Gustavo de Almeida Silva '20
Brazil
Gustavo grew up in a low-income neighborhood of São Paulo, Brazil. After receiving a full scholarship to a leading private school there, he became aware of the disparities that existed between the world of his classmates and the community from which he came, an experience that shaped his interest in promoting social change within Brazil.At Dartmouth, Gustavo is looking forward to exploring many areas, including global management, the social sciences, and LGBTQ issues, but hopes to focus on Latin American, Latino and Caribbean Studies as a major and to pursue opportunities to explore other parts of the world.
Honored to have been selected as a King Scholar, Gustavo says, "I feel like the program is going to offer me resources to deepen my understanding on global development and on issues that Brazil faces, which will be of great value to the fulfilment of my future goals."