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Monthly Archives: August 2015

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Recife Antigo

  • Post author:Jeremy Wells
  • Post published:August 31, 2015
  • Post category:Brazil Fulbright research
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This Sunday, my host professor and his family gave my family and I a wonderful tour of Recife Antigo. Technically, "Recife Antigo" is a manufactured name designed to market the…

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Back in the Bairro São José

  • Post author:Jeremy Wells
  • Post published:August 29, 2015
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My wife and I decided to return again to the Bairro São José this weekend and spend a little bit more time in the Mercado São José (last week we…

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Estelita and the Horto d’el Ray

  • Post author:Jeremy Wells
  • Post published:August 28, 2015
  • Post category:Brazil Fulbright research
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The last two cases that I've been investigating for my research are the Cais José Estelita in Recife and the Horto d'el Ray in Olinda. The Estelita is an historical…

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Registering with the Federal Police in Brazil for foreigners

  • Post author:Jeremy Wells
  • Post published:August 27, 2015
  • Post category:Brazil Fulbright research
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By law in Brazil, all foreigners who are not tourists are required to register with the Federal Police within 30 days of arriving in the country. (In my case, my…

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In the eyes of laypeople

  • Post author:Jeremy Wells
  • Post published:August 26, 2015
  • Post category:Applied social sciences/Future of conservation
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Recently, I was reading "The Pro-Development, Anti-Historic Preservationist" by Michael Allen on the Next City web site. It is a good overview of the changing public perceptions of historic preservation,…

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Bairro de São José

  • Post author:Jeremy Wells
  • Post published:August 23, 2015
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With the weekend here, my wife and I decided to get out of the apartment and do a little exploring. My wife was interested in seeing Mercado São José (St.…

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Is heritage studies equivalent to public history?

  • Post author:Jeremy Wells
  • Post published:August 22, 2015
  • Post category:Applied social sciences/Future of conservation/Pedagogy/Theory
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As an teacher, I am interested in the curricula of degree programs that address the multiple forms of tangible and intangible heritage. I often like to look at post-secondary degree…

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Tipping heritage or the tombamento

  • Post author:Jeremy Wells
  • Post published:August 21, 2015
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As I am learning Portuguese, I often rely on Google to translate words or phrases. One phrase that repeatedly appears in my research is the word tombamento that always appears…

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Call for papers (e-book) 40 YEARS AFTER THE MANIFEST OF AMSTERDAM

  • Post author:Jeremy Wells
  • Post published:August 16, 2015
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Deadline extended to August 30. More info on the CECI web site. Call for papers for the book (e-book) 40 YEARS AFTER THE MANIFEST OF AMSTERDAM   Book Rationale and…

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Burle Marx and the Praça Casa Forte

  • Post author:Jeremy Wells
  • Post published:August 15, 2015
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Back in graduate school, a friend of mine from Brazil introduced me to the landscape architect, Burle Marx (1909-1994). He is internationally known for his work that was uniquely Brazilian,…

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