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Indonesia has experienced rapid primary forest loss, second only to Brazil in modern history. We examined the fates of Indonesian deforested areas, immediately after clearing and over time, to quantify deforestation drivers in Indonesia. Using time-series satellite data, we tracked degradation and clearing events in intact and degraded natural forests from 1991 to 2020, as well as land use trajectories after forest loss. While an estimated 7.8 Mha (SE = 0.4) of forest cleared during this period had been planted with oil palms by 2020, another 8.8 Mha (SE = 0.4) remained unused. Of the 28.4 Mha (SE = 0.7) deforested, over half were either initially left idle or experienced crop failure before a land use could be detected, and 44% remained unused for 5 y or more. A majority (54%) of these areas were cleared mechanically (not by escaped fires), and in cases where idle lands were eventually converted to productive uses, oil palm plantations were by far the most common outcome. The apparent deliberate creation of idle deforested land in Indonesia and subsequent conversion of idle areas to oil palm plantations indicates that speculation and land banking for palm oil substantially contribute to forest loss, although failed plantations could also contribute to this dynamic. We also found that in Sumatra, few lowland forests remained, suggesting that a lack of remaining forest appropriate for palm oil production, together with an extensive area of banked deforested land, may partially explain slowing forest loss in Indonesia in recent years. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The article relates the idioms in use in contemporary Brazil with the history of the country, starting with a look at some of the most peculiar aspects of this South American nation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study is based on an investigation into the Brazilian anti-doping policy, with a specific focus on the establishment and operational mechanisms of the Brazilian Doping Control Authority (ABCD), under the auspices of the Ministry of Sport (ME). The objective was to describe how Brazilian national policy (general political decisions, interests of parties or particular politicians/agents) affects the fight against doping and, vice versa, how the harmonization process controlled by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) affects national sports policy. A multi-sited ethnographic study was undertaken, involving field diary practices, interviews and document analysis. Adopting the perspective of pragmatic sociology, this study delves into the descriptions of three key periods in the recent history of anti-doping in Brazil: the creation of ABCD and the dissolution of ANAD (National Anti-Doping Agency), the realization of the first 100 anti-doping tests by the ABCD (critical period for its members who managed to keep away ex-officers from ANAD) and the impeachment of the Brazilian president in 2016 (ex-officers from ANAD took over the direction of the ABCD). Our analysis allowed us to conclude that 'diverting others from decision-making spheres' comprised a political strategy to occupy spaces of power or to stabilize itself in them, which, in this case, allowed the control of anti-doping actions in the country. Local protagonists tried to make use of international injunctions and pressure or local political events to achieve these goals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Ideas, knowledge, people, and animals were in rapid transit in the nineteenth century, occasionally at the same time. This essay analyzes the unsuccessful government-sponsored experiment to introduce and naturalize dromedaries (Camelus dromedarius) in the northeastern Brazilian province of Ceará between 1857 and 1867. While the scheme is not unknown, it has not yet received a dedicated and thorough examination. Using the lenses of the global exchange of knowledge, transnational scientific enterprises, the history of camelids, and the worldwide phenomenon of acclimatization, the essay seeks to argue that the naturalization plan was tailored following the principles of animal acclimatization while aimed at wider efforts by the Brazilian government to modernize national agriculture. In practice, it meant employment of the dromedaries as livestock and pack animals, moves that sought to address logistics problems in the region. Finally, by reviewing primary sources and scholarship, the essay provides a comprehensive narrative of the events relating to the scheme. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In a 2003 article, Karl Moene (University of Oslo) and Michael Wallerstein (Yale University) demonstrated that wealthier citizens tend to support higher spending in social policies directed at the unemployed, while preferring lower spending in policies aimed at the employed. This paper reveals that these findings hinge on two key assumptions: that citizens have a coefficient of relative risk aversion (CRRA) greater than one, and that all citizens face an equal probability of job loss—a presumption which is not necessarily realistic. By incorporating the observation that job security tends to correlate positively with income, we demonstrate that affluent individuals may still advocate for reduced spending in unemployment policies, even when their CRRA exceeds one. Moreover, a significant shift in the distribution of job security—such as during an abrupt economic crisis—might engender greater societal support for these policies, contrary to their previous research. Finally, empirical data from recent Brazilian history provide analytical support for the theoretical assertions presented herein. