Socioecology and Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Quilombolas Living in the Brazilian Amazon. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Objectives This cross‐sectional study presents socioecological, epidemiological aspects, and the seroprevalence of immunoglobulin G (IgG) against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) in a group of quilombola (afro‐derived) communities in the states of Pará and Tocantins, in the Brazilian Amazon, to evaluate the impact ...
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Genetic Ancestry Reveals Historical Diversity of Formation Across Three Brazilian Communities of African Descent (Quilombos) in Central Brazil [PDF]
ABSTRACT Introduction Characterized as relatively isolated communities, many Brazilian quilombos were formed during the period of slavery in Brazil when enslaved persons (most of African descent) ran away or were abandoned by their enslavers. Quilombos in Central Brazil, whose settlement was more recent due to the relative isolation of the region ...
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A new tool to quantify biodiversity change under landscape transformation. [PDF]
Abstract Identifying how species richness or diversity changes with different proportions of natural and anthropized environments in the landscape is important for landscape management for conservation. Here, we propose a new method to assess biodiversity changes in landscapes with varying proportions of habitat types.
Hilário RR +6 more
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Graduate Education and the Practice of Human Rights [PDF]
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Wooten, Matthew
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Vaccination Coverage Against Coronavirus Disease 2019 in People Living on Quilombos in Brazil and Its Association With the Human Development Index and the Quality of the Health System. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Since the slavery period in Brazil, the Quilombola population has faced problems related to social vulnerability and poor health. The coronavirus disease (COVID)‐19 pandemic has made this social inequality more evident, and the postpandemic scenario has proved even more challenging with the difficult access to basic living conditions ...
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LLILAS Visiting Academics Programs, 2013-2014 [PDF]
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LLILAS staff
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Encontro Pelas Águas: Nós, as Pescadoras Quilombolas no Movimento e na Academia [PDF]
Resumo O artigo apresenta as especificidades e diversidades dos quilombos pesqueiros da Bahia, destacando como essas comunidades vivem, produzem e coexistem.
Marizelha Carlos Lopes +5 more
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Neste artigo examino a emergência de um movimento quilombola no Baixo Tocantins, na mesorregião do nordeste paraense, a partir de estratégias e discursos acionados pelas comunidades que o integram no campo da educação escolar enquanto espaço de resistência/r-existência e reafirmação de uma especificidade socioterritorial.
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Based on ethnographic fieldwork, this article examines the origin and development of “Baobáxia,” a digital network for sharing community-produced content.
Shaozeng Zhang +2 more
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contemporary struggles for land in Brazil and Colombia [PDF]
The struggles for land discussed in this paper have occurred in contexts characterized by some improvement of laws and policies designed to protect ethnic and cultural minorities in Brazil and Colombia, following the “multicultural turn” in international
Backhouse, Maria +2 more
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