Community Engagement & Black Diaspora in Rio de Janeiro UT Austin Study Abroad Program led by Dr. Joao Costa Vargas - Summer '13

1. 2013 Rio de Janeiro
Summer Abroad
Program

2. Welcome!
 Program is the following
 Academic course on theory and politics of the African
Diaspora
 Classrooms with Brazilian colleagues selected by Criola
and Uerj (first to institute affirmative action in Brazil, in
2003)
 Instructors from Brazil and United States: academics, policy
makers, civil society organizers
 Modules on research, intellectual history, theory
 Emphasis on Diasporic perspectives
 Black Feminisms
 Placement in social justice organization: Criola or Criola
Partner

3. Uerj
 Classes take place in one of Rio de Janeiro’s main
universities
 First to implement affirmative action in 2003
 Located at the border between southern and northern
part of Rio
 Next to Maracana Stadium, Mangueira, and Vila
Isabel
 Accessible by subway

6. Translators and
Portuguese classes
 Classes are from 1-6p, two times per week
 Simultaneous translations
 Portuguese classes at Criola
 More intensive in the first three weeks

9. Criola and its partners
 Founded 1992
 Mission
 Empower black
women, adolescents, and
children, to combat racism
and sexism
 Develop plans of action to
improve living conditions
of black population

10. Areas of action
 Health http://www.criola.org.br/atuacao_saude.htm
 Human
Rightshttp://www.criola.org.br/atuacao_direitos_huma
nos.htm
 Political action and
articulationshttp://www.criola.org.br/atuacao_politica.
htm
 Project monitoring and
evaluationhttp://www.criola.org.br/atuacao_monitora
mento.htm
 Communicationhttp://www.criola.org.br/atuacao_com
unicacao.htm

11. Partners (to be confirmed)
 CARITAS
 http://caritas.org.br/novo/
 IBASE
 http://www.ibase.br/pt/
 OBSERVATORIO DE FAVELAS
 http://www.observatoriodefavelas.org.br/observator
iodefavelas/home/index.php

13. accommodations
 Jucati Apartments
 https://maps.google.com/maps?oe=utf-
8&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF-
8&q=jucati+rio+de+janeiro&fb=1&gl=us&hq=jucati
&hnear=0x997efe4224b50b:0xf988253c846c59ee,Rio+
de+Janeiro,+Brazil&cid=0,0,4289206930282605792&e
i=DByIUJiAKYvPqQH_34Ew&ved=0CI8BEPwSMA
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14. Fun and tourism

16. Funding
 Plan ahead!
 See the program database and budget calculator in
the Study Abroad website
 Liberal Arts: $12,000
 LLILAS, AADS: summer fellowships
 Global Assist (SA website)

17. Questions