Nina Rodrigues attempted to explain social inequalities through the lens of race By Enrico Di Gregorio
Amílcar Tanuri worked on the front lines against viral epidemics By Mariana Ceci
Forest surrounded by desert 260 million years ago By Gilberto Stam
Versatile scientist Henrique Lins de Barros studied everything from magnetic bacteria to Santos-Dumont By Fernanda Ravagnani
Immunologist Victor Nussenzweig was a pioneer in malaria vaccine research By Mariana Ceci
Carlos Lemos helped shape the history of Brazilian architecture By Márcia Carini