The TU annual Black History Month poetry reading of Navio Negreiro by Castro Alves will be virtual and will include Spanish for the first time ever.
Navio Negreiro by Castro Alves is a classic piece by Brazilian abolitionist Castro Alves describing the middle passage.
To sign up to read: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FXd9d_uOCFcAuaj9sK9EnFRSY94ZDHdNspx…
PORTulane is making a Brazil-themed house float. We will be decorating a house in short walking distance to campus. All events are outside and participants must be masked. We will provide materials but welcome you to bring additional beads, crafts, lights, etc. for decoration. We will debut the very first BRIGADEIRO KING CAKE and GOIABADA KING CAKE plus plenty of pão de queijo. Join us!
We made it! Celebrate the end of classes with groselha, a sweet syrup that feels like a pat on your back. Meet you outside the Boot at 2pm. This event is sponsored by TULASO and the Stone Center for Latin American Studies. Admission is free. All levels welcome. For more information, please contact Megwen at portuguese@tulane.edu.
Welcome back! We’ll be drinking caldo de cana. The natural sweet from cane juice is all you need to this final stretch. Find us at 1 pm in Pocket Park. This event is sponsored by TULASO and the Stone Center for Latin American Studies. Admission is free. All levels welcome. For more information, please contact Megwen at portuguese@tulane.edu.
Let’s drink suco de açaí while we share our spring break plans. This event is sponsored by TULASO and the Stone Center for Latin American Studies. Admission is free. All levels welcome. For more information, please contact Megwen at portuguese@tulane.edu.
Avocado smoothie is a thing! Come and try this amazing way of having avocado while you keep your Portuguese skills sharp. This event is sponsored by TULASO and the Stone Center for Latin American Studies. Admission is free. All levels welcome. For more information, please contact Megwen at portuguese@tulane.edu.
Do you like lemonade? Wait until you try Brazilian lemonade. This event is sponsored by TULASO and the Stone Center for Latin American Studies. Admission is free. All levels welcome. For more information, please contact Megwen at portuguese@tulane.edu.
All you need is a glass of guava juice to brighten your afternoon. See you at 1pm! This event is sponsored by TULASO and the Stone Center for Latin American Studies. Admission is free. All levels welcome. For more information, please contact Megwen at portuguese@tulane.edu.
This will get you out of bed! Join us in the lobby of Sharp Hall for the smooth and energizing chá matte. This event is sponsored by TULASO and the Stone Center for Latin American Studies. Admission is free. All levels welcome. For more information, please contact Megwen at portuguese@tulane.edu.
Brazil had the longest-lasting slave economy in the Americas, importing an estimated ten times as many African slaves as the U.S. In recognition of Black History Month, we will celebrate the monumental importance of these four million enslaved men and women with a bilingual reading of the Castro Alves poem “O Navio Negreiro (The Slave Ship).” For more information contact: Professor Megwen Loveless (mloveles@tulane.edu).
