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Species identification plays a significant role in biodiversity conservation. As many species remain unrecognized, particularly in neotropical hotspots like the Brazilian Atlantic Forest (AF), novel molecular techniques are being widely employed to bridge this gap. In this study, we used DNA barcoding and phylogenetic tools to identify a new population of Sphaenorynchus canga in the central region of the Brazilian AF. Our results extend the species' known distribution by approximately 200 km to the south, encompassing a different mountain range than its type locality (Serra do Espinhaço). This disjunct distribution, while not uncommon among amphibians, suggests a historical connection between these two mountain complexes as a biogeographic explanation. Despite the discovery of a new S. canga population, the species continues to face numerous anthropogenic threats such as mining, land use, and cattle ranching. Urgent conservation and research efforts are warranted to ensure the survival of S. canga populations across these habitats. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The world's second occurrence of the recently described manganrockbridgeite was found in a mineral assemblage in the Jocão (Cigana) pegmatite, Conselheiro Pena district, Minas Gerais (Brazil). Manganrockbridgeite forms green botryoidal- -crystalline crusts with a velvety surface covering the walls of leached cavities in triphylite replaced by correianevesite and Mn-rich vivianite. The outer zone is significantly richer in Mn than the inner zone where the manganrockbridgeite passes to frondelite. Other associated minerals are hureaulite and kenngottite-like phosphate. Empirical formulae based on EPMA, Mössbauer and XPS spectroscopy are (Mn1.36 Fe2+ 0.46Fe3+ 0.09Ca0.03 Mg0.01 · 0.05)Σ2.00 Fe3+ 2.95(PO4)3.00(OH)3.84(H2O)1.16 for the outer zone and (Mn1.03Fe2+ 0.49Fe3+0.29Ca0.03 Mg0.02 · 0.14)Σ2.00Fe3+ 2.94(PO4)3.00 (OH)3.81 (H2O)1.19 for the inner zone of aggregates. Raman spectra and assignment of individual decomposed bands to vibrational modes show a good agreement with data published for frondelite from the Jocão locality. Powder diffraction data of the studied manganrockbridgeite correspond to the type material from Hagendorf-Süd, Germany. Unit-cell parameters for space group P21/m are a = 5.195(2) Å, b = 16.936(4) Å, c = 7.452(2) Å, β = 110.25(3)° and V = 615.1(4) ų. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Veloso is one of numerous and poorly documented auriferous deposits of Ouro Preto, the town that symbolises the gold rush in Brazil at the turn of the seventeenth century. We present the results of underground geological mapping, combined with a boron (B) isotopic study of tourmaline, an elusive mineral in the auriferous quartz lode of the historical Veloso deposit. Its lode is characteristically brecciated in a host rock that shows no cataclastic fabric. The host rock is itabirite, a metamorphosed banded iron formation. Tourmaline is essentially dravite and locally occurs as abundant crystals in breccia-cementing pockets of goethite, formed from the oxidation of sulfide minerals. Gold is spatially associated with tourmaline in the goethite-rich pockets. In situ measurements for B isotopes yielded δ11B values in the range of −21 to −9‰. This range is similar to that reported for tourmaline of the Passagem de Mariana deposit, the best documented auriferous lode deposit at the south-eastern edge of the Quadrilátero Ferrífero. The tourmaline B isotopic data reflect auriferous fluids of crustal origin that sourced B from metasedimentary rocks, which may include a non-marine evaporitic component. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The new species Microlicia arenaria, M. dentisepala, and M. membranacea are described from the Diamantina Plateau, Minas Gerais state, Brazil. Microlicia arenaria is a cespitose subshrub with xylopodium, fastigiate branches, forming clumps, sessile leaves, linear lamina, and hypanthium and sepals covered with golden spherical glands. In addition, it has dimorphic and bicolored stamens with tetrasporangiate anthers. Microlicia dentisepala has a subshrub or shrub habit, is erect and much branched, and its leaves are small, varnished in appearance, with both surfaces covered with spherical glands. The sepals are triangular to narrowly lanceolate and shorter than the length of the hypanthium, with a tooth aspect. Microlicia membranacea is a subshrub with petiolate leaves, lamina of membranous consistency and suprabasal venation, with prominent secondary veins. The branch, leaf, hypanthium, and sepals are covered with glandular trichomes, and the cylindrical hypanthium is slightly contracted at the apex. Microlicia arenaria and M. dentisepala exhibit some anatomical features common to Microlicia, such as amphistomatic leaves, short-stalked glandular trichomes in depressions on the leaf surface, compact mesophyll, phenolic compounds in the subepidermal layer, idioblasts with druses in the mesophyll, and collateral vascular bundles. Microlicia membranacea stands out by its hypostomatic leaves and a thin mesophyll formed by only three to four cell layers, conditions possibly related to a shaded environment. Following the criteria of the