History
Cinema
Cinema’s scattered fragments
Filmmaker delves into archives of Brazilian images to find material
By Ana Weiss
Performing Arts
Theatrical costumes: naturalism and invention
The history of costumes for the Brazilian stage since the 19th century
History
The fight for abolition
Study reconstructs the role of the abolitionist movement as a social force
CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS
Searching for the magic numbers
Four chemical elements are now part of the periodic table
Memory
The legend of an invisible monk
Gregor Mendel’s experiments with pea plants gave birth to genetics
Society
Violence, fear and stigma
Researchers bring families separated by Hansen’s disease back together
Boris Schnaiderman
Boris Schnaiderman: Memories of a former soldier
Literature professor releases book on his tour of duty in World War II
Homo naledi
Collective help
Paleontologists found fossil remains of a previously unknown hominid species
By Redação
Memory
The first shapes of the province
The first large map of São Paulo facilitated the layout of streets
HISTORY
Ancestral privileges
Book describes the roots of public excess in Brazil during the colonial period
Communication
Reporting science
Júlio Abramczyk and José Hamilton Ribeiro write about scientific topics
Silvio Salinas
Silvio Roberto de Azevedo Salinas: A high- and low-temperature physicist
Researcher talks about statistics research and education
By Redação