The article examines how decolonial aesthetics transforms the field of contemporary Brazilian and Portuguese art by proposing new narratives that challenge Eurocentric hegemony and promote the valorisation of marginalized artistic practices. Grounded in theoretical frameworks such as those of Aníbal Quijano and Walter Mignolo, the study analyses the decolonization of the gaze, emphasizing the importance of recovering silenced sensibilities and knowledge. In Brazil, artistic production highlights issues related to the African diaspora, Indigenous cultures, and the memory of slavery. In Portugal, artworks critically reflect on the colonial legacy and its contemporary implications. The article concludes that decolonial aesthetics not only revisits art history but redefines it, pointing toward more inclusive futures in the creation, circulation, and reception of art.

The article examines how decolonial aesthetics transforms the field of contemporary Brazilian and Portuguese art by proposing new narratives that challenge Eurocentric hegemony and promote the valorisation of marginalized artistic practices. Grounded in theoretical frameworks such as those of Aníbal Quijano and Walter Mignolo, the study analyses the decolonization of the gaze, emphasizing the importance of recovering silenced sensibilities and knowledge. In Brazil, artistic production highlights issues related to the African diaspora, Indigenous cultures, and the memory of slavery. In Portugal, artworks critically reflect on the colonial legacy and its contemporary implications. The article concludes that decolonial aesthetics not only revisits art history but redefines it, pointing toward more inclusive futures in the creation, circulation, and reception of art.

The article investigates how decolonial aesthetics transform the field of contemporary Brazilian and Portuguese art, proposing new narratives that challenge Eurocentric hegemony and promote the valorization of marginalized artistic practices. Based on theoretical frameworks such as Aníbal Quijano and Walter Mignolo, the study analyzes the decolonization of the gaze, emphasizing the importance of rescuing silenced sensibilities and knowledge. In Brazil, artistic production highlights issues related to the African diaspora, indigenous cultures, and the memory of slavery. In Portugal, the works critically reflect on the colonial legacy and its current implications. The article concludes that decolonial aesthetics not only revisits the history of art, but resignifies it, pointing to more inclusive futures within the realm of artistic creation, circulation, and reception.

Buscando compreender o papel das novas mídias nas democracias modernas, este artigo debate as consequências do ativismo digital, através da proliferação de fake news, usando como estudo de caso as eleições brasileiras de 2018. Metodologicamente, primeiro realizámos uma contextualização bibliográfica sobre mídias digitais, ciberativismo e fake news. Posteriormente entrámos na parte empírica deste estudo, na qual explorámos o alcance de fake news selecionadas por sua relevância no âmbito das eleições de 2018. Para executar o estudo, utilizámos as ferramentas de análise de dados Google Trends e Buzzsumo. A partir do estudo empírico, essa pesquisa buscou responder a três perguntas: (1) Quando as fake news selecionadas obtiveram o primeiro pico de busca no Google?; (2) Quando alcançaram maior repercussão no Google?; e (3) Qual foi o alcance delas no Facebook e no Twitter? A temática estudada é importante por abordar o alcance das fake news na opinião pública, podendo estas ter sido ou não um diferencial no resultado da eleição. Como conclusão, identificámos o crescimento da busca pelos assuntos relacionados com as fake news analisadas conforme eles eram mencionados na campanha presidencial e principalmente no dia da eleição, quando essas mensagens poderiam ter um papel fundamental na escolha do voto.

Os sistemas televisivos de Brasil e Argentina despertam interesse de atores e instituições políticas. As políticas públicas que regulam a concessão de licenças audiovisuais são historicamente permeadas por interesses que variam a cada contexto, envolvendo poderes do Estado. Este trabalho compara alguns aspectos destas políticas no Brasil e na Argentina e assinala semelhanças e diferenças entre legislações e momentos históricos. Trata brevemente a história da televisão nos dois países para, depois, descrever a relação do Estado com os detentores das concessões públicas. O artigo oferece uma reflexão teórica sobre a importância política e as implicações do funcionamento dos respectivos sistemas midiáticos.

The purpose of this article is to analyze the representation of traumatic experiences related to the exile and the State violence, during the Brazilian military dictatorship, in the novels Tropical sol da liberdade (1988), by Ana Maria Machado, and Pedaço de santo (1997), by Godofredo de Oliveira Neto. The article also draws attention to the different perspectives that the novels present in relation to the dictatorial period and the problem of the armed struggle, due to the historical moment in which they were published. The analysis of the works is based on theoretical studies on exile (T. W. Adorno, E. W. Said and P. Freire) and on the trauma of torture (M. Viñar and A. G. Martín).