Red List of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), we preliminarily assess the conservation status of the species Microlicia arenaria as Endangered (EN), Microlicia dentisepala as Critically Endangered (CR), and Microlicia membranacea as Data Deficient (DD). We provide descriptions of the new species, along with field images, detailed illustrations, and comparisons with related species. Data on geographic distribution and habitat are also presented. As novas espécies Microlicia arenaria, M. dentisepala e M. membranacea são descritas para o Planalto de Diamantina, estado de Minas Gerais, Brasil. Microlicia arenaria é um subarbusto cespitoso com xilopódio, ramos fastigiados, formando touceiras, folha séssil, lâmina linear, ramo, hipanto e sépalas cobertos por glândulas esféricas douradas. Também apresenta estames dimórficos e bicolores com anteras tetrasporangiadas. Microlicia dentisepala apresenta hábito subarbustivo ou arbustivo, ereto e muito ramificado e suas folhas são pequenas, de aparência envernizada, com as duas faces cobertas por glândulas esféricas. As sépalas são triangulares a estreitamente lanceoladas e mais curtas que o comprimento do hipanto, semelhantes a pequenos dentes. Já Microlicia membranacea é um subarbusto com folhas pecioladas, lâmina de consistência membranácea e venação suprabasal, com as nervuras secundárias proeminentes. O ramo, folha, hipanto e sépalas são recobertos com tricomas glandulares e o hipanto cilíndrico é levemente contraído no ápice. Microlicia arenaria e M. dentisepala exibem algumas características anatômicas comuns em Microlicia, como folhas anfiestomâticas, tricomas glandulares de pedúnculo curto em depressões na superfície foliar, mesofilo compacto, células contendo compostos fenólicos na camada subepidérmica, idioblastos com drusas no mesofilo e feixes vasculares colaterais. Por outro lado, M. membranacea difere pelas folhas hipoestomáticas e um mesofilo fino, formado por apenas três a quatro camadas de células, condições possivelmente relacionadas ao ambiente sombreado. Seguindo os critérios da Lista Vermelha da União Internacional para a Conservação da Natureza (IUCN), avaliamos preliminarmente o estado de conservação das espécies Microlicia arenaria como Em Perigo (EN), Microlicia dentisepala como Criticamente em Perigo (CR) e Microlicia membranacea como Dados Insuficientes (DD). Fornecemos descrições das novas espécies, juntamente com imagens de campo, ilustrações detalhadas e comparações com espécies relacionadas. Também são apresentados dados sobre a distribuição geográfica e habitat. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

New aquamarine deposits have been found around the world in recent years, and how to compare and distinguish aquamarines of different origin has become a significant problem. Aquamarines from Koktokay, Minas Gerais, and Namaqualand were collected for standard gemology tests, spectroscopy, and chemical analysis in this paper. The spectroscopy experiment included infrared spectroscopy and Raman spectroscopy. Chemical composition analysis comprises electron microprobe and laser ablation–inductively coupled plasma–mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS). The results show that infrared absorption peaks related to [Fe2(OH)4] and NaH are found in Koktokay and Minas Gerais aquamarines, respectively. Compared with other two origins, Namaqualand aquamarine have strongest type II water Raman peak related to alkali metal content. Compared with aquamarines from other sources, aquamarines from Xinjiang and Minas Gerais are characterized by relatively high aluminum and low alkali contents in chemical composition, while Namaqualand aquamarine have a high scandium content. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article analyses the power of mining corporations in areas at risk of tailings dams failures in Minas Gerais, emphasising the Central Region in the context of the disasters in the Doce and Paraopeba river basins. Since these disasters, and due to changes in the federal and state regulations of tailings dams, mining companies began to exercise their territorial power incisively, defining, without prior notice, the need for the compulsory displacement of hundreds of families in communities and cities downstream of dams. Furthermore, corporate control over information and the political definition of the use of the territory substantially altered the localities' social, economic and cultural life. These dynamics aggravated the unequal power relation guided by economic dependence and the constant fear of new failures. At the same time, the mines continued operating to serve the reproduction of capital and the production/appropriation of value. The research was developed based on secondary data and analysis of media material. