Professor Vatin speaks about race and Candomble in Bahia
August 23, 2010 | Bahia StreetIn June 2010, a group of North Carolina teachers traveled to Bahia to learn about education in Brazil. During their visit, they met with Professor Xavier Vatin of the Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia in Cachoeira. Here is a sort clip of Professor Vatin’s talk on race and Candomble in Bahia.
A Tarde article about inequality in Brazil
August 13, 2010 | Bahia Street
Rita recently shared this story about inequality in Brazil.
World View Teachers Visit Bahia Street Center
August 11, 2010 | Bahia StreetIn 2004, Bahia Street expanded its mission to include the education of people outside of Brazil about issues related to poverty, Brazilian society and culture, and locally-led social change projects. Bahia Street has led annual study trips and organized theme-based educational tours to support this mission, and it has partnered with a number of U.S. university departments in the past few years in the development of academic study abroad programs. This past June, Bahia Street had the opportunity to host public school teachers from North Carolina, organized by World View at the University of North Carolina, on a week-long exploration of education within Brazilian society. They met with Bahia Street staff, toured Salvador and Cachoeira, and visited a partner university to learn about Brazil’s higher education system. These teachers, now home, are thinking about ways to bring what they learned back into their classrooms. We appreciate the opportunity to foster greater education about our world. For more information about Bahia Street’s resources for K-12 educators, click here.
