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Sophia Winston
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Sophia Winston is a Spanish and Urban Studies major at the University of Pittsburgh, she is also pursuing a certificate in Latin American Studies and a minor in Portuguese. She has spent a semester abroad in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and is currently a senior.

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Friday, February 6, 2015 - 10:00 0

As part of Rio de Janeiro’s 2016 Olympic bid, the olympic committee made a couple of large promises, one of them the clean up of Guanabara Bay in the North Zone of...

Sunday, January 18, 2015 - 08:00 0

Having only been in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for one week, I cannot tell you very much about life here except for what I’ve observed in my short amount of time....

Thursday, December 4, 2014 - 08:00 0

After three years of the heading the organization, UN Women, which strives for international gender equality and empowerment of women, Michelle Bachelet returned...

Monday, December 1, 2014 - 08:00 0

After nearly two years of peace negotiations between FARC and the Colombian government, the FARC have done something they have never done before. In all the 50...

Tuesday, November 18, 2014 - 08:00 0

Between the months of July and August of this year, in some parts of Latin America, there was no rainfall for 45 continuous days. While reservoirs and water...

Thursday, November 6, 2014 - 08:00 0

For the past two years, Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos, has been in negotiation with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, otherwise known as FARC...

Thursday, October 30, 2014 - 09:00 0

On October 26th, Uruguay held its presidential, vice presidential, and parliamentary elections. The previous president, José “Pepe” Mujica, was not able to run...

Friday, October 24, 2014 - 09:30 0

The recent Ebola outbreak has triggered world wide panic about the possible spread of the deadly virus. Now, with people infected in the US and Spain, countries...

Monday, October 20, 2014 - 10:00 0

October 13th is nationally recognized as Columbus day, marking the day Christopher Columbus discovered the new world in 1492. This encounter, as students learn...

Wednesday, October 8, 2014 - 10:30 0

The second Panoramas Roundtable discussion of the 2014-2015 school year took place on October 2, with contributors Ana Lúcia Gomes, Bruno Hoepers and Barry...

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