This month, the University of California, Los Angeles opened a center devoted to Brazil studies as a part of a larger center focusing on the Southern Cone. The center’s opening also featured an exhibit “Rio de Janeiro: Two Centuries of Urban Change, 1808-2008,” which will be on display at the Charles E. Young Research Library until June. The exhibit features photos, films, documents, and art to show the modernization of one of Brazil’s largest cities.

The exhibit and the new center are run by José Luiz Passos, a professor of Portuguese literature. The center will serve as an academic focus with Brazil-centered courses, lectures, films and TV series, working groups, and working papers.

For more information about the Brazil center, see the official website.