Diego Viana

Musicology

Collection explores musical diversity across regions of Brazil

Collection explores musical diversity across regions of Brazil

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Obituary

An interpreter of Africa

Diplomat, historian, and poet, Alberto da Costa e Silva produced influential work on the continent

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POLITICAL SCIENCE

The faith and the fiscal

Brazilian Revenue Service data can be used to map a century of expansion by the evangelical church

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Archaeology

Historical archaeology investigates period from colonization to dictatorship

Excavations help reinterpret historical events by linking material culture, written documents, and oral testimonies

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Obituary

Collect and organize

Historian Ana Maria de Almeida Camargo helped expand the range of documents cataloged in archives

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Obituary

The coordinator

Mathematician Antonio Galves fostered partnerships and contributed to advances in physics, linguistics, and neuroscience

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PHOTOGRAPHY

Research examines the activities of Italian photographers in Brazil between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries

Almost-forgotten professionals had a major impact on the early days of Brazilian photography

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POLITICAL SCIENCE

Records kept at Brazil’s Federal Revenue help map evangelical expansion in the country

Researcher created an algorithm that shows where places of worship were built between 1922 and 2019

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Obituary

Public intellectual

José Murilo de Carvalho reinvigorated the study of the elite and citizenship in Brazil

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ARCHIVAL SCIENCE

In times of digitalization and diversity, FGV CPDOC turns 50

Institution created in 1973 to house the Getúlio Vargas archive wants to expand the involvement of women and seeks new forms of classification

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SOCIETY

Through a new lens

Brazilianists in the twentieth century were concerned with explaining Brazil to foreign audiences; now their research places the country within the context of global issues

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History

Diversity characterized the punk scene in the 1980s

Documents produced by young people involved in the movement explain the context in which the genre developed in Brazil

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SOCIOLOGY

How many former prisoners reoffend after release?

Researchers calculate and attempt to reduce the country's criminal recidivism rate

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HISTORY

Unkept promises

Liberal ideas and the need for national cohesion inspired early proposals for universal public education, but funding was always limited

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ANTHROPOLOGY

Maps used to identify indigenous and quilombola lands

Historical cartography, participatory mapping, and other initiatives are crucial resources in the fight to demarcate territories

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OBITUARY

History on Sundays

As a pioneer in studies on the Brazilian Revolution of 1930, Boris Fausto explored microhistory and his own life history

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Obituary

Fascinating archives

Historian Heloísa Bellotto helped modernize document management in Brazil

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Entrepreneurship

Studies on threats to female entrepreneurs investigate human aspects of business

Business decisions take emotions into account, say researchers

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GENDER

Women face obstacles to promotion in Brazilian public services

Brazil occupies a modest position among Latin American countries when it comes to gender equality at senior levels

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OBITUARY

The linguist of language as it is

Going back to the origins of grammar in Ancient Greece, Maria Helena de Moura Neves became an exponent of functionalist studies in Brazil

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Society

Brazilianists of the twenty-first century diversify their focus

Instead of interpreting the country alone, foreigners who study Brazil today seek to insert it into global themes

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SPORT

Fan behavior and social role form the basis of studies on soccer

In the last half a century, studies on sport by the human sciences have transformed from a small niche to a structured and multidisciplinary field

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RETROSPECT

The utopian torch

The hundredth anniversary celebration for Darcy Ribeiro highlights the anthropologist's contribution to sociology and education

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HISTORY

Ambitious education projects after Brazil’s independence suffered from a lack of resources

Liberalism and the need for national cohesion inspired proposals for universal public education, but funding was never sufficient

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History

José Bonifácio connected ideas from the Age of Enlightenment to Brazil’s Independence process

Mineralogist and professor in Coimbra, “the patriarch” proposed a political and economic project for the new country

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Right

Brazil’s post-independence justice system broke away from, yet built on, the past

The country’s Judiciary was established amid major shifts in the late colonial period

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BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Entrepreneurship established as a field of research

Studies confirm the perception that it is difficult to do business in Brazil

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OBITUARY

A jurist of the State and society

Dalmo Dallari worked on behalf of human rights since the fight against the military dictatorship

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ECONOMICS

Tax burden reinforces gender inequality

From greater consumption of essential goods to income tax, the burden is heavier for women

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Tax history

The Empire’s coffers

Studies on taxation and public spending offer new interpretations on the formation of Brazil

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