A hotspot in the history of science

An interview with Ana Barahona, editor of our dossier on the transnational knowledge during the Cold War. She explained the main characteristics of science during that era and its relation with the polarized political order.

Newspapers as sources for the history of medicine

Stories published by the press can also be a valuable source of research material. Read in Manguinhos!

Los trabajadores en HCS-Manguinhos

En este primero de mayo, nuestro homenaje a todos los trabajadores. Preparamos una selección de artículos sobre diferentes aspectos del mundo laboral publicados en HCS-Manguinhos.

Revistas literarias americanistas

El sitio web Memoria Chilena reúne revistas literarias americanistas de la segunda mitad del XIX y informaciones sobre colaboraciones extranjera y escritores.

Casa de Oswaldo Cruz launches a new English-language website

This website is part of efforts by Fiocruz to internationalize its activities.

Two views on malaria

This research compares two views of malaria in the Amazon that coexisted side by side during the First Brazilian Republic (1889-1930). April 25, World Malaria Day.

Baniwa food myths and rituals

For the Baniwa people, in the northwestern Amazon, there is a unity of spirit between humans and animals. This article analyzes their eating myths and rites. April 19, Indian Day in Brazil

La epidemia de cólera (1886-1887) en Mendoza, Argentina

Este artículo analiza los discursos de los actores políticos realizados durante y después de las pestes.

A history of anatomy

We highlight two articles published in HCS-Manguinhos on anatomy and drawing.

A statement on science and technology in Brazil

The Deliberative Council of Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) – after a meeting on April 5, 2019 – has joined other scientific institutions to express intense concern about the cuts in the Federal Budget, announced by the Brazilian Ministry of Finance on March 29.