlynnandSantos,CarlaAlmeida(2012)“BrazilasaTourismandBusinessDestination:AFramingAnalysis.”PaperpresentedattheBRASAXIConferenceinChampaign,IL,Sept.6‐8,2012.

“BeinginSalvadorforsixmonthsnotonlyallowedmetocollectdata

formydissertationbutalsoprovidedwithinvaluableexperiencesand

understandingaboutcommunitytourismandtourismpolicyinBahia.

Iexpecttheseinsightstobenefitmegreatlyinmyprofessionaland

servicepursuits.”

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BRADLEYREEDSKOUSENPh.D.Candidate,DepartmentofBusinessAdministrationEntrepreneurshipandInnovationinBrazil MyresearchfocusesonthedifferencesbetweenformalandinformalentrepreneursintheBrazilcontext.ResearchActivitiesOverthelastyearIhavebeenincontactwithEGP‐RIOandSabrae‐RiodeJaneirotogainaccesstodataoninformalentrepreneurs.Ienvisioncreatingmultipleprojectsoutofthedata.TobeginIhaveanalyzeddifferencesbetweeninformalandformalentrepreneursinRocinha,RiodeJaneiro'slargestfavela.PreliminaryresultsindicatethatattributesandstrategicbehaviorbetweeninformalandformaloperatingwithinRocinhadiffersignificantly.Theseresultscanhelppredictwhichentrepreneursaremorelikelytoregistertheirfirms.GoingforwardIplantostudythetransitionofinformalentrepreneurstotheformaleconomygiventhenewregistrationrequirements(LeidoBem)andthetransformationofthefavelasundertheUPPpolicy.Inadditiontotheabove‐mentionedproject,Iamintheprocessofdevelopingtwotheoreticalpapersthatcreateaframeworktostudythedifferencesbetweendifferenttypesofentrepreneurs.TheseframeworkscanthenbeusedtoexplorewhyBrazilianentrepreneursexhibitlowlevelsofinnovationcomparedtoentrepreneursfromothercountrieswithsimilarmacro‐levelcharacteristics.Thesepapersareworkingpaperswithco‐authorsbuthavebeenacceptedforpresentationattheAcademyofManagementConferenceinAugust2013andtheSTAJEConferenceatStanfordUniversityinJune2013.

“TheLemannFellowshiphasprovidedmeaccesstoanextraordinary

networkofscholarsandprofessionalsinterestedinBrazil.Iamindeed

gratefulforthefellowshipandwillcontinuetobuilduponthe

relationshipsthatIhaveformedoverthelastyearasIcontinueto

focusmyacademicresearchontopicsthatareimportanttothe

economic,politicalandsocialdevelopmentofBrazil.Iappreciatethe

generosityandvisionofMr.Lemannandallofhisassociatesthathave

theforesighttoinvestinboththepresentandfutureofBrazilby

supportingbothresearchandacademictraining.

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PAULOHENRIQUEPEREIRADEMENESESVAZPh.D.Candidate,DepartmentofEconomicsBrazil’sLong‐TermEconomicGrowth:InvestigatingthePuzzlefromaFirm‐levelPerspective MyresearchattemptstoincreaseunderstandingoffinancialdevelopmentandeconomicgrowthinBrazilbyanalyzingfirmleveldataavailableforallmanufacturingfirmwithmorethan30workersandemployees.Morespecifically,mostoftherecentliteratureineconomicgrowth,whichlinksfinancialinstitutions,firms’decisionsandaggregateproductivity,assumesthatindevelopingeconomiessmallfirmsareusuallyfinanciallyconstrained.Itisbelievedthatlimitedcreditcouldexplainthelimitedentryofproductiveentrepreneursinthesemarkets,thelackofexpenditureinR&D,andthenon‐adoptionofnewtechnologies.ResearchActivitiesInmyproject,weverifythisassumptiondirectlybyexploringachangeintheBNDESpolicythatdecreasedtheinterestratefacedbyagroupoffirmswhilekeepingtherestunderthesameregimeasbefore.Thisquasi‐experimentallowsustocheckinfairlysimplebutcrediblewayinwhatextentthisassumptionholdsinthecaseofBrazil.Nonetheless,giventhespecialconditionsofferedbythispolicychange,itmaybeusefulforothercountriesaswell.Regardingthedata,IamcurrentlynegotiatingwithaBrazilianagencythedatesandpricesrelatedtotheaccessoftherelevantdatabase,anditisexpectedtobeavailableduringthesummerof2013.Forsecuritypurposes,theconfidentialfirm‐leveldatahastobeaccessedattheirunitinRiodeJaneiro.Publications,WorkingPapers,ConferenceProceedingsandPresentationsIpresentedmyresearchinaseminarseriesattheFederalUniversityofPernambuco(UFPE)inDecember2012.Thisresultedinafutureco‐authorshipwithProf.TiagoCavalcanti,UFPEandCambridge,whoisinterestedinmodelingcounterfactualscenariostosimulatetheabsenceofthesize‐dependentpolicymentionedinmyproject.Wehavebeendebatingstrategiesthroughe‐mailandheinvitedmetovisitCambridgebytheendofJuly,2013inordertowritethefirstdraft.“Brazil’sLong‐TermEconomicGrowth:InvestigatingthePuzzlefromaFirm‐levelPerspective”i)XLEncontroNacionaldeEconomia‐ANPEC2012‐ANPEC(AssociaçãoNacionaldePós‐GraduaçãoemEconomia)ii)SeminaratUniversidadeFederaldePernambuco‐Dec.2012

