Marcio joined the David Rockefeller Center in August 2007 as a Fellow for the Brazil Studies Program under the direction of Professor Kenneth Maxwell. Previously he was at the University of Texas at Austin where he received a Master of Arts in Latin American Studies. Marcio wrote his Masters Thesis on U.S.-Brazil cultural relations during the Cold War, particularly the role of Nelson Rockefeller and the MoMA in the creation of modern art museums in São Paulo. Prior to coming to UT Marcio worked as a Research Associate for National Security Studies as well as the Latin America Studies Program at the Council on Foreign Relations. Marcio received his B.A. in Sociology and Latin American Studies from the Colorado College.

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