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New long-term collaboration with Suzano begins with a £10 million donation to support conservation and sustainability education and research

15 Nov 2024

Suzano, one the world’s largest producers of bio-based raw materials, based in São Paulo, Brazil, establishes a long-term initiative with Jesus...

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Jair Bolsonaro, President of Brazil

Bolsonaro’s attitude to coronavirus increases ‘risky behaviour’ in Brazil

05 May 2020

Study suggests that TV appearances by Bolsonaro led to millions more Brazilians ignoring social distancing in the days following broadcast.

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Young leaders from UK and Latin America tackle future at Shaping Horizons

11 Sep 2019

More than 100 future leaders from the UK and Latin America have gathered at the University of Cambridge to discuss the future of work and education...

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«Dança dos Tapuias», célebre quadro do pintor neerlandês Albert Eckhout

Opinion: Pirate, turncoat, survivor: the life and times of Anthony Knivet, a Briton in 16th-century Brazil

14 Oct 2016

Vivien Kogut Lessa de Sá (Department of Spanish & Portuguese) discusses the life and times of Anthony Knivet, a young soldier from Norfolk who...

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Got milk? China joins the lactose lovers.

From Chinese milk to Indian chocolate, behind the world’s fast-expanding markets

21 Oct 2015

Khaled Soufani (Cambridge Judge Business School), Mark Esposito (Grenoble Ecole de Management and Harvard University) and Terence Tse (i7 Institute...

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‘Para Ingles ver’ (for the English to see): the other side of the World Cup

05 Jul 2014

Brazilians are famous for their love of football but millions of ordinary people are angry at the huge sums spent on the World Cup. Lucy McMahon, a...

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Cambridge and Brazil discuss possibilities for further scientific collaboration

19 Jun 2013

A delegation comprising some of Brazil’s most senior researchers and science administrators was in Cambridge on June 7 to take part in a half-day...

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Brazil visit

Event highlights strong links with Brazil

02 Mar 2012

A senior delegation from one of Brazil’s leading Universities visited Cambridge today to explore the potential for further collaboration.

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The Third Temple of Solomon under construction in Sao Paolo

Belief and beyond

23 Oct 2011

In a Festival of Ideas talk for the public this Tuesday, Cambridge University academic Dr David Lehmann will discuss the enduring power of...

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Flag of the United Nations.

Global politics on the agenda at Hay

22 May 2011

Ahead of her talk at the Hay Festival, Dr Amrita Narlikar, Director of the University of Cambridge's new Centre for Rising Powers, discusses how...

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United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland

Power in the balance

11 May 2011

A new research hub dedicated to the study of emerging powers and how different nations evolve to become leading political forces on the world stage...

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El Eternauta, Argentina

New perspectives on Latin America

17 Mar 2011

At the Centre of Latin American Studies, interdisciplinary research is offering a new perspective on the creativity, challenges and lessons that can...

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