U.S. Consulate News & Activities
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US-Brazil College to High School Mentoring
Building bridges for education is the intent of Harvard University’s Mentoring and Language Acquisition (MLAB) program, which brings together 15 Harvard undergraduates and 15 Brazilian high school students for a two-week mentorship and cultural exchange program in Brazil.
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Gary Brown and the US Consulate Booth Draw Big Crowds at 10th Feira Preta
The U.S. Consulate information booth and New Orleans musician Gary Brown proved major attractions at the 10th edition of Feira Preta, the largest national festival celebrating and encouraging the Afro-Brazilian population. Hundreds of public school and university students among the 12,000 attendees stopped by the U.S. booth December 17 and 18 to find out more about study in the U.S.
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Promoting Road Safety and Efficiency
In support of Brazil’s continuing effort to adopt state-of-the-art technology to facilitate the flow of goods and services in its growing economy, as well as increase road safety, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) provided a grant of $460,000 to EcoRodovias, a Brazilian private intermodal logistics company and one of the country’s largest highway concessionaires.
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The First Wave: Science Without Borders Students Come to the Consulate
On December 19 and 20, the first ripples of what will be a gigantic educational surge reached the steps of the Consulate as the first students in the Science Without Borders program arrived to obtain their visas. In response to President Dilma Rousseff’s push to send tens of thousands more Brazilian students abroad.
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News from Recife
News and events from the U.S. Consulate General in Recife.
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News from Brasilia
Events and activities at the U.S. Embassy in Brasília.
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News from Rio de Janeiro
Events and activities at the U.S. Consulate-General in Rio de Janeiro.
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Nuclear Posture Review
The Obama administration issued a new U.S. nuclear strategy that sharply narrows the use of nuclear weapons.
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