Luís Bulcão Pinheiro
freelance journalist; organising committee member of Brazil Forum UK

Luis, holds an MA in International Relations from the University of East Anglia and an MBA from Fundação Getúlio Vargas-RJ. He has worked for several news organisations in Brazil covering a variety of subjects, including the process of pacification of favelas in Rio de Janeiro, the United Nations Rio+20 conference and the street protests in 2013. Currently, Luis is based in London, and contributes with articles and news stories to magazines, newspapers and blogs. He is a member of the organising committee of the Brazil Forum UK.

His interests include the role of the BRICS group in the international society and the advancement of democracy in Brazil.

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Sunday 23 October, 16.00 Frobisher 1-3
Crumbling BRIC: what future for Brazil?