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Center for Brazil Studies

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OU's hub for all things Brazil



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Center Areas

Producing and Disseminating Cutting-Edge Knowledge

Convergent, transdisciplinary research projects and publications
 

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Educating OU Students

Brazil-related courses offered on campus and abroad


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Bringing Brazil and OU Together

Exchange programs for Brazilian scholars, students, and professionals


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News, Media and Events

The Center for Brazil Studies hosts events on the University of Oklahoma's campus that gather members of the community who are passionate about topics related to Brazil.

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September 30, 2026

OU Professor Fabio de Sa e Silva now President of the Brazilian Studies Association (BRASA)

The University of Oklahoma’s Center for Brazil Studies is pleased to announce that Dr. Fabio de Sa e Silva, Associate Professor of International Studies and Wick Cary Professor of Brazilian Studies, has taken office as President of the Brazilian Studies Association (BRASA) for the 2026–2028 term.


April 02, 2024

OU Big Idea Challenge Funds SIS Faculty Research Project Focused on Latin America

Two SIS faculty members are among the recipients of OU's "Big Idea Challenge 2.0," a program facilitated by the Office of the Vice President for Research and Partnerships and designed to foster cross-disciplinary research projects.


December 12, 2023

Center for Brazil Studies Co-Director Fabio de Sa e Silva Co-Edits New Book

Fabio de Sa e Silva, Associate Professor of International Studies, Wick Cary Professor of Brazilian Studies and Co-Director of the Center for Brazil Studies, has co-edited a new book published with FGV Press in Brazil, titled Rule of Law and Authoritarian Populism


January 15, 2023

OU Researcher’s Study on the Transnational Policy Process Receives Top Honors

A study co-authored by Michelle Morais, Ph.D., an associate professor in the David L. Boren School of International Studies at the University of Oklahoma, has been awarded the best article of 2023 by the Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice.



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