Humanities

Anthropology

How Indigenous American peoples dream

Ethnographic study shows that the Yanomami see dreams as real-world experiences

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History

Original documents reveal new aspects of the history of Palmares

UNICAMP historian creates database of material collected from archives in countries such as Brazil, Portugal, and the Netherlands

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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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LITERATURE

Erotica in the work of Mário de Andrade

Aspect of the modernist's work remains taboo and rarely studied, say experts

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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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COVER

Brazilian museums propose new curatorial approaches

Advances in scientific knowledge push institutions to rethink curatorial proposals

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COVER

History museums discover treasures in technical archives

Artifacts from Candomblé places of worship and objects from everyday life are on display for the first time, offering renewed interpretations of society

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BIOETHICS

Controversies in genetic editing

Advances in medical treatments using CRISPR gene editing demand the establishment of governance mechanisms to guarantee equal access

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SOCIOLOGY

The seeds of mistrust

A new dictionary focuses on the varieties of denialism that confuse public opinion in Brazil and around the world

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PUBLIC POLICY

Child labor could affect almost 6 million children in Brazil

The practice, which is illegal in Brazil, is underreported and occurs even online

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INTERVIEW

Marta Maria Azevedo: In defense of native peoples

Brazilian demographer and anthropologist Marta Azevedo was a pioneer in identifying the phenomenon of population recovery among Brazil's Indigenous peoples

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URBANISM

Interactive atlas of Rio de Janeiro

The map of the city shows the geographical and urban transformations since 1500

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LAW

Lawless land

Lack of consensus on the concept of disinformation hinders regulatory efforts to control the spread of false content online

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INTERVIEW

Maria Victoria de Mesquita Benevides: The right to democracy

Sociologist fosters the creation of the field of education in human rights in Brazil

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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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AUDIOVISUAL

Scientific research converted into audiovisual productions

Scientific research converted into audiovisual productions

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COVER

Challenges of legislation

Despite strict punishments established in the Penal Code, public policies are needed to reduce sexual crime

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Cover

Sexual violence causes psychological distress and results in inflammation that can accelerate aging

UNIFESP study characterized the effects of rape on women and girls in the city of São Paulo

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PUBLISHING

The challenges faced by university publishers

Edusp celebrates its sixtieth year at a time when editorial production is on the decline in the sector

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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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LITERATURE

Studies shed light on Arab presence in Brazil

Initiatives provide opportunities for new lines of research on the topic

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INTERVIEW

Marcelo Ridenti: The fight for hearts and minds during the Cold War

Sociologist releases new book about Brazilian intellectuals’ activities during the political-ideological conflict between the United States and the USSR

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images

Images of history, history of images

The illustrations created for this edition were based on iconography that originated from the facts and key characters of the Independence of Brazil, as well as other “portrayals” of the country produced during almost seven decades of its imperial rule. “Portrayals” is in quotation marks because as has been described, these images are more like... View Article

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SCIENTIFIC COOPERATION

Consolidated partnerships

Collaborations between Brazil and Portugal prioritize studies on new energies, particle physics, and the history of the two countries in the twentieth century

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History

Origins of Independência ou Morte!

Historian identifies French and Italian works that likely influenced the famed painting’s Brazilian author Pedro Américo

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Art

Selective memory

The director of the Paulista Museum at the beginning of the 20th century commissioned paintings to exclude depictions of popular participation in the fight for Brazil’s Independence

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geography

The surprises of old maps

Navy collection brought from Portugal in 1808 reveals cartographers and little-known phenomena

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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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bicentennial

Brazil’s independence, from A to Z

New and diverse “Independence Dictionary” features 700 entries written by 276 different researchers from 11 countries

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SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

Science to help build a nation

Museums, research institutions, maps, and surveys of natural resources grew in importance in the Brazilian Empire

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