Guided Search: Emerging International Journalists Program, South America

In a recent panel to forecast trade in Latin America, the Chilean American Chamber of Commerce of Philadelphia gathered together leaders in trade, tax and finance to talk 2015.

On October 30, the Brazil-Pennsylvania Chamber of Commerce (BRAPACC) was inaugurated at the Pyramid Club in Center City (1735 Market St.). The evening was dedicated to celebrating the official start of BRAPACC and to mark the introduction of the chamber as a platform for the promotion of business relations, trade and culture between Brazil and Pennsylvania.

EIJP correspondent and Drexel University student Bianca Robinson recalls her study abroad experience in Costa Rica, a country that seems more like a second home now.

On May 20, the University City Science Center (3711 Market St.) hosted David Good for a presentation in their "Lunch for Hungry Minds" series. Good is a student at East Stroudsburg University whose father, an anthropologist, met his mother while researching her indigenous village in the Amazon.

From April to June, International House Philadelphia (3701 Chestnut St.) is hosting the work of Brazilian photographer Daniel Gafanhoto as part of their 53rd Global Gala: Colors of Brazil.

With help from their Women's Committee, the Penn Museum has put together "Culinary Expeditions: A Celebration of Food and Culture," illustrated with historical objects from the museum's holdings. The full-color, hardcover journey through the world of food is available May 5, with proceeds benefiting the museum.