On May 1, 2014, the UNM Department of Spanish & Portuguese and the LAII co-sponsored a presentation with author, artist, and community activist Marcus Vinícius Faustini.  Faustini discusses his work with youth in Rio de Janeiro\u27s favelas, where he collaborates with them to develop socio-cultural initiatives that will positively impact his society.https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/laii_events/1069/thumbnail.jp