| Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce, Inc. | 485 Madison Avenue, Suite 401, New York, NY 10022 | (212) 751-4691
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The Brazil Summit is one of the most important events in the Chamber’s annual calendar. The discussion provided by the conference this year will highlight important issues that will play a major role in helping Brazil to overcome the challenges it faces today. Government officials, business leaders, members of the international financial community, and academia will have the opportunity to discuss and evaluate key developments affecting the Brazilian economy, as well as the current political, economic, and investment outlook for Brazil. |
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Keynote Speakers Paulo Guedes , Minister, Ministry of Economy Gustavo Montezano, President, BNDES
Speakers Bringing Sustainable Investment and ESG to Brazil Jan Amrit Poser, Managing Director, Chief Strategist & Head Sustainability, Bank J. Safra Sarasin Ltd Marina Procknor, Partner, Mattos Filho Bayer Executive - (To Be Confirmed) Citigroup Executive - (To Be Confirmed)
Brazil Economic and Political Outlook Joaquim Levy, Former Chief Financial Officer for the World Bank Group; Director of Economic Strategy and Market Relations, Banco Safra S.A. Caio Megale, Chief Economist, XP Investimentos Thiago de Aragão, Partner, ArkoAdvice Ismael Orenstein, Portfolio Manager, Emerging Markets, PIMCO
Moderators: Drausio Giacomelli, Head of Emerging Markets Research, Deutsche Bank Paulo Vieira da Cunha, Partner, VERBANK Consulting, LLC |
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This event is organized by the Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Brazil-US Business Council, with the sponsorship of HSBC, J. Safra Group, and Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr. e Quiroga Advogados. |
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| | Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce, Inc. | 485 Madison Avenue, Suite 401, New York, NY 10022 | (212) 751-4691
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As we near the end of Women’s History Month, there’s no better time to celebrate the power that lies inside every girl and pay it forward to the next generation of inspiring young women.
That’s why I’m so thrilled that tonight POPSUGAR is hosting “Girl Talk: Knowledge Is Our Superpower,” a virtual event dedicated to girls’ education and empowerment and featuring the stories of the Girls Opportunity Alliance.
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You’ll get to meet girls all over the world, hear a musical performance from Kelly Clarkson, and get advice about how to pursue your goals and support each other. Auli’i Cravalho will share why it’s so important for girls to dream big. Maitreyi Ramakrishnan will discuss how girls can carve out their own paths, even when they’re the first or the only person to try something new. And Marsai Martin will teach a new course: Stepping Into Your Power 101. Along the way we’ll be joined by many other special guests, all in support of adolescent girls’ education around the world and our work with the Girls Opportunity Alliance.
I also can’t wait to introduce you to two remarkable students during the special: Sonali Pathak from India and Turipamue Kazohua from Namibia, who are both 15 years old and who joined me and Lilly Singh for a conversation about what their education has been like during the pandemic. Of course, these young women faced challenges to getting an education even before COVID-19, but organizations in the Girls Opportunity Alliance community have helped them to keep learning while remaining healthy and safe. Tonight you’ll learn about their challenges and their dreams, from Turipamue’s love for the debate club at her school to Sonali’s favorite karate lessons in her community. These young women are going to inspire you as much as they inspire me—I know it. And the truth is, there are girls like them in every corner of the globe, who are eager to learn and absolutely determined to get an education worthy of their promise. So join us tonight, and then do your part to pay it forward to the next generation of young women. We’ve made it easy to do just that by releasing a new fundraising toolkit on the Girls Opportunity Alliance website that will help you to take action, from hosting a virtual trivia night to leading a solo fun run—and if you’re a parent, you can do this with your kids and show them what it means to give back. You can watch the special tonight at 9 PM ET at POPSUGAR and TLC, or catch an encore presentation at 10 PM ET on OWN. So I hope you’ll spread the word and tune in to join us in celebration of all of the women and girls in your life and all around the world. I hope this special hour of girl power motivates and inspires you to help us ensure the world knows that, as Sonali says, “girls are magic.” —Michelle |
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| HUGE NEWS: Today the For the People Act received its first-ever hearing in the Senate. And guess who was asked to testify? None other than NDRC Chair Eric H. Holder, Jr.! Sula, will you help us mark this momentous day by making a donation to keep pushing the For the People Act forward? A.G. Holder did his part -- now it's up to us to do ours. Let's show him that we're with him every step of the way until the For the People Act is LAW. Pitch in now: Thank you for everything you're doing to restore democracy, Team NDRC Since 2017, the NDRC has executed a comprehensive redistricting strategy that shifts the redistricting power, creating fair districts where Democrats can compete. Our victories have been made possible by our strong community of grassroots supporters. If you want to receive periodic updates from the NDRC on our fight for fair maps, text MAPS to 36787. Text HELP for help, STOP to end. Msg & Data rates may apply.
