São Paulo January 4Th to 20Th, 2012

MENTORING AND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION IN BRAZIL (MLAB)

São Paulo

January 4th to 20th, 2012

Partner Institutions

Harvard University David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies (DRCLAS)

www.drclas.harvard.edu/brazil/student/mlab Caros participantes (Dear Participants),

Sejam bem-vindos! It is a joy to have such a diverse, talented and dedicated group of students together from Harvard and throughout Brazil for the first edition of the Mentoring and Language Acquisition in Brazil (MLAB) program. Parabéns to all of you on your acceptances. The 15 Harvard College mentors in MLAB were selected from over 60 applicants. The 15 Brazilian mentees from Belo Horizonte, MG; Fortaleza, CE; Porto Alegre, RS; Rio de Janeiro, RJ; São José dos Campos, SP and São Paulo, SP join the program after successfully navigating extremely competitive scholarship selection processes in their sponsoring organizations and having interviews in English via Skype from afar.

MLAB was inspired by our positive experiences running collaborative Harvard-Brazil programs over the past five years and by the exciting opportunity to help eliminate barriers to internationalization in Brazil and at Harvard. President Dilma Rousseff recently announced the goal of offering 100 thousand scholarships to Brazilians seeking to study in foreign universities. There is a talented pool of young students in Brazil with incredible life stories, overwhelming potential and an admirable eagerness to take advantage of the chance to study abroad. A large percentage of the most talented candidates, however, lack sufficient English-language abilities and direct contact with inspiring role models. Meanwhile, interest in Brazil at Harvard has skyrocketed in recent years. Despite the image of Cristo blasting off on the cover of the Economist magazine and growth of over 150% in the number of students studying Portuguese at Harvard, Portuguese language skills continue to be a major obstacle to substantive engagement in and with the country. MLAB aims to eliminate these barriers and to create a more solid, broader foundation for international collaboration with Brazil.

As you will read in the pages of this packet and – more interestingly – learn from each other in the hostel where you will all be staying, the backgrounds of MLAB participants are as diverse as they are impressive. Participating Harvard students come from Canada, Columbia, Costa Rica, Indonesia, Kenya, Peru, and various states in the U.S. Many are the first in their families to attend college. Most could not be at Harvard without significant or full financial aid. Participants from Brazil, all originally from public schools, have shown exceptional commitment to learning and to overcoming major obstacles. We are targeting life-changing experiences for both groups. Harvard students, please take full advantage of your weeks in Brazil to explore this fascinating country. We would love to have you back as participants in formal programs or to help you chart your own course. Amigos brasileiros, please make the most of this opportunity to learn from your mentors and don‘t hesitate to ask questions.

To our MLAB partners from Colégio Bandeirantes, EducationUSA, Instituto Embraer, Instituto Ling, Instituto Queiroz Jereissati and iSmart, thank you for believing in this program, for your advice and suggestions along the way, for supporting your students and for your collaboration in getting ideas off of paper and into practice. We owe you and the many individuals who have generously agreed to participate in MLAB our warmest and most sincere thanks. You are certain to inspire the MLAB participants to dream big and to continue to work hard to achieve their goals. Finally, we would like to thank Mateo Corby (Harvard College 2011 and Post-graduation Fellow in Harvard‘s DRCLAS Brazil Office) for his enthusiasm for and commitment to MLAB. Grande abraço,

Jason Dyett Marina de Moura Program Diretor, Brazil Office Student Programs Coordinator Harvard University – David Rockefeller Center for Latin Harvard University – David Rockefeller Center for American Studies Latin American Studies

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS ...... 3

PROGRAM OVERVIEW ...... 4 OBJECTIVES ...... 4 CORE FEATURES OF PROGRAM ...... 4 STUDENT PROFILES ...... 5 MENTOR-MENTEE INTERACTION & PARTICIPANT ACTIVITIES ...... 7

MLAB PROGRAM AGENDA ...... 8

PARTNER INSTITUTIONS...... 16

HARVARD PARTICIPANTS ...... 17

BRAZILIAN PARTICIPANTS ...... 18

MLAB GUEST SPEAKERS ...... 19

MLAB BIOGRAPHIES ...... 20 HARVARD STUDENTS...... 20 BRAZILIAN STUDENTS ...... 26

HARVARD COLLEGE & BRAZILIAN STUDENT PARTICIPANT PAIRS ...... 30

MLAB BREAKOUT GROUPS ...... 32

STAFF ...... 33

USEFUL CONTACT INFORMATION ...... 34

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Brazil‘s President, Dilma Rousseff, recently announced the goal of offering 75 thousand scholarships to Brazilians seeking to study in foreign universities by 2014. There is a talented pool of young students in Brazil with incredible life stories, overwhelming potential and an admirable eagerness to take advantage of the chance to study abroad. A large percentage of the most talented candidates, however, lack sufficient English-language abilities and direct contact with inspiring role models who understand what it takes to make it to a place like Harvard. The Mentoring and Language Acquisition in Brazil (MLAB) program aims to help eliminate those barriers for the next generation of Brazil‘s leaders while simultaneously providing Harvard College students a unique cultural immersion experience in one of the world‘s most vibrant and forward-thinking countries.

During this program, 15 carefully-selected Harvard College students will work to inspire 15 young Brazilians through a one-on-one college prep mentorship, focused group discussions, and fun hands-on activities. The Brazilian students from around the country are being chosen with the help of local partners based on their extraordinary commitment to learning, demonstrated resolve to overcome socioeconomic obstacles, and ability – with mentoring – to successfully apply to and succeed in top-tier international university programs.

Objectives:  Inspire Brazilian high school students to see English fluency as an achievable goal that will help them reach their highest academic and personal dreams  Foster positive intercultural exchange and investment between students who have already made it to Harvard and students who are on the same path  Develop a model of mentoring that can be adopted more broadly and have impact at scale  Establish program that provides Harvard students with a clear path to deeper Brazil engagement  Strengthen network of collaborations between Harvard and existing partner institutions in Brazil through a shared, hands-on initiative

Core Features of Program:  Highly-selective application process o 63 Harvard students applied for 15 spots. Selection process was headed by Harvard‘s DRCLAS Brazil Office with outreach support from College students and student groups. Multiple countries represented. Interviews of all finalists o Partner organizations in Brazil interview thousands of candidates from public schools and successfully identify and support exceptional candidates in multiple locations throughout the country  Harvard College students matched with high-potential, high-need Brazilians ages 14

to 16  1:1 ratio of Harvard College mentors and high-potential Brazilian mentees o 15 students from Harvard and 15 students from Brazil  Inter-institutional o Program is a tool for strengthening and selectively extending key Harvard/Brazil partnerships  Need-blind selection in Brazil and at Harvard o Harvard students volunteer their time. Given high financial need, participants receive substantial financial aid. o Brazilian students selected based on their exceptional commitment to learning. Partner organizations sponsor costs of Brazilian participants.  Immersion experience o Students from Brazil and abroad will reside in a hostel during the program along with three program coordinators from the Harvard Brazil Office o Portuguese immersion for Harvard students (outside of mentoring duties) o English immersion for Brazilian students (all one-on-one mentoring during activities will be conducted in English)

Student Profiles:

 MLAB seeks to attract the most talented young Brazilians from underprivileged backgrounds and the Harvard College students most able to inspire them. We are targeting life-changing experiences for both groups, which requires extremely careful participant selection. There is a strong and natural fit between the target participant groups that will translate into the motivation required to help sustain interest and dedication far beyond formal program dates. Mentoring relationships begin prior to the arrival of Harvard students in Brazil. The majority of Harvard students are in the initial years of their College experience, positioning them to extending their mentoring relationships over multiple semesters and years

o Harvard College student body characteristics

. Over 70 percent of all Harvard College students receive financial aid

. Minority students comprise nearly 40 percent of the student body

. Foreign student population, drawn from more than 140 countries, makes up nearly 20 percent of total enrollment