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“I’mdeeplygrateful,oncemore,forthesupportthatIhavereceived

fromyoutopursuitresearchonBrazil.Iwasveryfortunatetohave

received,backin2009,yourhelpwhenIfirstarrivedatthe

DepartmentofEconomics,andforbeinggrantedonceagainagiftlast

yearbytheLemannInstitute.Thefirstsupportwasfundamentalfor

theundertakingofcourses.Duringtheresearchphase,thegrant

offeredbytheLemannInstituteservedasstimulationformetodesign

aresearchagendaonBrazilthatwouldanalyzenationalproblems

underthescientificrigorlearnedintheUnitedStates.Asaresearcher,

thisagendashallguidemyworkfromhereon.

Itrulyhopethattheinstitutecontinuestomotivateresearchonour

country;Ibelievethathighqualitydiagnosticsforourproblems

shapesthebeginningforprogress.”

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Travel Grants

BrazilScientificMobilityProgram‐RelatedTravelAnewinitiativeprovidedtravelgrantsforfacultyinSTEMfieldstomakeconnectionswithBrazilianresearchersandtorecruitpromisingstudentstostudyatIllinois.TheprogramisintendedtobuilduponopportunitiesavailablethroughtheBraziliangovernment’sBSMP.FivetravelgrantswereawardedtoRodMackie,AnimalSciences,GlaucioPaulino,CivilEngineering,MaryGraceDanao,AgriculturalandBiologicalEngineering,PhilCardoso,AnimalSciences,andJoannaShisler,Microbiology.LemannStudyAbroadScholarshipsTheInstituteservestheundergraduatesatIllinoisbyofferingLemannStudyAbroadScholarshipsdesignedtoenablestudentstospendanacademicyear,semester,orsummertermstudyinginBrazil.NineundergraduatestudentsstudiedinBrazilin2012‐2013:

TracyWoodley,PoliticalScience,academicyearinRiodeJaneiro ManualCardenas,GlobalStudies,fallsemesterinRiodeJaneiro LeslieGreer,CommunityHealth,fallsemesterinRiodeJaneiro HomariOda,AgriculturalandConsumerEconomics,springsemesterinRiode

Janeiro MelissaRiosChavez,AgriculturalandBiologicalEngineering,summerinVicosa ClaireEverett,AgriculturalCommunications,summerinVicosa NataliGracia,HumanDevelopmentandFamilyStudies,summerinVicosa MiaLamieu,AnimalSciences,summerinVicosa MatthewNolan,AgriculturalandConsumerEconomics,summerinRiodeJaneiro,

MatoGrosso,SãoPaulo

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Brazil Initiation Scholarships TheInstitutecollaboratedwithBRASAtoprovideBrazilInitiationScholarshipsforthe2012‐13academicyear.TheseawardsareintendedforstudentswhoarestartingoutinBrazilianStudiesandhavenothadopportunitiestotraveltoBrazil.TwoUniversityofIllinoisstudents,LauraChinchillaandLenoreMatthew,receivedBISScholarships,whichwerefinancedbytheInstitute.

Short CoursesTheInstitutesupportsshort‐termcoursesthatinvolvetraveltoBrazilfor10to14days.Forthefourthtimeinthesummerof2013,theInstituteprovidedfundingtotheCollegeofBusinesstosupporttheJamesScholarsProgram,whichtakessophomorestudentstoBraziltoworkwithBrazilianstudents,usingthecasestudymethod.ProfessorTerryMcCoyleadsthegroup.InMay2013,13Illinoisstudentsparticipatedinthecasestudycompetition,onteamswithBrazilianstudentsfromtheUniversityofSãoPaulo.Othershort‐termcoursesthatweresupportedbytheLemannInstituteinclude:

Agriculture,Consumer,andEnvironmentalSciences298:Brazil:SustainableAgriculture,fivestudents,summer2013

HumanDevelopmentandFamilyStudies379/499:TheBrazilianFamily,sixstudents,summer2013

AgriculturalandConsumerEconomics398/299:BrazilAgribusinessClubtrip,12

students,January2013

AgriculturalandBiologicalEngineering397:Bioinstrumentationforengineeringresearchinsub‐tropicalclimates,3students,summer2012

Portuguese404:Luso‐BrazilianCulture,eightstudents,summer2012

DirectorArends‐Kuenningaccompaniedagroupof26studentstoBrazilaspartoftheInternationalBusinessImmersionProgramcosponsoredbyAgriculturalandConsumerEconomicsandtheCollegeofBusiness.Thegroupvisiteduniversities,corporations,governmententities,andfarmsinSãoPaulo,MatoGrosso,andRiodeJaneiro.

