“BRAZIL DAY 2011” - BRAZIL TRANSFORMED: Rising of Today’s Newest Superpower - NY Times Culture Reporter & Author Larry Rohter February 4, 2011

World’s Fifth Largest Country (population); Eighth (economy)

Brazil is MORE than Carnival, the samba, soccer, beautiful beaches and The Girl from Impanema. The nation has emerged from an underachiever to one with economic and political clout … ready to take the world’s center stage by hosting the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics.

Open to “Anyone with an Interest in Brazil” - Free of Charge

2:30-2:45 pm - Introduction and Welcome - Claudia G. Green, PhD, Associate Professor of Management and Director of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Pace University. Dr. Green has led over 250 students and faculty on 10 field studies to Brazil since 2000. On eight other visits, she spoke at professional conferences and worked on community-based projects in the Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest.

2:45- 3:15 pm - Larry Rohter, author of "Brazil on the Rise: The Story of a Country Transformed." Critics have said that he knows the country better than Brazilians themselves. Rohter served 14 years as a Newsweek correspondent in Rio de Janeiro and later as bureau chief there for The New York Times. He is currently a culture reporter for The New York Times.

3:15-3:30 pm - Panel discussion and questions/answers

3:30-4:15 pm - Miguel Jeronimo, Director Brazil Tourism Embratur, North America

4:15-5:00 pm - Thiago Guimarães, Development Officer, Brazil Foundation, NYC, which raises funds in the U.S. for the purpose of sponsoring qualified social investments in Brazil

Honorary Guest: Jordan Young, PhD, Pace University Professor Emeritus, Brazilianist scholar.

5:30- 7:30 pm – Reception for those attending “Brazil Day 2011” at the restaurant Barzinho, 225 West Broadway, Tribeca (cash bar). RSVP requested.

WHAT: “Brazil Day 2011” at Pace University

WHEN: February 4, 2011, 2:30 – 5:00 presentations with reception at Barzinho at 5:30

WHERE: Pace University, One Pace Plaza, Lecture Hall North (ID needed for security pass)

GENERAL PUBLIC RSVP: Claudia G. Green, PhD, cgreen@pace.edu, 646-523-8270