Fulbright-Hays Faculty Developme

Fulbright-Hays Faculty Development Group Seminar - Brazil

2009

Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College

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The participants at the orientation (5/17):

Back row (l-r): Cleopatra Warren, Celeste Walley-Jean, Rebecca Carte, and Kelly Bryan

Third row: Brian Ray, Jameka Fields, Tatyana Pashnyak

Second row: Alan Kramer, Raj Sashti , Ethel Kay Traille, Rebecca Martin

First row: Eugenia Bryan, Lorie Felton, Jeff Gibbs, Darren West

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The following sections are broken down by city. We spent our first 9 days in Sao Paulo, then 3 days each in Brasilia, Manaus, Recife, and Salvador. The final 6 days were spent in Rio de Janeiro. Within each section, the pictures will be organized by location/event, but not necessarily chronologically.

Sao Paulo - the beginning

The ABAC foursome ready to leave for Atlanta	Alan Kramer and Lorie Felton wait for the plane in Atlanta	Lorie Felton, Kelly Bryan, and Genie Bryan put ABAC tags on group luggage	Jeff Gibbs at the Sao Paulo, Brazil airport	Lorie Felton and Darren West waiting for the rest of the group in the Sao Paulo, Brazil Airport	The skyline of Sao Paulo from the hotel	The skyline of Sao Paulo from one of the rooms in the hotel

This is a nighttime view of the skyline of Sao Paulo, Brazil	Another view of Sao Paulo from one of the rooms in the hotel
City tour of Sao Paulo

This is Guliano, our guide for the city tour of Sao Paulo	Our Lady of Brazil church in Sao Paulo - neo-Baroque architecture	The main altar in Our Lady of Brazil church	Some of the tile work on the walls of a chapel in Our Lady of Brazil church	The Altar of a small chapel in the undercroft of Our Lady of Brazil church	Fulbright participants discussing sites on the city tour	The memorial to the pioneers of Brazil

Another view of the memorial to the Pioneers of Brazil with Brian Ray	A replica of the first building in Sao Paulo - a Jesuit mission	This tree is a Brasilwood tree - from which Brazil takes its name - used for dye	Statue of the indigenous chieftain who helped protect the earliest settlers of Sao Paulo	The Se Cathedral in the heart of Sao Paulo - neo-Gothic architecture	The carving over the main door of Se Cathedral	Another view of the main door to Se Cathedral

One of the paintings in a side aisle of Se Cathedral	The plaza in front of Se Cathedral with the Zero Mile marker	The exterior of the Municipal Market	A fresh fruit stall in the Municipal Market	More fruit in the Municipal Market	A meat stand in the Municipal Market	A look into an interesting side street

A public telephone "booth" in Sao Paulo	The bus paused briefly beside this Marxist bookstore	Sao Paulo has a large Japanese population as is suggested by the light fixture in one area of the city	Most buildings in Sao Paulo (and much of Brazil) are covered in graffiti	A vacant building in the city that has been covered in graffiti and prepared for demolition	A once vacant building turned into a high-rise slum	There are quite a few homeless people living in the city
SOS Mata Atlantica This is an organization devoted to preserving the Atlantic Forest areas (a huge, complex ecosystem) of the east coast of Brazil - just as other groups are trying to do for the Amazon Rainforest		The Fulbright Group visited the Sao Paulo state Counsels for Minority Affairs and Gender Issues			Opening Gala for "Africa in Us" The Fulbright Group was invited to this reception by the Sao Paulo state Counsel for Minority Affairs.

Fulbright members listening to SOS Mata Atlantica presentation - Cleopatra Warren, Alan Kramer, Kelly Bryan, and Jeff Gibbs	Representatives of SOS Mata Atlantica who addressed the Fulbright group	A time for pictures with the representatives of the Minority Affairs and Gender Issues Counsels	Fulbright participants include: Jameka Fields, Celeste Walley-Jean, Kay Traille, and Cleopatra Warren	Fulbright participants chatting with representatives of the two counsels	Most of the Fulbright participants at the reception	A group of Congolese singers performing at the reception
The Confederate Cemetery near Americana, Brazil Just after the US Civil War, the government of Brazil invited disaffected southern growers to come to Brazil to start a cotton growing industry. Several thousand former Confederate families moved to Brazil and started a very "American" community. This graveyard is where many of them are buried. It also marks the location of the first Baptist Church established in Brazil.

