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What a fantastic time we had on Tuesday, 2 August at Status Chopperia and Grille in Savassi for Patrick McAnaney’s Trash Talk presentation. Over 50 people from 11 countries joined us for an evening of education, networking and plain ole fun. It was an event truly representing the spirit of Minas International’s mission of Globalizing Locally.
The Wrap-UpPatrick McAnaney, a Fulbright scholar in Brazil, talked about the role of organizations of pickers in solid waste management. He began with an overview of the current
environmental and social situation in Brazil and went on to talk about the history of picker associations and cooperatives. Patrick explained the organizational model of these groups and gave a visual tour of a sorting warehouse run by a picker cooperative. In closing he provided analysis of the challenges and opportunities facing this movement, focusing on political, economic and managerial issues.
Patrick McAnaney
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At STATUS Chopperia & Grill in the heart of Savassi
We’ve all seen them… the guys who pull those monsterously full carts of trash up and down the steep hills and through traffic at all hours. Did you ever wonder…
Wonder no more!
Patrick McAnaney will help us sort it all out!
Patrick has been living in Minas Gerais and working with UFMG to research this phenomena of trash collecting. You may be surprised to learn it is a bigger business than you’ve ever imagined!
Come prepared to eat, drink, network and be entertained!
50% off ALL menu items and drinks* from 17:00-20:00.
LIVE Piano music and singer!
Parking lot adjacent to building.
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We had a great time at the Coffee Chat! A terrific group of folks joined as Minas International community member Judy Robbe graciously opened her home to us. The conversations were as diverse as the countries represented … England, Phillipines, Brazil, USA, Russia, Canada. It was a great opportunity to network both personally and professionally.
Stay tuned as we’ll be offering another informal get together in a few weeks…
Join us for an informal get together at the residence of one of our Minas International community members. We’ll chat about life in Brasil, jobs, culture and anything else that comes up!
- When: Tuesday, 5 July - 10:00-12:00
- Where: Santa Lúcia, BH-(address upon registration)
- Cost: Good conversation in English!
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We had a terrific time on our Architectural Walking Tour – the 2nd stop on our Cultural Circuit. On a sunny Saturday our group met at Praca Sete to begin touring with our
Claudio Lysardo Teixeira
knowledge and personable tour guide Claudio Lysardo Teixeira.
Claudio shared with us the tremendous history of Belo Horizonte and the significance of many of the old architectural buildings and interiors that made up the former cultural center of BH. He also told us some wonderful and warming stories his grandmother has shared with him over the years about what the life was like in BH in years it was considered the most sophisticated and grand city in Brazil.
We had such an overwhelming number of requests to join the tour we had to turn many away. Because of this we’ll be looking to repeat the tour later in the year. In the interim, Claudio is working with Minas International to prepare an English guide of the sites we visited. More information to come soon!
After the tour we went out to a traditional Mineiro restaurant for a great lunch and some yummy dessert! 
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