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Brazil Scientific Mobility Program In2011,Brazil’sgovernmentlaunchedtheBSMP,whichprovidesfundingforBraziliangraduateandundergraduatestudentstostudyinworlduniversities.TheLemannInstitutetookaleadershiproleinengagingIllinoisintheBrazilScientificMobilityProgram(formerlySciencewithoutBorders).TheInstitutestaffprovidedliaisonsamongIllinoisfaculty,administrators,andstaff,andBrazilianuniversities,governmentagencies,andfoundations.DirectorArends‐KuenningcommunicatedwithUniversityofIllinoisunitheadsandprofessorstoputtogetheralistoffacultymembersinSTEMfieldswithinterestsinBrazil.ShetraveledtoBraziltwicetomeetwithofficialsintheagenciesthatadministerBSMP,CAPESandCNPq. TheInstituteworkedcloselywiththeFundaçãoLemanntobringgraduatestudentstotheUniversityofIllinoisthroughtheBSMP.TheFundaçãoLemannwillprovideastipendtoPh.D.studentswhostudyatsixeliteU.S.universities,includingIllinois.InOctober,theFundaçãoorganizedaneventatHarvardthatbroughtfacultyfromthesixuniversitiestogetherwithDeansandacademicleadersfromBrazil.ProfessorRichardGatesofAgriculturalandBiologicalEngineeringandDirectorArends‐Kuenningattendedtheevent.TheInstituteisalsocollaboratingwiththeFundaçãoonmarketingeffortsinBrazil.Oncampus,theInstituteorganizedaseriesofmeetingstofindsolutionstotheadministrativeandculturalchallengesthatBSMPpresents,especiallyduringtheimplementationperiod.ThesemeetingsinvolvedstafffromtheConsulate‐GeneralofBrazilinChicagoaswellasUIadministrators,professors,andStudyAbroadstaff.TheUniversityofIllinoisisfortunatetohaveaverystrong,dedicatedteamthatworksonBSMP,whichincludesrepresentativesofthecentralstudyabroadofficeandunitstudyabroadoffices,theOfficeofInternationalStudentandScholarServices,andselectedfacultymembers.TheInstitutehostedseveraleventsforBSMPstudentsthroughouttheacademicyear.InNovember,theInstitute,togetherwithISSS,hostedapizzanightforBSMPundergraduatestudentstoshareinformationabouthowtoapplyforgraduatestudiesthroughtheGraduateCollege,CropSciences,AnimalSciences,MechanicalScience&Engineering,Civil&EnvironmentalEngineeringandAgricultural&BiologicalEngineering.InJanuary,theInstitutehostedawelcomeluncheonfornewBSMPstudents.ProgramCoordinatorBrigitteCairusledanorientationsessiononculturalandsocialchallengesthatBraziliansmightfaceatanAmericanuniversity.TheInstitutecoordinatedluncheswithvariousvisitorstocampus,includingDavidSaideandAmbassadorPauloCamargofromtheBrazilianConsulateinChicago.TopublicizeBSMPoncampus,DirectorArends‐KuenninggaveapresentationtotheCouncilofDeansinApril2013.LemannInstitutestaffdevelopednewwebpagesaboutBSMPcontainingrelevantinformationforBrazilianprospectiveandcurrentstudentsandIllinoisfaculty:http://www.clacs.illinois.edu/lemann/bsmp/default.aspx.Thewebpageswillbeupdatedregularly. 

Lemann Brazil Leadership Scholarships

Lemann BrazilLeadership Fund

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Lemann Brazil Leadership Scholarships   LemannBrazilLeadershipScholarshipsenableBrazilianprofessionalstoobtainaprofessionalmaster’sdegreeattheUniversityofIllinois.TheUniversityoffersseveralgraduateprogramsforpracticingprofessionals,includingprogramsdesignedforinternationalprofessionals.OnesuchprogramistheMasterofScienceinPolicyEconomics(MSPE),whichisspecificallydesignedtoenableprofessionalsingovernmentinstitutions,suchascentralbanksorfinanceministries,orinprivatecompaniestogainadditionalskillsineconomicanalysis.Morethan1,000professionalsfrom88countrieshavegraduatedfromtheMSPEprogramsinceitsfoundingin1984,andmanyofthemhaverisentoseniorexecutivepositionsinthepublicorprivatesector.Lastyear,theLemannInstitutesignedaMemorandumofUnderstandingwithProf.FirouzGahvari,headoftheMSPEandwiththeCentralBankofBraziltoformalizetheparticipationofCentralBankemployeesintheprogram.TheInstituteprovidestuitionforuptothreemid‐leveladministratorsfromtheCentralBanktopursuetwo‐yearMSPEdegreesatIllinois.TheLemannScholarshipprogramforCentralBankofBrazilemployeesbeganthisyearwiththearrivalofAndréMuellerandCamilaMaia,nowenrolledintheMSPEprogram.MuellerandMaiawillcontinuenextyear,andthreeadditionalstudents,GabrielHeqab,ClaudioCoutinho,andLuisVissoto,willjointheMSPEprograminfall2013.

