Literature

Publishing

Jabuti Academic Prize announces winners

Winners of the first Jabuti Academic Award announced

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RETROSPECT

The reclamation of Manuel Querino

An intellectual of African descent, he fought against the stereotypes of his time and recognized the contributions Black people made in shaping Brazil

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LITERATURE

Dalton Trevisan almost a centenarian

One of the greats of Brazilian short stories, the writer's work has been republished and analyzed from the perspective of issues such as old age and violence

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Literature

Eighteenth-century manuscript on Brazil’s gold cycle published in a bilingual edition

The poem, written by Basílio da Gama, describes aspects of the economic, political, and cultural life of the colony

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Interview

Pedro Meira Monteiro: “We need to incorporate new voices into traditional archives”

Princeton professor says institutions need to rethink their collections with an eye on diversity

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Research Itineraries

Brazil-Angola connection

Kaio Carmona, a poet from Minas Gerais and a member of the Leitorado Guimarães Rosa Program, is fostering cultural exchanges between the two countries

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GRAPHIC DESIGN

Book art

Researchers shine a light on the legacy of pioneers of modern literary illustration in Brazil, such as Poty Lazzarotto and Tomás Santa Rosa

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LITERATURE

Letters from Oswald to Mário de Andrade reveal the underground face of modernism

Writers corresponded between 1919 and 1928, a year before their friendship broke down

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Interview

Barbara Weinstein: A Brazilianist in transformation

Part of the first group of women to graduate from Princeton University, the American historian analyzed the leading role of regional elites and workers in business dynamics in Brazil

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Literature

Gonçalves Dias’s legacy goes beyond nationalist Indianism

Poet from Maranhão worked in several areas and wrote texts that preceded discussions about the effects of slavery on Brazil’s formation

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Literature

Neglected by critics, horror literature gains the attention of researchers

Horror stories criticize Brazilian society and denounce the violence of slavery

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Literature

Anthologies broaden perspectives on the work of José Paulo Paes

Self-taught intellectual wrote poetry and essays, in addition to translating the works of other important authors

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Nobel Prize

Eleven people received a Nobel Prize in 2023

Four were women, the same number as in 2018 and 2020, only lower than in 2009, when there were five winners

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LITERATURE

New edition of diaries and research reinvigorate the memory of Lúcio Cardoso

The writer with a contradictory personality also dedicated himself to cinema and theater

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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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INTERVIEW

Maria Esther Maciel: In counterpoint to the mechanization of life

The acclaimed writer and researcher has completed a trilogy on the place of animals in contemporary society

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INTERVIEW

Caetano Galindo: Portuguese without the tie

In his book Latim em pó (Powdered Latin), the Brazilian researcher reconstructs the history of Portuguese to defend linguistic diversity

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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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LIBRARY SCIENCE

Twenty-first century Brasiliana

Digitization and the incorporation of objects will modernize collections comprising materials on Brazil’s culture and history

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Obituary

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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History

How artists contributed to the end of slavery in Brazil

Studies examine how theater and music participated in the emancipation of enslaved people in the country

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Society

Brazilianists of the twenty-first century diversify their focus

Instead of interpreting the country alone, foreigners who study Brazil today seek to insert it into global themes

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RETROSPECT

Pasteur’s ideas in our daily lives

Born 200 years ago, the French chemist established the methods used to this day to prevent the transmission of infectious diseases

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LITERATURE

Erotica in the work of Mário de Andrade

Aspect of the modernist's work remains taboo and rarely studied, say experts

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NOBEL PRIZE

The 2022 winners

Twelve individuals and two institutions were awarded the Nobel Prize this year

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RESEARCH ITINERARIES

An encounter with Arabic dialects

Felipe Benjamin Francisco and the challenges of linguistic comprehension

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PUBLISHING

The challenges faced by university publishers

Edusp celebrates its sixtieth year at a time when editorial production is on the decline in the sector

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LITERATURE

Studies shed light on Arab presence in Brazil

Initiatives provide opportunities for new lines of research on the topic

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LIBRARY SCIENCE

Brazilian libraries endeavor to update their collections

Collections focused on the country's culture and history invest in digitization and incorporation of objects

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Interview

João Adolfo Hansen: A journey through Brazilian literature

Literary specialist brought important collaborations to the study of colonial poetry, without disregarding other periods such as modernism

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