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Brazil Education Documentary

Posted by Rachel 2 Comments
Oct 17 2011

The Brazilian Ministry of Education created a short documentary to discuss education reform in Brazil, as well as the adoption of the Programa Internacional de Avaliação de Alunos (Pisa), or International Student Evaluation Program. The short film discusses the measures the government took to improve education in Brazil, including increased spending per student and  financial performance-based incentives. The documentary includes interviews with government officials and education experts, who talk about the changes to the Brazilian education system. It’s in Portuguese, but good news for beginners and those looking to build their vocabulary – it has English subtitles. Watch below!

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Check Your Understanding – Key Vocabulary

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2. diagnóstico

3. diretor

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UCLA Launches Brazil Center

Posted by Rachel No Comments
Feb 20 2009

This month, the University of California, Los Angeles opened a center devoted to Brazil studies as a part of a larger center focusing on the Southern Cone. The center’s opening also featured an exhibit “Rio de Janeiro: Two Centuries of Urban Change, 1808-2008,” which will be on display at the Charles E. Young Research Library until June. The exhibit features photos, films, documents, and art to show the modernization of one of Brazil’s largest cities.

The exhibit and the new center are run by José Luiz Passos, a professor of Portuguese literature. The center will serve as an academic focus with Brazil-centered courses, lectures, films and TV series, working groups, and working papers.

For more information about the Brazil center, see the official website.

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