Olympic-sized Report: 'Roots of Brazil' Explored in Original UPR Broadcasts
USU students who traveled to Salvador, Brazil, as part of CHaSS' Global Initiative, collected oral histories from residents of the historical, racially diverse city. Some of their work will be broadcast on UPR in a month-long series, "Roots of Brazil."
Theirs was an experience rich in color, new ideas and a few stunning dance steps. Oh, plus service and insight. And now the young scholars who traveled to Brazil as part of Utah State University’s Global Brazil Initiative will talk about it in a month-long series on Utah Public Radio.
The five-part series, “Roots of Brazil,” takes a more intimate look at the country that this month will engage the world’s attention with the 2016 Summer Olympics. The series, says initiative team leader Jason Gilmore, is a “creation of USU students who want to share the powerful stories of the people we met and worked with in Salvador, Brazil.
Beginning Aug. 2, the short broadcasts will be aired each Tuesday afternoon during NPR’s “All Things Considered” and Wednesday mornings during “Morning Edition.”
Reporting is done by Gilmore, an assistant professor in the Department of Languages, Philosophy and Communication Studies at USU, with help from students Brieann Charlesworth, Mckayle Law and Elizabeth Thomas.
Among the topics to be discussed, said Gilmore, are the street drumming group, Oludum, the humanitarian group Projeto Axe, the dance-like Afro-Brazilian martial art of capoeira and the complexity of gender issues in Brazil.
The series, adds Gilmore, “shines a light on inspiring people and organizations that are tapping into the richness of Afro-Brazilian culture to empower at-risk youth in Salvador, Brazil.”
UPR can be found at 91.5 FM in Cache County and throughout the state on the Utah Public Radio Network.
Find the UPR station in your community online.
Information on “Roots of Brazil” series is also online.
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Writer and contact: Janelle Hyatt, Janelle.hyatt@usu.edu
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