Carlos Fioravanti and Danilo Albergaria

RETROSPECT

The roots of hunger

Josué de Castro exposed the economic, social, and biological bases of chronic malnutrition

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RETROSPECT

The science rebel

Credited with discovering bradykinin, Maurício Oscar da Rocha e Silva fought to overcome the narrow-mindedness within scientific institutions before his death 40 years ago

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OBITUARY

Defender of access to science

Biochemist Isaías Raw produced internationally relevant research, actively disseminated knowledge, and contributed to the production of vaccines and immunobiologicals

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History

Origins of Independência ou Morte!

Historian identifies French and Italian works that likely influenced the famed painting’s Brazilian author Pedro Américo

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OBITUARY

Scientist, intellectual, dissident

Physicist Luiz Pinguelli Rosa is remembered as one of the leading architects of Brazil’s energy independence

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Obituary

The father of flying rivers

Agronomist and climatologist Enéas Salati demonstrated the forest's ability to recycle and export rain

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Linguistics

A neglected threat to ethnobotany

Study shows that language extinction could lead to incalculable losses of medicinal knowledge

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SOCIETY

From the factory floor to the floor of Congress

Researchers review the history of the struggles of Brazil’s feminist movements

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SOCIETY

From the factory floor to the floor of Congress

Researchers review the history of the struggle by Brazil’s feminist movements

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Careers

Unpredictable visibility

Dissemination of scientific papers goes beyond publication in journals

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