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Pentecostal Identity in Rural Brazil

Social Compass, 1994
L'A. analyse la construction d'une identite religieuse chez les petits agriculteurs du Nord-Est du Bresil. Qu'ils soient ou non proprietaires de leurs terres, leur famille constitue la cellule tant de consommation que de production. Historiquement, le catholicisme a ete la religion dominante dans cette region, a un point tel qu'on l'appelle la loi des ...
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Rural Brazil at the Crossroads

Soil Science, 1952
The study attempts to detect and discuss the most urgently needed changes, as to resource distribution, production methods and supporting services in Brazilian agriculture. For that, it was necessary to describe and evaluate the existing situation in rural Brazil, a task taken up in the first part of the study. Discussion covers production factors, the
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RURAL COTTAGE INDUSTRY IN BRAZIL

2003
In recent years the debate pertaining to the development of rural areas has been enriched by contributions that indicate the growing importance of non agricultural activities in rural areas. These contributions are significant to the Brazilian agricultural establishment and most importantly to what is known as family agriculture.
Filho, J. F. Fernandes, Campos, F. R.
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Distributed Rural Electrification in Brazil

2010
At the time of this research approximately 8 million people were without electricity in Brazil. This included roughly 1.2% of urban households in 2002, but the bulk lived in rural regions, particularly in the Amazon region and the Northeast (up to 60% of rural households in some regions with a national average of 27% of rural households without ...
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Rural credit and agricultural supply in Brazil

Agricultural Economics, 2012
AbstractThe objective of this study is to determine the financing impact of total expenditure on the use of agriculture inputs (fertilizers, labor, and pesticides), and the output of cotton, rice, beans, corn, soybean, and wheat in Brazil. We study the period 1976–2005. The analysis is based on duality applied to the production theory.
Eduardo Rodrigues de Castro, Erly Cardoso Teixeira   +1 more
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Coproducing Rural Public Schools in Brazil

Politics & Society, 2013
The Landless Workers’ Movement (MST) has been the principal protagonist developing an alternative educational proposal for rural public schools in Brazil. This article analyzes the MST’s differential success implementing this proposal in municipal and state public schools.
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“A Mother’s Life in Rural Pernambuco, Brazil”

2023
The social roles of women in modern Brazil have been shaped by an enduring legacy of patriarchal culture. Women in the cultures of the Iberian Peninsula and Latin America have traditionally been regarded as inferior to men and subject to male dominance and control.
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Rural Brazil

2019
Zander Navarro, Maria Thereza Macedo Pedroso   +1 more
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Brazil's Rural Land Tax

Land Use Policy, 1995
Oriana Trindade de Almeida, Christopher Uhl   +1 more
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WAITING TO RETIRE IN RURAL NORTHEASTERN BRAZIL

In northeast Brazil, rural old-age pensions shape the lives of family farmers and workers, offering the first stable, regular income for many. These pensions enable older adults to plan financially, fulfil dreams, and stabilise precarious work. Pensioners become key economic figures in their households, often applying for payroll loans, which marks ...
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