Humanities

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

Scientific research converted into audiovisual productions

The challenge is to make academic knowledge accessible without resorting to a reductionist approach

Challenges of legislation

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

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

The challenges faced by university publishers

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

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

Studies shed light on Arab presence in Brazil

Initiatives provide opportunities for new lines of research on the topic

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

Images of history, history of images

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

Origins of Independência ou Morte!

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

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

The surprises of old maps

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

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

Brazil’s independence, from A to Z

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

Science to help build a nation

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

Paper battle

Newspapers and political pamphlets spread ideas, questions, and controversies surrounding Brazil’s independence

Crafters of emancipation

The political approach taken by the protagonists of Brazilian independence was marked by liberalism and constitutional revolutions

Interpreters of political debate

Indigenous peoples appropriated liberal ideas circulating in the Americas and Europe in order to claim their rights

The foundations of a nation

Researchers analyze movements opposed to Brazil's emancipation from Portugal, revisiting the process of establishing the Brazilian state and its relationship with Hispanic America

Understanding Brazil

By shedding light on lesser-known perspectives, scientific investigations provide a better understanding of Brazil’s independence and its consequences

Unafraid to fight

Political repression did not stop women from fighting for Brazil’s independence

New approach includes integrated solutions for water, energy, and food security

Studies encourage the formulation of proposals for the three issues that take Brazilian social inequalities into account

Brazilian libraries endeavor to update their collections

Collections focused on the country's culture and history invest in digitization and incorporation of objects

Lawless land

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

Interactive atlas of Rio de Janeiro

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

Entrepreneurship established as a field of research

Studies confirm the perception that it is difficult to do business in Brazil

The uncertainties of new secondary education

Reform seeks to make the curriculum more attractive, but its implementation is marked by inequalities

Challenges faced by young people in Brazil

To grow, the country needs to improve education and help young people enter the job market

Errors and accuracies on the path to Independence

Researchers from Museu Paulista correct details of the route taken by Dom Pedro on September 7, 1822