U.S. Brazil Relations: Post-Election Challenges and Opportunities in a New World

Please join CENFAD for a lecture and question-and-answer session with Fernanda Magnotta, Professor of International Relations at the Armando Alvares Penteado Foundation in Brazil. Dr. Magnotta will discuss the conclusion of Brazil's recent presidential election and what it means for U.S.-Brazil relations.

Fernanda Magnotta hold a Ph.D. and a Master's degree from PPGRI San Tiago Dantas. An expert in U.S. politics, she is the coordinator of the International Relations undergraduate program at the Armando Penteado Foundation. She is also a columnist of international affairs, appearing in outlets such as Portal UOL and CBN Radio. She served as a consultant for the Brazilian Bar Association’s Committee on International Relations and as a Senior Fellow in the U.S. Program of the Brazilian Center for International Relations (CEBRI). Magnotta is the author of the book Ideas Matter: North-American Exceptionalism in the Dawn of the Superpower (2016) and several other chapters and articles. Currently, she is a Fulbright scholar at the University of Southern California.