Guia Covid-19

Public policies

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An expanding market

In Latin America, remunerated caregiving work accounts for 16% of jobs, with 47 million people working in the area

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The economics of caregiving

Increase in population life expectancy and new family arrangements produce higher demand for caregivers and complicate government decision-making

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COVID-19

Approval strategy

Amid uncertainty, São Paulo announces state vaccination plan

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Biota - 20 Years

Policies for protecting nature

For two decades, the program's biodiversity research has provided a scientific foundation for creating conservation areas and increasing sustainable development in São Paulo

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FIOCRUZ – 120 YEARS

No rest on the anniversary

FIOCRUZ celebrates 120 years of public health literature, research, assistance, and teaching

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Data

Number of PhD fellowships awarded by CAPES falls for the first time since 2007

Number of PhD fellowships awarded by CAPES falls for the first time since 2007

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Public policy

A paradox on the table

Food insecurity challenges faced by Brazil, one of the largest agricultural producers in the world

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Indicators

A sharper picture

A new survey provides detailed insight into the actors engaged in and funding R&D in São Paulo State

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Funding

São Paulo representatives approve fiscal adjustment

Bill 529/2020, which establishes a range of measures for fiscal adjustment, was approved on October 14 by the São Paulo State Legislative Assembly

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A panorama of rights

Brazil's pioneering Statute on Children and Adolescents marks 30 years promoting public policies for children

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COVID-19

Science under pressure

Political interference in the approval process may undermine public confidence in vaccine development, researchers warn

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UFRJ – 100 YEARS

100 vigorous years

Brazilian universities created a unique model to catch up from a late start

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The distance between dental research and treatment

The pandemic focuses attention on the debate regarding scientific production and dental care in the public healthcare system

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Public Policies

Bill 529 and state foundations

The FAPESP board of trustees recently analyzed Bill 529, submitted by the São Paulo state government to the Brazilian legislative assembly

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Public Policy

Opening faucets

Lack of basic sanitation in Brazil damages public health and the economy

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Varying investment in science

Countries increase spending on COVID-19, but levels of investment in research vary

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Memory

A working-class intellectual

Born 100 years ago, sociologist Florestan Fernandes developed a new way of looking at Brazil

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INTERVIEW

Ricardo Magnus Osório Galvão: The physicist who would not bend

Almost a year after being dismissed, the former director of INPE continues to warn that deforestation is out of control in the Amazon

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A difficult return

Brazil seeks health and education parameters for planning the resumption of in-person classes in its school systems

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Difficult exit

Quarantine relaxation strategies differ around the country

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Each nation’s effort

Brazil’s government unfreezes funding for COVID-19 research, but will spend far less than developed countries

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Standing alone

Brazilian vaccine projects race to begin clinical trials next year

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COVID-19

Risk of increase in child labor

The reduced income and increased economic insecurity caused by the COVID-19 pandemic may lead to a rise in child labor rates in Latin America and the Caribbean

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Pandemic

3.1 million lives saved in Europe

The strict social distancing and lockdown measures implemented in 11 European countries before May 4 may have prevented 3.1 million COVID-19 deaths

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technology

Companies and researchers against racism

Amid the anti-racism demonstrations that took place in June after George Floyd was murdered in Minneapolis, USA, multinational tech company IBM decided to suspend development of all facial recognition systems

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Covid-19

Restoring trust

In the midst of the pandemic a new study measures high rates of confidence in science

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Interview

Sergio Machado Rezende: Together against COVID-19

The physicist is one of the coordinators of the Scientific Committee for the Fight against Coronavirus in the Northeast, which advises the region's governors

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Covid-19

The size of the pandemic

Lag times in case reporting can hurt government efforts to contain spread of COVID-19

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Brazil begins testing

To better understand the spreading pandemic, research initiatives aim to increase the scale of COVID-19 diagnoses throughout the country

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Video

How science helps environmental conservation

Biota-Fapesp program reaches its 20th anniversary lending scientific bases to the creation of nature preservation areas and the search for sustainable development in São Paulo state

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