Humanities

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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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COVER

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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International Relations

Transnational violence

Armed groups operating outside the law are a common threat facing a majority of Latin American countries

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Literature

Capturing the specific and the concrete

The release of previously unpublished poems, a biographical essay, and events mark the 100th birthday of João Cabral de Melo Neto

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Public policy

At the service of justice

Progress in forensic research is being hampered by structural problems in Brazil’s criminal investigation system

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History

A feast for historians

New studies help to explain how changing eating habits shaped culture and the economy in São Paulo and Recife

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Interview

Adrian Lavalle: The exercise of democracy

A study on non-electoral control mechanisms reveals the innovative character of the Brazilian experience

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International Relations

A look at the United States

Eleven years after its establishment, a research institute focuses on systematizing knowledge about the most powerful country on the planet

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Urbanism

Enhanced treatment

Studies identify new evidence that cash transfer programs help fight tuberculosis in Brazil

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Paleoanthropology

Diaspora 2.5 million years ago

Chipped stone artifacts found in Jordan may be evidence of archaic humans leaving Africa 400,000 years earlier than previously thought

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Public health

Disarming violence

Curbing Brazil’s homicide epidemic hinges on restricting access to firearms, new research suggests

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History

Memories of drought

Researchers and social movements join forces to ensure the listing of a Ceará concentration camp

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Pesquisa Fapesp 20 Years

Science spaces

Pesquisa FAPESP articles have presented interesting places for science tourism

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Tourism

Travel lessons

Travel itineraries combine science learning with exploring new horizons, allowing visitors to act as research assistants on scientific studies

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Literature

Monteiro Lobato and the book-selling machine

Research based on new documents revisits the writer's contribution to Brazilian editorial history

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