. Nearly 20 percent of Harvard seniors applied to the Teach for America (TFA) program in 2011; 66 College '11 grads will join TFA, making Harvard the number-one contributor among medium-sized schools; 35% of African-American seniors at Harvard College applied to TFA

. Increase of more than 150% in Portuguese language study at Harvard in last decade

. During the school year, 1,400 Harvard students volunteer in 86 different service programs in the Boston-area (PBHA)

. Demand for hands-on, outside-the-classroom learning and teaching experiences is very high - several hundred Harvard students have volunteered as educators in developing countries since the inception of World Teach in 1986 o Brazilian student characteristics

. Exceptional young Brazilians who receive supplementary instruction already face very long days (often from 5am to 8pm). Making learning enjoyable is a critical success factor in sustaining their efforts to learn English

. Most Brazilian students have had few interactions with students at prestigious universities in the US, if any. This program will shatter the stereotype that most Harvard students are rich and blonde, fostering eye-opening bonds that leave students believing they can achieve anything they put their minds to

. Students from low-income families have little opportunity to travel; this program will bring together Brazilian students from throughout the country, further enhancing the variety and depth of exchanges that will take place

. Academic deficiencies are a challenge to reverse in all areas, particularly in English language acquisition

Mentor-Mentee Interaction & Participant Activities

One-on-one mentoring relationships start shortly after the selection process and before the formal program dates. Mentors and mentees are introduced to each other by program staff and partner organizations. During the program, they will participate in a range of carefully planned activities that encourage them to continue to work hard to achieve their dreams. The following table provides a high-level overview of how participants will spend their time.

Harvard College Mentor Brazilian Mentees

Formal language Harvard students will be Brazilian Students will be instruction divided into two groups based divided into two groups based on level and will have daily on level and will have daily Portuguese-language English-language instruction instruction with a Harvard TF prior to activities (with an prior to the day‘s activities emphasis on vocabulary and conversation; i.e.: college- specific vocabulary prior to university visit) Mentor-mentee While with their Brazilian Learning will take place through outings mentees, Harvard students informal conversation and will speak English and will directed discussions during daily participate in field trips, activities and field trips. All cultural visits, events, etc. mentoring activities will be conducted in English. Informal peer Harvard College students Mentees have time for informal interaction and have time to explore São group interactions and exchange integration Paulo outside of daily with their peers and their activities. DRCLAS is mentors at the hostel, where organizing several informal everyone will be staying events that include Brazilian together. Outside of activities, college students who have all participants are free to participated in Harvard converse in any language they programs in the past. would like and explore nearby areas of the city in groups (with supervision, if necessary).

Program Agenda

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Morning and early Arrival of Harvard and Brazilian students to São Paulo afternoon Harvard students will be greeted at Guarulhos International Airport by a representative of the Harvard Brazil Office; Brazilian students flying into São Paulo from other cities in the country will be accompanied by a member of their Brazilian home organization and/or met by a representative of Harvard’s DRCLAS Brazil Office. Distribution of city and metro maps.

4:00 pm Mentors and Mentees Meet each other in Person LimeTime Hostel (R. Treze de Maio, 1552, Bela Vista, São Paulo, SP; Tel. +55 11 2935 5463), where all participating students and MLAB staff will be staying for the duration of the program. We have reserved almost all of the rooms of the hostel, which is very well-sized for the group, for the program.

7:00 pm Informal Welcome Dinner near the hostel. Mentors sit with their mentees Pizzaria Speranza Bixiga, R. 13 de Maio, 1004

Thursday, January 5, 2012

8:30 – 9:30 am Continental breakfast LimeTime Hostel

9:30 – 9:45 am MLAB Objectives, Schedule, Regulations & Responsibilities Program Coordinator, Marina de Moura, and Mateo Corby will lead this brief presentation

9:45 – 10:30 am College Life in Brazil and the US Informal group conversations led by Manuela Parisi Malachias (current student at Mackenzie and Harvard DRCLAS intern), and Alberto Bueno Junior (current student at IME/USP and Harvard DRCLAS intern) LimeTime Hostel

10:30 – 11:30 am Overview of Language Study Component of the Program Each weekday morning, Brazilian and Harvard students will split into separate groups for applied language study. Adam Singerman will explain Portuguese language instruction to Harvard Students and Mateo Corby will talk about English language sessions for Brazilian participants in this session. Over the course of the program, Marina de Moura and Brazilians from partner organizations will help Harvard students who have more advanced Portuguese language skills with conversational Portuguese.

12:30 – 1:30 pm Group lunch at Sala São Paulo Praça Júlio Prestes, 16 – São Paulo - SP

2:00 – 4:00 pm Tour of the Museu da Língua Portuguesa and Estação da Luz Praça da Luz, s/nº- São Paulo – SP

4:30 – 5:00 pm Visit to Harvard University’s DRCLAS Brazil Office Av. Paulista, 1337, Bela Vista, Cj. 171

5:15 – 6:45 pm Self-introductions by Partner Organizations and Each MLAB Participant A representative from each Brazilian partner institution (Instituto Queiroz Jereissati, EducationUSA, Colégio Bandeirantes, Instituto Embraer, Instituto Ling) will provide a brief overview of her/his respective organization followed by self-introductions of students from that organization. Each student will tell one interesting fact about her/his mentee and vice versa

7:30 pm Dinner and Informal Conversation with Leticia Guimaraes Lyle (alumna of Teachers College, Columbia University & University of Pittsburgh) At or near LimeTime Hostel

Friday, January 6, 2012

8:30 – 9:30 am Continental breakfast LimeTime Hostel

9:00 – 10:30 am Portuguese language class (Adam Singerman) English language conversation and advice on preparing for college experiences abroad in the US (Mateo Corby)

11:00 am – 12:30 Walking Tour of Downtown and Visit to the Banespa Tower pm Downtown São Paulo

12:30 – 1:30 pm Lunch at Mercado Municipal

2:00 – 4:00 pm Visits to the Municipal Market and 25 de Março Street Fair Rua da Cantareira, 306 – Sé

5:00 – 6:30 pm A Conversation with Congressman José de Filippi Júnior Informal conversation with Brazilian Federal Congressman José de Filippi Júnior (Deputado Federal, PT-São Paulo; Former mayor of the city of Diadema, SP; Loeb Fellow, Harvard Graduate School of Design, 2010)

7:30 pm Dinner At or near LimeTime Hostel

Saturday, January 7, 2012

8:30 – 9:30 am Continental breakfast LimeTime Hostel

9:30am – 1:00 pm Free time in the morning

1:30 pm Traditional Feijoada at the Vai-Vai Samba School (leave hostel at 1 pm) Conversation Starters: What’s a samba school? Does your home country have

anything similar? Do you root for a specific school, and why? What’s Carnival like in Brazil? What do you normally do during Carnival? What’s the best part, and what’s the worst part? What does Brazil’s Carnival reflect about the country’s culture? What is the most important holiday in your country, and how do you celebrate it? Which important holidays are specific to your country? Quadra Social - Rua São Vicente, 276 - São Paulo – SP

Dinner Dinner will be available at LimeTime Hostel for those who wish

Sunday, January 8, 2012

Morning Continental breakfast LimeTime Hostel

10:00 am Trip to Embu das Artes, a handicrafts paradise in the state of São Paulo (departure) Conversation starters: Why do we celebrate Picasso’s pieces and overlook paintings at an outdoor market? How should art be judged? Are handicrafts sold in your hometown? What kinds? Have you ever bought arts and crafts? What 4:30 pm makes them special, or what makes them mundane? Who decides what makes (return) art special, and is it a fair decision?

