I. The use of the word'network'in social science has until quite recently been no more than a
common language word, indicating that social relations were a complicated matter indeed. …

When discussing the contest over and in Brazilian urban space, th parameters are normally
socio-econoihic and political. Of course, there sound reasons for this. While Brazil's cities …

This article is about an urban movement in one of the popular neighborhoods of Vitória, the
capital of the Brazilian state of Espíito Santo. The origins of São Pedro, the neighborhood in …

While Brazil today is a fully-fledged mass democracy in terms of voters' fran chise, there
appears to be a lack of many things: lack of a real civil society, of real constituencies, of real …

Up till now, the study of Brazilian kinship has been dominated by two closely connected
ideas: One claims that the colonial, patriarchal extended family model exerts an all-pervading …

Culture and community, together with their'companion'identity, are the prime themes in the
current debate on social movements.'The transformatory potential within new social …

In 1923, the German naturalist Konrad Guenther was traveling along the Brazilian coast. On
his way from Bahia to Rio de Janeiro, the ship he was on anchored in the harbour of Vitoria, …

The articles collected in this volume represent a multi-disciplinary approach to the so-called
soyabean boom in southern Brazil. This crop has assumed such a dominant position in the …

Once I needed a certain permit, and since I did not know exactly how to go about getting it, I
approached an acquaintance for advice. He told me it was no problem, because his boss …

Neste artigo pretendo delinear certas continuidades na cultura política do Brasil e da Holanda.
Compromisso e consciência são dois conceitos que permearam esta reflexão, pois os …