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Establishing PartnershipsLectures and PresentationsAnnual DialogueJoint Area Centers Symposium: “The Futures of Waste”Brazilian Art Exhibition, Krannert Art MuseumLatin American Film Festival11th Annual International Conference on CapoeriaBET-USA Luncheon

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TheLemannInstitutehadaverybusyanddynamicagendaforeventsduringthe2012‐13academicyearandpromotedandsponsored23lecturesaboutBrazilindependentlyorincombinationwiththedifferentdepartmentsinhumanities,economics,physicalandlifesciences,socialsciencesandhousingdivision.TwohighlightswerelecturesbyCentralBankPresidentandIllinoisalumnusAlexandreTombiniandbyFundaçãoLemannExecutiveDirectorDenisMizne.DetailsaboutthelectureseriesarefoundinAppendixC.TheLemannInstitutesponsoredmanysuccessfulscholarlyandculturaleventsduringthe2012‐13academicyear,includingconferences,lectures,exhibitions,andfilmfestivals,amongotheractivities.

Establishing Partnerships ThegrowingimportanceofBraziltotheUniversityofIllinoiswashighlightedbyChancellorPhyllisWise’svisitwithGovernorPatQuinnaspartofastatetradedelegation.Duringthevisit,ChancellorWisemetwithJorgePauloLemann,governmentofficials,anduniversityofficials.ShesignedMemorandaofUnderstandingwithUniversidadeFederaldePernambuco,UniversidadedePernambuco,andUNICAMP(UniversidadeEstadualdeCampinas)aswellaswithCAPES.TheLemannInstituteassistedwithpreparationsforthetrip,andLemannChairProfessorWernerBaeraccompaniedthegroup.

Lectures and Presentations President Alexandre Tombini’s lecture took place on February 21, 2013 on campus andwasorganizedbytheLemannInstituteinapartnershipbetweentheMasterofScienceinPolicy Economics Program of the Department of Economics – Illinois and the ConsulateGeneral of Brazil in Chicago. The title of Tombini’s lecture was “Brazil: The CurrentEconomicSituation.” Tombini’s lectureoncampusattracteda largenumberof students,faculty and media and was very successful. As part of his visit to Illinois, Tombini metfacultyandBraziliangraduatestudentsoverawell‐attendedQ&A lunchat IlliniUnion.Asecond lecture by Tombini took place in Chicago on February 22, 2013 andwasmainlyorganizedby theConsulateGeneral ofBrazil inChicago inpartnershipwith theLemannInstitute, the Brazil‐US Midwest Business Council in Cooperation with the ChicagolandChamberofCommerceandtheChicagoCouncilonGlobalAffairs.

OnMarch27th2013DenisMizne,ExecutiveDirectorofFundaçãoLemannpresented"ThestateofeducationinBraziltoday:Challengesandinnovations."Thelecturewasverysuccessfulandwellattended.DuringhisvisittoIllinois,DirectorMiznemetwithLauraHahn,Director,IntensiveEnglishInstitute,andDeanMaryKalantzisandProfessorJamesAndersonoftheCollegeofEducation.HealsohadaQ&AlunchwiththeBrazilianScientificMobilityStudentsatIllinois.

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TheInstituteco‐sponsoredanExpertRoundtable,“PhysicalActivity,Health,andWell‐BeinginBrazil”togetherwiththeCenteronHealth,Aging,andDisability.TheRoundtablewasorganizedbypastLemannfacultygrantrecipientProfessorAndiaraSchwingel.ScholarsattendedfromBrazilandU.S.universities.

Annual Dialogue TheLemannInstitutecontinuestoworktogetherwithHarvard,Columbia,andStanfordtosponsoranannualDialogueonatopicrelevanttocontemporaryBrazil.ThelocationoftheDialoguesrotatesamongtheuniversities.ThesecondAnnualDialogue,entitled“BrazilandtheFutureoftheGlobalCity”focusedonurbanpolicyandoccurredatHarvardonOctober25‐26,2012.FromIllinois,ProfessorsArends‐Kuenning,Love,andBaerservedaspanelist,chairanddiscussant.ProfessorJerryDavilaandLemannDistinguishedVisitingScholarCarlosAzzonialsoattended,togetherwithprofessorsfromHarvard,Columbia,andStanford.ThethirdDialogue,whichwillfocusonAgriculturalandEnvironmentalIssuesinBrazil,willbeorganizedandhostedbytheLemannInstituteandwilltakeplaceattheUniversityofIllinoisonNovember7‐8,2013.

Joint Area Centers Symposium: “The Future of Waste” TheInstitutewasasponsoroftheJointAreaCentersSymposium“TheFutureofWaste”heldMarch1‐2,2013.Thissymposiumfocusedonissuesofwastegeneration,environmentandrecycling.TheBraziliandocumentaryWasteLand,wasexhibitedattheopeningofthesymposium.

Brazilian Art Exhibition, Krannert Art Museum FromJanuary25thtoMarch31st2013theLemannInstitutesponsoredamajorexhibitionofBrazilianartthatwascuratedbyTumeloMosakaandIreneSmallattheKrannertArtMuseum.Theexhibition,“BlindField,”featured20youngartistslivinginBrazilwhoofferacriticalperspectiveonprocessesoftransitionwithincontemporarysociety.Theworksincludedawiderangeofmediaincludingfilm,video,installation,photography,performance,painting,andurbanintervention.TheexhibitionwillbeatMichiganStateUniversityfromJune7toSeptember8,2013.

