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The objective of the paper is to analyze the extent to which the decolonial perspective is reflected in the teaching and the research in the area of International Relations (IR) in Brazil. The first part is conceptual and discusses the meanings of Decoloniality and its interfaces with the area of IR. Then, the empirical analysis is presented. Documents, data and studies were used to analyze Brazilian undergraduate and graduate courses in this area. We found some initial advances with the inclusion of debates on Ethnic-Racial Relations in undergraduate courses, the constitution of research groups and the existence of some (few) doctoral theses on the subject. However, several significant challenges were found for Decoloniality to assert itself as a relevant axis in Brazilian IR studies. Among them, the small insertion of these contents on the (undergraduate) curriculum, the centrality of the state-centered theories, racism and institutional resistance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper discusses national and global interactions from Orphans of a Nation (Órfãos da Terra, Globo, 2019), a Brazilian telenovela that approaches the refugee drama and proposes a new logic in the offering of long-form TV fictions on Video on Demand systems. It is argued that telenovela’s format seeks to keep the centrality in the Brazilian audiovisual scene by investing on fusing melodramatic narratives with contemporary technologies and imaginaries shared around the globe. Reflecting this dialogical relationship, the Brazil of Orphans of a Nation embodies the refuge – where the national identity is supported by cultural diversity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Regionalism is often associated by literary criticism with archaic and outdated terms, and this practice has influenced the opinion of Brazilian writers themselves. Over time, criticism has nurtured negative views on regionalism, frequently linking it to literatures of environmental description, restricted movements, and a taste for the picturesque and exotic. Because of this perspective that disassociates regionalism from well-crafted fiction, contemporary writers often deny any relationship between their work and this literary movement. In this paper, we discuss the formulations of contemporary regionalism present in the work of Ronaldo Correia de Brito, as well as the perceptions about this literary current publicly conveyed by the author. For that purpose, the novel entitled Galileia and interviews by Correia de Brito are analyzed. From the analysis, it is possible to understand that the author appropriates the regional matter, such as the space known as sertão, and of much knowledge coming from the popular culture and characteristics of this region. The work develops from three main characters - Adonias, Ismael and Davi -, through which the author sets in motion transits between peripheral spaces of the interior of Brazil and spaces commonly associated with centrality, causing questions regarding the regional identity to arise. Nevertheless, the author denies any relation of his work with the regionalist literary current. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper analyzes the dynamics of commuting involving Chapecó, city located in western of Santa Catarina state, the aim of investigating the existence of urban agglomeration processes. For this, it uses microdata from IBGE and spatial analysis techniques. The results point to an incipient process, but with increasing trends in the light of changes that are currently occurring in the urban space. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]