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Read or download Pesquisa Fapesp's International Issue published in September 2019

Secrets of the forest

Using a multidisciplinary approach, a book recovers legends and records of naturalists to reveal little-known aspects of the Amazon

Toward the survival of indigenous languages

With the help of technology, researchers work to prevent the disappearance of native languages in Brazil

The search for open spaces

Recent urban development has been marked by contradictions around the use of open areas

Fabrício Bloisi: Local with a global mindset

The president of Movile speaks about the future of iFood, which received funding totaling US$500 million, and encourages the internationalization of innovative companies

Brazilian technology at the Pentagon

Brazilian identification systems company Griaule has won two contracts in the United States worth a total of US$82.5 million—one with the Department of Defense

Automated farming

Máquinas Agrícolas Jacto boasts 383 patent applications and is among the global pioneers of driverless farming technology

Automation in law

A new type of startup, known as legaltech, is developing technological systems for the legal field

Renewing the fleet

The Brazilian Navy launches the Riachuelo, the first of five submarines that will set a new technological benchmark for the national naval industry

Unusual Stars

Researchers puzzled by recent discoveries of stars with variable brightness

Sources of methane

Two thousand craters releasing the greenhouse gas found off the Brazilian coast

Doubling the effort against cancer

Hospitals such as ICESP and A.C. Camargo combine basic research with applied research in the search for better treatments for tumors

Early-term births on the rise

In 2015, 40% of babies were born before reaching biological maturity, partly because of elective cesarean sections

Memories indelible by fire

For 200 years, the National Museum contributed knowledge in the natural sciences and inspired the creation of several other science museums

2017 report

The Activities Report shows that FAPESP increased funding for innovative research and business partnerships

Life goes on

Environmental legislation helps reconnect Atlantic Forest fragments in agricultural regions across Brazil

Reaping dividends

Investment in research has increased farm productivity in São Paulo and generated economic returns for the state

Hotter and drier cities

Modeling indicates that temperatures will rise and rainfall will be halved in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and Santos by the end of the century

José Antonio Marengo Orsini: A time of uncertainty

Climatologist says that society can perceive climate change but has difficulty adopting adaptive measures

Before memory loss

Psychiatric problems may be the first signs of Alzheimer’s disease

Brains and births

Reducing roadkill

Biologist wins environmental conservation award for her wildlife monitoring and management startup

The importance of (good) public speaking

Balanced and thought-provoking presentations can help disseminate research results and open doors to new opportunities

News with reflection

Maria da Graça Mascarenhas helped to create Pesquisa FAPESP

A book for cinephiles

26 researchers analyze in a book a century of national production

Basilio Losada: Literary mediator

First interpreter for Jorge Amado of Spain, philologist Basilio Losada translated close to 150 books in eight languages

Judiciary undergoing transformation

Opposing the trend of the 1990s, study identifies fewer women and working class among Brazilian judges

Natural flavor

Duas Rodas, in southern Brazil, is investing to develop food ingredients that are responsive to emerging consumer demands

Deciphering blockchain

System created to support cryptocurrency is now being used in a number of other applications

High-tech construction sites

New technologies, digital tools, and mass production aim to raise productivity