Brazil is losing the ‘war against Covid’ under the command of Captain Jair Bolsonaro
The Covid pandemic has often been described by the Brazilian government as a war. While Bolsonaro himself, a former captain ...
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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 Bumpkin in Brazilian movies: Mazzaropi’s Antihero Bumpkin
More than starring in a simple comedy film, Mazzaropi portrayed a bumpkin different from the one described by most Brazilian ...
Special Edition – The new Brazilian Foreign Policy under Bolsonaro: Towards a meaningful framework for Brazilian Foreign Policy under Bolsonaro
Organized by Luiz Eduardo Garcia da Silva. Edited and reviewed by Anna Paula Bennech and Giovanna Imbernon. "those negationist practices ...
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 ...
Independence or (the) death (of institutions)
September 7th is one of the most important celebratory dates in Brazil. The value of independence and the release from ...
Governmentality, biopower, and the attack on fundamental rights in Brazil during the COVID-19 pandemic
A year ago, in March 2020, the health crisis caused by the new coronavirus officially reached the Brazilian territory, amplifying ...
The fire at the Cinemateca Brasileira: a premeditated chronicle
On the night of July 29th, we sockingly watched the news about the fire that hit a shed at the ...
An overview on cutting public spending on Brazilian higher education
Since 2015, the Brazilian state has been making budget cuts in several areas that deal with fundamental human rights. One ...
Policing in Brazil and the legitimacy to kill: the Jacarezinho case and the brutality of police officers
Edited and reviewed by Anna Paula Bennech and Giovanna Imbernon. "Discussing Brazilian police is not always comfortable, especially keeping in ...