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Latin American Film Festival AspartofthegoalofpromotingBraziliancultureatIllinois,theLemannInstituteco‐sponsoredagaintheLatinAmericanFilmFestivalwithCLACSinSeptember2012,bysubsidizingtheexhibitionofaBrazilianfilm,“ACadeiradoPai.”.InNovember2012,theInstitutesponsoredMostraIIIoncampus,whichwasopentothepublic.Thefilm“Xingu”wasscreenedatIllinoisHillel,andartisticdirectorCassioAmaranteattendedthescreeningandansweredquestionsfromtheaudience.Theeventwasfollowedbyareception.ThefilmwasamongthefilmsshownattheBrazilianFilmExhibitinChicago,sponsoredbythePartnersoftheAmericasandtheBrazilianConsulate.TheInstitutewillhostMostraIVagainthisfall.

AspartoftheInternationalWeekoncampus,theLemannInstituteexhibitedthefilm“CentraldoBrasil”onApril8andparticipatedintheevent“TravelAroundtheWorld”organizedbyInternationalStudentandScholarsServicesonApril12.Botheventsattractedtheinterestofstudentsfromaroundthecampus.

11th Annual International Conference on Capoeria TheLemannInstitutesponsoredthe11thAnnualInternationalConferenceonCapoeira(aBrazilianmartialartsettomusic),whichoccurredoncampusApril11‐14,2013.TheConferencewasorganizedbythelocalIllinoisCapoeiraClubandattractedstudentsfromacrosstheMidwest.

BET-USA Luncheon InFebruary,theLemannInstituteorganizedalunchwith26HighSchoolEnglishTeachersfromBrazil,whowerestudyingattheIntensiveEnglishInstituteatIllinoisundertheBET‐USA–EnglishLanguageCertificateProgram.BET‐USAisacollaborationamongtheInstituteofInternationalEducation(IIE),BraziliansponsorCAPES,theFulbrightCommissioninBrazilandtheU.S.EmbassyinBrazil.TheteacherswereveryenthusiasticabouttheprogramandtheirexperiencesatIllinois,andtheeventwasveryvibrantandcheerful.TheLemannInstitutewillorganizeasimilarwelcomingeventforBrazilianteachersarrivingoncampusduringsummer2013.

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PortugueseLanguage Program

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Portuguese Language Program TosupportteachinginthePortugueseprogramatIllinois,theInstitutefundsaPortugueseLanguageDirectorposition.Ms.NolaSennacurrentlyholdsthisposition,andunderherleadership,enrollmentsinPortugueseclassesincreasedfrom160in2010‐11to240in2011‐12,a50percentincrease.Enrollmentsheldsteadyatabout240studentsin2012‐13.StudentswhostudyPortugueseexhibitahighlevelofsatisfactionregardingallaspectsoftheprogram,withallteachersmakingthelistofExcellentTeachers.ThissolidifiestheteachingofPortugueseatallthreelevels.Studentretentionisincreasing,allowingforthePortugueseProgramtooffertwocourses,AdvancedGrammarandPortugueseforBusiness,thatareattheintermediate/advancedlevelinFall2013.TherearenewinitiativesinthePortugueseProgram.Anewcourse,IntroductiontoBrazilianStudies,willbeofferedinFall2013.ThecoursewillbetaughtinEnglish.TogetherwithtwoIllinoisstudents,Ms.SennawillstarttheBrazilInitiative.NewwaystointeractwithBrazilianstudentswillbeexploredthroughITandstudytours.AnewRegisteredStudentOrganizationisbeinglaunched,ConsultingBrazil.Itsgoalistoprovidecultural,language,andbusinessconsultingservicestoAmericancompanieslookingtoentertheBrazilianmarketorviceversa.

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BRASA

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BRASA TheSecretariatoftheBrazilianStudiesAssociationcontinuedtoworkattheLemannInstituteduring2012‐13.BRASAisdedicatedtothepromotionofBrazilianstudiesandhascurrentlymorethan600membersintheUnitedStates,Europe,andLatinAmericancountriesincludingBrazil.Everytwoyears,theassociationorganizesaninterdisciplinaryconferenceforBrazilianists,andlastSeptembertheBRASAXICongresstookplaceatourcampus,attheAliceCampbellAlumniCenter,theIlliniUnion,andtheLevisFacultyCenter.Thetwo‐dayconferencehadabout80panelsandanattendanceofover350participantsfromaroundtheworld.TheBRASABoardmembersworkedtogetherwithUniversityfaculty,students,andstafftoorganizetheconference.Thepanelswerediverseandmultidisciplinary,includingthemesrelatedtopolitics,immigration,economics,history,environment,artsandeducation,andthetopicsofgender,race,ethnicity,cultureandhumanrights.TheopeningceremonyfeaturedperformancesbypianistandJazzStudiesgraduatestudentMarceloKuyumjianandbyDesafinado,alocalbandthatplaysbossanova,samba,andMPB.ThePlenarySessionfocusedonfundingopportunitiesandexchangeprogramsbetweenBrazilandtheU.S.Thelocalcapoeiraschool,LivrecomoVento,performedinLincolnHallbeforethePlenary.FridaynightfeaturedaGalleryReceptionandexhibitionbypainterSergioRabinovitzfromBahia,Brazil,andaBrazilianIndependenceDayPartyatJupiter’s,organizedbytheLuso‐BrazilianAssociation.TheInstituteprovidesahomefortheBRASASecretariat,acommitmentthatcontinuesuntilDecember2015.TherehavebeensomechangesinadministeringBRASA.InMarch,theExecutiveDirectorshipwastransferredfromDirectorArends‐KuenningtoProgramCoordinatorCairus.BRASAsignedanagreementwithConferenceServices,whichwillmanagethemembershipdatabaseandhandlemembershippayments.ThenextBRASAXIICongresswilltakeplaceAugust20‐23,2014atKingsCollege,London.AnexecutivecommitteemeetingoccurredattheendofMay2013inWashington,DCtodiscusstheCongressplanning.GraduateResearchAssistantsMarceloKuyumjianandMariliaCorreaKuyumjianandInformationTechnologyspecialistDanielBaconhandletheday‐to‐daytasksofBRASAandareassistingwiththeimprovementofBRASA’sdigest,websiteandmarketing.

