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On May 28 (new date), LusoGlobe – Lusófona Centre on Global Challenges hosted an open lecture with Pedro H. V. B. Castelo Branco (IESP-UERJ), recorded for the LusoGlobe podcast as well.

LusoGlobe - Lusófona Centre on Global Challenges had the honor of welcoming Ambassador Carlos Sérgio Sobral Duarte, Secretary for Africa and the Middle East at Brazil’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, for an institutional visit and academic exchange at Universidade Lusófona.

On April 23, LusoGlobe hosted an initiative the international research project “Social Work in History: Social Question and Social Movements – Latin America and Europe (1960–2020)”. The project brings together more than 49 academic institutions across eight countries — Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Uruguay, Spain, Portugal, and the United Kingdom — fostering a critical and comparative analysis of social transformations and the role of Social Work across diverse historical and geographical contexts.

A new national survey conducted within the official programme marking the 50th anniversary of the Portuguese Revolution reveals a defining paradox at the heart of Portugal’s democracy: while public support for democratic rule remains overwhelming, confidence in how democracy functions today is significantly more fragile.

The Lusófona Centre on Global Challenges (LusoGlobe) hosted an international seminar on 27 April 2026 at 16:00, featuring Odilon Caldeira Neto, Professor at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (Brazil) and a researcher funded by CNPq.

LusoGlobe – Lusófona Centre on Global Challenges hosted the conference “Consular Diplomacy in an Evolving (Geo)political Environment” on April 16, 2026, bringing together students and experts to discuss the changing role of consular diplomacy in today’s global context.