Brazilian Research and Studies Center

The Brazilian Research and Studies Center (BRaS) is a non-profit and independent network research center based in Würzburg, Germany. BRaS produces and disseminates relevant social-science research with a focus on Brazil. The center’s core mission is to promote throughout the world scientific research on Brazil with a focus on its political, social, economic, and cultural development. Moreover, the BRaS are committed to the principle of science with and for society.

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March and International Women’s Day – a celebration

During the month of March, BRaS is celebrating the International Women's Day! We are publishing only female-authored texts to show the multitude of women's lives in Brazil. Each week, a different author is describing their experience as indigenous, blacks, immigrants, teens, and trans. We support the fight for equality and justice. Come join us!
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Statement on the January 8 attacks on democratic institutions

The Brazilian Research and Studies Center strongly denounces the recent acts of violence and destruction committed by extremist right-wing groups in Brasília on January 8th. These attacks on popular sovereignty and the rule of law caused significant damage to public property and the nation's reputation, but they will not hamper the strength of our institutions. We stand in solidarity with...
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BRaS reached 100 indexed publications

The Brazilian Research and Studies Center (BRaS) is very pleased to announce that it has achieved 100 publications indexed in the DOAJ open access platform under ISSN 2701-4924 (Brazilian Research and Studies Blog). Check the texts The contributions are also listed in the catalog of the German National Library, in the Deutsche Nationalbibliografie and in the German Union Catalogue of...
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Lula at COP 27: Prospects for Brazil’s foreign climate policy

By |January 20th, 2023|ISSN 2701-4924, Vol. 4 Num. 1|

Because of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's electoral victory on 30 October, it was decreed that Brazilian domestic policy should, after having gone off course, be taken again in the opposite direction. This means as the president-elect said in his victory speech, a project for Brazil opposite to that of Jair Bolsonaro's government. Lula's presence at COP 27 was marked by important bilateral meetings and a statement in which he made clear that the domestic change in his country would also be reflected in his foreign policy. The climate agenda, which was left out during four years of Jair Bolsonaro's government, will take a central role in the new government.

Interview: Prof. Dr. Flávio Carvalhaes

By |February 17th, 2022|ISSN 2701-4924, Vol. 3 Num. 1|

Edited and reviewed by Anna Paula Bennech and Giovanna Imbernon. According to Prof. Dr. Flávio Alex de Oliveira Carvalhaes, "The population that finishes secondary education has a different racial and socio-economic profile than the general population. On average, the population who has completed secondary education – and therefore is eligible for higher education – is whiter and less poor. In terms of access to higher education, this means that the inequality observed in universities is not only the result of the transition between secondary and higher education, but also fed by what happens exclusively during high school.."

The right to scream of transvestite and transsexual womenhood

By |March 15th, 2023|Vol. 4 Num. 3|

Being and becoming a woman in this country is not a simple task, and belonging to the dwarf race in women's rights makes us highly vulnerable. An academic title and a legitimation as a trans researcher from the perspective of human rights do not exempt me from still being violated in my basic inalienable rights.

Academic staff

Dr. Thomas Kestler

Dr. Thomas Kestler

Academic committee

Senior Scientist

M.A. Anna Paula Bennech

M.A. Anna Paula Bennech

Secretary-General and Institutional Relations Manager

DFG research fellow and Ph.D. candidate in Political Science at the University of Würzburg

M.A. Claudia Pires de Castro

M.A. Claudia Pires de Castro

Head of Communication and PR

Masters student in Political Science at the University of Vienna

M.A. Jayane Maia

M.A. Jayane Maia

Research Funding Manager

GIGA Research Fellow and PhD candidate in Political Science at the University of Hamburg

Dr. Lucas Thixbai Fraga

Dr. Lucas Thixbai Fraga

Head of Finance Department

Ph.D. Candidate in Public Policy at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

M.A. Matheus Jones Zago

M.A. Matheus Jones Zago

Academic committee

DFG research fellow and Ph.D. candidate in Political Science at University of Würzburg

M.A. Matheus Lucas Hebling

M.A. Matheus Lucas Hebling

Head of Research Department

Ph.D. candidate in Political Science at the University of Campinas (UNICAMP)

Dr. Eric Nogueira Andrade

Dr. Eric Nogueira Andrade

Deputy Head of Research Department

Junior Ph.D. researcher

Dr. Vinício Carrilho Martinez

Dr. Vinício Carrilho Martinez

Academic committee

Associate professor at the department of Education of UFSCar

Dr. Luíza Cerioli

Dr. Luíza Cerioli

Research Funding Deputy Manager

Ph.D. candidate in Political Science at the Philipps University of Marburg

Dr. Luisa Turbino Torres

Dr. Luisa Turbino Torres

Deputy Head of Communication and PR

Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science and International Relations at the University of Delaware, U.S.A

Dr. Paulo Henrique Martinez

Dr. Paulo Henrique Martinez

Academic committee

Professor at the Department of History, Faculty of Sciences and Languages of Assis, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)

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