Guia Covid-19

Christina Queiroz

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An expanding market

In Latin America, remunerated caregiving work accounts for 16% of jobs, with 47 million people working in the area

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The economics of caregiving

Increase in population life expectancy and new family arrangements produce higher demand for caregivers and complicate government decision-making

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Literature

Significance restored

Research sheds light on the works of Maria Firmina dos Reis, the founder of black literature in Brazil

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Public policy

A paradox on the table

Food insecurity challenges faced by Brazil, one of the largest agricultural producers in the world

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A panorama of rights

Brazil's pioneering Statute on Children and Adolescents marks 30 years promoting public policies for children

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Plastic arts

The esthetic of rupture

The 100th anniversary of the birth of Lygia Clark is celebrated by a deeper understanding of her work

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Museology

Revisiting and reclaiming the past

Researchers and native peoples discuss repatriation of artifacts taken during colonial eras

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Interview

Yvonne Maggie: An anthropologist of Afro-Brazilian religions

A researcher of race relations and education, this professor emeritus of UFRJ has been teaching and researching with the institution for over 50 years

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Archival science

Not to be forgotten

After 16 years cataloging collections and tracking down missing documentary heritage, Brazil’s national committee for the Memory of the World program was suspended in 2019

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Pandemics as allegory

Writers and artists use images of plague to portray tragic events and reflect on the human condition

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Amplified violence

Rates of violence against women in Brazil increase during the pandemic

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Covid-19

The size of the pandemic

Lag times in case reporting can hurt government efforts to contain spread of COVID-19

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Obituary

A dialectical interpreter

Based in France, Ruy Fausto was considered one of the most important Brazilian theorists of Marxism

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INTERVIEW

Silviano Santiago: The cosmopolitan literary

The critic, novelist, and poet pioneered transdisciplinary and postcolonial analyses of Brazilian literature

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History

Inked

From the margins of society to iconic pop culture; study reconstructs the history of tattooing in Brazil

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Historical vulnerability

Chronic health problems and poor connections with public authorities make combating the SARS-CoV-2 virus a challenge for indigenous peoples

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International Relations

Transnational violence

Armed groups operating outside the law are a common threat facing a majority of Latin American countries

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Public policy

At the service of justice

Progress in forensic research is being hampered by structural problems in Brazil’s criminal investigation system

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Gender and Science

Ongoing dialogue with feminist theories opens new areas for research across various disciplines

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Obituary

An anthropologist of violence

Alba Zaluar, a pioneer in crime and social policy studies, dies at 77

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Public health

Disarming violence

Curbing Brazil’s homicide epidemic hinges on restricting access to firearms, new research suggests

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History

Memories of drought

Researchers and social movements join forces to ensure the listing of a Ceará concentration camp

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Tourism

Travel lessons

Travel itineraries combine science learning with exploring new horizons, allowing visitors to act as research assistants on scientific studies

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Law

Scale out of balance

The presence of women in different legal professions decreases the higher you look on the career ladder

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Funding

In defense of science

Party leaders propose research funding as a means to overcome economic crisis

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Corporate strategy

Evangelical presence in the legislature triples thanks to backing by large churches

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Public faith

Researchers around the world are attempting to understand the growth of evangelicalism in Brazil, where it is rising faster than in any other country

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Democratic aspirations

Developing a stable political system was a lifetime concern for Wanderley Guilherme dos Santos

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Education

Expanded knowledge

The presence of the first generations of indigenous people in graduate studies broadens the scope of scientific investigations

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Literature

Revisiting Machado de Assis

In the 180th anniversary of his birth, research shows how the novelist went from displaced to central author in Brazil's literary history

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