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Naturalists in mid-nineteenth-century

It examines how communities of naturalists in mid-nineteenth-century Britain were formed.

Fellowships in the the History of Science, Technology and Medicine

The Consortium for History of Science, Technology and Medicine invites applications for fellowships.

Brazil in the counterflow of history

This article, published in preprint at Scielo Library, analyzes how Brazilian foreign policy is responding to the main domestic and international challenges related to fighting the pandemic.

Crisis política en Perú: historia y movilización

José Ragas, docente en el Instituto de Historia de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, reflexiona sobre la crisis política en Perú desde una perspectiva histórica e internacional. El país tuvo tres presidentes en una semana.

Fevers in the tropics

It explores how fevers affected social life in Brazil in the early nineteenth century and the efforts to establish medical knowledge about fevers in tropical environments.

Earthquakes and Disasters in Brazil

Popular belief holds that Brazil is a “blessed country,” where hurricanes, severe earthquakes, volcanoes, and other intense natural disasters do not occur. However, researchers Maria Margaret Lopes (University of Brasilia) and Silvia Fernanda de Mendonça Figueirôa (Unicamp) reveals many examples that contradict these assumptions.