Humanities
ECONOMICS
Efficiency on tracks
The São Paulo Railway Company was an exception in the railway industry
By Diego Viana
INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
The invisible foreigner
Brazilians in the United States avoid being regarded as Hispanics
POLITICAL SCIENCE
The powers of society
Dictionary encompasses the universe of public policies in 197 entries
ANTHROPOLOGY
Knowledge through images
Project analyzes the use of photos and film as a research strategy or product
JUSTICE
Deficit of deliberation
Internal rules and practices can affect the debate of Supreme Court Justices
By Mauricio Puls and Márcio Ferrari
History of Health
São Paulo as a Laboratory
The preventive approach held sway in medical practice in the 20th century
HUMAN RIGHTS
Motherhood behind bars
The situation of pregnant inmates and incarcerated mothers with newborns
Performing Arts
Theatrical costumes: naturalism and invention
The history of costumes for the Brazilian stage since the 19th century
History
The fight for abolition
Study reconstructs the role of the abolitionist movement as a social force
Education
Acquisition of subject knowledge ranks first
Study detects substantial gains in subject knowledge
LANGUAGE
Philology rediscovered
Researchers discuss theoretical issues for classical studies of Philology
Economics
Good news for sugarcane
Increase in ethanol production improved people’s lives in the countryside
EDUCATION
Literacy for real
A project encourages improvements and discovers failures in public education
Communication
Changing times
Glut of online news is reorganizing the spaces and roles of science journalism
Cinema
China’s eyes and ears
Films by Jia Zhang-ke gain a global audience with their critical view of China