Hybrid Research Collective - Rio de Janeiro
Bruno Araujo holds a Bachelor's degree in History from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) and a Master's Degree in Cultural History from the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC). His field of expertise is the environmental history and his research interests are the expansion of the city of Rio de Janeiro in the nineteenth century, the history of agriculture and perceptions of nature in Latin America. Currently he is a PhD candidate in Social History at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ).
Natasha A. Barbosa has received her Bachelor's degree in History from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). She is currently attending the History Mater's Programme at the same institution. Her research focusses theoretically on The right to the city by Henry Lefebvre and empirically on the recent urbanization process of Morro da Babilônia, a small working-class neighborhood (favela) in Rio De Janeiro (1995-2015).
Bruno Capilé is researcher fellow at the Museu de Astronomia e Ciências Afins (MAST - Museum of Astronomy and Related Sciences). He holds a Bachelor's degree in Biology – with a specialization in Science Education – and a Master in History of Science. He earned a PhD at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. His fields of expertise are history of science and environmental history. His research interests are urban rivers in nineteenth century Rio de Janeiro, connections between mapping and cultural identity.
Carolina dos Santos Souza is graduated in History from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). She is currently part of the Master programme in Social History at the State University of Rio de Janeiro (PPGHS/UERJ). Her thesis investigates the so-called Reforestation Group (Mutirão de Reflorestamento), which is active in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro. The analysis of the debate on urban public policies concerning environmental and social issues highlights the problematic relationship between the central Government, generally weak in such areas, and local communities.
Letícia A. B. Silva is enrolled in the History bachelor's programme at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). She is involved in a research project in environmental history granted by the Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq).
Paula Fortini Moreira is enrolled in the History bachelor's programme at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). She is involved in a research project in environmental history granted by the Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq).
Mario Brum is professor and postdoctoral researcher at the Universidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ) — Baixada Fluminense. He coordinates the Núcleo de Estudos sobre Periferias Urbanas (Center for Studies on Urban Peripheries) and he is carrying out a project on the impacts of major events on young generations in the favelas and outskirts of Rio de Janeiro.
His research focusses on community organizations and grassroots movements in the favelas, public policy, human rights, and violence and public safety.
In 2012 his doctoral thesis received an award from the National History Association. Moreover, he has collaborated with the Tinker Foundation (USA); Fundação Getulio Vargas, ITERJ (Instituto de Terras do Estado do Rio de Janeiro) and the World Bank. He is the author of Cidade Alta: História, memória e estigma de favela num conjunto habitacional do Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro: Ponteio, 2012).
Besides his academic profile, Brum has worked as a high school teacher in several favelas in the Metropolitan Region of Rio de Janeiro; has been active in several NGOs, including Ação Comunitária do Brasil and the Environnement et Développement du Tiers Monde (Enda- Brasil).