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Urbanism

COVID-19

Bird sings at lower volume in quiet city

During the pandemic, the white-crowned sparrow's singing returned to the volume it sang at in the 1970s

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Retrospect

Calculus of a poet

Joaquim Cardozo, from Recife, was responsible for the calculations that made Oscar Niemeyer's innovative Brasília architecture possible

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Public Policy

Opening faucets

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

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Architecture & urban planning

Digitizing monuments

Although expensive, laser scanning technology can be a valuable tool for documenting and preserving historical and cultural heritage

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Biodiversity

At risk of disappearing

Hundreds of species of reptiles, amphibians, birds, and mammals are at risk of disappearing in the next two decades as a result of environmental degradation caused by humans

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Covid-19

Self-isolation and city air

Self-isolation measures have cleared city streets, leading to a decrease in air pollution

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Atmospheric sciences 

Pizza soot

Pizzerias in São Paulo produce the equivalent of 9% of the fine particulate matter emitted by vehicles in the city’s Metropolitan Region

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Geography

Human activity alters river mouths

Amazon River delta is shrinking by 1 km2 per year because of siltation

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Urbanism

Enhanced treatment

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

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Public policy

Unsustainable energy

In addition to financial expenses, scholars see high social and environmental costs as obstacles to hydroelectric expansion in the Amazon

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Transport

Electric buses on the horizon

Vehicle emissions policies in major cities stimulate development of battery-powered buses

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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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Interview

Roberto Luís de Melo Monte-Mor: The city watcher

For the last 10 years, the architect has overseen the UFMG team in the planning of the Belo Horizonte Metropolitan Area

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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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Mobility

Ride-sharing apps worsen traffic

According to research, Uber and Lyft are behind increased congestion on the streets of San Francisco

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ARCHITECTURE

My House, My Life in academia

Bibliographical review by researchers shows low impact of studies about the social housing program

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SURVEY MANAGEMENT 

The imaginary lands of Pará

The 22.7 million hectares of private land and 18.5 million hectares of public land that only exist on paper

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Urbanism

The search for open spaces

Recent urban development has been marked by contradictions around the use of open areas

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Urbanism

Controversial airport on sacred Incan land

The recently started construction of an international airport in Chinchero, southeastern Peru, has raised concerns about potential damage to archaeological sites in the region

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Public health

A parasite reaches the big city

Difficult diagnosis and a warmer climate facilitate the advance of visceral leishmaniasis toward large urban centers

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INTERVIEW

Elisa Pereira Reis: A pioneering look at social inequality

A researcher of the ruling elite advocates for the continued development of comparative studies to gain a better understanding of social phenomena

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URBANISM

The search for open spaces

Recent urban development has been marked by contradictions around the use of open areas

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anthropology

How graffiti tensions art

Graffiti movement gave rise to São Paulo's own language

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RETROSPECT

German engineering

Germans boosted the development of the urban infrastructure in São Paulo in the 19th century.

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ANTHROPOLOGY

Between transgression and art

A research project analyzes how the pixação graffiti movement in São Paulo developed its own language of expression and became a force in art circles

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History

CONPRESP protects USP buildings

The São Paulo Council for the Preservation of Historical, Cultural, and Environmental Heritage registered four more University of São Paulo buildings

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computer science

The reality emerging from an avalanche of data

Digital humanities are spreading through a variety of disciplines, influencing the training of researchers and driving public policy

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URBAN PLANNING

An ambivalent mayor

A study suggests that Pereira Passos’s reform of downtown Rio de Janeiro at the turn of the previous century was designed to integrate, rather than exclude, the lower classes

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Public health

Visceral leismaniasis gets to the metropolises

Diagnosis difficulties and warmer climate favor disease movement towards large urban centers

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INTERVIEW

Benedito Braga: A fundamental right

World Water Council President Benedito Braga discusses his expectations for this month's World Water Forum in Brasília

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