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.
The Literary Roots of the Purposeful Inferiorization of the Bumpkin in Brazil from a Post-Colonial Perspective
Foreign travelers who arrived in Brazil at the end of the 19th century described the natives of the land as poor, miserable, and ugly people. In contrast, the elite was outnumbered and did not see themselves as a part of the national culture. The Brazilian heterogeneity imposed an impasse: who could be called as the Brazilian people?
Interview: Prof. Dr. Renata Motta
Edited and reviewed by Anna Paula Bennech and Giovanna Imbernon. According to Prof. Dr. Renata, "The construction of feminist alliances found new spheres to express solidarity, to nourish common goals, and to achieve visibility in the virtual spheres, recruiting so many new voices and, above all, but not only, a new generation of young feminists. Undoubtedly, the Internet created new spheres and tools for social mobilizations. Still, the initial enthusiasm about the positive effects of new democratic forms of alliances in and through the Internet showed its negative sides by reinforcing fragmentation, polarization, and dispute."
Special edition – The new Brazilian foreign policy under Bolsonaro: rationale and the impacts for Regional Integration
Organized by Luiz Eduardo Garcia da Silva. Edited and reviewed by Anna Paula Bennech and Giovanna Imbernon. "This special issue aims to understand and reflect on this change. What were the main drivers of Brazilian foreign policy since January 2019, and how have they changed the path of Brazil’s international insertion? Moreover, our goal is not to present a mere collection of events but, instead, to offer different analyses to support the idea of a non-orthodox President of Brazil."
Academic staff
M.A. Anna Paula Bennech
DFG research fellow and Ph.D. candidate in Political Science at the University of Würzburg
M.A. Claudia Pires de Castro
Masters student in Political Science at the University of Vienna
M.A. Giovanna Imbernon
Ph.D. candidate in Cultural Studies at the University of Coimbra (CES/IIIUC)
M.A. Jayane Maia
GIGA Research Fellow and PhD candidate in Political Science at the University of Hamburg
M.A. Lucas Thixbai Fraga
Ph.D. Candidate in Public Policy at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
M.A. Matheus Jones Zago
DFG research fellow and Ph.D. candidate in Political Science at University of Würzburg
M.A. Matheus Lucas Hebling
Ph.D. candidate in Political Science at the University of Campinas (UNICAMP)
Dr. Thaís Cavalcante Martins
Ph.D in Political Science at the Federal University of São Carlos
Dr. Vinício Carrilho Martinez
Associate professor at the department of Education of UFSCar
M.A. Luíza Cerioli
Ph.D. candidate in Political Science at the Philipps University of Marburg
M.A. Luisa Turbino Torres
Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science and International Relations at the University of Delaware, U.S.A
Dr. Paulo Henrique Martinez
Professor at the Department of History, Faculty of Sciences and Languages of Assis, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
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