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The Consulate General of Brazil in London, in partnership with the Brazil Institute of King's College London, will hold a virtual seminar on the Brazilian community in the United Kingdom, with the support of the Conselho de Cidadania do Reino Unido (CCRU), the Brazilian Chamber of Commerce in Great Britain, Casa do Brasil and Grupo Mulheres do Brasil - London.
The event will take place on October 29, starting at 2 pm, and will be broadcast on the Consulate General's Facebook and YouTube.
The seminar aims at discussing various aspects of Brazilian migration to this country, based on the conclusions of the research carried out by Dr. Yara Evans, from Imperial College and King's College, on the profile of the Brazilian community in the United Kingdom.
The study, carried out with the support of the Consulate and whose final report will be presented during the seminar, also dealt with other important issues for a better understanding of our community, such as: electoral participation, Citizenship Council (CCRU), Portuguese as a heritage language, entrepreneurship, domestic violence, labor market, among others.
In this context, academics, researchers and community leaders will exchange views on the outlook of the Brazilian presence in the United Kingdom, besides addressing the history of the migratory process and current challenges in areas such as business, associativism, scientific diaspora, education and culture.
The full schedule is available below:
[14h00] Opening: Ambassador Tarcísio Costa, Consul General of Brazil in London
[14h15] Presentation: Report on the profile of the Brazilian community in the United Kingdom
- Dr. Yara Evans, Imperial College and King’s College
[14h45] Panel: Achievements and Challenges of the Brazilian Community in the United Kingdom
- Ms. Vitoria Nabas, Casa do Brasil
- Dr. Gustavo Dias, State University of Montes Claros
- Moderator: Ambassador Tarcísio Costa
[15h15] The Brazilian presence in the United Kingdom: a brief history
- Dr. Angelo Martins Junior, Bristol University
[15h30] Panel: Building the community - business presence, promotion of women's rights and associations
- Ms. Vera Innes, Brazilian Chamber of Commerce in Great Britain
- Ms. Camila Kern, Grupo Mulheres do Brasil- London
- Mr. Gilson Guimarães, Conselho de Cidadania do Reino Unido
- Moderator: Ambassador Tarcísio Costa
[16h15] Panel: Culture, language and education: the transmission of the Brazilian cultural heritage and the perspectives of the Brazilian scientific community in the United Kingdom
- Dr. Ana Maria Carneiro, University of Campinas
- Ms. Marta Barbosa Stephens, newspaper "Noticias em Português"
- Dr. Ana Souza, Oxford Brookes University
- Moderator: Ambassador Tarcísio Costa
[16h45] Closing: Brazilian communities abroad
- Ambassador Luiza Lopes, Director of the Consular Department of the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
*The seminar will be held in Portuguese.