Retrospect
Memory

The feats of a flying priest
Gusmão proved that an object heavier than air could fly 300 years ago
Memory

Secrets from the heart
A book that explained blood circulation is published in a trilingual edition
Retrospect

Divide and rule
Sixty-seven years ago Brazil adopted a regional division proposed by geographer Fábio Guimarães
Retrospect

On their own skin
106 years ago, Emilio Ribas and Adolpho Lutz proved that yellow fever was transmitted by mosquitoes
Retrospect

Pages from time past
Inmet assembles 12 million documents of the oldest meteorological records in Brazil
Retrospect

The gears of life
The first machines in Brazil to replace heart and lung systems appeared in the 1950's
Memory

Fungus in the air
Adolpho Lutz published two articles describing a new disease, 100 years ago
Retrospect

Rigor and generosity
Simão Mathias was the first student to get a doctorate from the University of São Paulo's School of Philosophy, in 1942
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Recovered treasure
1936 film on Rio de Janeiro shows how the Internet helps to recover the past
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The height of knowledge
63 years ago, Barbara McClintock discovered on making a study of corn that the genome is not stable
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Official verdict
An unprecedented document signals the start of immunization in Brazil back in 1804
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Alcohol conversion
Of the three cars that crisscrossed the country to publicize the new fuel in 1976, only one is still standing
Retrospect

Windmill power
Created in the 19th century, wind-generated electricity is expanding worldwide
Memory

Always in the vanguard
Carmen Portinho helped to change architecture and the arts in Rio de Janeiro
Retrospect
20th century Bandeirantes (Trailblazers)
121 years ago a wild region of São Paulo began to be explored