Religious Sectarianism in the Sertão of Northeast Brazil 1815-1966

1968 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 369-383 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sue Anderson Gross
Keyword(s):  
Rio Grande ◽  
Northeast Brazil ◽  
Coastal Plains ◽  
Religious Groups ◽  
Social Phenomena ◽  
Time Periods ◽  
Afro Brazilian

Sectarian religious groups in Brazil, not of Afro-Brazilian origin, have been formed primarily in the backlands of the Northeast. There they have flourished during two approximate time periods, 1815 to 1840 and 1870 to the present. This paper will examine the religious groups of the Brazilian backlands as social phenomena.The locale of the sects, the backlands sertão, is both a geographical and cultural subregion of the Northeast. The latter area is generally defined as comprising the states of Piauí, Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Sergipe, Alagôas, and northern Bahia. Geographically the sertão is an area subject to recurrent drought, lying back of fertile coastal plains from Salvador in Bahia to Natal in Rio Grande do Norte, touching the coast in Ceará, and again retreating inland in Piauí.

scholarly journals Intra-regional transportation of a tugboat fouling community between the ports of recife and natal, northeast Brazil

2010 ◽  
Vol 58 (spe3) ◽  
pp. 01-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristiane Maria Rocha Farrapeira ◽  
Gledson Fabiano de Araujo Ferreira ◽  
Deusinete de Oliveira Tenório
Keyword(s):  
Rio Grande ◽  
Nonindigenous Species ◽  
Brazilian Coast ◽  
Northeast Brazil ◽  
Fouling Community

This study aimed to identify the incrusting and sedentary animals associated with the hull of a tugboat active in the ports of Pernambuco and later loaned to the port of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte. Thus, areas with dense biofouling were scraped and the species then classified in terms of their bioinvasive status for the Brazilian coast. Six were native to Brazil, two were cryptogenic and 16 nonindigenous; nine of the latter were classified as established (Musculus lateralis, Sphenia fragilis, Balanus trigonus, Biflustra savartii, Botrylloides nigrum, Didemnum psammatodes, Herdmania pallida, Microscosmus exasperatus, and Symplegma rubra) and three as invasive (Mytilopsis leucophaeta, Amphibalanus reticulatus, and Striatobalanus amaryllis). The presence of M. leucophaeata, Amphibalanus eburneus and A. reticulatus on the boat's hull propitiated their introduction onto the Natal coast. The occurrence of a great number of tunicate species in Natal reflected the port area's benthic diversity and facilitated the inclusion of two bivalves - Musculus lateralis and Sphenia fragilis - found in their siphons and in the interstices between colonies or individuals, respectively. The results show the role of biofouling on boat hulls in the introduction of nonindigenous species and that the port of Recife acts as a source of some species.

scholarly journals Isognomon bicolor (C. B. Adams, 1845) (Mollusca: Bivalvia): first record of this invasive species for the States of Paraíba and Alagoas and new records for other localities of Northeastern Brazil

Check List ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thelma Lúcia Pereira Dias ◽  
Ellori Laíse Silva Mota ◽  
Anne Isabelley Gondim ◽  
Jacicleide Macedo Oliveira ◽  
Emanuelle Fontenele Rabelo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Invasive Species ◽  
New Record ◽  
New Records ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
First Record ◽  
The State ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Northeast Brazil ◽  
Littoral Region ◽  
Exotic Invasive

This study provides the first record of the exotic invasive bivalve Isognomon bicolor for the State of Paraíba, Northeastern Brazil. It has been found to occur in at least twelve coastal reefs along the coast. We also present its first record for the State of Alagoas and new record localities for the States of Rio Grande do Norte and Pernambuco, including its occurrence in hypersaline estuaries. From these records the distribution range of I. bicolor has been expanded to the littoral region of Northeast Brazil, where this invasive species seems well established.

scholarly journals First record of Sylvilagus brasiliensis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lagomorpha: Leporidae) in Rio Grande do Norte state, Northeast Brazil

Check List ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 1856 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Raquel Carvalho Dantas ◽  
Fernando Heberson Menezes ◽  
Kalyl Silvino Serra ◽  
Edja Daise Oliveira Barbosa ◽  
Hugo Fernandes-Ferreira
Keyword(s):  
Rio Grande ◽  
First Record ◽  
Northeast Brazil ◽  
Important Data ◽  
Adult Individual ◽  
Caatinga Biome ◽  
Mammal Diversity

We document the first record of Sylvilagus brasiliensis (Linnaeus, 1758) in Rio Grande do Norte state, Brazil. An adult individual was photographed in October 2015 in the municipality of João Câmara. This is the northernmost report of this species for the Caatinga biome. This article also represents important data for the Rio Grande do Norte, since the mammal diversity of this state is practically unknown.

scholarly journals High prevalence of Berardinelli-Seip Congenital Lipodystrophy in Rio Grande do Norte State, Northeast Brazil

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lázaro Batista de Azevedo Medeiros ◽  
Verônica Kristina Cândido Dantas ◽  
Aquiles Sales Craveiro Sarmento ◽  
Lucymara Fassarella Agnez-Lima ◽  
Adriana Lúcia Meireles ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rio Grande ◽  
Northeast Brazil ◽  
High Prevalence

scholarly journals Thais (Stramonita) rustica (Lamarck, 1822) (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Thaididae), a potential bioindicator of contamination by organotin northeast Brazil

2004 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ítalo Braga de Castro ◽  
Carlos A. O. Meirelles ◽  
Helena Matthews-Cascon ◽  
Marcos Antonio Fernandez
Keyword(s):  
Metropolitan Area ◽  
Vas Deferens ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
Northeast Brazil ◽  
Antifouling Paints