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The article analyzes the theme of social subsidies between 1900 and 1945, with a greater focus on the context of the Vargas Era in Brazil. It highlights the creation of the Caixa de Subvenções as an important institution that reflected the political, energy and social transformations of that period. The state began to play a central role in economic development and social welfare, intervening in markets and regulating social relations. The inclusion of various sectors of society in subsidy policies promoted the representation of interests and strengthened political participation. The article also seeks to emphasize the relationship between authoritarian governments and advances in social legislation, highlighting subsidies as a form of state intervention. By addressing the challenges, controversies and historical importance of subsidies, the text contributes to an understanding of this important period in Brazilian history. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The University Extension is based on the relevance of the contact between undergraduate students and society, an interrelationship capable of generating social transformation. It aims to provide pedagogically professional practice and improvement, creating dialogue, exchange of knowledge. and contact with challenges, derived from a social commitment that surrounds the academy. In this context, extension programs are permanent actions that give structure in interprofessional, intersectoral, and interdisciplinary ways, oriented to a common goal that needs to be structured in the university and is based on the inseparability between extension, teaching, and research. Moreover, through many programs and extension projects that it has, UFCSPA offers the students experiences that foment responsible and critical formation of individuals. It stands out that the "Story Telling Extension Program in Health Promotion", for 15 years, has a purpose to provide humanized practical experiences between students and patients, using literature to create health care. This way, the history of the extension in Brazil emphasizes its importance and the need for appreciation of the academic projects and programs through the investment of the IES in institutionalizing these activities, generating a beneficial union between the academic and social environment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the history of Brazilian literature, the representation of local color has always occupied a central place. In view of this, literary criticism praised realistic fiction, highlighting the documentary tone, to the detriment of the supernatural. Gabrielli (2002, p. 25) states that "the presence of fantastic literature among us; its penetration both among critics and the general public has been, since 1947, the year of release of Murilo Rubião's O ex-mágico e outros contos, of overwhelming scarcity". França (2017a) and others emphasize that the identity construction project suffocated literature away from realistic fabulation. In this sense, this paper aims to map a repertoire of Brazilian fantastic short stories produced from the second half of the 20th century, forgotten by literary critics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this text I will present part of the history of Plura, Revista de Estudos de Religião of the then Brazilian Association of History of Religions (ABHR), at the time when I worked as layout editor, through text editor, associate editor, until reaching the post of editor-in-chief, over a period of eight years (2012-2020). The records are from memory, but can also be verified in the publications available on the magazine's website which, bravely, under the voluntary spirit of strong and fearless guardians, has been maintained throughout its fifteen years of existence. Plura, during this period, stood out as an autonomous scientific publication vehicle, as it was not linked to any department or postgraduate program, moving organically based on contributions from ABHR associates and people interested in publishing their research. It went through, almost unscathed, the changes that occurred in the association that supports it and, thanks to its consolidation, it remained firm, efficient and relevant, constituting an intellectual capital worthy of celebrations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper presents a reflection on the years in which the author was editor-in-chief of "Plura, Revista de Estudos de Religião", the journal of the Brazilian Association for the History of Religions (ABHR). The text is divided into two parts. In the first, memories of the processes and experiences of editing the journal are organised. In the second, notes are listed, seeking a critical and creative reflection on editorial processes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This research aimed to establish relations between the Brazilian national historiography, worked by Jessé Souza, with the historiography of the Brazilian science