“Ballet” is a Dirty Word

Author(s):  
Henrique Rochelle

Professional dancing in São Paulo, Brazil, developed from the 1950s on, with a constant and strong influence from modern dance. As modernism looked disapprovingly at ballet, seeing it as something from the past, prejudice grew in the city toward the form. Directors and choreographers of dance companies currently speak about ballet and contemporary ballet as something that is done, but always by others, never themselves. Even the word “ballet” is avoided, since it seems to diminish the works being discussed, as it became something strictly associated with dance training, and not professional dance. This chapter investigates the roots of ballet in São Paulo, discussing both its origins and the origins of its rejection, while pointing to the recent indications of its newfound public interest.

1976 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 361-365
Author(s):  
José A. Levy ◽  
Abram Topczewski ◽  
Lucia Iracema Z. de Mendonça ◽  
Mayana Zatz ◽  
Ruth Blay Levisky

A review of all myopathic patients treated at the Neurologic Clinic of the Medical School of the University of São Paulo during the past 15 years is reported. A total of 466 cases were examined and distributed as follows: 56% of progressive muscular dystrophy; 31% of myasthenia gravis; 6% of polymyositis; 4% of myotonic dystrophy; and the remainder of several different diseases (central core disease, Kearns-syndrome, myotonia congenita, adynamia episodica hereditaria, diabetic myopathy and Eaton-Lambert syndrome). Enzymatic dosages, electromyography, muscle biopsy, electrocardiography and genetic counselling are also reported.


Urban Studies ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 55 (3) ◽  
pp. 522-537 ◽  
Author(s):  
Megha Amrith

The city of São Paulo, historically important as a destination for migrants from across the world, has experienced newer waves of immigration in the past few decades. As Brazilian national legislation and municipal policies have been ill prepared to handle these recent flows, migrants find themselves without much institutional support and rely instead on other networks to find their way in the city. This article is based on ethnographic research among low-income migrants in São Paulo, many of whom are employed as tailors and garment vendors in the city’s thriving central commercial neighbourhoods. Migrants from Bolivia, Peru, China, Pakistan and Nepal co-exist alongside working-class Brazilians. This article traces the everyday forms of conviviality among these migrants who find themselves in precarious conditions in São Paulo. It will consider the lines along which friendships and networks of support and sociability are built and the depth of such relationships. It also considers the points of tension which divide people and strain potential friendships, for instance, when migrants compete to sell their goods and are exploited by ‘fellow migrants’ to survive in the city. What we see is an ambivalent field of interaction that is convivial yet competitive and distrustful.


Caderno CRH ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (84) ◽  
pp. 581
Author(s):  
Gilberto Geribola Moreno

<p><span>Este artigo apresenta uma reflexão sobre a experiência política de jovens militantes das periferias da cidade de São Paulo. O trabalho se inscreve no esforço por compreender a vida associativa como parte de um processo de singularização dos atores políticos. Parte-se da premissa de que esses atores têm a possibilidade de agenciar elementos do passado e do presente na constituição de um repertório político. O artigo está em diálogo com os trabalhos que estudam o militantismo, enfatizando os processos de socialização política, embora esteja operando na chave analítica da subjetivação política. A reflexão aqui apresentada está baseada no material de uma pesquisa etnográfica multissituada, realizada em associações de bairro das periferias da cidade de São Paulo durante três anos. A análise desse material permite afirmar que os jovens militantes selecionam, se apropriam ou rejeitam alguns elementos políticos do passado, difusos sobre o território a partir de sua própria experiência social no universo da política. Sem refutar ou se submeter inteiramente às heranças do passado, os jovens militantes recriam diferentes relações políticas e novas configurações sociais.</span></p><div><p class="trans-title">YOUTH AND ASSOCIATIVE LIFE FROM THE PERIPHERIES OF SÃO PAULO</p><p>The present article focuses on the processes of political experience of young militants from the outskirts of the city of São Paulo, Brazil. It attempts to understand associative life as a process of individualization of political actors. This study is grounded in the assumption that these actors have the opportunity to make use of past and present elements as they build up their own political repertoire. Although this article holds discussions with other works which approach militancy emphasizing the processes of political socialization, its analysys is centered around analytical subjectivity. The reflections presented here have been based on a multi-sited ethnographic research conducted in residens’ Associations over the three years material. It has been allowed to say by its analysis that young militants select, appropriate or reject some political elements of the past from their own social experiences in the political field. Thus, without rebutting or submit entirely to the legacies of past, young militants recreate their own politics and relationships in this new social settings.</p><p><strong>Key words: </strong>Youth; Politics; Generational relations; Subjectivity</p></div><div><p class="trans-title">JEUNESSE ET VIE ASSOCIATIVE DANS LES BANLIEUES DE SÃO PAULO</p><p>Cet article présente une réflexion sur l’expérience politique de jeunes militants de la banlieue de São Paulo. Cette démarche s´inscrit dans l´effort de comprendre la vie associative faisant partie d’un processus de singularisation des acteurs politiques. Cela part du principe que ces acteurs ont la possibilité d’organiser des éléments du passé et du présent afin de créer un répertoire politique. L’article est en dialogue avec les travaux qui étudient le militantisme en mettant l’accent sur les processus de socialisation politique, bien qu’il opère à partir de l´instrument analytique de la subjectivation politique. La réflexion présentée ici s’appuie sur le matériel d’une recherche ethnographique multi-située réalisée pendant trois ans au sein d’associations de quartier de la banlieue de São Paulo. L’analyse de cette étude permet d’affirmer que les jeunes militants sélectionnent, s’approprient ou rejettent certains éléments politiques du passé diffusés sur le territoire, à partir de leur propre expérience sociale dans l’univers politique. Sans réfuter ni se soumettre entièrement aux legs du passé, les jeunes militants recréent différentes relations politiques et de nouvelles configurations sociales.</p><p><strong>Key words: </strong>Jeunesse; Politique; Relations générationnelles; Subjectivation</p></div>