The monument to the former Confederate settler families of Americana	The Baptist Chapel in the cemetery at Americana	A view of the monument from the interior of the Baptist Chapel	Several pictures and displays in the museum show the Confederate roots of the settlers	The courtyard of the museum is paved to resemble the Confederate flag	One of the earliest gravestones in the cemetery	Another early gravestone from the cemetery
Fazenda Quilombo A fazenda is a farm. The Fulbright group visited this fazenda, which was a small remnant of a huge coffee plantation.

One of the homes on the property of the fazenda	The Fulbright group being welcomed to the fazenda	Looking back toward the main gate, over the large drying terraces used to dry the coffee	Coffee on the tree - several types of coffee can be seen here	The owners of the fazenda talking about coffee growing and processing	Some of the landscape surrounding the fazenda - notice the red soil - reminds one a little of Georgia	They called this a cotton tree - the large pods are filled with fluffy cotton-like fibers that are used for many things

Ah, coffee	Diversifying the products of the fazenda includes raising quarter horses - here a mare and her foal	Orange trees were to be found in several places	In addition to everything else, there were parrots in an aviary	Here is the horse and cart that led us to the fazenda when the bus driver got lost out in the fields	Though not a part of the fazenda, this is a picture of the sugar cane fields that surrounded the fazenda
Santos, Brazil The Fulbright group took a day trip to the port city of Santos - which serves as Sao Paulo's gateway to the Atlantic. We spent time at the Coffee Exchange Museum and on a boat ride to observe the harbor.

This is the main entrance to the former Brazilian Coffee Exchange	Here is a section of the seating used by the agents in the exchange	Behind the upper arches is a gallery where the growers would observe the action	This photo looks down on the exchange floor from the grower's gallery	The seal of Brazil over the main door of the former exchange building	A display in the coffee museum that shows an early 20th century coffee testing room	In a contest, one man actually lifted 5 sacks of coffee on his back (this is a statue) - normally they would carry only 2 or 3

This display in the museum shows many of the varieties of coffee	Stepping out of the exchange building is almost like stepping into the early 20th century	A street leading up to the former coffee exchange	A Brazilian federal facility on the harbor near Santos	A series of warehouses and ferry terminals still in use at Santos, Brazil	These large ships are some of many that were in port on the day we were there - Santos is the largest seaport in Brazil	A fort that was used to guard the approaches to the harbor

Even along the harbor front there are signs of poverty	The hills covered with forest on the way to Santos	Another image on the way to Santos from Sao Paulo
The academic side of the trip In addition to our field trips to locations around Sao Paulo, we had several presentations by faculty from the Federal University of Sao Paulo. These presentations covered a wide range of topics on culture, politics, diversity, etc. (I will add the names of the presenters soon - my apologies for the oversight.)

Several of the Fulbright participants waiting for a presenter	Fulbright participants Kay Traille, Cleopatra Warren, and Lorie Felton	Presenters from our first day of academic lectures - l-r: Raj Sashti, program director; Prof. Angelica Sampaio (overview of Brazilian history)	Prof. Maria Lucia Montes presented twice during the week (values in Brazil & culture in Sao Paulo and Brazil). She was also the coordinator of the rest of our Sao Paulo experiences.	Prof. Luis Bernardo Pericas, who discussed the economy and socio/political climate in Brazil, including the opposition to the present government	Raj Sashti, the program director, and Prof. Bernardo Ricupero, who discussed the contemporary and historical politics of Brazil	Prof. Ulisses Araujo, who discussed the state of education in Brazil

Presenter from our second day of lectures, Prof. Fraya Frehse, talked about "Country, City, Metropolis"

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Brasilia - the capital of Brazil Our focus in Brasilia was the government of Brazil

A view of the government buildings in Brasilia - a planned city with many buildings designed by famous Brazilian architect, Oscar Niemeyer	The main government building for the legislative branch (like our Capitol building in Washington D. C.)	We had the opportunity to visit the meeting chamber of the Chamber of Deputies (like our House of Representatives)	A view of the legislative building from the office complex next door	We had the rare opportunity to visit the rare book repository in the Chamber of Deputies library (like our Library of Congress) - this is the oldest book they own (from the 1500s)	The Palace of Justice (like our Supreme Court)

