Christina Queiroz

Informal miners join criminal factions in the Amazon

Study suggests that Pará is being used to legalize gold mined illegally in other states

Study maps mining conflicts

Extraction of minerals needed for the energy transition aggravates disputes over land ownership and water access in Brazil

A man on the road

For over 30 years, psychologist José Sterza Justo has been studying the lives of homeless wanderers and itinerant workers traveling through the interior of São Paulo State

Most crimes committed by men over 60 involve sexual assault

Among elderly women, drug trafficking and fraud are the most common crimes

Elderly population in Brazilian prisons has increased more than ninefold in 18 years

FIOCRUZ study examines the living conditions and health of elderly people in prisons in Rio de Janeiro

Plural voices

Research into variants of Portuguese, sign and indigenous languages indicates linguistic diversity and prejudice in Brazil

A sociological look at health

FIOCRUZ researcher emeritus created methodologies for investigating how violence affects the lives of specific groups, such as elderly individuals and police officers

Only four Brazilian cities have completed urban noise maps

The maps are used to create control measures for noise pollution, which can cause cardiovascular problems and sleep disorders

Pedro Meira Monteiro: “We need to incorporate new voices into traditional archives”

Princeton professor says institutions need to rethink their collections with an eye on diversity

Number of people with disabilities employed in São Paulo increasing

Despite good progress, most companies in the state do not meet the quotas established by legislation

Democracy in plural

Collective candidacies surge in Brazil, rising from 7 between 2012 and 2014 to 542 between 2020 and 2022

Maria Cecília Minayo: A sociological look at health

FIOCRUZ researcher emeritus created methodologies for investigating how violence affects the lives of specific groups, such as the elderly and police officers

Brazil invests in housing-first program

Initiative is based on the theory that homeless people need a place to live before they can access psychological and social services and earn professional qualifications

Life on the street

Brazilian cities face the challenge of reducing homeless populations, which have tripled in the last 10 years

Brazilian cities are more vertical

Changes in municipal legislation and real estate market dynamics are driving the construction of taller buildings

24 million people work in the care sector in Brazil

24 million people work in the care sector in Brazil

Barbara Weinstein: A Brazilianist in transformation

Part of the first group of women to graduate from Princeton University, the American historian analyzed the leading role of regional elites and workers in business dynamics in Brazil

Sexual violence against men is underreported

Sexual violence against men is underreported

The philosophical side of words

With a deep knowledge of languages, philosopher Rubens Rodrigues Torres Filho has translated work by German authors into Portuguese

Research deconstructs the image of Brazil as a monolingual country

Studies focusing on variants of Portuguese, sign language, and Indigenous languages seek to combat linguistic prejudice

From the margins to academia

Fifty years since it began, the hip-hop movement is the subject of Brazilian research in fields such as anthropology and education

Marco Lucchesi: The frontier poet

Hip-hop begins to establish itself as a field of academic study

On the movement's 50^th anniversary, artistic expressions such as rap and break dance are studied by anthropology and education researchers

Number of gifted people is underreported in Brazil

The country does not have the tools needed to identify and nurture individuals with high skills in different age groups and fields of knowledge

Marco Lucchesi: The frontier poet

The president of Brazil’s National Library, fluent in 22 languages, translates work from languages such as Persian, Russian, and Turkish

Art that imitates life

Biologist and taxidermist Paulo César Balduíno has spent almost 40 years preparing animals for scientific collections and museum exhibitions

Traffic deaths increase by 13.5% in the last decade

Traffic accidents are the leading cause of death among young people in Latin America

Teaching profession at risk

Low salaries, lack of structure in schools, and absence of social appreciation damage interest in the career

Teaching degree crisis

Policies designed to improve the attractiveness of a teaching career and reformulate curriculums aim to reverse the teacher shortages in Brazilian primary education

Census provides unprecedented data on quilombola and Indigenous populations

Due to methodological changes, more advanced technology, and increased levels of self-declaration, survey shows that traditional peoples have experienced a process of rebirth