The use of antifouling paints containing the biocide compound tributyltin (TBT) has been shown as an inductor of imposex in neogastropods mollusks. Imposex is characterized by the development of male features in females, mainly the appearance of a no functional vas deferens and penis. Samples of Thais rustica were collected in eight sites in the metropolitan area of Natal city, Rio Grande do Norte state, northeast Brazil, and examined for occurrence of imposex, which was found in many females. The higher imposex levels were presented by samples from sites near city harbor.

scholarly journals Perception of Environmental Impacts of Wind Farms in Agricultural Areas of Northeast Brazil

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 101
Author(s):  
Manoel Fortunato Sobrinho Junior ◽  
Maria Carolina Ramirez Hernandez ◽  
Sthenia Santos Albano Amora ◽  
Elis Regina Costa de Morais
Keyword(s):  
Wind Energy ◽  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Wind Farms ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
The State ◽  
Northeast Brazil ◽  
Strong Winds ◽  
Agricultural Areas ◽  
Brazilian Northeast

In recent years, wind power in Brazil has emerged as an alternative to diversify the country′s energy mix and minimize the emission of pollutants derived from fossil fuels. The state of Rio Grande do Norte, in the Brazilian Northeast, has considerable potential for the generation of wind energy due to the occurrence of strong winds in many areas along the coast and in the interior of the state, in places with higher altitudes. However, wind energy, despite being considered clean and renewable, can cause environmental impacts in those places. Thus, the present study analyzed the perception of environmental impacts caused by the installation of wind farms in the agricultural areas of Northeast Brazil. The study was carried out in the municipality of Serra do Mel, in the western region of the state of Rio Grande do Norte, based on a survey of local farmers. The study concluded that farmers live without major problems and without apparent conflicts with wind farms but have little knowledge about the environmental impacts. In the perception of most farmers, there are few negative environmental impacts, and those that exist are barely noticed or still do not cause damage to most farmers in the region.

scholarly journals Na fluidez do coração para uma antropologia do amor e da religião

ILUMINURAS ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 12 (28) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sèna Annick Laetitia Abiou
Keyword(s):  
Participant Observation ◽  
Routine Data ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
Daily Routine ◽  
Rio Grande Do Sul ◽  
Southern State ◽  
The Social ◽  
Routine Data Collection ◽  
Afro Brazilian

Esse trabalho é um estudo etnográfico que tem como objetivo pesquisar as manifestações do amor na religião afro-brasileira, mais especificamente no Batuque do Rio Grande do Sul. Ele se apresenta na forma de uma sociabilidade que é convivialidade, conflitualidade, e socialidade. A etnografia foi realizada no Ilê do Paizinho de Oxum, localizado em Viamão, RS. Nosso contato com o grupo se deu tanto em momentos especiais de cultos festivos como em momentos mais tranquilos de seu cotidiano. A coleta dos dados foi realizada através da observação participante e de entrevistas aplicadas tanto com o Babalorixá quanto com os filhos-de-santo. O foco deste trabalho reside nas construções sociais dos afetos, emoções e sentimentos. Apreendemos aqui o conceito de amor a partir da sociabilidade e das relações específicas de identificação entre humanos e não humanos. Palavras chave: Amor. Religião afro-brasileira. Batuque. Sociabilidade.   In the fluidity of the heart for an anthropology of love and religion   Abstract   This work is a case study that aims to find expressions of love in Afro-Brazilian religion, more specifically in the practice of Batuque. These expressions manifest themselves in the form of a particular sociability that includes conviviality, conflict and sociality. This ethnography was conducted in the Ilê do Paizinho de Oxum religious house of worship, located in the semi-urban town of Viamão, in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul. Our contact with the group occurred both at special times of worship and festivities as well as in calmer moments of informal conversation and daily routine. Data collection was conducted through participant observation as well as via interviews with both the Babalorixá (priest of the saints) and his filhos-de-santo (children of the saints). The focus of this work centres on the social constructions of affection, emotion and feelings. Through the observation of sociability in connection with specific relations of identification between humans and nonhumans, we grasp the concept of love. Keywords: Love. Afro-Brazilian religions. Batuque. Sociability. 

Regional pottery-making groups in southern Brazil

Antiquity ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 72 (277) ◽  
pp. 616-624 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erika Marion Robrahn González
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Change ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
Southern Region ◽  
Change Processes ◽  
Coastal Plains ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
Rio Grande Do Sul ◽  
Time And Space ◽  
Santa Catarina ◽  
Settlement Systems

At the beginning of the Christian era, potterymaking groups started occupying the southern region of Brazil (the states of Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina and Paraná: FIGURE 1), their origins closely related to former inhabitants, mainly hunters and gatherers. Two major groups are recognized, from the hundreds of identified sites. Vestiges of the first, dispersed in settlements in the southernmost area and in the low savanna landscape, show that settlers of mounds — cerritos — were nomadic, their economy based on hunting, fishing and gathering. In the second, dispersed in the plateau and along adjacent coastal plains, settlers depended on gathering; at least in a few areas and in more recent periods they were sedentary, with the rudiments of more complex social and political patterns. The two settlement systems are in very different environmental, cultural and temporal contexts. Current research takes a normative view of culture, in which pottery has a place of honour and is classified by archaeological ‘traditions’ and ‘phases’. Yet both groups present pottery industries rather matched in time and space, obscuring evidence of internal differentiation or cultural change processes.

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