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Artisanal Extraction and Traditional Knowledge Associated with Medicinal Use of Crabwood Oil (Carapa guianensis Aublet.) in a Peri-Urban Várzea Environment in the Amazon Estuary. [PDF]
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med, 2016 Várzea forests of the Amazon estuary contain species of importance to riverine communities. For example, the oil extracted from the seeds of crabwood trees is traditionally used to combat various illnesses and as such artisanal extraction processes have been maintained. The objectives of this study were to (1) describe the process involved in artisanal
Nardi M +5 more
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Landscape semaphore: Seeing mud and mangroves in the Brazilian Northeast
Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, Volume 46, Issue 3, Page 626-641, September 2021., 2021 In 20th‐century Northeast Brazilian representations of the landscape of the estuarine Atlantic coast we find a re‐calibration of perspective that is foreshortened, embodied, and muddied. These works produce a counter‐hegemonic political aesthetics of nature that unsettles the fixities of colonial ways of seeing space, nature, and territory.
Archie Davies
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Blessed Beats: Religious Profanation and Evangelical Syncretization from Samba to Carnaval Gospel
The Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology, Volume 26, Issue 2, Page 324-353, June 2021., 2021 Abstract This article examines Evangelical carnaval in Brazil to argue that anthropological writing on syncretization expresses a theoretical gap or shortcoming. In several large Brazilian cities, Evangelicals are currently organizing carnaval parades and performing samba music with percussion instruments.
Martijn Oosterbaan
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Energy at the Junction of the Rivers Negro and Solimões, Contributors of the Amazon River, in the Brazilian Amazon. [PDF]
Int Sch Res Notices, 2014 The Negro and Solimoes rivers join in front of the Brazilian city of Manaus to form the Amazon River. This “meeting of the waters” is a natural phenomenon of great aesthetic beauty that has been the focus of attention of researchers all over the world in various scientific fields.
Beluco A, de Souza PK.
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Sem Democracia não há Patrimônio
Revista Projetar, 2023 O ensaio trata dos problemas relacionados com a preservação do Patrimônio Cultural decorrentes dos atos terroristas que caracterizaram a tentativa de golpe impetrada contra o Estado Democrático de Direito no Brasil.
Andrey Rosenthal Schlee
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Legacy of Amazonian Dark Earth soils on forest structure and species composition
Global Ecology and Biogeography, Volume 29, Issue 9, Page 1458-1473, September 2020., 2020 Abstract Aim Amazonian forests predominantly grow on highly weathered and nutrient poor soils. Anthropogenically enriched Amazonian Dark Earths (ADE), traditionally known as Terra Preta de Índio, were formed by pre‐Columbian populations. ADE soils are characterized by increased fertility and have continued to be exploited following European ...
Edmar Almeida de Oliveira +10 more
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Free Riding Rio: Protest, Public Transport and the Politics of a Footboard
City &Society, Volume 32, Issue 1, Page 157-181, April 2020., 2020 Abstract This article explores the political quality of relations between residents and urban materiality. Against a background of mass protests against transit fare increases in major Brazilian cities, and the violent infrastructural transformations of post‐Olympic Rio de Janeiro, I show how the four‐year suspension of a central city tramline has led ...
Laura Kemmer
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Clio ArqueológicaO objetivo deste artigo é apresentar conceitos e ideias relevantes para se pensar o gênero, e mais especificamente, o gênero na interpretação arqueológica.
Mariana Zanchetta Otaviano
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Educação como canal de comunicação arqueológica/museológica
Revista Arqueologia Pública, 2021 Este artigo é resultado de uma pesquisa realizada no âmbito do Mestrado Profissional do Instituto do Patrimônio Histórico e Artístico Nacional (IPHAN) onde, por meio de uma análise bibliográfica, foram examinados os Projetos Integrados de Educação ...
José Lassance
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Olhar sobre as cidades americanas e européias a partir de Lévi-Strauss
Pós: Revista do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Arquitetura e Urbanismo da FAUUSP, 2004 Este trabalho é resultado de uma pesquisa sobre a percepção das cidades européias e americanas a partir de uma análise de Lévi-Strauss: o declínio e o progresso dessas cidades.
Tomás Antonio Moreira +1 more
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