President Lula da Silva triumphantly announced that he and his Turkish counterpart had persuaded Iran to shift a major part of its uranium enrichment program overseas—an objective that had previously eluded the US and other world powers. Washington, however, was not applauding.
What should we expect from a newly powerful Brazil? Does the country have the capacity and leadership to be a central actor in addressing critical global and regional problems?
In the late 90s, the Programa de Promocion de la Refomra Educativa (PREAL) in Latin American and the Caribbean organized two working groups-one for Latin America and one for Central America- to discuss the serious education deficiencies offered to children throughout the region. Brazil can be proud of some education…
This special report by the Dialogue’s education reform program (PREAL) aims to promote consideration of the racial inequalities inherent in the educational indicators for the Brazilian population.
El perfil de la educación brasilera ha experimentado importantes cambios durante las últimas dos décadas: el analfabetismo ha caído sustancialmente, mientras que la matrícula ha crecido en forma considerable en todos los niveles escolares y el promedio de años de escolaridad ha aumentado. Sin embargo, el panorama de la educación…