Our presenter on the Brazilian economy, Aercio Cunha, who was also the coordinator of our visit to Brasilia	Our other presentation was an opportunity to hear from three members of the Legislative Council for the Chamber of Deputies	We also had a private meeting with the former Agriculture Committee chair of the Chamber of Deputies	As we were walking through the building, we had a chance to meet the President of the Chamber of Deputies (like our Speaker of the House) - he took a few moments to greet us even though he was on his way to a meeting with a diplomat from France!	The ABAC faculty participants along with the Brasilia visit coordinator and Raj Sashti, the Fulbright program director	Casual discussions while taking pictures outside the legislative building - (foreground) Kelly Bryan and Becky Martin (background) Alan Kramer and Celeste Walley-Jean

	On our tour of the city, we had a chance to visit the cathedral in Brasilia	The interior of the cathedral, which was designed by	The memorial to the former president of Brazil, and the man who was instrumental in building Brasilia and moving the federal capitol to the city	The presidential residence in Brasilia (like our White House)

	We also had time for a little bit of fun - Here is our local assistant, Adriana (along with Darren West and Lorie Felton) at a welcome dinner	Alan Kramer, Brian Ray, and Genie Bryan out for a little dinner with the local assistant Adriana	Alan even had enough time to take a samba lesson from Adriana

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Manaus - in the heart of the Amazon

This is the view of the city of Manaus from the roof of our hotel	Manaus is a city of about 1.8 million people in the heart of the Amazon jungle region of Brazil	This is a view of the "joining of the waters"	Near Manaus, two rivers - the Rio Negros and Rio Solimoes - join to form the Amazon River proper	The two rivers come together with different speed, temperature, density, and depths - consequently the water does not mix right away - the two rivers run side by side for about 20-30 kilometers before they fully mix	This year was the worst in a long time for flooding from the Amazon - this local school was flooded

Here is another view of the flooding with several shoreline homes being flooded by the river	Fisherman obviously make their living on the river - here are some coming towards us	Here is the huge fish that they caught	Even at this point, the Amazon River is huge - here is a view across it from shore to shore	The Amazon is a jungle highway - here is a barge transporting vehicles and other products	Here is a view near the shore during a rest stop on our boat trip on the Amazon

Another view of the vegetation near the rest stop	This is the road leading toward the boat dock - with businesses along the road	In contrast to the poverty near the boat landing is the Manaus Opera House, built at the height of the rubber industry boom in the early 20th century	Our program director, Raj Sashti, with Prof. Luz Francelino da Silva, the local coordinator in Manaus	Prof. Henrique Pereira, Supt. of IBAMA (like our EPA), who talked about the Brazilian efforts to conserve and protect the Amazon	Our second presenter, Prof. Deise Lucy Oliveira Montardo, talked about the impact of the local Amazonian indigenous peoples on the culture of the region and on Brazil as a whole

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Recife - our return to the coast

During its colonial period, Recife was captured and held by the Dutch for about 25 years - this is a statue of the Dutch governor	Recife is the capital of the state of Pernambuco - this is the state government building	The opera house in Recife	Another state government building in Recife	Some of the Dutch colonial style has remained in the buildings of Recife

The patterned sidewalks in the downtown are of Recife	A large Baobab tree in a city park in Recife	Main altar of the church at a Franciscan monastery in Recife, Brazil	Interesting woodwork, carved by slaves, in the Franciscan monastery	View from the Franciscan monastery overlooking the Atlantic Ocean

Our student assistant for the visit to Recife, Caroline	Two students who coordinated the presentations in Recife	Our first presenter, Prof. Ruskin Freitas, talked about the history of Recife including the Dutch colonial period and the early agri-business and slavery	Our second presenter, Prof. Antonio Jorge Siqueira (with Raj Sashti, the program director) talked about the influences on Brazilian culture

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Salvador - early capitol of Brazil

The bay mouth at Salvador, Brazil	An old street near the heart of the old capitol district	This plaza is where slaves would have been bought and sold - and sometimes publically punished	One of the many small streets in the "upper" city - Salvador sits astride a bluff with the older part on top and the more commercial areas below	Some of the older buildings showing their colonial origins	A street of refurbished buildings reflecting Salvador's efforts to restore the old city

An interesting commercial building in the "lower" city	The weather (hot and humid) takes its toll on the older buildings in Salvador	Some deteriorating buildings in the lower city	An inlet at one of Salvador's many historical forts along its coast	A lighthouse built inside an old fortification	A fountain in the government plaza that commemorates the four major rivers of Bahia state (the state of Brazil of which Salvador is the capital)