Author(s):  
Fernando Vitor da Silva ◽  
Julia Ziviani Vitiello

The objective of this research is to invesigate the innovation process in dance and theatre production in São Paulo, as initiated by two pioneer artists of modern dance, Ruth Rachou and Renée Gumiel. A study of the history of dance in São Paulo, starting from the founding of the IV Centenary Ballet, the country's first professional dance company, including an analysis of the emergence of modern dance in Brazil's largest city and how the cultural scene was affected by the innovative work done by these artists, primarily in theatre.


Crisis ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Hideki Bando ◽  
Fernando Madalena Volpe

Background: In light of the few reports from intertropical latitudes and their conflicting results, we aimed to replicate and update the investigation of seasonal patterns of suicide occurrences in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. Methods: Data relating to male and female suicides were extracted from the Mortality Information Enhancement Program (PRO-AIM), the official health statistics of the municipality of São Paulo. Seasonality was assessed by studying distribution of suicides over time using cosinor analyses. Results: There were 6,916 registered suicides (76.7% men), with an average of 39.0 ± 7.0 observed suicides per month. For the total sample and for both sexes, cosinor analysis estimated a significant seasonal pattern. For the total sample and for males suicide peaked in November (late spring) with a trough in May–June (late autumn). For females, the estimated peak occurred in January, and the trough in June–July. Conclusions: A seasonal pattern of suicides was found for both males and females, peaking in spring/summer and dipping in fall/winter. The scarcity of reports from intertropical latitudes warrants promoting more studies in this area.


2001 ◽  
Vol 32 ◽  
pp. 407-408
Author(s):  
E. LANDULFO ◽  
A. PAPAYANNIS ◽  
A. ZANARDI DE FREITAS ◽  
M.P.P.. M. JORGE ◽  
N.D. VIEIRA JÚNIOR
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2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 6185
Author(s):  
André Ruoppolo Biazoti ◽  
Angélica Campos Nakamura ◽  
Gustavo Nagib ◽  
Vitória Oliveira Pereira de Souza Leão ◽  
Giulia Giacchè ◽  
...  

During the initial months of the COVID-19 pandemic, farmers worldwide were greatly affected by disruptions in the food chain. In 2020, São Paulo city experienced most of the effects of the pandemic in Brazil, with 15,587 deaths through December 2020. Here, we describe the impacts of COVID-19 on urban agriculture (UA) in São Paulo from April to August 2020. We analyzed two governmental surveys of 2100 farmers from São Paulo state and 148 from São Paulo city and two qualitative surveys of volunteers from ten community gardens and seven urban farmers. Our data showed that 50% of the farmers were impacted by the pandemic with drops in sales, especially those that depended on intermediaries. Some farmers in the city adapted to novel sales channels, but 22% claimed that obtaining inputs became difficult. No municipal support was provided to UA in São Paulo, and pre-existing issues were exacerbated. Work on community gardens decreased, but no garden permanently closed. Post COVID-19, UA will have the challenge of maintaining local food chains established during the pandemic. Due to the increase in the price of inputs and the lack of technical assistance, governmental efforts should be implemented to support UA.


2005 ◽  
Vol 75 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 135-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Regina Maura de Miranda ◽  
Maria de Fátima Andrade ◽  
Artemio Plana Fattori

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