Lemann Center for Brazilian Studies

“The University of Illinois has over a century of engagement in Brazil. Eugene Davenport, for whom Davenport Hall is named, was the first dean of the College of Agriculture at Illinois. As a young man he spent 1890-91 in São Paulo, Brazil, where he advised the coffee planter Luiz de Queiroz on establishing Brazil’s first school of agriculture, currently known as ESALQ (Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz), part of the University of São Paulo…” -Joseph Love, Emeritus Professor of History The Lemann Center for Brazilian Studies, established in 2009, promotes teaching and research about Brazil by faculty and students at Illinois and their Brazilian counterparts. The Center fosters knowledge and understanding of Brazil across disciplines and colleges by offering fellowships to UIUC and Brazilian students at graduate and undergraduate levels; funding faculty research; organizing international conferences on Brazilian topics; and supporting cultural activities of all sorts.