Diego Viana
SOCIOLOGY

How many former prisoners reoffend after release?
Researchers calculate and attempt to reduce the country's criminal recidivism rate
By Diego Viana
HISTORY

Unkept promises
Liberal ideas and the need for national cohesion inspired early proposals for universal public education, but funding was always limited
By Diego Viana
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
By Diego Viana
OBITUARY

History on Sundays
As a pioneer in studies on the Brazilian Revolution of 1930, Boris Fausto explored microhistory and his own life history
By Diego Viana
Obituary

Fascinating archives
Historian Heloísa Bellotto helped modernize document management in Brazil
By Diego Viana
Entrepreneurship

Studies on threats to female entrepreneurs investigate human aspects of business
Business decisions take emotions into account, say researchers
By Diego Viana
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
By Diego Viana
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
By Diego Viana
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
By Diego Viana
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
By Diego Viana
RETROSPECT

The utopian torch
The hundredth anniversary celebration for Darcy Ribeiro highlights the anthropologist's contribution to sociology and education
By Diego Viana
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
By Diego Viana
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
By Diego Viana
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
By Diego Viana
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Entrepreneurship established as a field of research
Studies confirm the perception that it is difficult to do business in Brazil
By Diego Viana
OBITUARY

A jurist of the State and society
Dalmo Dallari worked on behalf of human rights since the fight against the military dictatorship
By Diego Viana
ECONOMICS

Tax burden reinforces gender inequality
From greater consumption of essential goods to income tax, the burden is heavier for women
By Diego Viana
Tax history

The Empire’s coffers
Studies on taxation and public spending offer new interpretations on the formation of Brazil
By Diego Viana
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
By Diego Viana
History

Short stay, long legacy
A book of essays explores the cultural and social impacts of the short-lived French presence in Guanabara Bay
By Diego Viana
Economics

In practice, the theory is different
New research examines the ideas and policies of Republican Brazil's finance ministers
By Diego Viana
Economics

Drawing wealth from nature
How biodiversity can drive a new cycle of industrial development in Brazil
By Diego Viana
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
By Diego Viana
Iconography

Gazing at the other
Using photographs, a researcher analyzes the phenomenon of human zoos
By Diego Viana
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
By Diego Viana
Political science

Behind the scenes
Scientists investigate the role money and courts play in Brazilian elections
By Diego Viana
INTERVIEW

Lourdes Sola: The transitions of democracy
A pioneer in Brazilian political science, the researcher speaks on the relationship between politics and economics
By Glenda Mezarobba and Diego Viana
Retrospect

The multifaceted legacy of a structuralist
One hundred years after his birth, concepts formulated by economist Celso Furtado remain influential in multiple fields
By Diego Viana
Public Policy

Opening faucets
Lack of basic sanitation in Brazil damages public health and the economy
By Diego Viana
Cover

Calculating in the dark
Creativity helps scientists predict the economic impacts of an unprecedented crisis
By Diego Viana