7:30 pm Dinner At or near LimeTime Hostel

Monday, January 9, 2012

8:00am – 8:00 pm Trip to Santos (coast of São Paulo state) Conversation Starters: What do you like to do for fun? Did the beach play a part in your life growing up? What do you like to do there? What can leisure preferences tell about a person? What would you like to do someday that you haven’t yet had a chance to experience?

Dinner Early dinner in Santos before returning to São Paulo

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

8:00 – 9:00 am Continental breakfast LimeTime Hostel

9:00 – 10:00 am Portuguese language class (Adam Singerman) English language conversation and advice on preparing for college experiences abroad in the US (Mateo Corby)

10:45 am – 12:30 Forming the Next Generation of Leaders in Brazil pm A discussion led by entrepreneurs André Street (Founding Partner, ArpexCapital; OPM, Harvard Business School) and Thais Xavier (Executive Director, Fundação Estudar) Arpex Capital, Av. Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 2927, 11 andar

Lunch In Pinheiros near Fundação Lemann

3:00 – 4:30 pm Violence, Community and the Role of Education A conversation with Denis Mizne (Executive Director, Fundação Lemann; Founder and Former Executive Director of Sou da Paz) Fundação Lemann- Rua dos Pinheiros, 870 - 25°andar - Pinheiros

7:30 pm Dinner At or near LimeTime Hostel

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

8:30 – 9:30 am Continental breakfast LimeTime Hostel

9:30 – 11:00 am Portuguese language class (Adam Singerman) English language conversation and advice on preparing for college experiences abroad in the US (Mateo Corby)

Lunch Lunch at Shopping Paulista

2:00 – 4:30 pm Dreaming Big, Working Hard & Building Networks A conversation with Flavia Almeida (Partner, Monitor Group; Member of the Board of Overseers, Harvard University; Member of the Harvard DRCLAS Brazil Office Advisory Group) Monitor São Paulo, Praça João Duran Alonso, 34 - 10° andar, Brooklin Novo

7:00 pm “Romance de Formação” Private Film Screening At or near LimeTime Hostel

9:30 pm Late dinner at LimeTime Hostel for those who wish

Thursday, January 12, 2012

8:30 – 9:30 am Continental breakfast LimeTime Hostel

All Day Visit to the plantation of Nossa Senhora da Conceição, Itatiba Lesson from docent on the history of Brazil’s coffee trade, slavery, and immigration.

Lunch Group lunch at the plantation (1:30 pm)

Dinner Group dinner on the way back to São Paulo from the plantation

Friday, January 13, 2012

8:30 – 9:30 am Continental breakfast LimeTime Hostel

9:30 – 10:30 am Portuguese language class (Adam Singerman)

English language conversation and advice on preparing for college experiences abroad in the US (Mateo Corby)

11:00 am Visit to Ibirapuera Park and Museu Afro Brasileiro

1:30 pm Lunch near Ibirapuera Park

3:00 pm The Fundação Maria Cecilia Souto Vidigal and its Early Childhood Development Collaboration with Harvard's CDC, DRCLAS, and Leading Brazilian Universities A conversation with Eduardo Queiroz (CEO, Fundação Maria Cecilia Souto Vidigal; Harvard Kennedy School alum and Lemann Fellow, 2009 Rua Fidêncio Ramos, 195 - 4° andar, cj.42 - Vila Olímpia

7:30 pm Dinner At or near LimeTime Hostel

Saturday, January 14, 2012

Morning Continental breakfast LimeTime Hostel

12:00 pm Lunch at Restaurante Mocotó Casa do Norte Avenida Nossa Senhora do Loreto, 1100 - Vila Medeiros - São Paulo – SP

1:30 pm Hike to the top of Pedra Grande - Horto Florestal State Park Conversation Starters: What sustainability issues are most important in Brazil? In the Amazon? Sertão? Pantanal? What kind of environment did you grow up in? Desert, mountains, coast? Why is it important to protect your environment? What’s the most naturally beautiful place you have ever visited? Where would you most like to go? When you get older, what kind of place do you want to live? What do natural disasters teach humanity? Rua do Horto, 931 - Horto Florestal - São Paulo – SP

Evening Dinner At or near LimeTime Hostel

Sunday, January 15, 2012

Morning Continental breakfast LimeTime Hostel

2:00 pm Visit to the Praça da República and the Feira de Artesanato Conversation Starters: Why is it important to preserve the past? What kinds of things can we learn by studying history? What’s the purpose of museums like the Museu Paulista? Have you ever been to a similar museum? Where? What are the differences between the Museu Paulista and an art museum? Which type is more interesting to you, and why? What other kinds of museums can you name? What’s the most fascinating thing you learned today? What would your ideal museum showcase, and why? Should all museums be free of charge and completely open to the public? Who should finance museums? 12

Evening Dinner At or near LimeTime Hostel

8:00 pm Magic Show with the Mágicos Solidários (ft. Alberto Bueno Júnior) LimeTime Hostel

Monday, January 16, 2012

8:30 – 9:30 am Continental breakfast LimeTime Hostel

9:30 – 10:30 am Portuguese language class (Adam Singerman) English language conversation and advice on preparing for college experiences abroad in the US (Mateo Corby)

12:00 pm Lunch at University of São Paulo – Bandeijão [TBC]

1:30 pm Visit to the University of São Paulo main campus A conversation on the history of the USP and its importance to education and research in Brazil led by Nicolau Sevcenko, Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures at Harvard University and Professor of Contemporary History at the USP (retired) Universidade de São Paulo – Cidade Universitária

6:00 pm “Quem Se Importa” Private Film Screening Pre-release viewing of documentary film focused on social entrepreneurship followed by Q&A with Mara Mourão, Director of the film Centro Ruth Cardoso, Rua Pamplona, 1005

8:00 pm Group dinner near Centro Ruth Cardoso

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

8:30 – 9:30 am Continental breakfast LimeTime Hostel

9:30 – 10:30 am Portuguese language class (Adam Singerman) English language conversation and advice on preparing for college experiences abroad in the US (Mateo Corby)

11:30 am – 1:00 Educational Opportunities in the USA pm A roundtable discussion with Thais Burmeister C. Pires, Coordinator of Alumni/EducationUSA in São Paulo. Thais will offer an overview of EducationUSA and share her experience on scholarships and international educational opportunities abroad Associação Alumi, Rua Umberto Caputi, 65, Santo Amaro, SP

1:30 pm Lunch at Alumni

3:30 pm Conversation with U.S. Consul on International and Cultural Relations Alumni

4:30 pm Work Experiences in the Public and Private Sectors A conversation with Ana Paula Martinez (Lawyer, Levy & Salomão Advogados; Member of Harvard’s DRCLAS Brazil Office Advisory Group; Former co-head of the cartel sub-group of the International Competition Network with the U.S. Department of Justice; Fundação Estudar scholarship recipient; Harvard Law School alumna, 2006) and Martín Escobari (Managing Director, Advent International; Harvard College, 1994; Harvard Business School, 1998) Levy & Salomão Advogados - Av. Brig. Faria Lima, 2.601, 12th floor

7:30 pm Dinner At or near LimeTime Hostel [approximately half of students will eat at hostel and half will eat at other locations near hostel]

