Humanities

History

Monções (almost) rewritten

Sérgio Buarque de Holanda liked to rewriting his works

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POLITICAL SCIENCE 

A difficult relationship

Study shows rising ignorance about the democratic system

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SOCIOLOGY

Days of fury

More than a million Brazilians have taken part in or attempted an act of lynching

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Obituary

Complete devotion to the theater

Sábato Magaldi was one of the leading names in theater in Brazil

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URBANISM

Heat in the cities

Ways to protect residents of big cities from the effects of high temperatures

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Education

When the computer helps you learn

Research confirms benefits of using technology resources in the classroom

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Obituary

Brazilianist par excellence

U.S. historian Thomas Skidmore authored a classic study on Republican Brazil

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ECONOMICS

Efficiency on tracks

The São Paulo Railway Company was an exception in the railway industry

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INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION

The invisible foreigner

Brazilians in the United States avoid being regarded as Hispanics

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POLITICAL SCIENCE

The powers of society

Dictionary encompasses the universe of public policies in 197 entries

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ECONOMICS

The life of a dockworker

Occupational conditions affect the health of port workers in Santos and Lisbon

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SOCIOLOGY

Division of power on the periphery

Crime, religion and State define relationships on the margins of major cities

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LITERATURE

Love according to Mário de Andrade

Analysis of the verses sheds light on the evolution of the poet’s task

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ANTHROPOLOGY

Knowledge through images

Project analyzes the use of photos and film as a research strategy or product

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EDUCATION

Religion and politics in education

European Catholic congregations met the need for schools in Brazil

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JUSTICE

Deficit of deliberation

Internal rules and practices can affect the debate of Supreme Court Justices

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History of Health

São Paulo as a Laboratory

The preventive approach held sway in medical practice in the 20th century

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SOCIETY

Confronting the silence surrounding death

Specialists suggest that Health care professionals should talk about death

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History

The quilombo economy

Trade of farm surplus continue today at black rural communities

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HUMAN RIGHTS 

Motherhood behind bars

The situation of pregnant inmates and incarcerated mothers with newborns

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LITERATURE

The prostitute as poetic figure

Study explores the significance of the prostitute in Brazilian modernism

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Performing Arts

Theatrical costumes: naturalism and invention

The history of costumes for the Brazilian stage since the 19th century

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History

The fight for abolition

Study reconstructs the role of the abolitionist movement as a social force

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Education

Acquisition of subject knowledge ranks first

Study detects substantial gains in subject knowledge

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Culture

Globalization in the 19th century

Project reveals an intense circulation of cultural goods in the 19th century

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LANGUAGE

Philology rediscovered

Researchers discuss theoretical issues for classical studies of Philology

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Economics

Good news for sugarcane

Increase in ethanol production improved people’s lives in the countryside

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Archeology

The unusual menu of the Paracas people

A population that lived more than 2,000 years ago ate a carbohydrate-rich diet

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HISTORY

Power games on the silver screen

Researcher identifies reflections of political interests in newsreels

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Urbanism

Housing as a commodity

Research shows that public housing has become an investment asset

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