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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In this article we reflect on the difficulties of the First Command of the Capital (PCC) in institutionalizing itself in the state of Minas Gerais. Based on data made available in a criminal trial, obtained through wiretapping authorized by the court to scrutinize the structure of the PCC, we present the resistance that inmates and inhabitants of Minas Gerais have to the three structuring axes of the Command due to their demand for greater autonomy. We understand that this independence (i) for socialize within other inmates in prisons, (ii) for establish rules in the drug trade and (iii) for the use of violence can be read as part of a dynamic of masculinity. Therefore, sexist values, such as autonomy and the possibility of using violence to resolve conflicts, continue to play a prominent role in the nonsubsumption of "bandits" in the Metropolitan Region of Belo Horizonte (RMBH, acronym in Portuguese) to the PPC authority. The behavior of Minas Gerais criminals clash with the rules of the First Command of the Capital, especially the ones related to the rationalization and predictability of deaths. In short, Minas Gerais seems to approach the male criminal dynamics of Rio de Janeiro, but in a more fragmented way, given the absence of effective criminal governance in its territory, which implies constant disputes between small deviant groups [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Dilocarcinus pagei is a freshwater crab that has a wide distribution in South America, occurring in the main river basins of Brazil. Our study analysed some aspects of the population biology of D. pagei in a population that occurs in the Araguari River, in south-eastern Brazil. Crabs were sampled between September 2020 and November 2021. The population structure was analysed according to the organisms' size, sex and life stage. The frequency of demographic groups (adults and juveniles) over months was assessed using an environmental gradient analysis and a canonical correspondence analysis (CCA). A total of 392 crabs were collected, 282 males and 110 females. Male crabs were more abundant during most of the sampling period. Thus, the sex ratio in general and for most months was biased towards males. Gradient and CCA analyses showed seasonality in the occurrence of ovigerous females. This demographic group was more frequently sampled when the local rainfall increased. Our study provides relevant information about the population and reproductive biology of D. pagei, which may contribute to the understanding of the reproductive traits of freshwater crabs and also the ecological role of this species in the environments it inhabits. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The bush dog Speothos venaticus is a highly social Neotropical canid categorized globally on the IUCN Red List as Near Threatened, as Vulnerable in Brazil and as Critically Endangered in Minas Gerais, south-eastern Brazil, and the Atlantic Forest as a result of human pressure. As part of the monitoring of this mammal, during January 2019–March 2020 we placed one camera trap in each of 22 forest fragments in various landscapes in 15 municipalities in the state of Minas Gerais and one municipality in the state of Rio de Janeiro. On average, each camera trap was active for 4.3 months in each fragment. In a total of 2,856 trap-days we obtained the first record of S. venaticus in south-eastern Minas Gerais, c. 2 km from Serra de Santa Rita Mítzi Brandão Biological Reserve. This is the northernmost record of S. venaticus in the Atlantic Forest and highlights the importance of forest remnants in a fragmented landscape for this species. Further monitoring of this area should be a priority, to increase knowledge regarding the distribution of this species and for developing conservation strategies appropriate to these fragmented landscapes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The way of building is a form of cultural production that expresses tangible and intangible societal values. For traditional peoples and communities, territories are the fundamental material base for their cultural reproduction. We know, however, that these populations are historically made vulnerable by territorial environmental conflicts that, many times, expel them from their places of belonging. What happens, then, when these cultural systems are subjected to processes of dispute? This is what we will investigate in Territorial Environmental Conflicts and Cultural Production in Traditional Communities: A Look at Vernacular Architectures by analyzing ongoing conflicts in the north of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, from the vernacular architecture. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The class Diplopoda is known for species of low dispersal capacity and limited distribution area, being restricted to mountains, islands, or patches of forests. Members of the Class have agricultural and medical importance. The Chelodesmidae family is the second in richness for Diplopoda, with about 800 described species. In Chelodesmidae, the genus Atlantodesmus Hoffman, 2000 is known for the absence of ventral projections on the sternites of the body rings and for characteristics of the reproductive structure of the males. To date, seven species of the genus are known widely distributed along the Atlantic Forest and Cerrado. Among these species, Atlantodesmus teresa (Hoffman) is endemic to the Atlantic Forest. The present work aims to characterize the species based on an ultrastructure analysis and mapping its distribution in the biome from data gathered in biological collections. As result, 15 adults from the states of Espírito Santo and Minas Gerais were identified, with the main morphology related to the male gonopods. Further studies are still necessary to understand the distribution of the genus and the richness of the family in the biome. