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Humanities

EDUCATION

Learning at the turn of the century

Research examines enrollment and attendance rates to measure Brazil’s progress in education

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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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Public policy

Health under construction

Researchers propose a collaborative model to help prevent workplace accidents

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Iconography

Gazing at the other

Using photographs, a researcher analyzes the phenomenon of human zoos

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Demographics

Latin American longevity

Brazil and Mexico have the shortest average life expectancies, a study in nine Latin American countries finds

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COVID-19

In real time

Academic initiatives are collecting personal accounts of memories and mourning experienced during the pandemic

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In search of improvement

Investing in the training of teachers and the sharing of knowledge between schools helps improve student performance

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Education at risk

Prolonged school closings and unequal access to distance learning is causing increased student dropouts and learning-acquisition gaps

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History

Overseas connections

Researchers investigate the production and dissemination of knowledge during the Portuguese Empire, and their ambiguous power relationships with the colonies

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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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COVID-19

Complex choices

Bioethics committees have become increasingly important in solving dilemmas brought about by the pandemic, but few hospitals have them

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Visual arts

Territorial conquest

Dialogue between anthropology and the arts drives the inclusion of indigenous artists in the museological scene

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Education

Performance under analysis

Number of public military schools doubled in 2020 in Brazil

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History

The tortuous entry into Brazil

Documents detail the arrival of enslaved Africans in Rio de Janeiro in the early nineteenth century

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Political science

Behind the scenes

Scientists investigate the role money and courts play in Brazilian elections

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Archival science

Behind the scenes of science

Classified as documents, notebooks describing early research can serve as a source of reference for further studies

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Audiovisual

Women’s cinema

Only 15% of Brazilian movies made between 2001 and 2010 were directed by women

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An expanding market

In Latin America, remunerated caregiving work accounts for 16% of jobs, with 47 million people working in the area

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The economics of caregiving

Increase in population life expectancy and new family arrangements produce higher demand for caregivers and complicate government decision-making

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Literature

Significance restored

Research sheds light on the works of Maria Firmina dos Reis, the founder of black literature in Brazil

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Philology

A world of possibilities

Establishing literary authorship poses a complex challenge to researchers

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COVID-19

Welcome voices

Pandemic leads to greater communication between doctors, scientists, and the general public

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COVID-19

Back to school?

Obstacles to resuming classroom teaching caused by the worsening pandemic, problems with mass testing, and behavior outside school

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History

The representation of a hero

The image of Tiradentes overcame the lack of visual records and became one of the most popular from Brazil’s history

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Public policy

A paradox on the table

Food insecurity challenges faced by Brazil, one of the largest agricultural producers in the world

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Literature

The writer between the lines

Endurance of Clarice Lispector's work reaffirmed in the 100th year since her birth

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A panorama of rights

Brazil's pioneering Statute on Children and Adolescents marks 30 years promoting public policies for children

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Literature

Beyond poetry

Studies illuminate the intellectual trajectory of Cecília Meireles and uncover new aspects of her work

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Plastic arts

The esthetic of rupture

The 100th anniversary of the birth of Lygia Clark is celebrated by a deeper understanding of her work

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Museology

Revisiting and reclaiming the past

Researchers and native peoples discuss repatriation of artifacts taken during colonial eras

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