Christina Queiroz

Community banks stimulate local development

Institutions offer financial alternatives to strengthen the economy in marginalized regions through credit lines and currencies pegged to the real

USP sociologist is renowned for her studies on care

Nadya Araujo Guimarães has analyzed the working conditions of professionals such as caregivers for the elderly and domestic workers

Disputed territories

Mineral extraction for energy transition aggravates land possession and water access conflicts in Brazil

São Paulo State Audit Office turns 100 years old

Researchers explain the agency’s role and suggest ways to increase its efficiency

The motivations and challenges of popular entrepreneurship

The instability of the job market and growing appreciation of working-class culture is driving residents of poor regions to start their own businesses

Electoral model and party dynamics harm women’s chances in politics

Despite having had quotas for female candidates for almost 30 years, the country ranks 132^nd in a gender equality index that includes 180 countries

Researchers explain important humanities concepts

Topics that play a major role in scientific discussions are frequently covered in the magazine

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