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Paulo Freire didn\u2019t study at Harvard. It\u2019s Harvard that studies Paulo Freire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Poster at the street protest against education cuts in Brazil<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

At a march in support of public funding for education in Brazil, I saw a student carrying that sign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paulo Freire, in fact, didn’t study at Harvard. But the sign is telling the truth. Both Oxford and Harvard study Paulo Freire. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn more about this important thinker in the post Paulo Freire: The Brazilian Philosopher and Educator Studied by Oxford and Harvard<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Notes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Acknowledgements:<\/strong> Thanks to Alberto Nogueira Veiga and all who gave me their precious feedback.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please help me improve my English by sending me your suggestions through this contact form<\/a>. Thanks!  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Published on my blog in Portuguese on August 7, 2025: Paulo Freire estudou em Harvard ou Oxford?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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