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

8:30 – 9:30 am Continental breakfast LimeTime Hostel

9:30 – 10:30 am Portuguese language class (Adam Singerman) English language conversation and advice on preparing for college experiences abroad in the US (Mateo Corby)

10:30am– 12:00pm Visit to the Museu do Futebol Conversation starters: What are the advantages and disadvantages of Brazil’s stereotype as the país de futbol (soccer country)? Did you ever want to be a professional athlete? What are your career aspirations now? Why did they change? Are sports and education mutually exclusive? What are the athlete stereotypes in your country? How do people treat you if you’re an amazing student? Have you ever been teased because of your academic success? What did you do? Praça Charles Miller, s/n

1:00 – 2:30 pm Lunch at Bar-Café O Torcedor Praça Charles Miller, Loja 1 - São Paulo – SP

6:00 pm “Quebrando o Tabu” Private Film Screening Documentary film focused on the war on drugs and its consequences directed by Fernando Grostein Andrade with former presidents Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter. Informal conversation and Q&A with the Director immediately following the screening. Centro Ruth Cardoso, Rua Pamplona, 1005

8:00 pm Group dinner close to Centro Ruth Cardoso

Thursday, January 19, 2012

8:30 – 9:30 am Continental breakfast LimeTime Hostel

11:00 am Final Mentor-Mentee Presentations Each mentor-mentee pair gives an informal closing presentation to the group. What did you learn about your mentor/mentee? What’s surprised you about his/her life? What are three things you didn’t know about your mentor/mentee’s home country? What’s something you prefer about your mentor/mentee’s country to your own? How did your perspective change throughout the program? How did your goals change? What are you going to take away from this experience? Where do you see yourself three years from now? Ten years? Thirty years? Location TBD

1:00 to 5:00 pm Closing Churrasco with all Student Participants and Partner Organizations Location TBD

Friday, January 20, 2012

8:30 – 9:30 am Continental breakfast LimeTime Hostel

10:30 am Online Program Evaluation All program participants complete an online evaluation of the program to offer candid feedback and help improve the program LimeTime Hostel

All day Goodbyes – Students leave for the airport

PARTNER INSTITUTIONS

Colégio Bandeirantes Located in the city of São Paulo, Colégio Bandeirantes aims to empower its students through knowledge and training, encouraging leadership and civic participation by promoting critical thinking, initiative, creativity, independence and social responsibility.

EducationUSA EducationUSA is a global network of more than 400 advising centers affiliated with the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the US State Department. It is the authoritative source on studying in the United States and is present in over 20 offices in Brazil, with trained counselors located in various partner institutions. With the help of EducationUSA, today‘s international students become tomorrow‘s world leaders.

Instituto Embraer Since its inception in 2001, the Embraer Education and Research Institute has focused its actions on initiatives that foster social inclusion through education. Instituto Embraer works predominantly in two areas: educational projects for public school students, and management improvement programs for nonprofit organizations and public schools.

Instituto Ling The Ling Institute is an association created in 1995 by the Ling family aimed at supporting, through investments in education, young Brazilians who share the family‘s values and who demonstrate leadership potential in transforming Brazil into a more just and progressive society. Independent people who demonstrate intellectual excellence and recognize that their successes result from their own hard work are the principal focus of the Ling Institute.

Instituto Queiroz Jereissati The Queiroz Jereissati Institute, established in 2005, is a private, nonpartisan nonprofit organization that aims to contribute to the educational, cultural, scientific, and social development of the state of Ceará. It was born out of the belief that by promoting education, culture, knowledge, memory and social responsibility, it becomes possible to build a participatory society- and not just in Ceará, but throughout all of Brazil.

ISMART Created in 1999, the Social Institute for Motivating, Supporting and Recognizing Talent (iSMART) aims for the well-rounded development of low-income talent, identifying students in their home communities and providing them with quality formal education as well as opportunities and experiences that allow them to develop to their full potentials. Through a rigorous selection process, iSMART identifies students with outstanding academic promise in the cities where it operates, aligning its program content with that of the best private schools in these regions and continually supporting the personal and intellectual development of student participants throughout the process.

HARVARD PARTICIPANTS

Adeola Salau Alexander Diaz Harvard College, 2013 Harvard College, 2014 A.B. candidate in Sociology (United States) (United States)

Arian Razzaghi Enzo Vasquez Toral Harvard College, 2012 Harvard College, 2014 A.B. candidate in Human (Peru) Evolutionary Biology (Costa Rica, United States)

Francesca Smith Iris Lopez Harvard College, 2014 Harvard College, 2013 (United States) A.B. candidate in Psychology (United States)

Isamar Vega Jesse Sanchez Harvard College, 2013 Harvard College, 2013 A.B. candidate in Psychology A.B. candidate in Social Studies (United States) (United States)

John Kimani Juan Sebastian Garcia Harvard College, 2014 Harvard College, 2013 (Kenya) A.B. candidate in Economics (Colombia, United States)

Kuriakin Zeng Natalia Duarte Harvard College, 2014 Harvard College, 2014 (Indonesia) (Colombia, Canada)

Ryan Mahoney Stephanie Grayson Harvard College, 2012 Harvard College, 2014 A.B. candidate in Romance (United States) Studies (United States)

Stephanie Salcedo Harvard College, 2012 A.B. candidate in Psychology (United States)

BRAZILIAN PARTICIPANTS

Bárbara Correia Faustino Caio César Vieira Lopes Colégio Bandeirantes Instituto Queiroz Jereissati São Paulo Fortaleza

Cássia Oliveira de Lima Gustavo Cesar Leite de Oliveira Santos Colégio Bandeirantes Colégio Embraer São Paulo São José dos Campos

Heloísa de Oliveira Sodré Isabela Silva de Aquino Raposo EducationUSA Instituto Queiroz Jereissati Rio de Janeiro Fortaleza

Ligia Cavalcante Delgado Lucinara Kecia Silva Fernandes Colégio Bandeirantes Instituto Queiroz Jereissati São Paulo Fortaleza

Luiza Maria Dias Matheus Kallio de Sá Pereira EducationUSA Colégio Bandeirantes Belo Horizonte São Paulo

Nicolas Assaf Richelli dos Santos Afonso Colégio Embraer Instituto Ling São José dos Campos Porto Alegre

Rodrigo Honorio de Lima Victor Alexandre de Paula Colégio Bandeirantes Colégio Bandeirantes São Paulo São Paulo

Víctor Domene Ribeiro dos Santos Colégio Bandeirantes São Paulo

MLAB GUEST SPEAKERS

Leticia Guimarães Lyle José de Filippi Júnior Graduate of Brazilian Federal Congressman; Teacher‘s College, Former mayor of the city of Diadema, SP; Columbia University Graduate of Harvard GSD

André Street Thaís Junqueira Franco Xavier Co-Founder, ArpexCapital; Executive Director, OPM Program, Fundação Estudar Harvard Business School

Denis Mizne Flavia Buarque de Almeida Executive Director, Partner, Monitor Group; Fundação Lemann; Member of the Board of Overseers, Founder and Former Harvard University; Director of Sou da Paz DRCLAS Brazil Office Advisory Group

Nicolau Sevcenko Eduardo de Campos Queiroz Professor of History, USP; Chief Executive Officer, Professor of Romance Fundação Maria Cecilia Souto Vidigal; Languages & Literatures, Graduate of the Harvard University Harvard Kennedy School

Thais Burmeister C. Pires Ana Paula Martinez Coordinator of Lawyer, Levy & Salomão Advogados; Alumni/EducationUSA in DRCLAS Brazil Office Advisory Group; São Paulo Graduate of the Harvard Law School

