King’s Brazil Institute staff celebrating their awardKing’s Brazil Institute staff and students are celebrating this week after winning a prestigious Brazilian International Press Award for their work to promote Brazilian culture in the UK. The event was a culmination of a highly successful summer season for the Brazil Institute – after over 3,000 people visited the centre’s inaugural photography exhibition, and King’s College London also took part in hosting Casa Brasil during the Olympic Games.
The Brazilian International Press Awards celebrate success in promoting Brazilian culture worldwide in categories of music, art, culture, sports, and social action. Originally launched in the USA in 1997, the event has now expanded to London and Tokyo, with finalists in London nominated by popular vote among the Brazilian community in the UK.
This year the King’s Brazil Institute has won in the category for ‘Institution that Promotes Brazilian Culture in the UK’, after being nominated with Queen Mary, University of London; and GEB, the Brazilian Migration to the UK Research Group. The Institute faculty, led by Professor Anthony Pereira, collected the award on Saturday night at a lively reception in central London featuring Brazilian musicians, artists and journalists.
Professor Anthony Pereira and Dr Maite Conde collecting their award at the ceremony (Credit: Brazilian International Press Awards)
On receiving the award on behalf of the King’s Brazil Institute, Professor Anthony Pereira said: ‘We are honoured to have won this award and be in the company of such high profile nominees and prestigious institutions. Our whole mission is to promote understanding of Brazil in the UK and internationally, so it’s fantastic that our hard work this year has been recognized and we hope to build on this success.
‘We’re now looking forward to welcoming a new cohort of Master’s and PhD students this term, and in January we will be celebrating the arrival of our first Rio Branco Chair in International Relations.’
Dr Maite Conde, who took part in organizing the Salgado photography exhibition at the King’s Brazil Institute said: ‘We are all delighted with this award and it has been thanks to a real team effort – our mission is to open doors and build relationships with partner organizations in Brazil and internationally, so to be recognized in this way means a lot to us.
‘We’ve had fantastic success this summer with the Salgado exhibition and we’re now busy planning our next season of cultural events – including a film series in collaboration with the Latin American Film Festival.’
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About King’s Brazil Institute, King’s College London
Promoting an understanding of Brazil and developing the profile of Brazilian Studies at the university level in the UK, the King’s Brazil Institute coordinates and develops Brazil-related research capabilities and Brazil-focused programmes of study at King's, while also building links with Brazilian organisations in education, the cultural and creative sectors, business and government. Through these activities, and as part of the College's broader international strategy, the Institute aims to contribute to a growing interdisciplinary interest in Brazil among both students and academics at King's. The King’s Brazil Institute forms part of a wider network of Global Institutes at King’s College London to promote understanding of fast changing parts of the world and encourage engagement with 21st century powers.
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About the Brazilian International Press Awards
The Brazilian International Press Awards in the UK awards are organized by TV Globo International and sponsored by Bank of Brazil and TAM Airlines, with cultural support by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Consulate General of Brazil in London. For more information visit their website.
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