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In 1962, the Development Bank of Minas Gerais was created. The purpose of creating this institution was to eliminate bottlenecks in the economy of Minas Gerais and correct interregional and intersectoral imbalances. This objective is achieved by providing resources for segments considered unattractive by private banks or with risks that are difficult to measure. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Although the enslavement of people has been legally eradicated in Brazil, unfortunately, it remains, whether in the city or the countryside, in its "contemporary" capitalist version. In the case of coffee growing the South/Southwest of Minas, both the precariousness of work and contemporary slavery occur during the harvest, mainly with migrant workers recruited in the North of Minas and the Northeast of the country, they remained even during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this sense, the present article proposes to analyze the precariousness of work, which leads to cases of contemporary enslavement of coffee pickers in the South/Southwest mesoregion of Minas, from the occurrence of the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to the theoretical framework and statistical data, the analysis of published reports on the subject during the year 2021 was used with methodological procedures. The results showed that, despite the rescues carried out and the penalties established in the pandemic, unfortunately, employers continue to enslave workers in socioeconomic vulnerability in the region's coffee plantations due to the certainty of impunity, as the assessments are lengthy and negotiable, demonstrating that the penalties must become more incisive for those who enslave. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A systematic monograph of the Trembleya s.s. clade is presented, a Brazilian endemic lineage of Melastomataceae comprising 11 species and currently recognised as part of Microlicia s.l. (Melastomataceae). First, we investigate phylogenetic relationships within Lavoisiereae using two nuclear markers and two sampling datasets (102 and 134 terminals). Then, we provide a systematic revision and new circumscription of the Trembleya s.s. clade, including line drawings, photos of living specimens, leaves and floral parts, distribution maps, a key to the 11 accepted species, comments on morphology, reproductive biology, richness, endemism, biogeography and recommended conservation assessments. A nomenclatural update of all taxa previously treated in Trembleya is also provided, including the designation of 45 lectotypes and the proposal of 38 new synonyms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), first identified in Wuhan, China, is the causative agent of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Since its first notification in São Paulo state (SP) on 26th February 2020, more than 22,300,000 cases and 619,000 deaths were reported in Brazil. In early pandemic, SARS-CoV-2 spread locally, however, over time, this virus was disseminated to other regions of the country. Herein, we performed genomic sequencing and phylogenetic analysis of SARS-CoV-2 using 20 clinical samples of COVID-19 confirmed cases from 9 cities of Minas Gerais state (MG), in order to evaluate the molecular properties of circulating viral strains in this locality from March to May 2020. Our analyses demonstrated the circulation of B.1 lineage isolates in the investigated locations and nucleotide substitutions were observed into the genomic regions related to important viral structures. Additionally, sequences generated in this study clustered with isolates from SP, suggesting a dissemination route between these two states. Alternatively, monophyletic groups of sequences from MG and other states or country were observed, indicating independent events of virus introduction. These results reinforce the need of genomic surveillance for understand the ongoing spread of emerging viral pathogens. • Analysis showed the circulation of B.1 isolates in the investigated location. • Substitutions were seen into genomic regions related to important viral structures. • Monophyletic cluster of isolates from SP and MG suggests a route of dissemination. • Grouped MG and other regions isolates shows independent events of virus introduction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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A new diagnosis and a new classification of Heptapterus are provided and a new species, H. carmelitanorum, is described. Heptapterus is diagnosed by the following character combination: adipose fin confluent with the caudal fin; non-bifurcate caudal fin; anal-fin insertion posterior to vertical through adipose-fin insertion; 10-23 anal-fin rays; anal fin not confluent with caudal fin; and extremely elongate body, with a head length of 16.1-24.9%SL. Species included in Heptapterus are H. borodini, H. carmelitanorum, H. carnatus, H. exilis, H. hollandi, H. mandimbusu, H. mbya, H. mustelinus, H. ornaticeps, and H. qenqo. Some of the character states diagnosing H. carmelitanorum among its congeners are the anal-fin insertion less than one eye diameter posterior to a vertical through the adipose-fin insertion (vs. more than one eye diameter in all congeners); the isognathous mouth (vs. slightly to moderately retrognathous, except H. borodini); and the keel formed by ventral procurrent caudal-fin rays shallow, far from reaching anal-fin base (vs. keel formed by ventral procurrent caudal-fin rays deep, continuing almost to the anal-fin base, except in H. borodini and H. hollandi). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We report on the occurrence of pillow lava in the upper part of the banded‐iron‐formation (BIF) sequence of the Quadrilátero Ferrífero, famous for hosting world‐class iron‐ore deposits in Minas Gerais, Brazil. A pillow‐lava domain is found as an outlier within the BIF sequence, known as the Itabira iron formation or the Itabira Group. The pillow lava occurs as lateritized, indurated crusts in a sequence of ochreous itabirite, the weathered expression of dolomitic itabirite, a metamorphosed BIF rock containing dolomite. About 90 zircon grains, extracted from two samples of lateritized pillow lava, an indurated pillow rim and a friable pillow core, yielded Archaean to Palaeoproterozoic ages between 3.37 and 2.14 Ga, with age clusters at 2.98, 2.72, 2.25, and 2.14 Ga, and minor clusters at 3.37, 3.26, 3.16, and 2.82 Ga. The youngest grains, all exhibiting perfectly euhedral crystals, defined a Concordia age at 2,141 ± 6 Ma, interpreted as the age of subaqueous volcanism. This young zircon age and the perfectly euhedral zircon crystals suggest that the pillow‐lava domain represents an outlier of Palaeoproterozoic volcanic rocks, which covered the unconformity between the Itabira Group and the overlying Piracicaba Group. The finding of pillow lava lends support to previous, but usually ignored works, which described metavolcanic rocks in spatial association with the Itabira Group, and provides evidence for subaqueous volcanism that challenges the prevailing view of a stable‐shelf or passive‐margin setting for the geological evolution of the Minas Supergroup. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Nicotiana gandarela Augsten & Stehmann (Solanaceae), sp. nov., a small 'tobacco' known only from one locality at Serra do Gandarela, in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, is described and illustrated. It is morphologically characterized by its rosulate basal leaves, red corolla with a short tube not inflated at the apex, and the peculiar habitat, a shaded site under a rocky outcrop ledge along a forested stream. Phylogenetic analyses based on a combined dataset of nuclear (ITS) and plastid (ndhF, trnLF, and trnSG) DNA sequences revealed that the species belongs to the Nicotiana sect. Alatae and is sister to the clade with the remaining species in the section. A key for the identification of Brazilian species of the section is given. The unusual habitat, the small population size, and the intense pressure of mining activities in the surroundings made the species assessed as Critically Endangered (CR), needing conservation efforts to avoid its extinction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The present study has the general objective of analyzing the (in)efficiency in the allocation of public spending on education in Elementary School (ES) and its spatial distribution in the municipalities of the state of Minas Gerais. To achieve the proposed objective, the non-parametric technique Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) was used to estimate the efficiency scores. Subsequently, these scores were submitted to spatial analysis to verify their spatial distribution in the territory of Minas Gerais. Two models were estimated: Model 1 referring to the initial years of ES and Model 2 referring to the final years of ES. Among the two models evaluated, Model 1 concentrates the largest number of efficient municipalities; although they presented the lowest amounts of public educational expenditures per ES student. The municipalities considered efficient should serve as a reference for the inefficient ones in terms of public education resource allocation practices, educational performance and service provision in that area. In addition, it was still possible to identify that in models 1 and 2 there are 23 benchmarks units that are distributed in the state of Minas Gerais, and are located mainly in the Jequitinhonha, Norte de Minas and Vale do Mucuri mesoregions, north of the capital. Belo Horizonte, which have low levels of economic and social development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article presents wooden images of the black Franciscan Carmelite saints in Pernambuco and Minas Gerais, northeastern and southeastern Brazilian poles. The time frame of the objects of study covers the 16th to the 19th centuries, a period of Christianization of the gentiles, blacks, and browns. The work of the brotherhoods of Rosário dos Pretos resulted in the construction of a series of temples and, mainly, in the production of polychrome sculptures with a diversified technique and iconography. The research used a theoretical-practical review to