Diego Viana

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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Urban planning

More than just a city of monuments

Freshly discovered documents reveal alternative designs ultimately abandoned in the construction of Brasília and its surrounding towns

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History

Short stay, long legacy

A book of essays explores the cultural and social impacts of the short-lived French presence in Guanabara Bay

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Economics

In practice, the theory is different

New research examines the ideas and policies of Republican Brazil's finance ministers

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Economics

Drawing wealth from nature

How biodiversity can drive a new cycle of industrial development in Brazil

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History

The visible and the invisible

Despite attempts to erase the iconography of slavery, it has left its mark on both the people and the land

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Iconography

Gazing at the other

Using photographs, a researcher analyzes the phenomenon of human zoos

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Public administration

Crafting healthcare policy

Since the 1970s, researchers and other actors have worked to integrate government, science, and the economy in the health-industry complex

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Political science

Behind the scenes

Scientists investigate the role money and courts play in Brazilian elections

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INTERVIEW

Lourdes Sola: The transitions of democracy

A pioneer in Brazilian political science, the researcher speaks on the relationship between politics and economics

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Retrospect

The multifaceted legacy of a structuralist

One hundred years after his birth, concepts formulated by economist Celso Furtado remain influential in multiple fields

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Public Policy

Opening faucets

Lack of basic sanitation in Brazil damages public health and the economy

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Cover

Calculating in the dark

Creativity helps scientists predict the economic impacts of an unprecedented crisis

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Economics

Tools for an equitable society

Economists study how social investment and progressive taxation combat different types of inequality, and how they can be integrated

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Literature

Capturing the specific and the concrete

The release of previously unpublished poems, a biographical essay, and events mark the 100th birthday of João Cabral de Melo Neto

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URBANISM

Heat in the cities

Ways to protect residents of big cities from the effects of high temperatures

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ECONOMICS

Efficiency on tracks

The São Paulo Railway Company was an exception in the railway industry

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