Martín Escobari Mara Mourão Managing Director, Filmmaker, Advent International; Director of ―Quem Se Importa‖ Graduate of Harvard College & HBS

Fernando Grostein Andrade Lissa Colins Filmmaker, Superintendent, Director of Instituto ProA ―Quebrando o Tabu‖

Marta Bidoli Fernandes Alberto Bueno Júnior EducationUSA Adviser, DRCLAS Intern; São Paulo Computer Science Student, University of São Paulo

Manuela Parisi Malachias DRCLAS Intern; Journalism Student, Mackenzie Presbyterian University

MLAB BIOGRAPHIES – HARVARD STUDENTS

Adeola Salau Harvard College, 2013 A.B. candidate in Sociology (United States)

Adeola Salau is currently a junior studying Sociology at Harvard. She is a big city girl originally from Queens, NY with a passion for mentorship and social justice. She is currently a student officer of the largest public service network, PBHA, at school and loves working with her team to answer some of the toughest questions facing Bostonian constituents. She also loves theatre and has been acting since she was very young. Some of her greatest accomplishments in that regard have been traveling across New York City with her acting troupe in High School and more recently, serving as president of BlackCAST, a premier student theatre organization that promotes diversity in campus productions. Outside of school, she mentors some of her younger friends who are still in high school and guides them through the college process. During breaks, she visits high schools in her neighborhood and encourages at-risk youth to apply to college. When she gets older, she would love to work in special education advocacy and develop programs that help high school students transition out of special education into the work force and higher education. But as for now, she is enjoying her college years, learning wonderful life lessons and really finding out who she is. She is looking forward to continuing this amazing journey with some of the most talented Brazilian and American students. She is excited to meet and guide a fabulous new mentee through his/her last few years in high school, but most importantly she is excited to learn about Brazil‘s culture, education system, and politics through the lens of her new Brazilian pals!

Alexander Diaz Harvard College, 2014 (United States)

Alexander Diaz is a junior at Harvard College concentrating in Psychology. Since high school he has done missionary work in Ecuador and volunteered countless hours to the parish that opened its doors for him to play basketball whenever he needed a place to go or to eat. He is currently involved in multiple Latino ethnic organizations and works under David Gergen for the Kennedy School‘s Latino Leadership Initiative, a program that recruits underprivileged Latino rising college seniors to the Kennedy School for a week of leadership development training. Alex‘s personal interests are behavioral decision-making and the cultural and social differences that influence these decisions. As for future career paths, he sees himself perhaps going into business and management and attending business school, but how or when is still undecided.

Arian Razzaghi Harvard College, 2012 A.B. candidate in Human Evolutionary Biology (Costa Rica, United States)

Arian Razzaghi is a senior at Harvard College studying Human Evolutionary Biology with a secondary in Global Health. Born and raised in San Jose, Costa Rica, he comes from a humble background and learned early on with his four sisters to value life and take advantage of opportunities. Fútbol has been his passion since he was a toddler, and playing it makes him feel free and empowered. After living in Costa Rica, his family immigrated to California to pursue a better life- the so-called ‗American Dream.‘ Arian knew he had a responsibility upon landing at the LAX airport: to educate himself, help his family succeed, and give back to those who were in his position growing up. Through hard work, influential mentors, and a bit of good fortune, he is now about to graduate from Harvard. Attending a university has been an incredible experience and he truly desires to open that door to others. On the side, Arian is a dj and a photographer. He loves to capture the hardships and smiles, sceneries and inspiring stories through the lens of his camera. He looks forward to meeting his mentee and becoming a life-long mentor.

Enzo Vasquez Toral Harvard College, 2014 (Peru)

Enzo Vasquez Toral is a sophomore at Harvard concentrating in Economics with a secondary field in Health Policy. Enzo is originally from Lima, Peru and has lived all his life there except for two years when he obtained a scholarship to study high school in Singapore through the United World College (UWC) movement. During his time in Asia, Enzo was part of social service initiatives in places such as China and India; also he served as a youth fellow for the World Bank- Singapore for a year. Enzo founded a charity group in Singapore to help an orphanage in Lima where he has worked at since some years ago. As a non-native speaker of English, he understands the difficulties of studying in a different language. With the help of teachers in Singapore, Enzo was able to apply to colleges in the U.S; something he thought was impossible for him as a middle-class Peruvian. At Harvard, Enzo is involved in cultural organizations, dance and theater; he is also a peer health educator in high schools in Boston. At the same time, he has worked in the Harvard admissions office as assistant to international admissions. In Peru, he is still involved in social projects that benefit minorities in his country; also, he serves as the selection coordinator for the UWC Peruvian committee. Because of this position, he has had the chance to meet youngsters from different part of his country who feel motivated to do better. Enzo is interested in working in Latin America in education and health policy. Enzo is really excited to be able to connect with Brazil for the first time through MLAB. Over the years, Enzo has appreciated the value of education and empowerment of people and he is looking forward to sharing his experiences with his mentee in São Paulo.

Francesca Smith Harvard College, 2014 (United States)

Francesca Smith is a sophomore at Harvard College concentrating in Neurobiology with a possible secondary in Economics. She is a Texas native, and along with her sister, she is the first from her Mexican family to attend college in the United States. Francesca has been passionate about public service and mentoring since high school, when she began working with people with special needs. Her junior year, she was also exposed to issues of educational reform and equity when she interned at a nonprofit called Communities in Schools. In college, she has been able to continue pursuing these passions by volunteering with the Phillips Brooks House Association, through which she mentors kids in a special needs classroom and works with kids and families from immigrant communities in Dorchester—she has loved building strong relationships with families and communities in Boston. Francesca looks forward to helping establish the new MLAB program and building a lasting and mutually beneficial bond with her mentee through cultural exchange. Francesca is also very interested in languages, foreign cultures and travel and looks forward to learning and seeing many new things with January!

Iris Lopez Harvard College, 2013 A.B. candidate in Psychology (United States)

Iris Lopez is a junior at Harvard College concentrating in Psychology. She is the first in her family to attend college and as a result, understands the importance of having mentors who can advise and guide you through the process. She was fortunate enough to have such a mentor back home and has since tried to pay it back to other aspiring high school students through SAT workshops and tutoring during in the summer, as well as mentor programs on Harvard's campus such as Collegebound and AppSuccess. She also works for the Undergraduate Minority Recruitment Program as a Latino Division Coordinator where she informs prospective Latino students about Harvard student life, the application process, financial aid, and any other information students need when applying to Harvard. Iris has also had the opportunity to study in Brazil this past summer in Salvador da Bahia and she looks forward to returning to Brazil this January to participate in MLAB and to start building a friendship with her mentee that she hopes extends past the program end date.

Isamar Vega Harvard College, 2013 A.B. candidate in Psychology (United States)

Isamar Vega is a junior at Harvard College concentrating in Psychology, with a language citation in French. As a first-generation college student, Isamar is determined to help others make it to college. At Harvard, she has worked with the Undergraduate Minority Recruitment Program and the Undergraduate Admissions Council to help students apply to Harvard and welcome them once admitted. She now works as a research assistant in the Harvard Lab for Developmental Studies to immerse herself in current psychology research and is on the board of the Harvard College European Society to satisfy her interest in Europe. A major goal for her is to become a polyglot in the four main romance languages and to put this knowledge to use. Isamar hopes that the experience mentoring in Brazil will help guide her toward a more clear path in educational psychology.

