Maria Hermínia Tavares de Almeida, P.H.D. in Political Science, is senior researcher at Centro Brasileiro de Análise e Planejamento (CEBRAP), retired Professor of Political Science and former dean of the Institute of International Relations at the University of São Paulo (2009-2013). Her books include Foreign Policy Responses to the Rise of Brazil – Balancing Power in Emerging States, written with Gian Luca Gardini, and Os Anos de Ouro - Ensaios sobre a democracia no Brasil (The Gilded Years – Essays on Democracy in Brazil). She is former president of the Latin American Studies Association- LASA (2010-2012) and a member of the World Bank Chief Economist´s Council of Eminent Persons (2016-2018), as well as holding the National Order of Scientific Merit (2006). Presently, she is a member of the D. Paulo Evaristo Arns Commission for Protection of Human Rights – Arns Commission and of the Latin American Program Advisory Board at the Woodrow Wilson Center.

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.

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