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Lemann Institute StaffLemann Institute Board of Overseers

Program Administrationand Governance

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Lemann Institute Staff TheInstitute’smissionissupportedbyagroupofdedicatedstaff.Dr.MaryArends‐Kuenningcontinuestoserveasdirector.InOctober2012,BrigitteGrossmanCairusjoinedtheLemannInstituteasProgramCoordinator,workingcloselywithDr.Arends‐KuenningandthestaffoftheCenterforLatinAmericanandCaribbeanStudiesCentersontheplanningandexecutionofInstituteeventsandprojects.InMarch2013,Ms.CairusalsoassumedtheroleofExecutiveDirectorofBRASA,takingoverfromDr.Arends‐Kuenning.Duetothegrowingnumberofactivitiesandprojects,theLemannInstitutehasdirectedfundstowardthesalaryforapart‐timesecretaryandtwograduateresearchassistants.Theyhandleday‐to‐dayadministrativefunctionsoftheInstitute.Inaddition,theGRAssupporttheactivitiesofBRASA.TheDeanoftheCollegeofLiberalArtsandScienceshasinitiatedtheprocessforconductingasearchforthenextdirectoroftheLemannInstituteforBrazilianStudiesattheUniversityofIllinois.TheDirectorwillbeascholar‐leaderwithexpertiserelatedtoBrazil,andmaycomefromafieldwithinorbeyondLAS(e.g.,ACES,BUS,LAW).Thesearchwillbewide‐ranging,andweanticipateidentifyinghighlyqualifiedcandidatesbothamongourownfacultyandfrominstitutionsacrossthecountry.Asearchcommitteehasbeenformed,withDr.Arends‐Kuenningservingaschair.Theformalsearchprocesswillbeginduringthefallof2013.Onarelatednote,DeanWatkinsissteppingdownfromherpositionleadingtheCollegeofLAStobecometheSeniorVicePresidentforAcademicAffairsattheUniversityofUtah.Dr.BrianRoss,professorofpsychology,hasbeenchosentoleadthecollegeasinterimdean.

Lemann Institute Board of Overseers TheLemannInstitutehostedthethirdmeetingoftheBoardofOverseersonJanuary21,2013.MaryArends‐Kuenning,CarlosAzzoni,WernerBaer,AmbassadorPauloCamargo,JerryDávila,DaraGoldman,JosephLove,DianeMusumeci(LASDean’soffice)JohnWelchandBrigitteCairusattendedthemeetinginpersonandEdmundAmann,JoãoCastro‐Neves,JorgePauloLemannattendedthemeetingviavideoconference.TopicsofdiscussionincludedtheInstitute’sleadershiproleintheBrazilScientificMobilityProgramatIllinois,planningforfutureactivities,andwaystoincreasetheInstitute’svisibilityamongBrazilianinstitutions.

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Faculty and LeadershipVisiting ScholarsCollaborative Research GrantsLemann Faculty Research FellowshipsGraduate and Undergraduate EducationBrazil Scientific Mobility ProgramOutreach

Future Directions

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Avarietyofactivitieshavebeenplannedforthe2013‐2014academicyear.RecipientsofLemannInstitutescholarshipsandfellowshipswereselectedduringthepastyearandwillundertaketheirproramsofresearchandstudynextyear.

Faculty and Leadership Duringthe2013‐14academicyear,therewillbeasearchforanewDirectoroftheInstitute.Thesearchcommitteehasbeenformed,andProfessorPatrickKeenanoftheCollegeofLawwillchairit.TwonewBrazilianistfacultywilljointheUniversityofIllinois.MarcHertzmanwilljointheDepartmentofHistory.HewastheDirectoroftheCenterforBrazilianStudiesatColumbiaUniversityandisawell‐regardedscholarofraceandmusicinBrazil.TheSchoolofMusichiredanethnomusicologistwithspecializationinBrazilianmusic,MichaelSilvers.

Visiting Scholars AntonioSergioGuimarãesADistinguishedVisitingScholarhasbeenchosenforSpring2014.HeisProfessorAntonioSergioGuimarãesoftheUniversityofSãoPaulo,whoisthepreeminentsociologistofracerelationsinBrazil.HewillteachacourseonthehistoricalsociologyofBrazil.

