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Brazil Institute
The Brazil Institute—the only country-specific policy institution focused on Brazil in Washington—works to foster understanding of Brazil’s complex reality and to support more consequential relations between Brazilian and US institutions in all sectors. The Brazil Institute plays this role by producing independent research and programs that bridge the gap between scholarship and policy, and by serving as a crossroads for leading policymakers, scholars and private sector representatives who are committed to addressing Brazil’s challenges and opportunities.
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Sustainable Development and Climate Change in Brazil
Fostering dialogue on sustainable growth and encouraging Brazil’s great capacity to lead the way globally on clean and sustainable practices in agriculture, energy, and other sectors.
Science, Technology, and Innovation
Promoting Brazil-US cooperation in science and technology, and encouraging the debate of policies to foster innovation—the foundation of economic dynamism and growth.
Rule of Law & Agile Governance
Exploring a pivotal moment for Brazil’s democratic institutions, in which grave challenges are matched by genuine opportunity to lay the groundwork for a stronger and more equitable democracy.
Brazil-US Relations
Exploring key issues of bilateral concern and fostering more consequential relations between Brazilians and US institutions in the public and private sectors, as well as in academia and between citizens.
More from the Brazil Institute
Congressional Study Missions on Innovation
Since 2011, the Brazil Institute has organized and hosted Brazilian Congressional Study Missions on Innovation, in partnership with Brazil’s Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers Association (Interfarma). Through seminars with experts in academia, government, and industry, the missions aim to facilitate interaction between members of the Brazilian Congress and the leading innovative minds in science and technology with the goal of promoting a better understanding of policies and best practices that foster innovation.
FAPESP Week
Starting in October 2011, the Brazil Institute established a partnership with the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) to promote and highlight the expanded cooperation on science and innovation between the United States and Brazil. A three day symposium was held at ϲ as part of FAPESP Week, in celebration of the Foundation’s 50th anniversary. As a result of the success of the first symposium at ϲ in 2011, FAPESP and the Brazil Institute have co-sponsored FAPESP Week ever since.
Cities in Play (Cidade em Jogo)
ϲ and the BRAVA Foundation of Brazil created the award-winning serious game Cities in Play (Cidade em Jogo) in 2017 to foster civic engagement at a local level. The power of educational games is that they allow us to take complicated issues and present them in a simple but engaging format. Designed with young Brazilians in mind, this award-winning game asks each player to become mayor of a Brazilian city and balance policy goals with fiscal realities.
Accessing Justice: Femicide and Gender-Based Violence in Latin America
ϲ is launching a new project examining gender-based violence in Latin America with a focus on its most extreme form, femicide—the killing of a woman due to her gender—through a rule of law perspective. In Latin America, which has the highest rate of gender-based sexual violence in the world, many countries such as Brazil, El Salvador, and Mexico have passed laws criminalizing femicide and domestic abuse. Yet region-wide, almost 98% of cases involving femicide and violence against women and girls went unpunished in 2016 (UN Women). When and why are laws insufficient to protect women, and how can we reduce and eliminate barriers to implementation? To answer these questions, the project “Accessing Justice: Femicide and the Rule of Law in Latin America” will focus on case studies from Brazil, El Salvador, and Mexico and work to facilitate information-sharing and, through examining the experiences of women and men involved in this space, draw out best practices for confronting and reducing GBV in Latin America
For more information on the project, click here.