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Humanities

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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COVER

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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Archival science

Not to be forgotten

After 16 years cataloging collections and tracking down missing documentary heritage, Brazil’s national committee for the Memory of the World program was suspended in 2019

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Public Policy

Opening faucets

Lack of basic sanitation in Brazil damages public health and the economy

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Pandemics as allegory

Writers and artists use images of plague to portray tragic events and reflect on the human condition

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Amplified violence

Rates of violence against women in Brazil increase during the pandemic

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A difficult return

Brazil seeks health and education parameters for planning the resumption of in-person classes in its school systems

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Calculating in the dark

Creativity helps scientists predict the economic impacts of an unprecedented crisis

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Covid-19

The size of the pandemic

Lag times in case reporting can hurt government efforts to contain spread of COVID-19

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Teaching

Beyond the classroom

School and university closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic spark debate on distance learning

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INTERVIEW

Silviano Santiago: The cosmopolitan literary

The critic, novelist, and poet pioneered transdisciplinary and postcolonial analyses of Brazilian literature

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History

Inked

From the margins of society to iconic pop culture; study reconstructs the history of tattooing in Brazil

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Economics

Tools for an equitable society

Economists study how social investment and progressive taxation combat different types of inequality, and how they can be integrated

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Music

Noise, Brazilian style

An ongoing project seeks to map and analyze the particularities of sound art created in Brazil

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Sociology

Objects of desire

In 2011, a replica of the sapphire and diamond ring Kate Middleton wore on her wedding day became a best seller in low-end high street stores in Brazil’s southeastern city of São Paulo

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