History

Acknowledgment

Brazilian wins international history award

Laura de Mello e Souza wins the International History Prize

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Obituary

An interpreter of Africa

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

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Archaeology

The oldest pyramid?

Monument in Indonesia may be older than the pyramids in Egypt

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Ecology

Amazonian fruit was domesticated

Native people of the Amazon domesticated cupuaçu 8,000 years ago

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History

Aztec encyclopedia

US Institute publishes online illustrated encyclopedia about the Aztecs and the conquest of Mexico

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Research itineraries

Fighting against hunger

As well as researching the topic, historian Adriana Salay runs the “Quebrada alimentada” project on the outskirts of São Paulo

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Archaeology

Historical archaeology investigates period from colonization to dictatorship

Excavations help reinterpret historical events by linking material culture, written documents, and oral testimonies

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Archaeology

The dexterous rock carvers of 12,000 years ago

Lithic instruments found in Pará were carefully crafted 12,000 years ago

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Obituary

Collect and organize

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

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Archaeology

Pre-Hispanic sculpture

Ritual table used in ancient Mayan ceremonies restored

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Obituary

Public intellectual

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

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History

Website brings together titles of 16,000 documents on Brazilian independence

Website brings together 16,000 documents about Brazil’s independence, including historical people and monuments

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History

Agreement reached with the family of Henrietta Lacks

Henrietta Lacks’s family is compensated for unauthorized use of her cells

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Anthropology

Dreamed lives

Ethnographic studies shed light on how indigenous peoples such as the Yanomami interpret dreams

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SOCIETY

Through a new lens

Brazilianists in the twentieth century were concerned with explaining Brazil to foreign audiences; now their research places the country within the context of global issues

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RETROSPECT

Brazil’s first roadways

Constructed using Scottish paving techniques from the mid-nineteenth century, early roadways were instrumental in promoting territorial integration

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HISTORY

New articles seek to expand the debate on LGBTI+ issues in Brazil

New approaches expand debate on LGBTI+ issues in Brazil

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Archaeology

Mayan city emerges from a forest in Mexico

Ancient Mayan city found in ecological reserve in southeastern Mexico

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Engineering

Jamaicans behind British iron

Wrought iron production method was invented by Black metalworkers in Jamaica before being taken to England

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History

The oldest recorded kiss, found in Mesopotamia

A 4,500-year-old clay tablet from Mesopotamia depicts a couple kissing

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History

Diversity characterized the punk scene in the 1980s

Documents produced by young people involved in the movement explain the context in which the genre developed in Brazil

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RETROSPECT

Bells of the sacred and profane

Each with their own names and different sounds for different occasions, church bells have been rung for centuries to mark time, announce deaths, call people to mass, and create music on festive dates

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Video

Punk scene in Brazil

Documents reveal the social and political context in which the movement developed in the country | 11'32

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Video

Catholicism with African roots

Researcher traces relationships between the African diaspora, from the time of slavery, and the tradition of samba in the Recôncavo Baiano, in Brazil | 6'53

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Anthropology

Slaves brought Catholicism practiced in Africa to Brazil, says researcher

Study investigates the religious and cultural contributions of the African diaspora in Brazil

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HISTORY

Correspondence of abolitionist André Rebouças made public

Letters from Africa marks the first of a five-book series of his intimate writings

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Paleontology

Dinosaur fossil to be returned to Brazil

Dinosaur fossil returned to Brazil

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History

Medieval monks observed blood-red moons

Texts and paintings by medieval monks help accurately date major volcanic eruptions

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HISTORY

Unafraid to fight

Political repression did not stop women from fighting for Brazil’s Independence

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HISTORY

Unkept promises

Liberal ideas and the need for national cohesion inspired early proposals for universal public education, but funding was always limited

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