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VII International Conference of the Brazilian Studies Association (BRASA) Pontificia Universidade Catolica, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil June 9-12, 2004 English | Português

BRASA is an international interdisciplinary      
group of scholars who support Brazilian studies in the humanities and social sciences. This support includes

• Scheduling of international conferences
• Developing academic databases
• Publishing significant research
• Facilitating the exchange of scholarly information.

Visit the BRASA Information Clearinghouse / Central BRASA de Informações to

• View Employment / Emprego and Housing / Moradia Opportunities
  
• Find out about the latest Books / Lançamentos of interest
  
• Discover Events / Eventos you may want to attend
  
• Submit your work through Calls for Papers / Chamadas de Trabalhos
  
• Read the latest Electronic Journals / Jornais Eletrônicos
  
• Get involved in a Study Program / Programas de Estudo   or
                               Summer Study Abroad Programs
  
• Or even Find a Lost Friend / Procura-se
  

BRASA History

BRASA is the result of a series of Brazil-oriented undertakings by the Brazilian Studies Section of the Latin American and Iberian Institute of The University of New Mexico, including two NEH-funded Summer Institutes on Brazil (1983, 1986 - held in New Mexico) and two USDE Group Projects Abroad (1984, 1987 - held in Brazil) that had the objective of training Hispanic Americanist faculty in Brazilian Studies. A total of 50 U.S. teaching faculty participated in the four programs.

The idea for BRASA itself was launched during the first National Conference on the Teaching of Portuguese, held in December, 1984, on the campus of Georgetown University by Professor Ricardo M. Paiva, conference coordinator and host. Three hundred fifty scholars and eleven writers (six from Brazil, five from Portugal) participated in a series of debates, panels, and cultural activities.

BRASA was formally launched during the 1992 Congress of the Latin American Studies Association (LASA) in Los Angeles. The First International Congress was held in Atlanta, in conjunction with LASA in March, 1994. Luiz Carlos Bresser Pereira was the keynote speaker. A constitution and by-laws were adopted, an Executive Committee elected, and a Secretariat designated at The University of New Mexico. Founding members Professors Jon M. Tolman and Roberto Reis, were elected as the Association's first President and Vice-President, respectively, and Edward A. Riedinger Secretary.

Current Membership

Membership is more than 1200 members in the United States, Brazil, Canada, and Europe in Anthropology, Architecture, Art, Political Science, Economics, Afro-Brazilian Studies, Geography, History, Literature, Linguistics, Music, Portuguese, Religious Studies, and Sociology.

Among BRASA's activities are:

1. Publication of an official bulletin, Fagulha;

2. International congresses have been held in Atlanta (March 1994), at the University of Minnesota (May 1995), the University of Cambridge, England (September 1996), Washington, D.C. (November 1997), and Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil (June 2000)

3. Publication of three volumes of Proceedings from its first three international congresses;

4. Publication of an Internet Listservice, BRASANET to provide members with a timely means of communicating with one another and of making announcements;

5. A WorldWideWeb page was launched in March 1997:

6. BRASA has established institutional ties with two Brazilian academic associations, ANPUH (Associacão Nacional de História) and ANPOLL (Associacão Nacional de Pós-Graducão em Letras e Linguística) and with the AATSP (American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese) in the United States. As opportunities arise, the Association will establish relationships with other associations.

Contact Information

For more information, membership inquiries, or suggestions contact:

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