EDUCATION 

BOSTON UNIVERSITY 

MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (MIT)  

Master of Science in Political Science, 1991. 
Thesis: "The World Bank's Impact on the Environment: The Precedent Setting Case of POLONOROESTE." 

INSTITUTO UNIVERSITARIO DE PESQUISAS DO RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL  

Master of Science in Political Science, 1989. 
Thesis: "The Catholic Church in Context of Crisis - The Case of Angola. "  

FACULDADE CANDIDO MENDES, RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL  

Bachelor in Law, 1985 (in Brazil, the Law Degree is obtained after five years of Law school at the undergraduate level). 

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE  

COLLEGE OF THE HOLY CROSS (1999)  

Assistant Professor, Political Science. 

BOSTON UNIVERSITY (1997-1999)  

Adjunct Professor of “International Resources and Environmental Issues and Management” (Spring 1997), “Latin American Politics and Society,” (Summer 1998); “Introduction to Comparative Politics (Spring 1999). 

TUFTS UNIVERSITY (1997- 1999)  

Adjunct Professor of “International Environmental Politics,” (Fall 1997), “Latin American Politics” and “The Struggle for Citizenship in Latin America,” (Spring 1999). 

BOSTON UNIVERSITY (1993 - 1995)  

Teaching Fellow for "Introduction to International Relations."(on a leave of absence between 1994-95) 

FACULDADES INTEGRADAS CANDIDO MENDES - Brazil (1986 - 1995)  

Adjunct Professor of "Theories of State" and “Research Methods.” (on a leave of absence between 1989 - 1994). 

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WORK EXPERIENCE  

MONITOR GROUP, Cambridge (1998)  
Consultant. Analysis of Brazil’s political and economic contexts and of the country’s opportunities for international businesses. 

MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, Boston (1998 - 1999)  
Consultant. Evaluation of the Education Division. 

EDUCATION MATTERS, Cambridge (1997 - 1998)  
Consultant. Evaluation of Teachers Training Programs (National Science Foundation)  

INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH (IDR),  Boston (1996 - 1997)  
Consultant. World Bank-NGO Learning group on participation. 

OXFAM AMERICA , Boston (1996)  
Consultant. Research on Community Based Natural Resource Management. 

GRASSROOTS INTERNATIONAL - Boston (June 1996; September 1997)  
Consultant. Mapping of Brazil’s environmental and human rights grass-roots organizations. 

JOURNAL ARCHE-INTERDISCIPLINAR, Brazil (July, 1994 - July, 1995)  
Editor of an interdisciplinary social science journal. 

NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION (October, 1991)  
Consultant. Monitoring on World Bank development projects in Latin America. 

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RESEARCH EXPERIENCE  

CENTER FOR THE AMERICAS (CEA), Brazil (1998 - Present)  
Associate Researcher. International Environment and Latin American Politics 

MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (1990)  
Research Assistant for Professor Lincoln Bloomfield on global governance. 

CENTER FOR AFRICAN AND ASIAN STUDIES - Brazil (1986 - 1989)  
Researcher. African studies department. 

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FELLOWSHIPS AND HONORS  

INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF WORLD POLITICS (1994)  
Grant for dissertation field research in Brazil. 

BOSTON UNIVERSITY (1993)  
Fellowship to teach "Introduction to International Relations." 

THE BRAZILIAN MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (1989)  
Four years tuition/stipend for graduate studies in the US. 

INSTITUTE BRAZIL-PORTUGAL - BRAZIL (1989) 
Grant for field research in Portugal. 

NATIONAL COUNCIL OF RESEARCH - BRAZIL (1987)  
Two years tuition/stipend for graduate studies in Brazil. 
 
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