With spring break over and classes back in session, are you already bored of studying and need to relax by doing something different? Or, are you interested in knowing and experiencing foreign languages and different cultures? If so, you will likely enjoy International Week at Illinois. Our university appoints the second week of April as […]
Tag: Brazil
Ready for Rio? Part 2: 2016 Olympics Update
With the wintry weather starting to fade here in Illinois – we hope! – the 2016 Summer Olympic Games feel like they’re just around the corner. The Olympics will take place from August 5th to August 21st, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Much has been said, debated, and certainly achieved in relation to the […]
A View into the Lemann Institute for Brazilian Studies
The Lemann Institute for Brazilian Studies was established at the University of Illinois in 2009. This institute promotes research and instruction about Brazil. The mission of the institute is to foster “knowledge and understanding of Brazil across disciplines and colleges.” In order to do this, the center provides fellowships and grants to students. How exactly […]
Ready for Rio?
In about a year and a half from now, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil will host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. This past summer, Brazil hosted the FIFA World Cup. Leading up to the event there was no small degree of controversy, fueled in large part by popular protests against the status quo‘s apparent focus on its international image rather than on […]
Portuguese and Other World Languages by the Numbers
The above infographic is highly informative: Given the amount of individuals who actually speak a living language, the number of U.S. students currently studying those languages may be completely disproportionate. Clearly this is the case of French, which, for historical and geographic reasons, has been Americans’ and other native Anglophones’ foreign language of choice par […]