Thais Oliveira

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14th March 2014 Brasilia, Brazil

by Thais Oliveira

Political Intern

The Islands with open doors

Last Tuesday, March 11, was the first anniversary of the referendum on the political status of the Falkland Islands. A year ago on that date, 99.8% of voters said yes to keeping their political status as an Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom. As we mentioned previously, the Members of the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly […]

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20th December 2013 Brasilia, Brazil

by Thais Oliveira

Political Intern

Internship is GREAT!

  The British Diplomatic Mission has one of the highest number of interns among other missions  in Brazil. The partnership with Brazilian higher education institutions started in 2006. Currently there are 36 interns working in our different posts across the country. This is one of the best internship programmes available in the field of International Relations, my area […]

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12th November 2013 Brasilia, Brazil

by Thais Oliveira

Political Intern

A light at the end of the tunnel

What makes a young person want to pursue International Relations(IR) studies? Enter factors such as personal preferences, labour market, interest in the subject, among others. In Brazil, whatever the main reason is one thing we know for sure, it is clearly working. In times of globalizations and complex interdependence, talking about international relations sounds very […]

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About Thais Oliveira

Thais joined the Embassy in May 2013 as Political Intern. She is in her senior year at University of Brasília, where she studies International Relations. She is interested in Foreign…

Thais joined the Embassy in May 2013 as Political Intern. She is in her senior year at University of Brasília, where she studies International Relations. She is interested in Foreign Policy and Environmental Governance and is currently writing her dissertation on International Water Resources Management. Thais is a football addict and dedicated supporter of Corinthians and Chelsea FC.