examine collections from the states, as mentioned earlier, and included analyses of socio-cultural aspects, religious history, tech- nical materials, and photo documentation. As a result, it was verified, therefore, the predominance of sculptures by Elesbão, and Ifigênia, by Carmelites and, Antônio, de Noto, and Benedito by the Franciscans, and the analysis of the technical, formal, stylistic, and iconographic variety about these Catholic sculptures. It is necessary to emphasize that despite the dissociation of registration from these collections, the images studied assert themselves as an essential documentary testimony of the process of black evangelization and verification of its characteristics. The study allowed us to perceive the specificities between the devotions, characteristics related to the collections of each state, and the relevance of Benedito, as the most revered black saint in the country. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Based on archival research, this article analyses the publishing history of the map of Minas Gerais, Brazil, in the Petermanns Mitteilungen journal. Commissioned by the provincial government between 1836 and 1855, this map was drawn up by two German army officers who had emigrated to Brazil. In 1859 the Swiss naturalist Johann Jakob von Tschudi acted as an intermediary between the Brazilian authorities and the German publishing house Perthes in Gotha. The editorial process reflects both the transatlantic circulation of maps and geographical knowledge and the creation of a global community of map readers and users in the German-speaking context in the mid-nineteenth century. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

this paper has the aim of investigating Wolfgang Gruen's contribution to the epistemological development of Religious Education in Minas Gerais state. For this, I have initially sought to understand Gruen as a historical subject, to detail his anthropological Religious Teaching proposal and, then, identify his influence on the formulation of the Minas Gerais Reference Curriculum, a regional adaptation of the National Common Curriculum Base (Base Nacional Comum Curricular - BNCC). The necessary information has been listed from the analysis of texts and audio and video recordings. Through the research, it is noticeable that Gruen's influence gave Religious T eaching in Minas Gerais state a unique perspective compared to the original proposal from BNCC. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This article is the result of a literature review of health protocols for the return to school in 2021, concomitant with the analysis of the learning measures proposed in the context of pandemic. In this brief examination, we will point out the exclusion of teachers and other education professionals from the central role that they have in the teaching-learning process pari passu their needs in the pandemic context. Furthermore, we will debate the necessity and the real place of the school as an inclusion equipment of primordial importance for the construction of the so-called life project of the students. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article that begins is dedicated to presenting the results obtained from the doctoral research funded by CAPES defended in December 2018 with the Graduate Program in History at UFMG. The presented thesis was built based on the partial analysis of sources available in the background of the Chief of Police of the Public Archives of Minas Gerais, by confronting the reports of the police chief of the state of Minas Gerais, the reports of prosecutors and correspondence issued by the delegates of mining towns in the period between 1890 (when the Brazilian penal code came into force and the urbanization process gained strength in the Southeast region) and 1914 (when the proximity to the First World War caused issues related to public security to remain in the background). The proposed dialogue proved to be productive due to the fact that they are sources that deal with related themes - that is, the police, criminal and prison universe - from different perspectives, making the analysis of the mentioned context very useful. It is pertinent to remember that when researching the mining chains located next to the local police stations, it became possible to trace a microcosm of the problems that plagued the Brazilian prison environment during the first decades of the First Republic (1889-1930). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Microlicia deflexa sp. nov. and M. johnwurdackiana sp. nov. are described, illustrated and an updated identification key for the species of Microlicia from Clube Caça e Pesca Itororó de Uberlândia is provided. Microlicia deflexa occurs in Minas Gerais and Goiás States and is characterised by its linear-lanceolate and deflexed sepal on flower and immature fruit, long pedicel and indumentum of glandular trichomes, mixed with spherical, golden glands. Microlicia johnwurdackiana is endemic to Uberlândia and characterised by having indumentum of setose trichomes and spherical, golden glands, magenta petal with greenish abaxial surface at the apex and dimorphic stamens with bicolorous and tetrasporangiate anthers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Brazil