The Defense of Democracy in Brazil with Natalia de Campos

Natalia de Campos is a performance and theater artists, producer, writer, educator, translator and activist born in São Paulo, Brazil. She has lives in New York for the last 25 years, where she founded the multidisciplinary arts collaborative Syncretic Pleasures, to produce performance and arts events with different collaborators. She has taught English and Portuguese about different social movements in Brazil to non-native speakers for many decades while also producing and performing works by Brazilian authors, including her own. In 2016, she cofounded the Defend Democracy in Brazil committee in New York with a group of Brazilian activists to fight for democracy and social justice. She has taught and lectured to independent non-profit organizations and at New York University, Columbia University, the Graduate Center of CUNY on social practices, social engagement, solo performances and New York City activism. Natalia has a bachelor's degree in history from the University of São Paulo and a masters degree in Performance and Interactive Media Arts from CUNY Brooklyn College. She currently teaches Portuguese through social movements' practice, independently and through the People's Forum in New York.

To learn more about what the Defend Democracy in Brazil Committee does, visit www.defenddemicracyinbrazil.org

Brazil is going through challenging times. There’s never been a more important moment to understand Brazil’s politics, society, and culture. To go beyond the headlines, and to ask questions that aren’t easy to answer. 'Brazil Unfiltered,' does just that. This podcast is hosted by James N. Green, Professor of Brazilian History and Culture at Brown University and the National Co-Coordinator of the U.S. Network for Democracy in Brazil.

Brazil Unfiltered is part of the Democracy Observatory, supported by the Washington Brazil Office. This podcast is edited and produced by Camilo Rocha in São Paulo.

https://www.braziloffice.org/en/observatory#activities