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In response to the growing global importance of Brazil in economic and political spheres, the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s International Division and the Latin American, Caribbean, and Iberian Studies (LACIS) Program developed an interdisciplinary initiative aimed at producing collaborative research, teaching and outreach projects focused on Brazil.
The overarching goal of the Brazil Initiative was to bring faculty and alumni together with private donors, businesses and state agencies to help Wisconsin better understand and engage with Brazil as an emerging global economy. The Brazil Initiative also worked to expand UW-Madison’s Study Abroad Programs in Brazil. This initiative built on Wisconsin’s long-standing involvement with Brazil: Portuguese language instruction at UW-Madison goes back almost 70 years and the Summer Intensive Portuguese Institute, supported by the U.S. Department of Education’s Title VI program, has been offered since 1985.
If you have questions about the Brazil Initiative, please contact Professor Kathyrn Sanchez (Department of Spanish and Portuguese).
Brazil-Related Events
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- March 3"Polarization helps mobilize Latin American voters, but does it provide an ideological or a winner advantage?"LACIS Lunchtime Lecture Series12:00 PM, 206 Ingraham Hall
Also offered online
Summer Intensive Portuguese Institute (SIPI) 2026
This special accelerated, eight-week course is designed for people wishing to study beginning Brazilian Portuguese.
The Institute will take place at UW-Madison during the eight-week summer session, June 15-August 7, 2026.
Study Abroad
UW-Madison offers a direct-enroll progream at the Universidade de São Paulo in Brazil. Applicants must have completed their 3rd semester of Portuguese to be eligible for admission.
Brazil Initiative Archive
Search for information about previous programming organized and sponsored by the Brazil Initiative, as well as general Brazil-focused programming.
