- SOFT LAUNCH EVENT, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6TH, 3:00 PM
As the United States and Brasil navigate consequential elections in 2026, their political trajectories raise important questions about the future of democracy, international cooperation, and the evolving global order. Terra Brasilis Institute invites you to an interdisciplinary conversation on our YouTube Channel exploring how electoral outcomes, shifting political alliances, and competing visions of governance may influence relations across the Americas and beyond.
Our mission is to advance public understanding of Brazil through education, research, archival preservation, and international exchange.
4-YEAR OVERARCHING PROGRAM
Mobilities Framework
Interdisciplinary framework for exploring the movement of people, ideas, cultures, and identities between Brasil and the world.
Our work connects education, exchange and memory
Tracing how migration, exchange, and movement shape communities, identities, and connections across borders.
Brings history, culture, and scholarship beyond academia through lectures, conversations, resources, and community programs.
Creates opportunities for collaboration and learning between institutions, scholars, students, and communities in Brasil and the U.S.
Supports original scholarship, preserves historical materials, and expands access to sources that deepen understanding of Brasil and its connections.
Our values guide everything we do
Our values define how we work, shape our partnerships, and guide the choices we make across every program and initiative.
Mission
Advances knowledge and understanding of Brasil through public education, international exchange, research, and cultural engagement, connecting communities, institutions, and ideas across borders.
Vision
To foster a deeper understanding of Brasil by connecting people, histories, cultures, and lived experiences across borders.
Anti-Eugenics principles
We affirm human dignity, bodily autonomy, equality, and the right of all people and communities to exist free from coercion, exclusion, hierarchy, and discrimination. Read our values
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Events
Our talks, gatherings, and recorded events bring scholars, artists, community voices, and audiences together in meaningful conversation and exchange.
Community
Join us by taking part in our programs, conversations, and initiatives, and help shape a more connected understanding of Brasil and the world.
Services
It connects you with a trusted network of mentors who can offer guidance on education, career development, and the practical challenges of living abroad.
Press
Access institutional information, press releases, media resources, and opportunities for interviews and commentary sourced by our team of experts.
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Every talk, workshop and gathering is recorded and archived on our YouTube channel, so you can watch anytime.
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Terra Brasilis Institute is a nonprofit educational and charitable organization organized and operated exclusively for purposes consistent with Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.