The coronavirus pandemic has resulted in an emergency health crisis, in addition to having far-reaching economic, organizational and psychosocial impacts, with previously more vulnerable populations such as people from sexual and gender minorities appearing to be most affected. In this sense, the present dissertation chose to carry out two different studies, which would investigate some of these impacts focusing in a Brazilian population. The first was a study of quantitative nature and focused on gender perspectives, evaluating aspects related to work-related quality of life (WRQoL) during the pandemic in a sample of Brazilian nationals composed of 190 women and 147 men. Results showed that women reported significantly higher levels of COVID-19- related fears, and lower levels of overall WRQoL, well-being, career satisfaction, and control over work. Gender, fear, and the negative impacts of COVID-19 were significant predictors of overall WRQoL, of career satisfaction, and of control over work. The second study was of qualitative nature and sought to give voice to sexual minorities, contemplating the perceptions of 65 lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) Portuguese and Brazilian people regarding the psychosocial impacts of the pandemic on their lives. The thematic analysis of participants' responses revealed 9 recurring themes, encompassing 18 subcategories to occur: mental health (depression, anxiety, fear, anger, and loneliness), isolation (social distancing and leisure impediments), relationships (family and friends), work -related problems, education-related problems, financial problems, changes (behavioral changes and opportunity to grow), coping (seeking support, accessing information and physical activities), and LGBTQI topics (health barriers, going back into the closet, pride celebration events , and online dating). The results of this dissertation seek to contribute to the analysis of the psychosocial effects of the COVID19 pandemic on the increased vulnerabilities of sexual and gender minorities in Brazilian context, demonstrating specific challenges exacerbated by preexisting social inequalities.

This dissertation is presented in a scientific article format and encompasses two investigations, as well as a general discussion. The first investigation aims to explore the impact of COVID-19 on anxiety symptoms by analyzing discrepancies due to sexual orientation in a Portuguesespeaking sample. 1590 inviduals participated in the study, 63% women and 88% selfidentified as heterosexual. The results obtained reveal that anxiety symptoms were higher than expected, and several significant differences were found: women and bisexual participants presented higher anxiety symptoms than men and heterosexual and gay or lesbian participants. It was also visible that anxiety symptoms were negatively correlated with age and positively with the aggravated responses of COVID19, the Fear of COVID-19 and the Negative Impact of COVID-19. Finally, hierarchical linear regression analysis showed that age, gender and sexual orientation explained 9% of the anxiety variation symptoms, moving to 28% when added the Fear and Negative Impact of COVID-19. In conclusion this study provides an important contribution to the understanding of factors arising from the pandemic that may affect the mental health of sexual minorities. The second investigation aims to understand the psychosocial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the experiences and perception of Portuguese and Brazilian LGB people. The study included 65 participants self-identified as LGB who answered the open-ended question: "As a sexual minority person, please elaborate on how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted on your life”. A thematic analysis of the participants' responses was carried out, which revealed nine recurrent themes, including mental health, isolation, relationships, work-related problems, financial problems, educationrelated problems, LGBTQI issues, coping and changes, encompassing these themes 18 subcategories. In conclusion, the results give voice to the Portuguese and Brazilian LGB during the COVID-19 pandemic, revealing specific challenges intensified by stigma and sexual discrimination, expanded by preexisting social inequalities. In the general discussion, some implications relating to the two investigations presented are discussed and some suggestions are provided according to the results obtained.

This study presents a hierarchical differential game between universities and scholars in order to examine innovation and research in higher education. In this stylized setup, scholars maximize the impact of their research, and universities maximize their market value. Innovations play a key role among the incentives given by the university to boost scholars’ productivity, as measured by academic publications and citations, which translates into scholars’ professional success. The scholars’ academic productivity increases university reputation and market value. Using Brazilian data, seemingly unrelated regression estimations suggest that the number of published papers grows with external funding and the percentage of faculty holding doctorate degrees, while the number of citations is associated with the presence of graduate programs and higher teaching quality. Market evaluation is, however, negatively affected by innovation, suggesting a lack of focus on patenting and technology transfer in Brazil.

This article is devoted to analyse and discuss the level of control and autonomy that multinational enterprises (MNEs) should grant to their subsidiaries. It analyse the impact of subsidiaries’ capacity to innovate and develop new products and services to the Brazilian telecommunications market, based on the case-study of Telefónica business, a subsidiary of Telefónica, a Spanish multinational communication company. The Lasserre’s global integration/local responsiveness framework was applied to the data obtained from face-to-face in-depth structured interviews with key actors in Telefónica business (TNB) to investigate the relationship between global integration strategy and local adaptation in the Brazilian telecommunications market. The results show that Telefónica uses a glocal approach since its subsidiary has the autonomy to create and adapt its products when the headquarters recognise that global decisions might not meet local demands. By showing that Telefónica has successfully used a glocal approach on the Brazilian market, as its subsidiary had the autonomy to create and adapt products when global company products might not meet local demands, this study is useful for other multinational companies when going to new markets.