In December of 2012, Antonio Augusto Verissimo, Project Coordinator at Rio de Janeiro, Secretaria de Habitacao came to Chicago to present “Morar Carioca,” a municipal urban plan to integrate the informal neighborhoods (favelas) in Rio de Janeiro into the formal urban fabric of the City.
In conjunction with the Sao Paulo Chapter’s participation in the Global Youth Service Day (GYSD) the Illinois Chapter in 2007 and 2008 has participated in the Earth Day event in Humboldt Park with organizations that provide services to youth in Chicago.
In the spring of 2009 Woehlert visited Brasilia and along with the local Chapter promoted an all day caravan to visit Projeto Segundo Tempo, an ongoing project of the Ministry of Sport and the Lula Administration.
Mundo Verde is an International Symposium on sustainable initiatives and green building solutions in Chicago initiated in 2009 by Illinois POA and that has become an annual event most recently sponsored by HACIA.
During his visit to Chicago, Jorge Wilheim was most impressed with the CHA transformation plan CHANGE. He meets during his visit prominent architects Jeany Gang and Pat Natke, Principal Founder of Urban Works architecture.
As an Ambassador of Partners of the Americas for the Olympic Games 2008 Beijing, Marisa M. Woehlert cannot recite the innumerous opportunities she had to meet with youth and athletes from the US, Brazil and other countries from all over the world...
Several Illinois-Sao Paulo Partners of the Americas members contribute to support and fund The Global Canvas Project a.k.a. Projeto Igarai. This project is an innovative trans-cultural arts collaboration linking youth from Brazil and Chicago through the internet and actual art projects.
This series is the largest Brazilian film festival in the Midwest. The annual event features Brazilian films with a social conscience, fostering conversations about social issues, culture, politics, history and the environment and is viewed by the academic community, students, filmmakers, and the general public. MOSTRA was founded by Ariani Friedl in Chicago in 2010, and expanded to...
