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When epilepsy may have changed history: Antônio Moreira César as the commander of the third expedition in the war of Canudos [PDF]
Colonel Antônio Moreira César, the Commander of the third Expedition against Canudos (1896-1897), nicknamed "head-chopper", was considered an implacable military man, a synonym of ferocity and extreme brutality against his adversaries.
Elza Márcia Targas Yacubian
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This work aims to link the Canudos war, which occurred in the state of Bahia (Brazil) between 1896 and 1897, with the expansion of the international periodic press, especially telegraphic sources, towards the end of the 19th century.
Juan Recchia Paez
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We introduce ENHYDROSS, a new mechanistic model that uses optimal swimming speed and minimum cost of transport to estimate maximum dispersal distances and durations for vertebrates, enabling assessment of long‐distance oceanic dispersal potential. Applied to a range of extant and extinct animals, the model's estimates generally align with observed data;
Alexandros Pantelides +5 more
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O artigo considera os motivos do sucesso de Os sertões como relato consagrado sobre a guerra de Canudos e os destinos da nação brasileira. Sua originalidade não consiste nos fatos referidos nem nas reflexões científicas e antropológicas sobre eles, mas ...
Berthold Zilly
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The genus Croton (Euphorbiaceae) is an exceptionally megadiverse genus, encompassing roughly 1200 species that are predominantly distributed across tropical regions globally. For the New World, the genus is organized into three subgenera (Adenophylli, Geiseleria and Quadrilobi) and 31 sections, with C. sect. Barhamia standing out with its approximately
Nicolas Giovanny Burilli +2 more
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A vez e a voz do sertanejo em A Guerra do fim do mundo
Em 1972, Llosa tomou contato com Os Sertões, de Euclides da Cunha. A obra do autor brasileiro – publicada em 1902 e que narrava os episódios da Guerra de Canudos ocorridos no final do século XIX – logo despertou o interesse do autor peruano que a partir ...
Marcos Vinícius Scheffel
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Brazilian favelas (shantytowns) are often considered as marginalized urban territories that must be better integrated into the nation‐state to obtain legitimacy under the Rule of Law. Based on years of fieldwork in one of the largest shantytowns in Rio de Janeiro (Rocinha), this article suggests that the absence of a (normative) liberal apparatus in ...
Moises Lino e Silva
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Mapping priority areas to mitigate the risk of electrocution of range‐restricted bird species
Our study proposes a framework to identify areas with higher electrocution risk, which can be used even in data‐scarce regions or adapted to a multi‐species assessment context. This approach can support proactive strategies for energy companies with an initial assessment identifying areas to avoid installing new power lines, evaluating sites for ...
Larissa D. Biasotto +8 more
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Brasil: El “golpe” ya fue dado.
Muchas reformas se viven y sufren en Brasil, aún en gobiernos que se llaman progesistas, hoy se habla de la posibilidad de un “golpe de Estado”, pero quienes hablan de esta posibilidad, no ven que ya Brasil está sufriendo un duro golpe escondido bajo la ...
Colectivo Canudos
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A Guerra de Canudos e a construção discursiva euclidiana
O artigo se propõe a interpretar a construção do discurso do verdadeiro no acontecimento a Guerra de Canudos, a partir da obra Os sertões, de Euclides da Cunha.
Alice Baroni
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