Raymundo Faoro (1925-2003) was a Brazilian jurist, historian, and writer. He is considered one of the most prominent social interpreters in 20th century Brazil. He wrote 20 volumes of diaries between 1943 and 1952, totalizing, almost, 6.800 manuscript pages with a fully unprecedented content. In this article, I will investigate the construction pro...
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The new coronavirus pandemic has appreciably impacted morbidity and mortality, as well as having an economic impact worldwide. New vaccines are a potential way forward to reduce transmission rates and subsequent infection. In Brazil, vaccines are being distributed via the public sector; however, in the future, they will be available in the private ...
This study investigates how the feminist movement in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, relates to the International Women’s Strike – a transnational feminist mass strike launched by the Argentinian feminist collective Ni Una Menos in 2017. Based on a qualitative analysis of semi-structured interviews conducted with representatives of 10 feminist organ...
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One of the reasons that explains the importance of developing research in the area of indoormicroclimate is the concern with the conservation of cultural artefacts. This work presents and discussesthe indoor microclimate of the archives of a cultural organisation located in the megacity of São Paulo,Brazil, as well as its links with the local outdo...
/ Can governance reforms like Brazil’s get us to net-zero? One narrative present among climate change discussions is that reducing agricultural greenhouse gas, or GHG, emissions would compromise food security and the availability of food in the global south. We agree that reducing GHG emissions comes with trade-offs, but this does not mean we shoul...
The digitization of food systems is well underway. The digital ecosystem and its actors have increasing influence over how food is produced, what food people buy, and flows of information among farmers, supply chain actors and consumers. Efforts to transform food systems towards sustainability, including climate change resilience and mitigation, si...
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The terrorist attack on Brazil’s capitol on January 8, 2023, showcased the country’s empowered, embittered extreme right, whose hallmarks will be familiar to students of conservatism further afield: anachronistic anticommunism; hostility to liberal democracy; a sense of embattlement, despite controlling key institutions and platforms; a tapestry of...
