Basic Cycle Engineer
Building (Ciclo Basico) also known as “Cirquinho” (Little Circle)
By Fernando Augosto Coelho ’14
Definitely, the
tour of Poli-USP was a great day. After breakfast
in the hotel, we went straight to University of Sao Paulo, where Harvard’s
students could learn about Escola Politecnica and the Engineering curriculum.
We made a tour through Poli’s buildings guided by the host students. After the
tour we had a delicious lunch where we had the most typical Brazilian food,
rice and beans. During the lunch it was possible to exchange experiences about
how each University works, and the importance of this course for our academic
and professional life. The discussions
helped us show how we can transfer this knowledge to other people. In the
afternoon, we had the great pleasure and
opportunity to enjoy the lecture of Jose Goldemberg, who has already been the
president of USP and is one of the most respected experts on Energy. In this
lecture he presented a real overview of the world situation and projections for
the future. He talked about the potential
of the new renewable energy sources.
Fernando is a 4th year undergraduate student in
Environmental Engineering at Poli-USP
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Reflections on sustainable growth in urban environments, written by participants in a two-week field course in Brazil, in January 2015.
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
By Luciana Mascarenhas’13 and Fernando Beck’15
An awesome part of the trip has been cultural outings. As
hosts, our job is to show the city around to Harvard students, make sure they
understand our reality, and, of course, have fun.
We have been to different restaurants, where they get to
know better our food and culture. We showed them USP’s main campus and Sao
Paulo downtown, where we had the chance to go up Martinelli building (in the
picture) and had a nice view from the city. Last night we went to Vila Madalena,
and everybody had a good time learning how to dance, or at least trying.
Everybody’s very interested in knowing more about Brazil and
the way we live, and we more than glad to explain to them! Some people are even
learning some phrases in Portuguese!!
Fernando is a 2nd-year undergraduate student in Electrical Engineering, Poli-USP - Escola Politécnica da Universidade de São Paulo.
Luciana is a 5th-year undergraduate student in Environmental Engineering Poli-USP - Escola Politécnica da Universidade de São Paulo.
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