Theme: Synergy and Catharsis

We believe that a bubble surrounds us. Inside, there are us who believe we can make a difference, and who are acting upon changing the world. We understand that as this bubble gets bigger, more people become part of it, and eventually this bubble will blow, giving the "newcomers" the realization that they too, can change the world.

Synergy And Catharsis is a symbol of TEDxBlumenau as a team, and a symbol of the relation the Event has developed with the city. We believe it to be a natural continuation of our previous theme "Connections That Shift Paradigms".

Ideas and Stories of people who live in the movement they created, ideas that changed how that specific point is seen by the world, and life stories of people who are Synergy and Catharsis themselves.

Welcome, we hope you enjoy the ride!

Teatro Carlos Gomes
Rua XV de Novembro, 1181
Blumenau, Santa Catarina, 89010-003
Brazil

Cristal Werlang Muniz

Designer

Graphic Designer and adept of a more natural lifestyle, Cristal always thought she was doing her part by separating the trash. However, the amount of trash she produced everyday started bothering her. In 2015, inspired by TED Speaker Lauren Singer, she created "Um Ano Sem Lixo" to show how it'd be to stop producing trash.

Eduardo Ferreira Boorhem

Publicitário

Carioca and copywriter, what moves Eduardo to change the future of food is his son, Francisco. Lover of the food movement, he’s the cofounder of Clube Orgânico, a platform which connects costumers directly to farmers thru a new relationship, fair and sustainable for people and the planet.

Gustavo Caldas Brito

Educador

Gustavo Brito is a Social Anthropologist and the Co-founder of Extramuros, a project and design-based school in Rio de Janeiro. He dedicates most of his time to creating, developing and testing new educational tools, aiming to produce social impact, citizenship and self-awareness. His ultimate mission is to promote investigative learning and affective communication inside and outside the conventional educational system.

Iara Xavier

Voluntária

Iara is part of "Caçadores de Bons Exemplos" ("Good Example Hunters"), a couple who sold everything and started travelling across Brazil seeking people who were doing good deeds, and serving as examples in their communities.

Marcello "Gugu" de Souza Dolme

Músico

MC, Social Educator and one of the founders of the traditional Batalha do Santa Cruz. Marcello Gugu works inside colleges, social centers and prisons to take Hip Hop and a lifestyle alternative to help personal and social growth in people through art.

Marcos Antonio Oliveira da Penha

Analista de Negócios

Marcos believes that technology can and should make the world a better place, more inclusive and fair to all. Facing the innovation potential of Assistive Technologies, Wearable Computers/IoT and fascinated by the maker culture, he co-founded AnnuitWalk, startup internationally recognized by several awards and the UN in 2015, for their solutions to mobility and social inclusion for the visually impaired.

Maynara Fanucci Leme

Cineasta

Film-maker, creator of Empodere Duas Mulheres and women-rights activist. Maynara has always been very connected in social networks and, when she discovered feminism, she thought on how she could use her skills to talk to Women about their rights and ways to solve their problems, aiming to connect women to each other and break the barries that set them apart.

Noemi Kellermann

Professora

Former chairwoman of the Cultural Policies Council in Blumenau and current Director of Teatro Carlos Gomes, Noemi has devoted her life to music, teaching and to taking down the walls of prejudice that surround our city.

Roberto Pascoal de França

Empreendedor Social

Nowadays, when facing so many social inequalities in Brazil and the world and in our times; there are a great number of people searching for purposes and meaning in their lives, Roberto Pascoal, a Brazilian Social Entrepreneur has found meaning and purposes in his life, by preparing a more promising future for thousands of children in Brazil, in building libraries, and preparing teachers. Tags: Brazil, education, teachers, children, Africa, Global Education, social project, social entrepreneurism, volunteering.

Susan Liesenberg

Jornalista

Susan participates in social movements (online and on her routine), and researches communication, consumption and social mobilization on social networks. She believes that, to achieve many of the changes the world needs, we need to go beyong the energization of the Internet to the energy of day-to-day practice.

Talita Ribeiro

Jornalista

Traveler, journalist , full of dreams and crazy ideas, Talita Ribeiro is engaged in economic and female empowerment causes since 2014, when she used to with girls from the outskirts of Brazil. In 2015 she decided to travel to the Middle East get to know the hard reality of women and girls who constantly live under the challenges of war.

Thiago Senden

Publicitário e Empreendedor Social

Thiago Senden is an advertiser specialized in branding, speaker and educator. In 2004, along with some friends, he founded "Grande Roda de Tambores" (Great Drums Circle), a non-gov organization that uses art and culture as a tool to awake consciences and encourage people to act as agents of social transformation. Since then, he became a tireless propagator of social innovation, collaboration and sustainable entrepreneurship, carrying out projects in partnership with organizations such as Greenpeace, I-Fly and Playing for Change Foundation.