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Good morning! From our parents to finance gurus, everyone tells us to invest in our future. Read on to see how Norway is investing in the future for all of us, meet the Black Trumpian looking to carry the former president’s baton, learn about the ancient roots of gender fluidity and prep for the awards season by watching fantasy films everyone’s raving about. |
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| | | 1. ‘Common Sense Steps’That’s how President Joe Biden described gun control measures he’ll push in the aftermath of mass shootings in Boulder, Colorado, and Atlanta, Georgia, that killed 18 people over the last week. The proposals include stricter background checks and bans on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. Will these steps win approval from a divided Senate? Vote on Twitter or here. (Sources: NYT, CNN) |
| 2. Dodgy Data?U.S. health officials have suggested that pharma giant AstraZeneca cited old data on the efficacy of its COVID-19 vaccine, which it claimed on Monday was 79 percent successful against the disease. The firm said it would issue updated trial data. (Sources: WSJ, Bloomberg) |
| 3. Comeback ChanceBrazil’s Supreme Court has ruled that a judge who convicted former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on corruption charges was biased, paving the way for da Silva to challenge incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro in 2022 elections. Over in Israel meanwhile, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed victory in the country’s fourth election in two years, but faces tough negotiations with other parties needed to form a governing coalition. (Sources: Al Jazeera, Jerusalem Post) |
| 4. Suez CrisisA 1,300-foot container ship headed for the Netherlands has run aground in the Suez Canal, blocking one of the world’s busiest maritime arteries that connects Europe and Asia and causing a huge cargo vessel backup. (Source: BBC) |
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| | Ezell Holley, a 91-year-old Texas resident, had to move with his family to a budget hotel during the state’s recent freakish winter storm. To keep their spirits up, the family hung a sign outside their room door calling it the “Waldorf Astoria.” Now a real Waldorf Astoria hotel in Rome has invited Holley, who once visited the city as a GI in 1957, for a free stay after seeing his granddaughter’s Twitter posts. |
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| | | The flowers are blooming and the world is slowly starting to reopen, so you'll want to make sure you spring into the season in style. We have just the thing: our favorite sneakers from Cariuma. These colorful kicks are crazy comfy and sustainably made. Get an OZY-exclusive $15 off with code OZY15 to step out in style this spring. |
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| | 2024'S TRUMPSAs America grapples with former President Donald Trump’s legacy, others could borrow from his playbook to mount a march toward the presidency. |
| | 2. Kimberly KlacikThe Black Republican from Maryland seemed destined for a Candace Owens-type rise after shooting a viral ad walking through a dilapidated Baltimore district and complaining about the city’s Democratic leadership. The attention earned her a spot speaking at Trump’s RNC Convention and more than $8 million in campaign contributions. While she eventually lost that race by 43.6 percent, Klacik sure knows how to draw eyeballs if she wants to mount a similar suicide mission on the presidential stage. |
| 3. Dave PortnoyThe trolling founder of media company Barstool Sports has survived attempts to cancel him, plus landed a rare one-on-one with Trump. Portnoy also showed his populist appeal by switching to stock market hobbyism, leading what Bloomberg calls “an army of day traders” and giving him some cachet with the anti-Wall Street crowd that fueled the Gamestop stock surge. Ideologically inconsistent while consistently outrageous, perhaps nobody is more like Trump than the millionaire business bro. In March, Portnoy announced his candidacy in typically impulsive fashion, tweeting after seeing a poll that showed him with 0 percent support. |