education research field found in the specialized literature. In his works, the theoretical reference of this research, Jessé Souza, works with the historical interpretations of Brazil - interpretations, in the plural, because, in the work of Jessé Souza, two interpretations of the history of Brazil are exposed. The first interpretation, called patrimonialist, seeks our origins in the remote past of Portuguese society and identifies, as the origin of our ills, a supposed backwardness of the country and, mainly, of the State. The second interpretation is proposed by Jessé Souza based on empirical works and other national interpreters such as Gilberto Freyre and Florestan Fernandes. This second interpretation identifies our origins in slavery and perceives exclusion and social inequality as our greatest evils. In order to dialogue with national history, texts available in the specialized literature that deal with the history of the Brazilian science education research field were selected. Through an approach based on the historiography of the problem, and Marc Bloch's regressive method and after numerous joint readings of the texts selected for analysis and the theoretical framework, categories were created that relate the history of the Brazilian science education research field and the historical interpretations of Brazil thought on the Jesse Souza's work. In this article, two of the created categories are presented. The first category connects the theory of modernization, closely linked to the patrimonialist interpretation of Brazil, with financial aid from international and North American agencies for the production of didactic materials and teacher training, recurrently mentioned in the history of Brazilian science education research field. The second category connects the yearning for national modernization, fostered by the patrimonialist historiographical line, with the research and teaching of science in Brazil. Reflections based on these categories point out that the history of the Brazilian science education research field presented in the analyzed literature has connections with the patrimonialist interpretation of Brazil that belittles the slavery aspects of our history and covers up our brutal and current social inequality. Finally, it is left as a suggestion, for the Brazilian science education research field a greater intellectual involvement with the issues of inequality and social exclusion in Brazil. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article sets out to analyze the first stage in the development of the research field in philosophy of psychoanalysis in Brazil, presenting and describing the founding works of its pioneers between the late 1970s and the early 1990s. Next, it discusses and makes sense of the idea of an "epistemology of psychoanalysis", which dominates this early stage, and proposes a set of four arguments to provide a more systematic view of its main tenets, namely, the analytical, defensive, conciliatory, and inducing arguments. As a conclusion, it indicates what further research is needed for a more encompassing view of this movement in Brazilian intellectual history. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Antônio Francisco Lisboa (Aleijadinho) is arguably the most famous Brazilian colonial artist, known for his Baroque sculptures and architecture. The reception of his life and work, which often centered on biographical aspects such as his mestiço identity and his disability, conferred him a mythological positioning in Brazilian history. From the first sources from the 19th century to the modernist reappraisal of the Colonial Baroque in the 1920s, Aleijadinho became a foundational figure in the construction of Brazil's post-colonial nationhood. This article contributes to the understanding of the mythification of Aleijadinho, paying special attention to how his mestiço identity was articulated in the essays of the Brazilian modernist Mário de Andrade. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The article "PRESENTATION" discusses the importance of literary criticism as a valuable partner in the relationship between readers and literary works. Literary criticism is seen as a practice that develops according to circumstantial and contingent needs and demands. The dossier presents a series of articles that explore different dimensions of literary criticism in the 21st century, addressing topics such as minority literature, cultural studies, fantasy literature, the history of Brazilian literary criticism, the influence of social networks on literary criticism, among others. The objective of the dossier is to contribute to the understanding of the complexity of our present time through literary criticism and literature. [Extracted from the article]