Jesse Sanchez Harvard College, 2013 A.B. candidate in Social Studies (United States)

Jesse Sanchez is a proud Latino first-generation college student from San Diego, CA. A Harvard Junior concentrating in Social Studies, he is very involved with the Latino community on and off campus and has a passion for public service- particularly in Education. He loves his culture, he loves to perform, and he loves giving back to the community in any way he can. He has worked with non-profit and Education-related organizations across the United States and around the world and he hopes to help make higher education a reality for all students. After traveling to Brazil and China with Harvard programs this past summer, he decided to study abroad in Barcelona, Spain for the 2011-2012 fall semester. When asked about his international experiences, he replied, ―The world has a lot to teach you and I‘m grateful to have the opportunity to learn. These new perspectives and experiences have been challenging the way I think and I‘m welcoming all the change that is sure to come! After all, growth is what college is about!‖ Jesse is honored to be a part of the MLAB Family and hopes to put everything he‘s learned into action while in Brazil this January- And, of course, he‘ll be dancing samba, forró, and sertanejo all the way there.

John Kimani Harvard College, 2014 (Kenya)

John Kimani is a sophomore at Harvard College, from Nairobi, Kenya. He is concentrating in Economics with a secondary field in psychology. He is currently mainly involved with the Harvard African Students Association and World Model United Nations. He enjoys theater, travelling, listening to music, and all issues foreign policy. He is an entrepreneur at heart and eventually intends to do business in the ‗developing world‘. As the first from his family to study abroad, a little more than two years ago he dreamt of going to Harvard, a dream that seemed so distant at the time. Walking down the streets of Harvard he occasionally pinches himself to be sure that it‘s real. The game changer for him was information. He is a big fan of access to education, dreaming big, and interacting with high school students and helping them navigate the college application process. He is super excited about MLAB and thinks January in São Paolo will be nothing short of awesome!

Juan Sebastian Garcia Harvard College, 2013 A.B. candidate in Economics (Colombia, United States)

Sebastian Garcia is a junior at Harvard College concentrating in Economics, with a secondary in Government. Born in Bogotá, Colombia, Sebastian moved to the United States with his family when he was five years old. As the only one of his cousins to attend school in the United States, Sebastian has come to appreciate and understand the importance of a strong education in preparing for future success. He first developed a passion for mentorship during high school as both a youth soccer coach and a reading tutor for elementary school students. Because these experiences proved to be so rewarding, Sebastian decided to spend his summer after freshman year in Costa Rica teaching English as a second language to young students through the WorldTeach Program. Sebastian is very passionate about mentoring others and helping them realize their full potential. He is very excited to be participating in MLAB this January and looks forward to developing a strong bond with his mentee that will carry over into the future.

Kuriakin Zeng Harvard College, 2014 (Indonesia)

Kuriakin Zeng is a sophomore at Harvard College concentrating in Computer Science. Having grown up in a small village in Indonesia and experienced hardship firsthand, he dreams of making the world a better place. He has worked with different governments to help the poor. For example, in 2008 he led a team of 28 students into a village in the Philippines to install electrical fixtures for the poor. He also helped the indigenous population start a social enterprise that augmented their primary incomes from fishing. Prior to Harvard, he attended the Singapore Polytechnic where he experienced lingual difficulties. The experience prompted him to start the International Student Welfare Unit which facilitated assistance to students with difficulties in finding accommodation, affording living costs, or other challenges such as communication and studies. He believes that computer science is the key to solving many crucial problems—such as environmental sustainability and poverty—and is constantly searching for innovations that can change the world.

Natalia Duarte Harvard College, 2014 (Colombia, Canada)

Natalia Duarte is a sophomore at Harvard College concentrating in Government, with a secondary in Psychology. A proud native Colombian, Natalia grew up in Canada and did her high school years in South Florida. Natalia has always acknowledged the power of education to change people and the world, and in high school worked to collect and send hundreds of backpacks and school supplies to an underprivileged school in Bogotá, Colombia. Natalia has also been actively involved with the Hugh O‘Brian Youth Leadership Organization for the past five years, working to inspire, motivate and empower students to a life of leadership and service. In the past, Natalia worked as a private and volunteer tutor for students, and currently at Harvard, Natalia serves on the Harvard Citizenship Tutoring program, where she tutors Harvard employees for their citizenship exam. During her time at Harvard, Natalia has also had the opportunity to become involved in a nonprofit organization that seeks to distribute bed nets to malaria-stricken nations and to serve on the board of Eleganza, Harvard‘s largest and only fashion show to benefit a charity. Natalia is looking forward to participating in MLAB this January, to creating lasting bonds with the program mentees, and to immersing herself in a field for which she is very passionate. Natalia is confident that her experience in Brazil will be integral to her future goals in international development and championing access to education and policy change in developing countries.

Ryan Mahoney Harvard College, 2012 A.B. candidate in Romance Studies (United States)

Ryan Mahoney is a senior at Harvard College majoring in Romance Languages and Literatures (French, Spanish, and Portuguese). Through Harvard, he has spent time studying in Madrid, Spain and Paris, France and worked this summer building a literacy program in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Ryan has taught with various programs in New York, Boston, and Paris since 2006 and served as a mentor for three years in high school, so he‘s a firm believer in the key role education and cross-cultural understanding play on a global scale. Ryan hopes to someday pursue a career with the US State Department.

Stephanie Grayson Harvard College, 2014 (United States)

Stephanie Grayson is a sophomore at Harvard College studying Government and Economics. Stephanie is very interested in business, education and international development, and is passionate about leadership. For as long as she can remember, Stephanie has been an active volunteer in outreach initiatives ranging from Habitat for Humanity to Amnesty International. At the collegiate level, Stephanie has continued her commitment to giving back to the community through her work coordinating for PBHA's Mission Hill After School Program (a program devoted to tutoring and mentoring underprivileged students ages 5-13) and Habitat for Humanity (an non-profit organization that builds affordable housing for low-income families). Stephanie currently serves as the features editor for the Leadership Institute of Harvard College‘s Harvard Undergraduate Leadership Magazine and remains actively involved in the Harvard Undergraduate Bioethics Society and Cuban-American Undergraduate Student Association. In her free time, Stephanie loves to read, write, study new languages, and spend time with family and friends. Having never been to South America before, Stephanie absolutely cannot wait for the opportunity to travel to São Paulo and spend time getting to know all of the wonderful mentors and mentees through the program.

Stephanie Salcedo Harvard College, 2012 A.B. candidate in Psychology (United States)

Stephanie Salcedo is a senior at Harvard College concentrating in Psychology. During her time at Harvard, she has had the opportunity to play the cello in Harvard‘s Mozart Society Orchestra, work as the Operations Manager for Harvard Yearbook, and be actively involved in the Latino community through RAZA and Latinas Unidas. Because she is the first person in her family to go to college, Stephanie realizes the important role positive role models and supportive parents played in her journey to higher education, so she is passionate about talking to students about college and the accessibility of places like Harvard. By working with Harvard‘s Financial Aid Initiative (HFAI), she has talked with high school students visiting Harvard and students from her hometown of Clovis, California to encourage them to set high goals for themselves and have confidence in their dreams of going to college. Stephanie looks forward to being a part of MLAB this January because she wants to form strong friendships with other students and help demystify the college process in any way she can.

MLAB BIOGRAPHIES – BRAZILIAN STUDENTS

Bárbara Correia Faustino Colégio Bandeirantes São Paulo

Hello! My name is Bárbara and I live in São Paulo; a very lively and hectic city. I like São Paulo a lot, because there are a lot of nice places like parks, theaters and malls; I think you can find anything you want here! My favorite classes are English, chemistry, biology and physics. My hobbies are listening to music, reading books (especially manga) and hanging out with my friends. My two most important future goals include going to a good university and traveling to New Zealand. I am really looking forward to MLAB because it will be a great experience in which I will be able to teach Harvard students about my culture and learn a lot from them about their cultures and their college experiences.

