Fulbright Chair Professor John Stanfield Lectures at the Black’s Global Greens Conference in São Paulo

São Paulo, May 2, 2008 –  Prof. John H. Stanfield, Professor of Sociology and African American Studies at Indiana University Bloomington, lectured at the Black’s Global Greens Conference about  two topics of current widespread interest: Urban Violence, and the U.S. Elections. Developed as an adjunct to the 2nd Global Greens Conference, which brought together in São Paulo from May 1-4 representatives of Green parties from around the world to evaluate the outcomes of the environmental resolutions and proposals from Eco Rio 1992 and the 1st Global Greens Conference, the Black’s Global Greens Conference fostered the discussion of the situation of the Afro-descendent population around the world.   More...

U.S. Elections Speaker Series Comes to Santos

Santos, April 29, 2008 - At the invitation of the Centro Cultural Brasil-Estados Unidos (CCBEU) U.S. Consulate General Sao Paulo based officers, Elizabeth Sunday and Josiah Pierce, visited the bi-national center in Santos to share with the students the unique American experience of electing a new president in the United States via the primary-caucus system.  More...

U.S. Cultural Fundraising Specialist Shares Ideas with Brazilian Cultural Institutions

São Paulo, April 23, 2008 -- Barbara Groves, CEO of Groves Development Group, joined a distinguished group of Brazilian authorities in a program on arts and cultural policy and management in Porto Alegre, on April 1-2 and in Sao Paulo, on April 3-4. The main goal of the program was to exchange knowledge, experience and ideas and discuss arts management and fundraising strategies with the development staff and leaders of southern Brazil’s cultural institutions. More...

U.S. Trial Attorney Speaks on Cyber Crime, IPR and Organized Crime in Porto Alegre and São Paulo

São Paulo, April 17, 2008 -- Jason Gull, Trial Attorney at the Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section of the U.S. Department of Justice, was programmed in Porto Alegre and Sao Paulo on April 7-9, 2008. Mr. Gull spoke to different audiences about the benefits of using technology in order to combat piracy and organized crime. During his presentations, he delivered solid information to his Brazilian counterparts about the U.S. experience on the topic and how law enforcement agencies are fighting these transnational crimes. More...

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Latin American Countries Should Develop New Business Sectors

Washington -- Latin American countries need to improve their overall business climates and encourage new industries if they expect to continue to thrive in the global, knowledge-based economy. So says Dominique Strauss-Kahn, managing director of the International Monetary Fund.  He joined political and business leaders from throughout the Western Hemisphere in Washington May 6-7 for the 38th annual meeting of the Council of the Americas to discuss promotion of open markets, democracy and rule of law. More...

Warden Message on Dengue Fever

This Warden Message is to alert American Citizens living or traveling in Brazil to the increase of Dengue Fever cases in the State of Rio de Janeiro.  According to the State Secretariat of Health in Rio de Janeiro there have been 28,233 reported cases of Dengue Fever in 2008 which have resulted in 54 confirmed deaths and an additional 60 are suspected. These numbers would rival the last significant outbreak in 2002 when 288,245 cases of Dengue were reported which resulted in 91 deaths.   More...

Promoting Prosperity and Economic Opportunity throughout the Americas

The second annual Americas Competitiveness Forum (ACF) will be held on August 17-19, 2008, in Atlanta, Georgia. The Forum will provide an opportunity for business-to-business and business-to-government discussions yielding practical actions that can be taken to improve competitiveness and economic prosperity in the Americas. More...

Trade Spurs Economic Growth Among Poorest Countries

Washington – Developing countries participating in liberal trade have enjoyed an average annual economic growth rate of 5 percent during the most recent wave of globalization from the 1990s to present. “China and Vietnam are two good examples of countries whose growth rates accelerated after they joined the WTO (World Trade Organization) and further liberalized their trade regimes,” said David Dollar. Mais...