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| | KARAOKE: STREETER VS. SPARKS |
| You're at the bar (in a post-COVID world) and Don't Go Breaking My Heart comes on. For today's March Matchup from The Carlos Watson Show, which of these singing superstars are you pulling in to be your karaoke duet partner:Sevyn Streeter orJordin Sparks? Watch both on the show and cast your vote. |
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| ECONOMIC SECRETS OF SAVING FORESTSDevastating floods in Australia have once again underscored the mounting dangers of climate change. Can these economic attempts to save the planet’s lungs — our forests — work? |
| 1. Pay Countries for ItNorway pays developing nations that save their tropical forests $10 per ton of carbon dioxide avoided. And that’s double its earlier payments, as it tries to incentivize countries and communities to move away from income sources that encourage deforestation. |
| 2. Cash Handouts Save ForestsGreen shoots for the economy can go hand in hand with literal green shoots. Researchers have found that a cash payment program targeted at the rural poor in Indonesia also led to a 30 percent reduction in deforestation, as struggling communities tend to clear more farmland. |
| 3. Solving the Forest-Food ConflictBut you don’t need to pay communities to prevent deforestation. Gambia is increasing agricultural productivity and growing forests. It’s doing so by transferring the stewardship of forests to local communities. Deforestation rates are two to three times lower when indigenous people and local communities own forests. Read more on OZY. |
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| | ‘OTHER’ SEXESThe revolution in sexual identities isn’t a recent phenomenon. In fact, traditional societies around the world have long accepted that gender is anything but binary. |
| 1. MuxeThey’re born male,dress like women and have relationships with men. From Mexico's Oaxaca region, they’re a centuries-old third gender. Discriminated against heavily in a conservative nation where homosexuality is frowned upon, a young generation of the Muxe — pronounced as “mu-shay” — is carving out a new identity. Read more on OZY. |
| 2. HijrasIndia's community of hijras (transgender women and intersex people) once enjoyed respect as Hindu devotees of Lord Rama. But in a postcolonial nation influenced almost subconsciously by Victorian mores and a prudish reading of India’s past, today many are forced to survive off of sex work, and have been hit especially hard by the pandemic. |
| 3. Yan Daudu“Men who act like women” … that’s what yan daudu means in Nigeria’s Hausa language. For years, they were tolerated, even celebrated in some communities. Now, as the religious right gains strength across Nigeria, yan daudu are being pushed to the fringes of society, vulnerable to persecution. |
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| | GREAT NEW FANTASY DRAMASGot a stomach for the otherworldly? These movies are drawing major plaudits ahead of the year’s film award ceremonies. |
| 1. ‘La Llorona’The legend of La Llorona — the weeping woman who killed her children to be with her lover — might well haunt you on big screens this year. A former Guatemalan military leader stands trial for the genocide of the Mayan people. But justice can take many forms, and the courtroom is only one of them. Marrying horror and fantasy with themes of social justice, this Guatemalan film is a powerful commentary about Latin American politics. |
| 2. ‘Night of the Kings’Deep inside an Ivory Coast forest sits a unique jail run by a prisoner. To survive there, a man called the “Roman” must weave fantastical stories for fellow inmates. It’s an allegory for the power of stories to help escape reality. Will this brilliant tale end in survival? |
| 3. ‘Impetigore’Two women fail to make it in the big city and return home to the promise of an inheritance — but back in their village, they get much more than they bargained for. Impetigorehasn’t won an Oscar nomination, but it could still propel Indonesian cinema to global attention the way Parasite did for South Korea’s film industry. |
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