Issue # 218 _ April 2014
Cover
- The Coup – Beyond the Images
- Questions and hypotheses from hundreds of historians and social scientists form the fundamental avenues along which knowledge of the history of the Brazilian dictatorship of 1964-1985 is gained By Mariluce Moura
- Civilian support of a military intervention
- Studies discuss the role of different sectors of society in the 1964 coup By Rodrigo de Oliveira Andrade
- Lasting impact
- Experts examine the effects of 21 years of dictatorship on contemporary Brazilian society By Eduardo Nunomura
- The impact on the academic world
- Some three hundred professors were driven away from Brazilian universities by the dictatorship, a period marked by the structuring of graduate level education By Marcos Pivetta
- The art of opposition
- Despite censorship, there was a strong presence of a leftist culture and of opposition during the dictatorship By Marcos Pivetta
- The past in the present
- Researchers try to understand how the State has dealt with the legacy of serious human rights violations By Glenda Mezarobba
- Where the Information Comes From
- Brazilian and U.S. files feed investigations into crimes committed by the dictatorship By Márcio Ferrari
- British Archives and the Coup of 1964
- By William Torres Laureano da Rosa
S&T Policy
Infrastructure
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Transparent Science
Researchers are increasingly being asked to store their raw study data in public repositories
By Fabrício MarquesInternationalization
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Dialogue in Beijing
FAPESP Week seeks to broaden collaboration between institutions in São Paulo and China
By Fabrício MarquesScience
Astronomy
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Turbulent gestations
Simulations explain how magnetic forces complicate the birth of stars and planets
By Igor ZolnerkevicECOLOGY
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Whales and dolphins in sight!
Species diversity and animal abundance along the São Paulo coast are greater than imagined
By Carlos FioravantiSPECIAL BIOTA EDUCATION XI
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Mutual benefit
Productivity gains from bee pollination represent 10% of world’s agricultural production value
By Karina Toledo - da Agência FAPESPTechnology
Agriculture
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Biological attractants and repellents
Chemical substances extracted from insects and plants provide strategies for combating pests
By Dinorah ErenoCorporate Research
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In all lanes
Pirelli’s R&D Center in Santo André develops models for global markets
By Yuri VasconcelosLogistics
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Tags that save lives
A partnership between USP and Ambev creates a system that prevents forklift accidents in warehouses
By Marcos de Oliveira