Defence Presentations

The dissertation “Social Representation and the Multiple Voices of Midwives from Traditional Communities in Northeastern Pará, Brazilian Amazon” was written by graduate Neidivaldo Santana Cruz, supervised by Professor Joana d’Arc de Vasconcelos Neves and co-supervised by Professor Francisco Pereira de Oliveira. It was published in the Beira-rio and Diário do Pará newspapers.

Results obtained from the Dissertation THE NARRATIVE OF THE FIELD FIRE IN TAPERAÇU-CAMPO: A DECOLONIAL PERSPECTIVE OF AMAZONIAN KNOWLEDGE by Joana Darte Sousa Piedade in a school of traditional communities.

The Bragança University Campus and the PPLSA of the Federal University of Pará will hold, from September 9 to 11, 2025, the 4th edition of SILSSA - International Seminar on Languages, Knowledge and Sociobiodiversity in the Amazon, with the theme COP 30 IN BRAGANÇA: QUALITY EDUCATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE.

The Graduate Program in Languages and Knowledge in the Amazon (PPLSA) is publishing the Normative Instructions 01/2025 and 02/2025 for the selection of proposals, within the scope of the Graduate Support Program (PROAP)/CAPES, with the objective of supporting PPLSA faculty and students through the granting of financial resources for participation in national scientific events for the presentation of original scientific papers; and for student field trips as a research activity.

Read the Normative Instructions in full:

The event 'PROCAD: Nas Teias da Amazônia - Interdisciplinary Research and Dialogues' took place in three partner institutions: the first encounters happened on May 20th and 21st at UNIOESTE - Cascavel (PR); the second stage took place on June 2nd and 3rd at UFOPA - Santarém (PA); and the last encounter took place on June 5th and 6th at UFPA - Bragança (PA).

The event 'PROCAD: Nas Teias da Amazônia - Interdisciplinary Research and Dialogues' is taking place in three partner institutions: the first encounters happened on May 20th and 21st at UNIOESTE - Cascavel (PR); this second stage took place on June 2nd and 3rd at UFOPA - Santarém (PA); and the last encounter will take place on June 5th and 6th at UFPA - Bragança (PA).

Registration: https://forms.gle/6e2JW6wTtCxoAos79
Schedule: https://drive.google.com/file/d/18C9sv6VD-ULTzMA3jF0cJvTwc5lxe8d2/view?usp=sharing

The event 'PROCAD: In the Webs of the Amazon - Interdisciplinary Research and Dialogues' is taking place in three partner institutions: this will be the last meeting, which will take place on June 5th and 6th at UFPA - Bragança (PA).

The class of Theories of Education in the Postgraduate Program in Education (PPGED/ICED/UFPA), together with the class of Languages and Intercultural Knowledge in the Program Linguagens e Saberes na Amazônia (PPLSA/Bragança/UFPA), is pleased to invite the entire academic community to talk with Catherine Walsh about her work "Agrietar la Uni-Versidad: Reflexiones Interculturales y Decoloniales por/para la vida".

This is a unique opportunity to reflect and share knowledge with one of the most important references in decolonial studies today.

The meeting will be held online, with a certificate of participation issued, on May 12, from 11:00 to 13:00 (Brasília time), with a live broadcast on the channel:

www.youtube.com/@ppged-ufpa-programadepos-g8045

Your presence will be very welcome as we build this space of dialogue and critical learning together.

On April 30, the 2025 class had a unique experience when they visited the João Grande Quilombo. With an enchanting nature and an even more enchanting community, the traditional knowledge present there is invaluable. We would like to thank everyone involved for their participation.