Collaborative Research Grants TwofacultyprojectswerechosentoreceiveCollaborativeResearchGrantsduringthe2013‐2014academicyear:

PrincipalInvestigators:HaoFeng,AssociateProfessor,DepartmentofFoodScienceandHumanNutrition,UniversityofIllinoisatUrbana‐ChampaignandSamanthaC.Pinho,Professor,DepartmentofFoodEngineering,UniversityofSãoPauloCollaborativeResearchProjecttitle:Productionofnanoemulsionswithproteinsextractedfromthelightspeckledkidneybean:anopportunitytoenhancethevalueofaBraziliancommodity

PrincipalInvestigators:RoderickMackie,Professor,DepartmentofAnimalSciences,UniversityofIllinoisatUrbana‐ChampaignandHumbertoMacielFrançaMadeira,Professor,SchoolforAgriculturalSciencesandVeterinaryMedicine,PontifíciaUniversidadeCatólicadoParanáCollaborativeResearchProject:ConvergentevolutioninforegutfermentingherbivorousmammalsinBrazil

ItisnoteworthythatbothofthesecollaborativeprojectsgrewoutoftheBSMPprogram.ProfessorFenghostedaBSMPgraduatestudentinhislab,whoencouragedProf.Fengto

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hostedProf.Madeira,whoreceivedaBSMPpost‐doctoralaward,inhislab.TheyarecollaboratingongrantproposalstobesubmittedtoCAPES.

Lemann Faculty Research Fellowships ThreefacultymembershavebeenchosentoreceiveResearchGrantsduringthe2013‐14academicyear:

RuthAguilera,AssociateProfessor,DepartmentofBusinessAdministrationProjectTitle:TheTrojanhorseofLatinAmerica:MultinationalexpansionintoBrazilasaregionallaunchingpad1990‐2010.

GiselaSin,AssistantProfessor,DepartmentofPoliticalScienceProjectTitle:VetobargainingandthelegislativeprocessinBrazil

AndrewSuarez,AssociateProfessor,DepartmentofAnimalBiology

ProjectTitle:EvolutionoftraitsassociatedwithinvasionsuccessinBrazilianLinepithemaants

Graduate and Undergraduate Education

LemannGraduateFellowshipsFromapooloftenapplicationstheinstitutewillawardmoresixfellowshipsfortheacademicyearof2013‐14.Thefellowshipsareopentostudentsinallacademicunitsthatagreetoprovidetuitionwaivers.TheCollegeofLawdecidedthisyeartoofferagaintuitionwaiverstoitsstudents.Therefore,theInstitutewasabletoacceptoneapplicationfromalawstudentthatendedupreceivingthefellowshipin2013‐14.ThesixnewLemannFellowsfor2013‐14are:2013‐2014Graduatefellows

RafaelP.RibasPhDCandidate,DepartmentofEconomicsResearchTitle:DirectandIndirectEffectsofCashTransferonLaborSupplyandEntrepreneurship:ThecaseofBolsaFamíliainBrazilribas1@illinois.edu9

RafaelwasborninSantaRosa‐RS,Brazil.HereceivedhisB.A.inEconomicsfromtheUniversidadeFederaldoRioGrandeSul(UFRGS)in2004.In2006,hereceivedhisM.A.inEconomicsfromtheUniversidadeFederaldeMinasGerais(UFMG).HisMaster'sthesisisonmeasuringpovertymobilityanddynamicsofincomeinequality.From2006to2008,heworkedfortheInternationalPolicyCentreforInclusiveGrowth(IPC‐IG)attheUnitedNations.Currently,heisaPhDcandidateinEconomicsattheIllinois.HisdissertationisontheeffectoftheBolsaFamíliaprogramonemploymentdecisionsandentrepreneurshipinBrazil.

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MarceloBoccatoKuyumjianDMAPrograminJazzStudies.DivisionofJazzStudies,SchoolofMusicResearchTitle:NaCozinhadeElis:CesarCamargoMariano’sarrangementsofsambaforpianotriokuyumji2@illinois.edu10

MarceloBoccatoKuyumjian,originallyfromCampinas‐SP,earnedhisbachelor'sdegreeinPopularMusicatUNICAMPin2007andaMaster'sofMusicdegreeattheUniversityofIowain2010.DuringhistenureatUofIowa,hewasateacherassistantintheDepartmentofJazz.HeiscurrentlypursuinghisDMAinJazzStudiesatUniversityofIllinois.Asaperformerandresearcher,MarceloisinterestedindifferentwaysinwhichJazzandBrazilianmusicinteracts.

KrystalMariaMontesdeocaM.S.PrograminAgriculturalandConsumerEconomics,DepartmentofAgriculturalandConsumerEconomicsResearchTitle:TheEconomicsofSafrinhaSuccessionCroppingSystemkmontes2@illinois.edu11

KrystalMontesdeocaearnedaB.A.inSpanishandEconomicsfromIllinoisStateUniversity.UpongraduationshereceivedaRotaryInternationalAmbassadorialScholarshiptostudyatPontifíciaUniversidadeCatólicainRiodeJaneirofortwoyearswhereshestudiedBusinessIntelligenceandconductedvolunteerwork.Shehascenteredherinterestsonthefutureofagricultureandusingthisindustrytoincreasetheworldfoodsupplyandimprovetheworldeconomy.Currentlysheisworkingonhermaster’sdegreeinagriculturalandappliedeconomicsattheUniversityofIllinois.SheisfluentinEnglish,Spanish,andPortugueseandspeaksintermediateJapanese.Krystalhopestopursueacareerinagribusinessandinternationaltrade.

