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The Index of Confidence in the Brazilian Justice System (ICJBrasil), measured by FGV's São Paulo Law School (FGV Direito SP) in the second and third quarters of 2014 found that only 29% of the population relies on the judiciary as an institution capable of solving their conflicts. The percentage is the same as that recorded in the second half...
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Former student of the professional master's degree in Cultural and Social Projects of FGV's School of Social Sciences (FGV/CPDOC), Silva Armando Dunduro was named Minister of Culture and Tourism of Mozambique this year. He was previously provincial director of culture and director of the Culture House of the city of Beira.His master's thesis...
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The Center for Crime and Punishment Studies at FGV's São Paulo Law School (FGV Direito SP) and the National Association of Human Rights, Research and Graduate Studies (ANDHEP) opened a public call to gather documents and materials related to the October 2, 1992 massacre at Carandiru prison, which resulted in the murder of 111 inmates. The...
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Marco Vannucchi, professor at FGV's School of Social Sciences (FGV/CPDOC), will be one of the speakers at the 28th National History Symposium that will take place on July 27-31 in the city of Florianópolis.Professors Marco Vannucchi (FGV/CPDOC) and Andrei Koerner (UNICAMP) will present the thematic symposium History and Law, that aims to...
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The General Price Index ? Market (IGP-M) calculated by FGV's Brazilian Institute of Economics (FGV/IBRE), recorded a 0.98% change in March, above the recorded change in February at 0.27%. In 12 months, the IGP-M recorded a 3.16% increase. The index is calculated based on prices collected between the 21th day of the previous month and the 20th...
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FGV's Rio de Janeiro Law School (FGV Direito Rio) is a private institution with the country's largest passing rate in the 14th Unified Bar Exam. According to the list published by the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB) in February, the School also achieved the first place overall among courses of Rio de Janeiro, considering institutions with at...
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FGV Projects, in partnership with the Financial Times, one of the most respected newspapers in the world, conducted a new study about the profile of the Brazilian competitiveness, published in a special section on last Tuesday' edition (March 26). The Financial Times is distributed to more than 1 million people worldwide.The study analyzed the...
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FGV's Brazilian Institute of Economics (FGV/Ibre) and FGV/EPGE - Brazilian School of Economics and Finance hosted, last March 16, the seminar Matching, Sorting and the Distributional Effects of International Trade.The seminar, presented by Professor Gene Grossman, from Princeton University, offered a discussion on the Brazilian and global trade...
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It will not be easy to place the Brazilian economy back in track towards growth, due, among other factors, to a reduction of GDP (Gross Domestic Product), depreciation of the real, high inflation, the low investment confidence of businesses and consumers and deterioration in the labor market. With the end of the first quarter of 2015,...
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Last Wednesday, March 25, FGV Energy welcomed the CEO of Pré- Sal Petróleo S.A. (PPSA), Oswaldo Pedrosa, for another edition of the lecture program called Energia em Foco. The project's purpose is to gather professionals in the energy sector every month, to discuss the political, economic and technological challenges to be overcome for the...
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The executive Adriano Machado, MBA in Foreign Trade graduate student from FGV, was named president of Höganäs Brazil Ltda. and responsible for the South America region. His entrance into office will be on April 1. Working at Höganäs Brazil for five years in sales and supply chain areas, Adriano currently was the company's Commercial Director....
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FGV's São Paulo Law School (FGV Direito SP) welcomed last Saturday, April 21, a group of 40 experts in public safety and federal government authorities to discuss the relevance of a national pact for homicide reduction. Among the experts, the event was attended by the Justice Minister, José Eduardo Cardozo, Minister Ideli Salvatti, of the Human...
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In celebration of the 450 years of Rio, happened this month, the book Rio de Janeiro: uma cidade na história (Rio de Janeiro: a city in history) got a new edition. Organized by Marieta de Moraes Ferreira, the work keeps the main axis of the original publication of 2000: clearly show the dynamic of Rio's political field and relate this...
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FGV's Brazilian School of Public and Business Administration (FGV/Ebape) in partnership with Princeton University (USA) held the International and Comparative Political Economy of Emerging Nations conference on March 16-17, at Fundação Getulio Vargas' main offices in Botafogo. About 30 foreign academics and researchers, from universities such...
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An innovative program in search of renowned researchers in the academic field. This is the proposal of Fellows in Rio, the scholarship program for doctoral students and PhDs offered by FGV's Rio de Janeiro Law School (FGV Direito Rio). The program is welcoming applications for its second edition and those interested should apply until April 15...
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Luciana de Oliveira Ramos and Ligia Paula Pires Pinto Sica, professors at FGV's São Paulo Law School (FGV Direito SP) and members of the Research Group on Law and Gender, took part in the debates to celebrate the International Women's Day on March 13. The event, held at the Intercontinental Hotel, was organized by the Institute of Lawyers of...
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Until March 31, Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) and ZEIT - Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius will hold, in Rio de Janeiro, the second Latin American Forum of Global Governance (LAF). With the purpose of encouraging leadership among young professionals, the Forum aims to promote international discussion on current political, economic, social and...
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Last March 20, Fundação Getulio Vargas had a visit of the rector of the Federal University of ABC (UFABC), Professor Klaus Capelle, in order to strengthen the ties between the institutions and promote the exchange of knowledge and skills between FGV Energy and the university. UFABC, created in 2005 and completing its first 10-year anniversary...
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Professor Alexandre Morelli, coordinator of the Center for International Relations based at the School of Social Sciences (FGV/CPDOC), delivered the opening lecture of the Contemporary History Course, ? Dilemmas and Roadblocks of the Present?, together with Professor Francisco Carlos Teixeira da Silva, of IUPERJ. The course was offered by the...
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Undergraduate students of Business Administration at the Brazilian School of Public and Business Administration (FGV/EBAPE), in Rio de Janeiro, will have the opportunity to experience the corporate world and develop projects for Coca-Cola Brasil. A strategic cooperation and professional training agreement, developed by the management of Coca...
