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Behner Stiefel Center for Brazilian Studies Interdisciplinary and international program intended to expand knowledge of Brazil among faculty and students at SDSU as well as the greater community.

The Behner Stiefel Center for Brazilian Studies at San Diego State University recently launched the Digital Brazil Project a multimedia amplifier of Brazilian culture, thought, and social action. Through exclusive virtual content featuring scholars, activists, and cultural producers, the Digital Brazil Project seeks to expand accessibility to Brazilian Studies for the SDSU community and beyond.Check it out here: https://www.digitalbrazilproject.com/

An incredible day at the III Outra Visão Debate on the theme “Knowledge, intervention, and horizons beyond prison”. Feel...
10/23/2026

An incredible day at the III Outra Visão Debate on the theme “Knowledge, intervention, and horizons beyond prison”. Feeling inspired by the incredible work happening at UEMA and the PPGEC_UEMA

10/22/2026

📚 Today, we celebrated the launch of Another Logic of Practice for Housing and the City: The Right to Exist, a bilingual Portuguese-English publication edited by Professors Denise Morado Nascimento and Kristal Bivona. Bringing together research that challenges conventional approaches to housing and urban development, the book invites us to rethink diverse ways of living and imagine more just and inclusive urban futures. Congratulations to the editors and all contributors!

📖 Access the free open-access ebook through the link in our bio!

BOOK LAUNCH – Findings from the research project “Another Logic of Practice for Housing and the City: The Right to Exist...
10/21/2026

BOOK LAUNCH – Findings from the research project “Another Logic of Practice for Housing and the City: The Right to Exist,” edited by Professors Denise Morado Nascimento and Kristal Bivona.
Portuguese-English bilingual edition.
Authors:
Ana Carolina de Miranda Tavares; André Costa Braga Soares; Bianca Feijão de Meneses; Carolina Maria Soares Lima; Daniel Medeiros de Freitas; Denise Morado Nascimento; Flora D’El Rei Lopes Passos; Francieli Franceschini Schallenberger; Juliana Torres de Miranda; Lydia Collins; Monique Sanches Marques; Nathália Francisco; Rogério Palhares Zschaber de Araújo; Thaís Nassif; Tatiana Paula Alves

📚🇧🇷 Happy Teachers’ Day in Brazil!Celebrated every October 15, Teachers’ Day is an opportunity to recognize the educator...
10/16/2026

📚🇧🇷 Happy Teachers’ Day in Brazil!

Celebrated every October 15, Teachers’ Day is an opportunity to recognize the educators who dedicate their lives to teaching, sharing knowledge, and inspiring future generations.

Teachers play an essential role in building a more equitable society. Their work deserves appreciation, respect, and recognition every day.

The Behner Stiefel Center for Brazilian Studies at San Diego State University wishes a happy Teachers’ Day to all educators in Brazil and celebrates their invaluable contribution to education and society!

10/15/2026

In Brazil’s Iguape Bay, communities turned shared struggle into collective strength, protecting their territory, culture, and future while building new pathways for rights and recognition.
Learn more at emergentecologies.net

What happens when fishing nets catch more plastic than fish?In Guanabara Bay, artisanal fishers are living through profo...
10/14/2026

What happens when fishing nets catch more plastic than fish?
In Guanabara Bay, artisanal fishers are living through profound environmental transformations. Plastic bags damage boat engines, discarded tires tear fishing nets, and waste accumulates across fishing grounds. At the same time, some fishers are being hired to remove the very pollution that threatens their livelihoods.
"Fishing Plastics" explores how waste is reshaping labor, territory, and identity in one of Brazil's most iconic coastal ecosystems.
These stories remind us that pollution is not only an environmental issue—it is also a social, economic, and cultural one.
Discover more stories, research, and community experiences through the Emergent Ecologies project.
www.emergentecologies.net

This Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we reflect on the ongoing impacts of settler colonialism and recognize the importance of I...
10/12/2026

This Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we reflect on the ongoing impacts of settler colonialism and recognize the importance of Indigenous rights, sovereignty, and the continued presence of Indigenous communities. Honoring this day means acknowledging history and working toward a more just future.

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The Women’s Network of Canavieiras shows that community leadership can transform lives.Women fishers have turned invisib...
10/06/2026

The Women’s Network of Canavieiras shows that community leadership can transform lives.
Women fishers have turned invisibility into political participation, confronting gender inequality, expanding access to rights, and strengthening their communities. At the same time, they continue protecting the mangroves and preserving generations of traditional knowledge.
Their story is not only about fishing—it’s about leadership, resilience, and social change.
Learn more at: EmergentEcologies.net
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to an afternoon of research and conversation about the Brazilian Amazon 🔥🌳Looking back at the research talk “Fire and ...
10/02/2026

to an afternoon of research and conversation about the Brazilian Amazon 🔥🌳

Looking back at the research talk “Fire and Punishment: Enforcement Incentives and Strategic Fire Use in the Brazilian Amazon,” presented by Anna Costola Pede, PhD Candidate at UC Santa Barbara.

The talk explored how satellite monitoring and environmental enforcement can shape deforestation strategies in the Brazilian Amazon, including how changes in monitoring technologies can influence the ways land clearing is carried out.

Another great conversation connecting technology, environmental policy, enforcement, and territory at SDSU.

BRAZILIAN ELECTIONS 2026 | A ROUNDtableToday, the Behner Stiefel Center for Brazilian Studies at San Diego State Univers...
10/02/2026

BRAZILIAN ELECTIONS 2026 | A ROUNDtable

Today, the Behner Stiefel Center for Brazilian Studies at San Diego State University brought together scholars Fabio de Sá e Silva, Gladys Mitchell-Walthour, and Guilherme Casarões for a conversation on the major issues shaping Brazil’s 2026 elections.

Thank you to everyone who joined us for this conversation!

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