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Capoeira in the Classroom series takes Afro-Brazilian culture to local schools
By: Leila Vieira and Julio Beltrán
Developed from a collaboration between the Department of Spanish and Portuguese (SPPO) and the Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS), the Capoeira in…
The Rise of Chinese Influence in Latin America
By: Ella Meyer, CLAS student intern, Spring 2023Second ministerial meeting of the China-CELAC summit in 2018 (Foreign Ministry of Colombia…
CLAS Supports 2023 Ohio Latin Americanist Conference
The first Ohio Latin Americanist Conference (OLAC) was held at The Ohio State University in 2002, and every year since Ohio State's Center for Latin American Studies has played a pivotal…
January 8th: Political Polarization in Brazil
By: Ella Meyer, CLAS student intern, Spring 2023Rioters storming the Brazilian Congress (Getty Images)
On January 8th, 2023,…
Latin American Research Highlight: Prof. Nora Bello
Statistical capacity building -- an Ohio State-Uruguay partnershipBy: Ella Meyer, CLAS Student Intern, Spring 2023
Dr. Nora…
Portuguese Program Examines Pedagogical Practices
With significant contributions from CLAS Student Intern Zoey Wurgess
OSU's Department of Spanish and Portuguese (SPPO) is home to one of the strongest Portuguese language…
SOM & CLAS Partner for Exchanges with Brazil
The School of Music and Center for Latin American Studies have created an academic artistic partnership that will span the next two academic years in an effort to strengthen ties between Ohio…
Congratulations To Our Fall 2022 Whitten Scholarship Awardees!
Each semester the exceptional work and research that student curators undertake with the Kawsay Ukhunchay: Andean & Amazonian Indigenous Art & Cultural Artifacts Research Collection…
Latin American Research Highlight: José Pérez
Many of us are familiar with the plight of Venezuelan refugees or remember the polemic 2016 impeachment of Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff. Some of us may have even considered how these events…