Sociology

History

Inked

From the margins of society to iconic pop culture; study reconstructs the history of tattooing in Brazil

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Sociology

Objects of desire

In 2011, a replica of the sapphire and diamond ring Kate Middleton wore on her wedding day became a best seller in low-end high street stores in Brazil’s southeastern city of São Paulo

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Retrospect

An x-ray of Brazilian agriculture

Brazil’s first Census of Agriculture in 1920 marked the country’s early transition from an agricultural to an industrial economy

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COVER

Gender and Science

Ongoing dialogue with feminist theories opens new areas for research across various disciplines

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Data

Engineer salaries for men and women in Brazil1

Average real salary for engineers in Brazil grew between 2006 and 2013 and fell from 2013 to 2018

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Obituary

An anthropologist of violence

Alba Zaluar, a pioneer in crime and social policy studies, dies at 77

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Interview

Adrian Lavalle: The exercise of democracy

A study on non-electoral control mechanisms reveals the innovative character of the Brazilian experience

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Public health

Disarming violence

Curbing Brazil’s homicide epidemic hinges on restricting access to firearms, new research suggests

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Careers

Bullying at medical schools

Interpersonal violence at university can lead to depression and dropouts

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History

Memories of drought

Researchers and social movements join forces to ensure the listing of a Ceará concentration camp

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Computer Science

Discriminatory algorithms

How artificial intelligence assumes discriminatory behavior and what science can do to prevent it

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Cover

A snapshot of Brazilian agriculture

New technologies are increasing efficiency but shrinking the job market, studies show

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Video

How evangelical rise changes Brazilian society

In 10 years, followers increased by 61% and reached a range of participation spheres, such as Parliament. Paula Montero and Jacqueline Moraes Teixeira, from USP, and Fábio Lacerda, from Cebrap, explain how | 14'

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Interview

Gláucio Ary Dillon Soares: The sociologist of love

One of the founders of sociology in Brazil, IESP professor Gláucio Soares talks about his six decades of experience teaching and reveals that he is researching love

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Cover

Corporate strategy

Evangelical presence in the legislature triples thanks to backing by large churches

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Cover

Public faith

Researchers around the world are attempting to understand the growth of evangelicalism in Brazil, where it is rising faster than in any other country

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Cover

Growth without destruction

Sustainable development of the Amazon will require changes in traditional agricultural methods and improvements to agroforestry resource extraction

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Archaeology

Social inequality in the Bronze Age

Analysis of remains and grave goods found in cemeteries near the city of Augsburg in southern Germany suggests that social inequality is an older phenomenon than previously thought

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Demography

Global health in motion

A multidisciplinary team reviews the scientific evidence and challenges stereotypes regarding health and migration

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Interview

Antônio Drauzio Varella: The doctor’s message

The oncologist who treated the first AIDS cases in Brazil uses every media platform to clarify the issues he considers important regarding public health

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Cinema

An unreleased Nelson Pereira dos Santos film

Historian finds copy of short film made by Santos about a pioneering project by the Federal University of Mato Grosso

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Archival science

Memories Revealed

The unpublished collections of Celso Furtado and Joaquim Nabuco recently donated to research institutions promise new revelations

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Interview

Klement Tockner: Creative environments

President of Austrian agency explains how the industry can benefit from basic science

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Obituary

Paradoxes of progress

Analyzing the contradictions of capitalist development was the hallmark of sociologist Francisco de Oliveira's career

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Social sciences

An effective model

CEBRAP celebrates its 50th anniversary with a multifaceted research pipeline and a diversified funding structure

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Public policy 

Enhanced treatment

Studies identify new evidence that cash transfer programs help fight tuberculosis in Brazil

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Public Health

Disarming Violence

Curbing Brazil’s homicide epidemic hinges on restricting access to firearms, fresh research suggests

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Archaeology

Incans charged agricultural tax

A specific type of quipu may be the first evidence that taxes were collected by the ancient Incan empire

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Education

Refugees better educated than the average Brazilian

Most refugees arriving in Brazil have a high-school diploma (while one-third have a degree) and are working

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INTERVIEW

Heide Hackmann: Unified knowledge

Natural science and social science organizations merge to form an international council to fund transdisciplinary research projects

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