UCLA Latin American Institute

Center for Brazilian Studies

The purpose of the Center for Brazilian studies at UCLA is to encourage cooperative research and academic initiatives between UCLA and Brazil. Our mission is to promote greater understanding and involvement with Brazil including academia, public sector, business and professional communities and the general public. A special interest of our center is to foster communication between the scientific community comprised by investigators from Brazil and the U.S., with a global multidisciplinary focus. The Center serves as a resource for faculty and students seeking scholarships or funding in multiple areas of Brazilian studies in the U.S. or in Brazil.

Featured Stories

Military dictatorship in Brazil pushes political class to accept mass mobilization

Military dictatorship in Brazil pushes political class to accept mass mobilization

Q&A with Susanna Hecht, winner of the 2023 Brunn Award in Geography

Q&A with Susanna Hecht, winner of the 2023 Brunn Award in Geography

Amazonia in crisis

Amazonia in crisis

José Luiz Passos to depart from Center for Brazilian Studies

José Luiz Passos to depart from Center for Brazilian Studies

In Memoriam: Ludwig “Larry” Lauerhass (1935–2019)

In Memoriam: Ludwig “Larry” Lauerhass (1935–2019)

The 2019-2020 UCLA Colloquium on Brazil

The 2019-2020 UCLA Colloquium on Brazil

Serendipity, history and the creative imagination

Serendipity, history and the creative imagination

Karen Nielsen co-authors new Zika study

Karen Nielsen co-authors new Zika study

Faculty Position in Brazilian Studies

Faculty Position in Brazilian Studies

The UCLA Colloquium on Brazil

The UCLA Colloquium on Brazil

NPR Reviews Beatriz Bracher

NPR Reviews Beatriz Bracher's "I Didn't Talk"

Divinas Divas at UCLA

Divinas Divas at UCLA

UCLA Professor José Luiz Passos publishes two new books

UCLA Professor José Luiz Passos publishes two new books

MEET OUR UCLA LEMANN FELLOWS 2017-18

MEET OUR UCLA LEMANN FELLOWS 2017-18

Brazilian TV profiles director of UCLA Center for Brazilian Studies

Brazilian TV profiles director of UCLA Center for Brazilian Studies

ELIS: Bringing a Brazilian icon to life

ELIS: Bringing a Brazilian icon to life

Zika seminar hosted at UCLA

Zika seminar hosted at UCLA

A look into the life of a famed Brazilian psychiatrist

A look into the life of a famed Brazilian psychiatrist

UCLA Lemann Fellow Veriene Melo Conducts Research on Youth in Rio

UCLA Lemann Fellow Veriene Melo Conducts Research on Youth in Rio's Favelas

Meet our UCLA Lemann Fellows 2016-17

Meet our UCLA Lemann Fellows 2016-17

UCLA faculty visit Dominican Republic, offer expert advice

UCLA faculty visit Dominican Republic, offer expert advice

Dr. Karin Nielsen publishes three articles in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2016

Dr. Karin Nielsen publishes three articles in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2016

Extensive brain defects seen in babies of mothers with Zika

Extensive brain defects seen in babies of mothers with Zika

Brazil has improved health care for all, but inequalities persist

Brazil has improved health care for all, but inequalities persist

Dr. Karin Nielsen speaks at launch of Latin America initiative

Dr. Karin Nielsen speaks at launch of Latin America initiative

Professor Susanna Hecht Delivers Keynote at UMFG Conference in Belo Horizonte

Professor Susanna Hecht Delivers Keynote at UMFG Conference in Belo Horizonte

Cinema from Pernambuco a unique genre

Cinema from Pernambuco a unique genre

Brazilian Delegation visits UCLA

Brazilian Delegation visits UCLA

Center for Brazilian Studies delivers course to aspiring UCLA grad students in Brazil

Center for Brazilian Studies delivers course to aspiring UCLA grad students in Brazil

Susanna Hecht interviewed on Brazil

Susanna Hecht interviewed on Brazil

Concerns about terrorism in Brazil

Concerns about terrorism in Brazil

Director of Center for Brazilian Studies consulted on Zika virus

Director of Center for Brazilian Studies consulted on Zika virus

Latest findings on Zika

Latest findings on Zika

Brazil hobbled by political and economic crises

Brazil hobbled by political and economic crises

Crisis in Brazil

Crisis in Brazil

Brazilian economist Leonardo Bursztyn wins Sloan Fellowship

Brazilian economist Leonardo Bursztyn wins Sloan Fellowship

Dr. Karin Nielsen publishes groundbreaking article on Zika virus

Dr. Karin Nielsen publishes groundbreaking article on Zika virus

Dr. Karin Nielsen addresses the Zika vius

Dr. Karin Nielsen addresses the Zika vius

Do you need to worry about the Zika virus in Southern California?

Do you need to worry about the Zika virus in Southern California?

Center for Brazilian Studies organizes diaspora gathering

Center for Brazilian Studies organizes diaspora gathering

The whirlwind tour of a Prêmio Diáspora Brasil winner

The whirlwind tour of a Prêmio Diáspora Brasil winner

Lemann Fellowship and Brazilian Scientific Mobility Program - End of the Year Event

Lemann Fellowship and Brazilian Scientific Mobility Program - End of the Year Event

Dr. Karin Nielsen wins prestigious Brazilian prize in health sciences

Dr. Karin Nielsen wins prestigious Brazilian prize in health sciences

Has Brazil found the way to better health care?

Has Brazil found the way to better health care?

Revitalizing Cities with

Revitalizing Cities with 'Urban Acupuncture'

Cruzamentos: Contemporary Brazilian Documentary

Cruzamentos: Contemporary Brazilian Documentary

More than a sport, soccer gets students excited about learning

More than a sport, soccer gets students excited about learning

Theatre in Brazilian prisons

Theatre in Brazilian prisons

UCLA faculty eligible for short-term travel grants to Brazil

UCLA faculty eligible for short-term travel grants to Brazil

Brazilian teachers learn fine points of American culture, language

Study of Brazil at UCLA spans many decades and disciplines

Study of Brazil at UCLA spans many decades and disciplines

Waiting to be heard — and read — in English

Waiting to be heard — and read — in English

Affiliated Faculty

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Nohora Arrieta Fernández
Assistant Professor

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Ugo Edu
Assistant Professor

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Alex Ungprateeb Flynn
Associate Professor

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Rong Fu
Professor

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Daniel Haanwinckel
Assistant Professor

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Susanna B. Hecht
Director, Center for Brazilian Studies; Professor of Urban Planning

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Bernard Herskovic
Assistant Professor

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Yue Li
Assistant Professor

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Patrícia Lino
Associate Professor

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Jessica Lynch
Professor

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James Macinko
Professor

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José Luiz Passos
Professor

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Glenn Penny
Professor and Henry J. Bruman Chair in German History

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Rodrigo Pinto
Assistant Professor

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Christopher Poliquin
Assistant Professor

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Thiago Sevilhano Puglieri
Assistant Professor

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Bernardo Silveira
Assistant Professor

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Debora Sobreira
Assistant Professor

Events

May2025

From Emergence to Self-Doubt: Brazil

From Emergence to Self-Doubt: Brazil's Place in a World in Crisis

May2025

Nonlinear Time and Land Stewardship in Southwestern Amazonia

Nonlinear Time and Land Stewardship in Southwestern Amazonia

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