As the school year begins, we would like to welcome you all to this year’s version of HLS-BR. Between the challenges with air travel and online education, this semester is an unusual semester. But along with the challenges, there are also opportunities. The COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on Brazilian and American societies and legal communities made evident the importance of coordination between the multiple elements of the civil society. In order to help move this conversation forward, we will be hosting a series of talks and debates during this school year on these very important topics.

Last year’s edition of the Brazilian Legal Symposium had to be cancelled and we are still uncertain on whether we will organize the Brazilian Legal Symposium in the upcoming year. But the dialogues will still go on.