Caio César Vieira Lopes Instituto Queiroz Jereissati Fortaleza

Caio César is a 3rd year high school student at the ―College of September 7‖ where he studies on a scholarship through the Institute of Queiroz Jereissati (IQJ). He was born and raised in Fortaleza, Ceará, where he lives with his parents and two brothers. He is enrolled in a special course that is preparing him for the Technological Institute of Aeronautics (ITA) and other prestigious endeavors. Caio has a daily 10-hour academic workload and while he is not studying, he enjoys soccer and spending time with friends and family. Caio intends to pursue a Civil Engineering career because of personal interest and the many opportunities available in Brazil and beyond. Caio is very excited to be traveling to São Paulo to meet new people, make new friends, and engage in cultural exchange.

Cássia Oliveira de Lima Colégio Bandeirantes São Paulo

My name is Cássia, I‘m fifteen years old and I have always lived in São Paulo. I was born here, so since I was a child I learned to love this city with all its wonderful places, despite its problems. I study at Colégio Bandeirantes, where I have a scholarship thanks to an organization called ISMART. My favorite classes in school are literature and math, but chemistry is actually my true love. Most of the time I'm at school, but when I‘m free I like to watch movies at the cinema, do puzzles, listen to music or just read a good book. This year I‘ll start my second year of high school and I hope every step can bring me closer to my dream of being accepted to USP as a chemistry undergraduate and one day enroll in a graduate program abroad at a great university like Harvard.

Gustavo Cesar Leite de Oliveira Santos Colégio Embraer Juarez Wanderley São José dos Campos

My name is Gustavo Cesar Leite de Oliveira Santos. I go to school in São José dos Campos, but I was born in Jacareí, which is a very calm city in the interior of São Paulo State. From the time I was a child I have loved to study, mainly math and sciences. It‘s not surprising that my favorite subjects are currently Mathematics and Physics. In my free time I like catching up on new trends in technology, learning a little bit more about hardware and software, and watching a lot of movies. My biggest professional goals are to graduate from college in Computer Engineering and found a big corporation in the same field. On a personal level, I strive to make a better life for me and my family, including the family that I someday hope to build.

Heloísa de Oliveira Sodré Raposo Instituto Queiroz Jereissati Fortaleza

Heloísa is a second-year student at Colégio 7 de Setembro in Fortaleza, Ceará, where she studies on a scholarship from the Instituto Queiroz Jereissati. She likes new challenges and the growth that comes from stepping out of her comfort zone. Heloísa looks forward to developing her English during MLAB as well as helping the Harvard students learn Portuguese, an exchange which she believes adds enormous value to her country. She expects this experience to increase her confidence and expand her horizons, offering opportunities that extend long after January.

Isabela Silva de Aquino EducationUSA Rio de Janeiro

For seventeen years of my life, I have been living in Rio de Janeiro, and I could talk about my hometown for days and days and not do it justice. Rio is sunny, pretty, constantly hot and amazing, but also awful, dirty, crowded and mysterious; it is filled with secret places, people, and corners that have yet to be explored. I love this city like mad, just like I love History, my favorite class in school. Reading and writing are also my passions, and I enjoy them so much that they‘ve become hobbies of mine, along with trolling my brother. As for the future, I fear a zombie apocalypse might happen, or an alien invasion, or maybe a meteor will hit the Earth and kill us all, but if none of that occurs, then I intend to make movies and rule the world.

Ligia Cavalcante Delgado Colégio Bandeirantes São Paulo

My name is Ligia and I´m sixteen years old. I live in São Paulo, where I was born, and I´m very happy here. São Paulo is a global city, full of technology and opportunities; this is where people try to make their dreams come true. I really like to study and my favorites classes are History, Literature and Philosophy. In my free time, I like to read, play videogames, watch movies, and listen to music. In the future, I would like to write a book and travel around South Africa.

Lucinara Kecia Silva Fernandes Instituto Queiroz Jereissati Fortaleza

Lucinara Kecia Silva Fernandes has lived in Fortaleza since she was born. Her city is located on the coast of Brazil and she is very proud of being from the state of Ceará. Fortaleza has amazing beaches and delicious traditional food. Moreover, her city has a lot of old houses and museums that encapsulate the history of the place. In school, she loves Math because she likes to solve problems and work with numbers. She also enjoys learning English. In her free time, she likes to go out with her friends, listen to music, draw and swim. In the future, she wants to study engineering at a university; she is particularly interested in monument construction. She hopes to contribute to the world with her skills by doing something unique.

Luiza Maria Dias EducationUSA Belo Horizonte

I‘m Luiza, a 16-year-old student at a military school. I live in Belo Horizonte, a city that is not a tourist attraction, but that is pretty beautiful (although it suffers many of the problems of big cities). At school, I love chemistry (studying the substances and what happens when they are together is awesome!), math (numbers are magical, aren‘t they?) and English. My dream is to one day study abroad and come back to Brazil to use everything that I‘ve learned to help my country develop. When I have a stable life, I want to help my family and do volunteering work in a hospital or in an orphanage. I love music (I play, or at least I try to play, piccolo), reading good books and watching various movies and TV shows.

Nicolas Assaf Colégio Embraer Juarez Wanderley São José dos Campos

My name is Nicolas Assaf, and I was born in a small city called Jacareí, SP, Brazil. I am currently a second year student at Colégio Embraer Juarez Wanderley and my favorite classes are physics, chemistry and history. After high school, I plan to study Aerospace Engineering, Political Science or Social Sciences at an overseas university. In my free time, I enjoy playing the guitar, reading, playing soccer and hanging out with friends. My lifelong aspiration is not only to make this country and the world a better place, but also to inspire others to do the same.

Matheus Kallio de Sá Pereira Colégio Bandeirantes São Paulo

My name is Matheus Kallio and I‘m now 16 years old. I was born in São Paulo, Brazil, and have lived here all of my life. I live with my parents, my ten-year-old sister, and my dog, a Labrador. São Paulo is a very urban place full of clubs, restaurants, bars, museums and parks, so the city has always felt very hectic to me. Since 2008 I‘ve been studying at Colégio Bandeirantes with a scholarship I won through the ISMART organization. At school, my favorite classes are Math, Physics, Chemistry and Biology; in short, everything that involves calculation. Outside of school, my hobbies include going to the movies, reading books, playing guitar (I‘m still learning), playing soccer and watching TV shows. My main future goals: to be admitted into USP (Universidade de São Paulo) and ITA (Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica), and soon after to be admitted into a university abroad. My dream today: to travel outside of Brazil.

Richelli dos Santos Afonso Instituto Ling Porto Alegre

Richelli Afonso was born and raised in the same city, and even so it is difficult for her to describe it: Porto Alegre is a curious city, a city of poets. Every day she sees different things: there are many squares, plenty of history in the streets. It is a happy city, but sad at the same time because there is a lot of homelessness. Despite this, she likes it there. She has three brothers, two younger and one older. She studies at a military institution, also called the "College of Presidents" because five presidents studied there. She loves her school and almost all of her classes, but her favorites are Literature and Philosophy. She loves studying languages too, especially French. In her spare time, she writes a lot, listens to music (Brazilian popular music is great), gives private math lessons, and reads. In the future, she can see herself being a part of ―Doctors without Borders.‖

Rodrigo Honorio de Lima Colégio Bandeirantes São Paulo

I grew up in São Paulo, Brazil, a land of opportunity and a place which I love so much. In 2008, one of these opportunities changed my life- I won a scholarship to study at the prestigious Bandeirantes High School. My favorite subjects are Math, Physics, Chemistry, and History. As for my hobbies, I enjoy learning about politics, economics and sports around the world, and hanging out with family and friends. I hope one day to be a great leader, first as an entrepreneur in the business world and then as a politician, helping my country to solve its big problems.

