Christina Queiroz

Urbanism

The search for open spaces

Recent urban development has been marked by contradictions around the use of open areas

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INTERVIEW

Basilio Losada: Literary mediator

First interpreter for Jorge Amado of Spain, philologist Basilio Losada translated close to 150 books in eight languages

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Law

Judiciary undergoing transformation

Opposing the trend of the 1990s, study identifies fewer women and working class among Brazilian judges

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Cover

Sources of inspiration

Higher education in Brazil incorporates different approaches from around the world

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Cover

A complex machine

Sustained by taxation, educational funding systems like FUNDEB, which will end in 2020, represent a new challenge for the federal government

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Interview

Nei Lopes: The unorthodox lexicographer

The samba historian, composer of popular music, and specialist in African languages and cultures has written over 30,000 dictionary entries

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MUSEOLOGY

The hidden lives of museum collections

Preservation of museum collections involves complex work and multidisciplinary teams

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SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY

Rebuilding heritage

Partnerships with indigenous peoples and community associations will be decisive to the restoration of ethnographic and linguistic collections

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Demography

Entry strategy

In less than a decade, new dynamics in migration flows and key features of legislation have led to a 34-fold increase in requests for asylum in Brazil

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Music

The (almost) unknown Villa-Lobos

Analysis of his musical oeuvre, particularly the symphonies, reveals the Brazilian composer’s com-plex creative process

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INTERVIEW

Elisa Pereira Reis: A pioneering look at social inequality

A researcher of the ruling elite advocates for the continued development of comparative studies to gain a better understanding of social phenomena

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Education

New doorways to college

Developments in affirmative action add diversity to university admission pathways

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URBANISM

The search for open spaces

Recent urban development has been marked by contradictions around the use of open areas

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DESIGN

Printing heritage

The first printing shops in São Paulo were established by lawyers and politicians

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INTERVIEW

John Kincaid and Paolo Dardanelli: Power balance

Researchers investigate the relationship between federal, state, and local governments

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ANTHROPOLOGY

Between transgression and art

A research project analyzes how the pixação graffiti movement in São Paulo developed its own language of expression and became a force in art circles

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SOCIAL SCIENCES

International pregnancy

Demand for assisted reproduction increases foreign genetic material in Brazil

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OBITUARY

A bridge to the world

Alexandre Wollner introduced the modern concept of visual identity and helped to advance academic training in design in Brazil

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PHOTOGRAPHY

History in conflict

A new book gathers images of revolts, revolutions, and civil wars, and composes a historical narrative about Brazil

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MUSIC

The (almost) unknown Villa-Lobos

Analysis of his musical oeuvre, in particular the symphonies, reveals the Brazilian composer’s complex creative process

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HISTORY

Paths to freedom

On the 130th anniversary of the abolition of slavery in Brazil, studies reveal the different roles of those involved in the process

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Anthropology

The Bororo on screen

Researchers suggest that a film made by the Rondon Commission in 1916 may have been the first ethnographic documentary

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URBAN PLANNING

An ambivalent mayor

A study suggests that Pereira Passos’s reform of downtown Rio de Janeiro at the turn of the previous century was designed to integrate, rather than exclude, the lower classes

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LITERATURE

Modernism revisited

Researchers rethink the São Paulo avant-garde movement's place in the Brazilian cultural scene

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INTERVIEW

Elisa Pereira Reis: A pioneering look at social inequality

A student of the ruling elite, researcher advocates continued development of comparative studies to gain a better understanding of social phenomena

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DEMOGRAPHY

Entry strategy

In less than a decade, new dynamics in migration flows and key features of legislation have led to a 34-fold increase in requests for asylum in Brazil

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History

Seeking freedom and survival

Slave women used strategies to purchase their liberation and obtain employment

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LEGISLATION

A rainbow of demands

LGBT rights begin to gain respect through legal actions filed with the judicial branch

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COVER

Unequal improvement

Improved access to basic education has been accompanied by an increase in learning gaps

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Social Sciences

Routes in transformation

São Paulo has become the main distribution center for popular Chinese products in Brazil, replacing Ciudad del Este in Paraguay

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