John‐BenSoileauPhDStudent,DepartmentofAnthropologyResearchTitle:TensionsofPractice:AçaíandtheCommodificationofSubsistenceAgricultureinBrazil'sLowerAmazonsoileau2@illinois.edu12

John‐BenreceivedhisBAinculturalanthropologyfromtheUniversityofNewOrleans,andhisMAinLatinAmericanStudiesfromTulaneUniversity,alsoinNewOrleans‐‐hishometown.TheLemannfellowshipwillsupporthisthirdyearofthePhDprograminsocioculturalanthropology,duringwhichtimehewillanalyzepreliminaryfieldworkresultsandprepareforlong‐termethnographicfieldwork.HisdissertationprojectexaminestheparticipationofaruralAfro‐Braziliancommunityintheregionalandinternationalaçaímarket.

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IsabelFreitasPeresJ.D.Candidate2014,UniversityofIllinoisCollegeofLawResearchTitle:EngagingtheBrazilianDiasporainDevelopment–AProposalforBrazilianDiasporaBondsperes2@illinois.edu13

IsabelFreitasPeres,originallyfromJoinville,Brazil,earnedherbachelor’sdegreeinLawatEscoladeDireitodeSãoPaulodaFundaçãoGetulioVargasin2010,aswellasanLL.M.degreeattheUniversityofIllinoisCollegeofLawinthesameyear.AfterfinishingherLL.M.degree,shealsoearnedamaster’sinLawandEconomicsfromtheEuropeanMasterinLawandEconomicsprogramthroughstudiesinItalyandGermany.SheiscurrentlypursuingherJ.D.degreeattheUniversityofIllinoisCollegeofLawandhercurrentacademicinterestscenteraroundbusinesslaw,lawanddevelopment,andlawandeconomics.Inherresearch,shewillfocusontheviabilityofBrazilutilizingdiasporabondsandotherinnovativetypesoffinancialinstrumentstofinanceinvestmentsininfrastructureprojectsinBrazil.

ChrisWilhelmiDegree:M.S.DepartmentofAgriculturalandBiologicalEngineeringResearchTitle:PreventingPost‐HarvestSoybeanLossesinBrazilwilhelm4@illinois.edu14

ChrisWilhelmireceivedhisB.S.inAgriculturalandBiologicalEngineeringwithaminorinFoodSciencefromtheUniversityofIllinoisinthefallof2012.Hisundergraduateworkconcentratedonfoodandbiologicalprocessing,withapersonalinterestingrains.Hebeganhismaster’sworkthefollowingspringwithafocusonBraziliansoybeans.HeiscurrentlyworkingwithUFMT‐Sinoponstudyingandpreventinglossesinsoybeanyieldduetotransportationfrominteriorproductionareastocoastalports.HeisworkingongainingproficiencyinPortugueseandplanstovisitBrazilinthespringof2014tocontinuehisresearchinthefield

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Brazil Scientific Mobility Program TheInstitutewillcontinuetodevelopandexpandupontheBSMP.WeplantohaveawelcomingorientationlunchinAugust2013.WewillworkwiththeBSMPstudentsonwaystopromoteIllinoisasadestinationfortalentedBrazilianstudentsthroughsocialmediaandvideos.WewillcontinuetocollaboratewiththeFundacãoLemanntorecruitPh.D.students.WeplantoexpandoureffortsintolookingforinternshipopportunitieswithcorporationsthathavestrongtiestoIllinois.OneideaistosponsorafieldtriptovisitcorporationssuchasCaterpillar,ADM,andMonsantowithUniversityofIllinoisdegree‐seekingstudentsandBSMPstudents.

Lemann Study Abroad Scholarships TwostudentsreceivedawardstostudyinBrazilinfall2013:RodrigoAcevedo,GlobalStudies,fallsemesteratPontificiaUniversidadaCatólica(PUC)doRiodeJaneiroJessicaRamirez,Advertising,fallsemesteratPUC,RiodeJaneiro

Outreach LemannDialogueInNovember,theInstitutewillhosttheLemannDialogue,withthetheme“AgriculturalandEnvironmentalIssuesinBrazil.”Theprogramwillinclude6panelsandakeynoteaddress.TheDialogueisanopportunitytohighlightIllinois’scontributionstoresearchonagricultureandtheenvironment.

ConferencesProfessorsWernerBaerandCarlosAzzoniofUSPareorganizingaconferenceaboutinfrastructureinBrazil.ThefirstconferencewilltakeplaceinNovember2013inBrazil.AsecondconferenceatIllinoisistentativelyplanned.Theconferencepaperswillbecomeaneditedvolume.TheInstituteisplanningtohaveaconferenceintheSpring2014semesterjointlywiththeCollegeofEducationandUFMG.Thetopicwillbeinequalityineducation,comparingandcontrastingBrazilandtheU.S.