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Niède Guidon exalted and preserved rock art sites in Serra da Capivara, in the state of Piauí

The archaeologist's work led to the creation of a park in the interior of Piauí and further studies in the semiarid region

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Taking Brazilian science worldwide

Mathematician Jacob Palis, former director of IMPA, transformed the institute into a globally renowned research center

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A strategist in Science

José Israel Vargas was an expert in nuclear energy, a chemist, a physicist, and Brazil’s longest serving minister of science and technology

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Cultural radar

Feminist theorist Heloisa Teixeira helped promote marginal poetry and founded the University of Quebradas

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Driver of Brazilian science

Physicist Rogério Cezar de Cerqueira Leite’s work was crucial to the creation and success of several research institutions

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A complex journey

Delfim Netto innovated in academia, ran the economy during the dictatorship, and held influence after redemocratization

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Flowers of physics

Thereza Borello-Lewin was renowned for her work at USP’s Pelletron particle accelerator

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Multitalented graphic artist

Hélio de Almeida created designs and covers for books and magazines, including Pesquisa FAPESP

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Against the tide

Critical thinking and confrontational style made for Maria da Conceição Tavares’s enduring influence on economics

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Without fear of contradiction

Newton da Costa earned international recognition for his revolutionary systems in the field of logic

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Between sociology and law

Werneck Vianna's work explored perceived missteps in Brazil’s modernization

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The storyteller economist

In an international career, Mauro Boianovsky investigated the contributions of authors from different eras and genres

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An educator for freedom

Educator Roberto da Silva argued that teaching could transform the future of offenders

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The philosophical side of words

With a deep knowledge of languages, philosopher Rubens Rodrigues Torres Filho has translated work by German authors into Portuguese

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Right to scientific knowledge

Ennio Candotti, founder of the Amazon Museum, was passionate about promoting science as head of the SBPC

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An interpreter of Africa

Diplomat, historian, and poet, Alberto da Costa e Silva produced influential work on the continent

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Collect and organize

Historian Ana Maria de Almeida Camargo helped expand the range of documents cataloged in archives

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The cloud architect

Engineer Luiz André Barroso was known for his pioneering work in data center planning

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The coordinator

Mathematician Antonio Galves fostered partnerships and contributed to advances in physics, linguistics, and neuroscience

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Ice and fire

Environmental engineer Alberto Setzer led Brazil’s Antarctic meteorology project and INPE’s fire monitoring program

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Public intellectual

José Murilo de Carvalho reinvigorated the study of the elite and citizenship in Brazil

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A leader in research

Agricultural engineer Joaquim José de Camargo Engler was dean of ESALQ and FAPESP

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A naturalist among geologists

Setembrino Petri showed how microfossils can retell the history of natural landscapes

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Synchrotron light pioneer

Argentine physicist Aldo Craievich played a major role in establishing a community of synchrotron light source users in Brazil and paved the way for glass research

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History on Sundays

As a pioneer in studies on the Brazilian Revolution of 1930, Boris Fausto explored microhistory and his own life history

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Understanding the kidneys

Gerhard Malnic, a highly productive and influential scholar of renal physiology, inspired generations of researchers

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Science, a collective activity

Internationally renowned parasitologist Erney Plessmann de Camargo rebuilt scientific institutions and always showed concern for social issues

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Fascinating archives

Historian Heloísa Bellotto helped modernize document management in Brazil

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Love for the beauty of Portuguese

Cleonice Berardinelli, one of the world's leading experts on Portuguese poets Luís Vaz de Camões and Fernando Pessoa, has died aged 106

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Literacy and social justice

Magda Becker Soares's perspective on childhood literacy influenced the formulation of public policies

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