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Public Policy
Think Tanks debate alternatives to fight fake news and bots, in Washington
From November 2-3, FGV’s Department of Public Policy Analysis (DAPP) participated in the international forum ‘Policy Research vs. Alternative Facts: Will Think Tanks Become the Casualties in the Guerrilla War of Ideas?’ held by University of Pennsylvania in partnership with Fundação Getulio Vargas. The event, held in Washington...
Energy
International guest discusses Brazil's outlook in natural gas market
FGV Energy will host a lecture with Kenneth B. Medlock III, PhD in Economics from Rice University, on November 29 at 2:30 p.m. The meeting is part of the series “Energy in Focus – Strategies and Challenges for the Future” and will address the topic “Perspectives for Brazil’s insertion in a future natural gas...
Social Sciences
Book addresses history of Africa and African descendants in Brazil
The history of Africa is much more than what has been taught for years in schools. With the purpose of exploring some of these neglected stories, giving special attention to the African societies that are directly related to Brazilian history, professor of FGV’s School of Social Sciences (CPDOC), Ynaê Lopes dos Santos...
Institutional
FGV Athletics Association wins inter-student tournament in Minas Gerais
Fundação Getulio Vargas also stands out in sports competitions. For the first time, FGV has won the UniversiCopa, a tournament that brought together athletic associations from nine institutions of Rio de Janeiro in the city of Juiz de Fora, in Minas Gerais. The FGV Rio Academic Athletics Association (...
Think tank
Brazil’s State Government Bankruptcy Law
Social Sciences
Call for papers: International Congress proposes debate on digital humanities
FGV’s School of Social Sciences (CPDOC) and UNIRIO will host the 1^st International Conference on Digital Humanities in Rio de Janeiro from April 9-13, 2018. The event is a unique opportunity for researchers, professors and students of Art, Culture and of the Social, Human, Exact and Computational Sciences ...
Law
Ministers participate in closing of Oral History of Supreme Court project
The project Oral History of the Supreme Court has reached its final phase. On November 24, at 11:00 a.m., at FGV’s Cultural Center (Praia de Botafogo, 186. Rio de Janeiro), the last six books of the collection will be released, which tell the story of Brazil's Supreme Federal Court from the trajectory of its ministers during the first 25...
Energy
International seminar unites experts to discuss policies, incentives, and regulation of smart grids
FGV Energy researcher Felipe Gonçalves will be one of the lecturers at the ‘International Seminar on Policies, Incentives and Regulation of Smart Grids’. The event, organized by the Brazilian National Committee of Production and Transmission of Electricity (Cigré-Brasil), will be held on December 4-7, in Rio de...
Institutional
Women’s rights: researcher presents study on feminism and labor laws in Brazil
The Laboratory for Labor and Social Movement Studies (LEMT) of FGV’s School of Social Sciences (CPDOC) will hold the lecture ‘Women’s rights – Feminism and labor legislation (1917-1937)’ on November 16 at 2 p.m. The event will feature research by Gláucia Fraccaro (PUC-Campinas) and comments by Fabiana...
Institutional
FGV joins itinerary of South American Biennial of Contemporary Art
FGV is part of BIENALSUR – International Biennial of Contemporary Art of South America. The initiative will connect 32 cities from 16 countries throughout the world, bringing together more than 250 artists and curators from the five continents under the idea of creating a global network of associative institutional...
Administration
Event proposes debate on Angola’s challenges amid global financial and economic order
Fundação Eduardo dos Santos (FESA), from Angola, held the 21^st Technical-Scientific Journey from October 24 - 27. The event, with the theme ‘Angola in light of the current global financial and economic order’, was attended by the Executive Manager of FGV’s Center for Cooperation with Africa and Portugal (NuCAP) and...
Institutional
Experts discuss judicial recovery from legal, economic and social perspectives
FGV Projetos will hold the second edition of the seminar ‘Judicial Recovery from Legal, Economic and Social Perspectives’, on November 13, starting at 9 a.m. in Sao Paulo. The event will be held in the auditorium of FGV’s Sao Paulo School of Business Administration (EAESP) (Av. 9 de Julho, 2029). The objective of the meeting is...
Economics
Brazil Business Confidence increases and reaches highest level since July 2014
The Business Confidence Index (ICE) calculated by FGV’s Brazilian Institute of Economics (IBRE) advanced 2.6 points in October, reaching 90.3 points, the highest level since July 2014 (91.3 points).
“The recovery of business confidence gained consistency in recent months with a more expressive advance of current...
Public Policy
International Congress discusses fake news and manipulation of election debates on social networks
On November 3, FGV’s Department of Public Policy Analysis (DAPP) participated in the 3^rd Annual Conference organized by the Center for the Study of Media and Society in Argentina (MESO), to present a study that compares the patterns of use and dissemination of Fake News during electoral periods in Brazil and abroad....
Economics
Inflation for low-income Brazilian families advances in October
The Consumer Price Index - Class 1 (CPI-C1) for October showed a variation of 0.42%, which is 0.67 percentage points above the rate for September, when the index recorded a variation of -0.25%. With this result, the indicator accrues an increase of 1.89% in the year and 2.14% in the past 12 months. In October, the CPI-...
Administration
Event discusses consumer behavior in the digital age
Every day, social media promotes changes in the behavior of consumers and other stakeholders, so that they are more alert, informed, and critical. To discuss the issue and seek to understand all the changes and new consumption patterns influenced by the digital age, in order to optimize the value creation process, FGV held the...
Institutional
FGV contributes to development of Brazilian borders
FGV’s Latin American Center for Public Policy (CLPP) has been closely monitoring Brazil’s border activities with its neighboring countries. Over the past two years, it has participated in different activities involving the integration of Brazil’s borders with Paraguay, Peru, and ...
Law
Challenges of taxation in the digital age: Internet of Things and the Concept of Permanent Establishment
The Taxation and New Technologies Group of the Tax Law Center of the Professional Master's Degree from FGV Direito SP and the Center for Higher Studies (CEAE) of the National Treasury Attorney of the 3rd Region will hold a round table, on November 9, to discuss regulatory and tax challenges related to the Internet of Things and the...
Law
Disruptive Technologies: Challenges of Law and Technology in the 21st Century
The meeting, which will articulate the discussions on the current Brazilian scenario for the implementation of regulations for new technologies, will be attended by researchers, leaders, and agents of the Brazilian and foreign markets. The highlighted topics are issues that play important roles in the daily lives of those in Brazil...
Social Sciences
Soccer stadiums and territoriality: New Maracanã case
Lecture by the geographer Fernando da Costa Ferreira, professor at the Benjamin Constant Institute and PhD in Geography from the State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ). The researcher will present his doctoral thesis on Maracanã, presenting results of his field research, reflecting on the architectural changes of the stadium after...