The main entrance to a church built by slaves for slaves during the early colonial period - it sits just outside where the original city walls stood	The front of St. Francis Catholic Church in the heart of Salvador, Brazil	One of the interior walls of St. Francis Catholic Church	Carmo Convent in Salvador, Brazil	Our presenter in Salvador, Prof. Livio Sansone, who talked about the role of Africa in historical and contemporary Brazil

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Rio de Janeiro - a capstone to the Brazil experience
Sugarloaf Mountain Called Sugarloaf because it resembles the shape of a block of sugar that has been made ready for transport from the cane fields to the processing plant, this mountain sits near the mouth of a couple of bays on the Atlantic Ocean.				Christ the Redeemer statue This statue overlooks the city of Rio de Janeiro and has become a world famous landmark and emblem of the city

To get to the top of Sugarloaf Mountain, we had to take a cable car. See the little dots to the left of the peak? That's the cable car!	Here is a view of Sugarloaf from the first stage of the cable car trip	Here is a view of the little bay from the first stage of the cable car trip.	This view is looking at Sugarloaf Mountain from the first stop on the cable car ascent.	To get up the mountain to see the statue requires a tram ride.	In the tram - Lorie Felton and Alan Kramer sit behind some non-Fulbright program travelers.	As the tram went up the mountain, this is the kind of view that would peek out from behind the trees.

Most of the Fulbright participants during the trip up to Sugarloaf Mountain.	A view of Rio de Janeiro from the top of Sugarloaf Mountain	Here is the same bay from the picture above except this one is from the top of Sugarloaf.	This view shows the Christ the Redeemer statue from the top of Sugarloaf Mountain. It's just peeking out of the clouds on the left.	At the top, it was cloudy, but the Christ the Redeemer statue is still impressive.	The statue is made out of concrete covered with small pieces of soapstone.	Here are the ABAC faculty participants in front of the Christ the Redeemer statue.

				This is the view down on the Ipanema Beach area of the city from the statue.		We were really up in the clouds on the day we went up to the statue.
Carnival Rio is also well known for its annual Carnival - though we didn't get to see the real thing, we did get to see some of the costumes during a show that demonstrated the Brazilian cultural heritage of dance and music

	Carnival is known (in part) for its scantily clad women - well, that was in this show, too.	These are some of the musicians that performed for the show.	Here begins the parade of "over the top" Carnival costumes.	The movement of the dresses was very impressive - very eye-catching.	Of course, the costumes were big.

	Just standing in the costumes looked to be a chore for some of the dancers.	This red dress was stunningly vibrant.	The corona of golden feathers on this dress is huge. It took a lot of concentration for the dancer to just turn around.	Not as big, but certainly very eye-catching.	This is probably the biggest costume, and it looked very heavy, and it was on the smallest dancer.
An afternoon city tour of various parts of Rio de Janeiro				Our visit to the city of Niteroi - across the bay from Rio

This is the cathedral in Rio - another design by Oscar Niemeyer	This is the last remaining operating trolley in Rio, which used to have hundreds of them - this one took us up on of the many hills of Rio into a fascinating neighborhood	On the trolley ride we caught a glimpse of the Christ the Redeemer statue overlooking the city	An interesting building in the older part of downtown Rio	The ferry from Rio de Janeiro to Niteroi	The ship terminal in Niteroi	Here the Fulbright group is visiting the art museum in Niteroi

A church in the downtown area of Rio	Another interesting view in the old part of downtown - one of the narrow side streets that connect many larger avenues	This is a fairly typical street scene in one of the many retail areas of Rio	This is the water station that was built during the royal period in Rio - when the King of Portugal had Rio de Janeiro as the capital city of the Portuguese kingdom	The art museum in Niteroi - another design by Oscar Niemeyer		Another view of the museum
Copacabana Beach Of course Rio is known for its beaches - our hotel was located near Copacabana Beach. Most of these pictures were taken early in the morning before people started coming to the beaches in large numbers				Our final presentations - the last of the academic elements of the program

One of the many beachfront kiosk restaurants	The Rio de Janeiro marathon was run along the beach near the hotel	Some people on the beach	Another scene of the beach	Several of the Fulbright participants at the final set of academic presentations - l-r: Genie Bryan, Jameka Fields, Celeste Walley-Jean, Becky Martin	The first presenter, Prof. Eduardo Gomez, gives a historical overview of Rio de Janeiro	Prof. Nissar Messari, our second presenter, talks about the current foreign policy of Brazil