Dr. Rosana Barbosa, PhD
Rosana Barbosa, is a Professor in the History Department at Saint Mary’s University. She completed her BA at Universidade Santa Úrsula in her hometown of Rio de Janeiro. Her MA and PhD are from the University of Toronto. Her research focus on migration and on the historical links between Brazil and Canada.
Current research: Soccer and Racism: The Beginnings of Futebol in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, 1895-1933
Upcoming project: The lived experience of Brazilians in Canada and their families in Brazil during the Covid-19 pandemic. Co-investigator (Dr. Margareth S. Zanchetta, Principal Investigator, Ryerson University).
Contact:
Rosana.barbosa@smu.ca
https://www.smu.ca/academics/departments/history-rosana-barbosa.html
Selected publications:
2017. Brazil and Canada: Economic, Political, and Migratory Ties, 1820s to 1970s. Lanham; Boulder; New York; London: Lexington Books.
2009. Immigration and Xenophobia. Portuguese Immigrants in Early Nineteenth Century Rio de Janeiro. Lanham: University Press of America.
2012. “Brasil-Canadá: ligações migratórias nos séculos XIX e XX.” Interfaces Brasil/Canada. Volume 1, N. 14, 183-200.
Rosana Barbosa and Yves Frenette. 2012. “À la recherche des passagers du Panola: un épisode de migration française et nord-américaine au Brésil, 1875-1876.” E-CRINI, Université de Nantes, France. N. 3, 1-11.
2009. “Brazilian Immigration to Canada.” Canadian Ethnic Studies Journal. Vol. 41.1-2, 215-225.
See Also:
May 2018. Video Interview: 30 Anos da Imigração Brasileira no Canadá. OMNI TV. https://www.omnitv.ca/ab/it/videos/30-anos-imigracao-brasileira-no-canada/May 2018. Globo TV Notícia Americas. Placa em Homenagem a Comunidade Brasileira no Pier 21, Halifax. https://www.facebook.com/marziolorenzojournalist/videos/170032057008049/