Theme: Ensaios Coletivos

A Democracia se constrói e se mantém a partir do que nós acreditamos, escolhemos e fazemos. Mas, quem somos nós?

O TEDxBlumenau acredita que quando nos abrimos para diferentes perspectivas, para compartilhar ideias e ouvir diferentes vozes, essa pergunta se aproxima de uma resposta.

Em 2024, mais de 2 bilhões de pessoas irão às urnas ao redor do mundo, e nós temos uma chance única: olhar para nossa cultura cívica de forma crítica e, juntos, explorarmos possibilidades, caminhos e diálogos.

Construirmos, coletivamente, futuros possíveis e desejados.

Conversar sobre Democracias nunca foi tão urgente, complexo e animador.

Estamos otimistas, esperamos que você também.

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Democracy is built and sustained by what we believe, choose, and do. But who are we?

TEDxBlumenau believes that when we open ourselves to different perspectives, share ideas, and listen to different voices, this question moves closer to an answer.

In 2024, over 2 billion people will head to the polls around the world, and we have a unique opportunity: to critically examine our civic culture and, together, explore possibilities, paths, and dialogues.

To build, collectively, possible and desired futures.

Discussing Democracies has never been so urgent, complex and exciting.

We are optimistic, and we hope you are too.

Teatro Carlos Gomes
Rua XV de Novembro, 1181
Blumenau, Santa Catarina, 89010-003
Brazil

Carol Pires

Journalist

Carol Pires is a journalist and screenwriter, as well as a master in Latin American politics from Columbia University. She is the author of the podcast "Retrato Narrado," a Spotify original that tells the story of Jair Bolsonaro up to his presidency. She is also the co-writer of the Netflix film "The Edge of Democracy," nominated for the 2020 Oscar for Best Documentary, as well as other works on Globoplay and HBO Max. As a journalist, she was a reporter for Piauí magazine and a regular contributor to The New York Times en Español, writing about Brazil for the Latin American audience.

Drica Guzzi

Researcher

PhD in Communication and Semiotics, researching the relationship between media and politics. Co-founder of @votenelas and @72horas.plataforma, a platform for political education to participate in the electoral process.

Flávia Gasi

Journalist and Narrative Director

With over 23 years of experience in journalism and communication in the gaming and pop culture market as a writer and editor, Flávia Gasi has written games, translated works, and has published books and comics. She was awarded the Ângelo Agostini Trophy for Best Independent Group Publication. As a journalist, she presented the “Planeta Games” segment on Rede TV and a weekly segment about games on the program “Scrap MTV.” She was a games editor and reporter for the MTV Portal, editor of the Official Xbox Magazine in Brazil, and a writer for Omelete, Uol TAB, among others. Currently, she is a narrative director, political strategist, professor with a doctorate in narrative, writer, and content producer.

Giuseppe Janino

Mathematician

Giuseppe Janino (@giuseppejanino) is a mathematician who served as the Secretary of Information Technology for the Superior Electoral Court from 2006 to 2021 and is recognized as a co-author of the electronic voting machine project for the Brazilian Electoral System. He has received several awards in his career, both related to the voting machine project and other achievements in Technology and Innovation. Today, Giuseppe works as an international consultant in digital elections and biometric identification, and he is a member of the Advisory Board of the PMI Chapter Federal District/Brazil.

Letícia Sallorenzo

Linguistics Specialist

Letícia Sallorenzo holds a Master's degree (2018) and is a Ph.D. candidate (2024) in Linguistics from the University of Brasília. She studies and analyzes cognitive and discursive manipulation processes, which include the dissemination of fake news.

Maíra Berutti

Comunications Specialist

Maíra Berutti holds a degree in Communications from UFPR and a specialization in Market Research in Communications from ECA-USP. She is the Director of Intelligence at Quid, a civil society organization that functions as a communication lab for public opinion disputes in defense of democratic and progressive values. She has over ten years of experience in managing data analysis projects using triangulation methods of social listening and quantitative and qualitative research for the consumer goods market, services, the third sector, and politics. She is a drummer for the Bloco Afro Ilú Oba De Min, which promotes Afro-Brazilian culture and actions to strengthen black women in the city of São Paulo.

Marco Antonio André

Lawyer

Born in São Paulo in the Liberdade neighborhood, he spent his childhood in the outskirts of the city and the ABC region! In his adolescence, he was part of the student movement, becoming one of the main student leaders in the State of São Paulo, leading UMES-SP. A resident of Blumenau for almost 20 years, he became a lawyer, graduating from FURB. A practitioner of Candomblé, he is now Dofono D’Ogum. He served as President of the Racial Equality Commission of OAB-SC and was a member of the National Commission on the Truth of Black Slavery in Brazil. He also led the Community Council, an organization that fights for Human Rights in the prison system. He is currently a member of the Human Rights Commission of OAB.

Maria Claudia Bucchianeri

Lawyer

Lawyer. Master in State Law from the University of São Paulo and Specialist in Fundamental Rights from the University of Coimbra/IBCCRIM. During the 2021/2023 biennium, she served as Substitute Minister of the Superior Electoral Court, Vice-Director of the Electoral Judicial School of the Superior Electoral Court, and institutional coordinator of the Gender Policy Management Commission of the Superior Electoral Court. She was the second woman from the class of jurists to join the Court and the first female jurist to be designated as Election Advertising Judge in Presidential elections. Founder of the Brazilian Academy of Electoral and Political Law, and the Electoral Law Institute of the Federal District.

Nedina Yawanawa

Teacher and Writer

She belongs to the Yawanawa people from the Mutum village, Indigenous Territory of the Gregório River, Tarauacá-AC/Brazil. She holds a degree in Portuguese Language and a postgraduate degree in School Management and Pedagogical Coordination. An indigenous teacher and writer, she has worked as a Pedagogical Advisor in indigenous school education at the Acre Department of Education, coordinated the Organization of Indigenous Women of Acre-SITOAKORE, served as a political advisor for the Tuikuru Yawanawa Association, and was the Director of Indigenous Peoples of Acre. An activist and defender of indigenous peoples' rights, she is known nationally and internationally and contributes to strengthening policies and the inclusion of indigenous women in environmental, climate, and governance issues.