World Usability Day in Brazil

Curitiba, São Paulo and Belo Horizonte were the three cities in Brazil that had events for World Usability Day (WUD) on November 3, 2005. These events marked the formation of the UPA Brazilian chapter.

Holtz Betiol, Adriana. Usability Professionals Association (2005). Articles>Usability>Regional>Brazil

The Relationship Between the Academy and Professional Organizations in the Development of Organizational Communication    

Since the 1960s, Brazil has developed very close ties between academia and professionals in the marketplace. The efforts of scholars and the enthusiastic support of professionals have contributed to this development and advanced both practice and the scholarly agenda of the field. This essay examines this partnership as it formed through the growth of undergraduate education, the development of graduate programs, the establishment of the bridge between academia and the business world, and the integration of the academy and the market.

Krohling Kunsch, Margarida Maria and Paulo Roberto Nassar de Oliveira. Management Communication Quarterly (2009). Articles>Business Communication>Industry and Academy>Brazil

The Social, Political, and Economic Context in the Development of Organizational Communication in Brazil    

As a professional practice and an academic subfield, organizational communication is a relatively recent addition in Brazil, dating primarily from the 1980s. In both arenas, organizational communication developed from the theory and practice of public relations. Much of its design, however, grows out of the particularities and consequences of the Brazilian social, political, and economic context. This article presents a brief profile of the history of public relations and organizational communication in this country.

do Carmo Reis, Maria. Management Communication Quarterly (2009). Articles>Business Communication>Organizational Communication>Brazil