is a country that has a vast territory and contains many natural landscapes features and immense variety of rocks, shapes and structures of great aesthetic and scientific value. Geosites are areas that have numerous geological potentials, where these characteristics are notable from a scientific, didactic or touristic point of view. In this sense, this work carried out a cataloguing of geosites in the municipality of Conceição da Aparecida, in the south of Minas Gerais state aiming at the geoconservation of the geological heritage, the balanced use of natural resources and the identification of geosites. The lands of the study area belong to several units of the crystalline basement entitled Campos Gerais Formation, Carrancas Group, Petunia Complex, Varginha-Guaxupé Complex and Andrelândia Complex composed essentially by gneissic rocks. The development of this work consisted in the construction of a qualitative base on the studied area from the analysis of topographic maps, the use of GIS and later field activity, laboratory analysis and the elaboration of the results. In this way, the relationship between man and nature can be evidenced from the proposals for geoconservation and the identification of these areas for future generations. Thus, the integrity of nature and the best quality of life for man will be maintained. he scientific and local community will be informed about the issues of geographic space, enabling investments and better management practices in the area. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

By analysing the evolution of the COVID‐19 epidemic in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, we showed the importance of considering the sub‐notification not only of deaths but also of infected cases. It was shown that the largely used criteria of a historical all‐deaths baseline are not approachable in this case, where most of the deaths are associated with causes that should decrease due to social distancing and reduction of economic activities. A quite simple and intuitive model based on the Gompertz function was applied to estimate excess deaths and excess of infected cases. It fits well the data and predicts the evolution of the epidemic adequately. Based on these analyses, an excess of 21.638 deaths and 557.216 infected cases is predicted until the end of 2020, with an upper bound of the case fatality rate of around 2.4% and a prevalence of 2.6%. The geographical distribution of cases and deaths and its ethnic correlation are also presented. This study points out the necessity of governmental and private organizations working together to improve public awareness and stimulate social distancing to curb the viral infection, especially in critical places with high poverty. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Recently, wine production, especially the production of fine wines, has grown in quantity and quality in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The above has occurred due to the application of innovation and management techniques, comprising double or inverted pruning. Current paper makes an overview of the wine sector in Minas Gerais and highlights its main characteristics, products and services offered, distribution channels and specificities of wine production. Twelve exploratory case studies were developed in wineries in the southern region of Minas Gerais and in the Jequitinhonha Valley (Diamantina), with on-site visits and semi-structured interviews with those responsible for the wine production of the wineries surveyed. Results reveal that there are significant differences between the two regions with regard to the type of wine produced and the wine marketed. Wine production of south Minas Gerais is also primarily characterized by the family, particularly more than 100-year old wineries. Further, production and sales of these wineries comes from table wine, which is the most widespread type of wine in Brazil, with target consumers seeking a product with a more affordable price. On the other hand, in Diamantina, all production consists of fine wine and attends to a consumer with greater purchasing power and a differentiated product. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article aims to analyse sociologically the adaptations Islamic religiosity has been undergoing in Minas Gerais state, one of the most conservative states of Brazil and a bastion of Catholicism. In order to understand the consequences of the cultural negotiation in the practise of a religion that is considered to be 'foreign', and to what extent this process is guided and intermediated by Muslim leaders or defined by 'individual' decisions of believers, we analyse four important points addressed by Islamic normativity: Islamic clothing, prayers, halal food, and marriage. This research draws on 18 months of participant observation and interviews. We contend that community members, especially women, have a revived and rigorous religious practise, sometimes exceeding the demands of the Sheikh, not only due to the influence of global conservative religious movements, but also because of an elective affinity between the conservatism of Minas Gerais and traditional Islamic values concerning family and gender. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]