Brazil

Your guide to Carnevale 2016 at Northeastern

In honor of the festival, the International Student and Scholar Institute has scheduled a number of fun and culturally diverse events this month. Here’s a rundown.

by Joe O'Connell February 2, 2016

11/11/15 - Nick Dowmon poses for a portrait on Nov. 17, 2015. Photo by: Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University

Energy co-ops power student’s passion for the industry

Here’s a look at how Northeastern senior Nicholas Dowmon’s three co-ops in the energy sector—including an international co-op in Brazil—“became increasingly more interesting, more challenging, and more impactful.”

by Greg St. Martin December 7, 2015

Home is where the heart is

Luiz Franciss, DMSB’17, found an exciting experiential learning opportunity this summer at the Kraft Heinz Company in a pretty familiar location: his home country of Brazil.

by Joe O'Connell September 21, 2015

Film’s power to provoke social change

The most interesting films are those that “encourage the viewer to get off the couch and act,” says Sabrina Chammas, AS’10, who is currently producing a documentary on blind ballerinas in Brazil.

by Jason Kornwitz June 27, 2014

Brazil’s urban transformation ahead of the World Cup

Thomas Vicino, an associate professor of political science, has received a U.S. Fulbright Scholarship to conduct research on the process of rapid urbanization and economic development planning in Brazil, the site of the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympics.

by Jason Kornwitz June 11, 2014

Postcard from Brazil

Elisabeth Fiumara Sophomore, majoring in organizational communications Dialogue of Civilizations in Brazil I have been living in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil, for one…

by Greg St. Martin August 4, 2011

As new markets rise, a call for ‘global consciousness’

Northeastern symposium highlights the growth of emerging markets such as China and India, and their potential to create crises and collapse.

by Jason Kornwitz July 21, 2011