Dozens of scholars, researchers, activists and policymakers from institutions across the globe arrived at UC Santa Barbara for a three-day international conference from Oct. 25-27, aimed at discussing the crucial questions at the heart of geopolitical, economic and environmental futures across the “Global South,” with an emphasis on the Amazon region. The conference, titled “The
International advocacy organization, Global Citizen, in partnership with Rock In Rio, one of the largest music and entertainment festivals in the world, with 20 editions held in Brazil, Portugal, Spain and the US, today announced Rio de Janeiro as a new city and the addition of Brazilian superstars Alok, Mart'nália, Criolo, and Liniker, along with special guests, Tropkillaz and Mosquito, to Global Citizen Live's broadcast line-up - a combination of festivals and events airing from locations on six continents on Saturday, September 25th.