In this article we analyze the historical ideas of Bartolomé Mitre – soldier, historian, and president of Argentina from 1862 to 1868. We propose a reflection connecting these ideas to the political experiences that marked his trajectory in the second half of the nineteenth century, reflecting on his contact with the Empire of Brazil, particularly in the 1870s and 1880s. The connection with the Brazilian Historic and Geographic Institute (IHGB) and its social networks stand out as features which supported and consolidated Mitre’s historiographical activities in the Platine region. His national history project is thus intertwined with his political activities in defense of Unitarian liberals and the development of Argentine national unity, as well as his relations with the neighboring monarchy. Our sources are his historical works, correspondence, and the publication of the IHGB Journal which reports on his becoming a member of the Institute in 1871. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article is about women in the northeastern music movements in the 1970s. It deals with the relationship of Amelinha, Elba Ramalho, Cátia de França, and Terezinha de Jesus with the stereotypes of a specific construction of northeastern identity. In the 1970s, there was a migration of northeastern artists to the Southeast. This group, consisting of young individuals from different states in the region, is understood as a second generation of northeastern artists in the history of Brazilian music. In the Southeast, they had to deal with the impact of northeastern identity on their trajectories. Several authors serve as the basis for this research, but Muniz Albuquerque Jr.'s (2011) study on the invention of the Northeast occupies a central position. It is important here to analyze, through journalistic and audiovisual sources, how Amelinha, Elba Ramalho, Cátia de França, and Terezinha de Jesus positioned themselves in the face of the impositions of the stereotypes of "northeastern singers." [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article is a review of the book "História da gramática no Brasil: séculos XVI a XIX" by Ricardo Cavaliere. The author discusses the history of grammar in Brazil from the 16th century to the 19th century, dividing it into three cognitive axes: embryonic grammar, rationalist grammar, and scientific grammar. The book offers reflections based on different bibliographic sources and discusses the influence of missionary linguistics, the arrival of rationalist grammar in Brazil, and topics such as the popularization of books as a source of knowledge and linguistic production for children. The review highlights the importance of the book and mentions the expectation for a second volume dedicated to Brazilian grammar in the 20th century. [Extracted from the article]

This article explores the dendrochronological potential of Ocotea porosa (Nees & Mart) Barroso (Imbuia) for reconstructing past climate conditions in the General Carneiro region, Southern Brazil, utilizing well-established dendroclimatic techniques. A total of 41 samples of Imbuia were subjected to dendroclimatic analysis to reconstruct precipitation and temperature patterns over the period from 1446 to 2011. Notably, we achieved the longest reconstructions of spring precipitation and temperature for the Brazilian southern region, spanning an impressive 566-year timeframe, by employing a mean chronology approach. To achieve our objectives, we conducted a Pearson's correlation analysis between the mean chronology and the climatic time series, with a monthly temporal resolution employed for model calibration. Impressively, our findings reveal significant correlations with coefficients as high as |rx,P| = 0.32 for precipitation and |rx,T| = 0.45 for temperature during the spring season. Importantly, our climate reconstructions may elucidate a direct influence of the El Niño—South Oscillation phenomenon on precipitation and temperature patterns, which, in turn, are intricately linked to the natural growth patterns of the Imbuia trees. These results shed valuable light on the historical climate variability in the Southern Brazil region and provide insights into the climatic drivers affecting the growth dynamics of Ocotea porosa (Nees & Mart) Barroso. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The document archive of anthropologist Mariza Corrêa (1945-2016) was donated in 2019 to the Arquivo Edgard Leuenroth, the same institution that houses the papers resulting from her work leading the History of Anthropology in Brazil Project since the 1980s. The objective of this article is to present three unpublished lectures by Corrêa, as well as her archives where this documentation is found, to make public some of the author's important work, and to encourage new research and reflection on this material, which is relevant to the field of the history of anthropology. This text is also based on my relationship with the documentation and the research I have been carrying out, which focuses on the trajectory of this anthropologist and her roles. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this text I present documents written by Mariza Corrêa in the 1990s and 2000s, considering the issues they address and the innovations they offered to the fields of knowledge in which they were produced. Relating these aspects to the author's research trajectory, I also contextualize the texts taking into account the moments in which they were written. Thus, the article offers elements to contribute to a history of Mariza Corrêa's legacy and, in parallel, to the history of anthropology in Brazil. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This article analyzes the trajectory of Catholicism, based on the configurations that pilgrimages assume at different moments in the history of Brazil. These configurations, however, far from constituting stages of a successive process of transformations, coexist each other in the present, as a memory and updating of different ways of being Catholic, pointing to a pluralism internal to Catholicism itself. In this movement, four modulations of Catholicism will be highlighted, demarcating specific emphases in the social experience of faith and in the institutional organization of the Roman Catholic Church: Traditional Catholicism, Romanized Catholicism, Catholicism of Liberation and Charismatic Catholicism. The article also seeks to show how in each of these modulations specific forms of pilgrimages emerged and were configured. These forms of pilgrimage, however, will not be interpreted here as reflections of a historical process, but will be seen, themselves, as agencies that produce these modalities of being Catholic, as well as the reproduction and social transmission of Catholicism in the country. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Since the nineteenth century, the history of colonial Brazilian art has highlighted the work of Afro-Brazilian men, specifically those with a white father and Black or parda mother. Antonio Francisco Lisboa, known as Aleijadinho, is the subject of countless books, exhibitions, television shows, and films. In addition to such famous men, dozens of other Afro-Brazilian artists are known and much scholarship has examined iconography and style with ties to African cultures. This extensive and important work has led to major exhibitions demonstrating Afro-Brazilian contributions as central to Brazil's past and present. Although intended as celebratory, the language and framing structures scholars use to discuss Afro-Brazilian artists from the colonial period are founded in white supremacy. The conception of Brazil as a nation where everyone is of mixed race, and therefore devoid of racism, is partly responsible for Aleijadinho's fame. This essay will clarify how this narrative of harmonious racial mixing and the focus on the visibly African perpetuates white supremacist interpretations of colonial Brazilian art and limits the study of Afro-Brazilian artists' work. I will propose ways to reframe workshop practice and improve connoisseurship using, among other cases, the lawsuit directed toward the white painter Manoel da Costa Ataíde that named the Afro-Brazilian artists who created one of his commissions. The essay builds on existing scholarship, acknowledging the violence of enslaving artists and promoting lines of inquiry that consider the agency and cultural positioning of Afro-Brazilian artists and patrons as subtle, ubiquitous, and heterogeneous. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

It is known that the notions of individual rights and guarantees are relatively recent in the history of Brazil and the world. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948 can be considered the starting point of the process of deconstructing the bias of legal protections aimed only at patrimonial goods, in order to prioritize the dignity of the human person. However, compliance with these standards is not yet a reality for the various signatory countries of the document, and Brazil is not considered an exception. It is recognized that the Federal Constitution of 1988 represents a great advance in terms of guaranteeing fundamental rights, however, vulnerable groups still face many challenges regarding the implementation of these norms, as is the case of people with disabilities. An example of this occurs with public servants, parents of person(s) with disabilities, whose statute does not provide for the possibility of reducing working hours without prejudice to remuneration. In view of this, based on bibliographical and jurisprudential research, based on a deductive method, the present study investigates the legal feasibility for granting the aforementioned benefit based on the study of certain applicable standards, in particular the International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Furthermore, we intend to examine the lines of interpretation of the State Courts and the recent and decisive binding decision of the Federal Supreme Court on the subject, handed down within the scope of Theme 1.097. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Gold mining has profound ties to the history of Brazilian colonization and still takes place with many communities involved in artisanal and small-scale gold mining. The most relevant gold deposits in the Southern Espinhaço Range are related to the occurrence of shear zones in the region between the cities of Diamantina and Gouveia, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Former colonial-dated gold mines were depleted; however, the use of newer prospecting practices has brought new interest in these areas. In this context, this study assesses the efficiency, environmental impacts, and economic viability of time-domain electromagnetic induction as a gold exploration method for small-scale prospecting in Gouveia county. Additionally, this study provides a characterization of the local gold mineralization and brings awareness to the prospecting community regarding environmental and legal aspects of gold mining. This article presents the results of a field campaign of prospecting efforts in which 114 metallic targets were located, 35 of which were identified as native gold. The gold samples have specific morphology, depth, and weight that suggest a hypogenic origin with a low degree of transport at eluvial levels. From an environmental perspective, the time-domain electromagnetic induction method has presented fewer impacts, related mostly to site-specific remobilization of the soil. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The controlled source electromagnetic (CSEM) method is frequently used as a risk reduction tool in hydrocarbon exploration. This paper aims to provide a comprehensive historical review of the CSEM method's twenty-year history in the Brazilian continental margin. Since 2003, we have significantly improved our understanding of CSEM resistivity data across various geological scenarios. This review presents a roadmap of the technical advancements in acquisition design and interpretation techniques. As a result, our understanding of the methodology has broadened from traditional to more general use, such as salt imaging, gas hydrates, geohazard mapping, and reservoir characterization. Finally, we indicate the potential upcoming CSEM applications in new energy resources and carbon capture and storage. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article aims to describe a brief history of the arrival of Protestantism of mission in Brazil, during the imperial period (1822-1889). For this purpose, we seek to develop the theme based on the understanding of the historical, cultural and social context of the country at that time and how the strategy of penetration of Protestant missionaries into the country occurred, which, until then, was an isolated and closed colony of Portugal. Among the main strategies, the propagation of the Bible was a significant difference in Protestant action, allowing the Holy Scripture to establish itself as a very present symbol of the new expression of Christian faith that arrived in Brazilian lands. It is noteworthy that the arrival of the Protestant faith in Brazil occurred through the main denominations existing at the time, namely, the Methodists, Congregationalists, Presbyterians, Baptists and Episcopalians. Finally, we seek to understand the developments caused by the presence of Protestants in the country, based on a social, educational and religious reality. The methodological option is based on a literature review. It is hoped that the reflections presented here will contribute to a better understanding of Brazilian Protestant history and identity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper traces the history of neoshamanism in Brazil through bibliographical and documentary research, participation in rituals, personal interviews and questionnaires. First, we investigated the emergence of the concept of shamanism in the West and its consequent fusion with ideas of nature in the 19th century. We analyze the development of contemporary shamanism under indigenous leadership and its openings and mergers with the modern world, as well as, conversely, the creation of the movement under the leadership of academics and their searches for tradition. In the second part, we investigate how this movement happened in Brazil, and we try to create a short history of the movement in the country, through the stories of four important figures of this religious movement. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The text discusses the work "What to do with the military: notes for a new national defense" by Manuel Domingos Neto, which addresses military reform in Brazil. The author highlights the lack of knowledge about the military context in society and academia, as well as analyzing the influence of different countries on the Brazilian armed forces throughout history. He also discusses the effects of military modernization in peripheral countries, such as Brazil, and the doctrine of combating the "internal enemy" adopted by the military. The author argues that it is essential to define military activities and coordinate the actions of the armed forces for national defense. The text discusses the need for reform in Brazil's defense and military policy, with the aim of creating armed forces prepared for current challenges. The author proposes practical measures, such as reviewing the defense budget, strengthening technology, and reducing military personnel. He also criticizes the lack of coherence between the premises of the Brazilian Army and its current organization. Additionally, the author highlights the importance of equipping the armed forces with national products and leading South American integration. He emphasizes the need to involve civil society in this reform process and addresses the relationship between defense studies and public security. Finally, the author argues that national cohesion is essential for success in war, but points out social and regional inequalities as obstacles to this cohesion. [Extracted from the article]

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In this dialogue, the journalist, poet, blogger, cultural agitator and actor Fernando Alexandre speaks about culture, music, poetry, art, theatre. He worked in the main press agencies from Brazil and created the journal Lira Paulistana. This is a contribution to interested in know a history of press, of art, of culture and of music from Brazil. It is an opportunity for the general public and for researchers to learn more about an important moment in Brazilian history. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]