The Global Citizen Award was presented Wednesday to Brazilian author João Almino, ambassador and consul general of Brazil to Chicago. The award was presented as part of a program in the UW-Madison Division of International Studies that honors individuals who have contributed to international studies.
Recognizing Almino is part of UW-Madison's Brazil Initiative, dedicated to recognizing Brazil's growing economic and political importance.
According to the Division of International Studies, Brazil's economy is now the eighth largest in the world and is expected to grow over the next several years.
The initiative has been used to ""promote collaborative research, testing, and outreach projects focused on Brazil,"" according to the DOIS website.
Almino's award ceremony is part of Brazil Month at UW-Madison. Other events in April have brought anthropology professors Luis Nicolau Pares and J. Lorand Matory to campus to discuss a range of international topics.
Paulo Sotero, Director of the Brazil Institute, will lecture at Bascom Hall Thursday about topics pertaining to the Brazil Initiative.