Victor Alexandre de Paula Colégio Bandeirantes São Paulo

My name is Victor, I‘m seventeen years old and I like to watch movies, play videogames and draw. I live in São Paulo, which is a huge and hectic city; it‘s the biggest in Brazil, and like New York, it never sleeps! At school my favorite classes are literature, history and physics. My dreams are to become a professional comic book artist and eventually open a game store.

Víctor Domene Ribeiro dos Santos Colégio Bandeirantes São Paulo

My name is Victor, I'm 15 years old and next year I'll start the second high school year at Colégio Bandeirantes. I am a participant of ISMART, a NGO that gives scholarships to students who cannot afford it. I live in São Paulo, the biggest city in Latin America, and everyone in my family lives close to my neighborhood - it doesn't take more than 20 minutes for me to see any relative. My favorite classes are Mathematics and Physics. One of my hobbies is Math itself- I‘ve even attempted to learn Calculus by myself. Another hobby of mine is programming, although I‘m just a beginner. Lastly, I also like playing tennis. As for my future, I‘d like to study Electrical Engineering in some American, Canadian or British university, and I hope to live abroad for some time as well.

Harvard College & Brazilian Student Participant Pairs

Adeola Salau Bárbara Correia Faustino Harvard College, 2013 Colégio Bandeirantes A.B. candidate in Sociology São Paulo (United States)

Enzo Vasquez Toral Lucinara Kecia Silva Fernandes Harvard College, 2014 Instituto Queiroz Jereissati (Peru) Fortaleza

Isamar Vega Luiza Maria Dias Harvard College, 2013 EducationUSA A.B. candidate in Psychology Belo Horizonte (United States)

Kuriakin Zeng Nicolas Assaf Harvard College, 2014 Colégio Embraer Juarez Wanderley (Indonesia) São José dos Campos

Francesca Smith Richelli dos Santos Afonso Harvard College, 2014 Instituto Ling (United States) Porto Alegre

John Kimani Rodrigo Honorio de Lima Harvard College, 2014 Colégio Bandeirantes (Kenya) São Paulo

Stephanie Salcedo Isabela Silva de Aquino Harvard College, 2012 EducationUSA A.B. candidate in Psychology Rio de Janeiro (United States)

Juan Sebastian Garcia Matheus Kallio de Sá Pereira Harvard College, 2013 Colégio Bandeirantes A.B. candidate in Economics São Paulo (Colombia, United States)

Jesse Sanchez Caio César Vieira Lopes Harvard College, 2013 Instituto Queiroz Jereissati A.B. candidate in Social Fortaleza Studies (United States)

Stephanie Grayson Ligia Cavalcante Delgado Harvard College, 2014 Colégio Bandeirantes (United States) São Paulo

Arian Razzaghi Víctor Domene Ribeiro dos Santos Harvard College, 2012 Colégio Bandeirantes A.B. candidate in Human São Paulo Evolutionary Biology (Costa Rica, United States)

Ryan Mahoney Gustavo Cesar Leite de Oliveira Santos Harvard College, 2012 Colégio Embraer Juarez Wanderley A.B. candidate in Romance São José dos Campos Studies (United States)

Alexander Diaz Victor Alexandre de Paula Harvard College, 2014 Colégio Bandeirantes (United States) São Paulo

Iris Lopez Heloísa de Oliveira Sodré Raposo Harvard College, 2013 Instituto Queiroz Jereissati A.B. candidate in Psychology Fortaleza (United States)

Natalia Duarte Cássia Oliveira de Lima Harvard College, 2014 Colégio Bandeirantes (Colombia, Canada) São Paulo

MLAB Breakout Groups: YELLOW GROUP

Juan Stephanie Enzo Lucinara Ligia Matheus Sebastian Grayson Vasquez Kecia Silva Cavalcante Kallio de Sá Garcia Toral Fernandes Delgado Pereira

RED GROUP

Natalia Ryan Isamar Vega Luiza Maria Gustavo Cássia Duarte Mahoney Dias Cesar Leite Oliveira de de Oliveira Lima Santos

GREEN GROUP

Jesse Stephanie John Kimani Rodrigo Isabela Silva Caio César Sanchez Salcedo Honorio de de Aquino Vieira Lopes Lima

ORANGE GROUP

Iris Lopez Arian Adeola Salau Bárbara Víctor Heloísa de Razzaghi Correia Domene Oliveira Faustino Ribeiro dos Sodré Santos Raposo

BLUE GROUP

Alexander Francesca Kuriakin Nicolas Richelli dos Victor Diaz Smith Zeng Assaf Santos Alexandre de Afonso Paula

STAFF

Marina de Moura Mateo Corby Student Programs Coordinator, Post-Graduate Fellow, DRCLAS Brazil Office DRCLAS Brazil Office [email protected] [email protected] +55 (11) 3549-9593 – Escritório +55 (11) 3549-9590 - Escritório +55 (11) 9444-7466 - Celular +55 (11) 9444-3345 - Celular

Adam Singerman Portuguese Language Teaching Fellow [email protected] +55 (11) 9155-3266 - Cell

Marina de Moura joined the Brazil Office of Harvard University's David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies in 2006. She is experienced in student advising, event organization and scholarship application administration. Among her responsibilities, Marina provides advice to Harvard students and helps organize and execute the Brazil Summer Internship Program, Public Policy Immersion Program and collaborative courses involving students from Brazil and from Harvard. Having completed her Masters in Social Psychology from the Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo in 2007, Marina is currently completing a PhD at the Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie in Education, Arts and History of Culture. She has more than 10 years of experience working with college students from Brazil abroad.

Mateo Corby graduated from Harvard College in 2011 and is currently spending a year with the Brazil Office on a post-graduation fellowship. A Romance Studies concentrator (Portuguese, Spanish, Italian), Mateo had the opportunity to travel extensively throughout his undergraduate career, studying and working abroad in Brazil, Italy, and Mexico. At the Brazil Office, he supports a wide variety of intercultural exchanges, from collaborative laboratory research programs to large-scale alumni events. Upon completion of his fellowship year, Mateo plans to earn a master‘s degree in Education and then work towards inspiring first-generation college students in his home state of California.

Adam Singerman graduated in 2009 from Harvard College, where he majored in Linguistics and Latin American languages. He was the Prep Program Fellow at the Rio Leadership Institute (ILRIO) from June 2009 until July 2010 and he will be returning to ILRIO full-time in February 2012. Between October 2010 and June 2011 he taught English at the School of Letters, University of Lisbon, on a scholarship from the Fulbright Commission of Portugal. In fall 2011 he was a Teaching Assistant for beginning and intermediate Portuguese at Harvard College. He speaks English, Spanish, Portuguese and Hungarian.

USEFUL CONTACT INFORMATION

Lodging LimeTime Hostel – www.limetimehostels.com Rua Treze de Maio, 1552 – Bela Vista – São Paulo –SP +55 11 2935 5463

Organization Associação David Rockefeller Center da Universidade Harvard Av. Paulista, 1337 cj. 171 – Bela Vista – São Paulo –SP +55 11 3549 9590 +55 11 3549 9593

Emergency Contacts SAMU # 192 Police # 190 Hospital Santa Catarina - www.hsc.org.br Av. Paulista, 200 - Bela Vista São Paulo – SP +55 11 3016-4133