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Universidade Federal do Sul da Bahia
Universidade Federal da Bahia
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Professor at the Center for Training in Public Policies and Social Technologies at the Federal University of Southern Bahia (UFSB), researcher and current vice-coordinator of the Center for Multidisciplinary Studies in Culture and Society (CULT). She has a degree in journalism, a master's and doctorate in Culture and Society (UFBA). She was a parliamentary advisor for 17 years in the Legislative Assembly of State of Bahia, where she served on the Women's Rigths, Human Rights Committees and the Envorimental Parliamentary Front. She is a member of the Plataform of Grassroots Women Practioners of Resilience (Rede Pintadas) and the Huairou Commission.
"I grew up experiencing the impacts of drought in Brazil, but I learned that it is possible to build innovative and resilient solutions. Through my research, I aim to amplify the voices of semi-arid populations and contribute to the development of effective and just responses to global challenges. "
Saleemul Huq Memorial Scholarship: Project Update
2025-04-15 Loss of cultural heritage
This research aims to analyze the economic and non-economic losses and damages c...Read more
Category: Loss of cultural heritage
Region: South America
Country: Brazil
Village: Jacuípe Basin Territory, Bahia
Description: This research aims to analyze the economic and non-economic losses and damages caused by climate change to food culture in rural communities of the semi-arid region of Bahia, in northeastern Brazil. The study seeks to understand how decreased rainfall and water scarcity directly impact food cultural heritage and traditional ancestral practices, particularly through transformations in agricultural production and in the cultural, ritual, and artistic expressions associated with planting and harvesting. The research will also observe the effects of these changes on families’ quality of life, the intensification of social vulnerability, and the increase in violence, especially in regions already marked by deep social inequalities. Data collection will be guided by the Comprehensive Climate Impact Quantification (C-CIQ) approach, which combines multiple methodological tools such as structured household surveys, focus group discussions (FGDs), key informant interviews (KIIs), and document analysis. By the end of the research, the goal is to identify social technologies that integrate sustainable practices with ancestral knowledge, strengthening new models of climate adaptation and mitigation. The generated information will support the formulation of public policies aimed at climate resilience, the safeguarding and promotion of socio-biodiversity and food culture, with an emphasis on solidarity economy, climate justice, and human rights, in alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Multidisciplinary | Culture and Society
2013-03-01 - 2018-12-01
The research aimed to discuss the relationship between culture and development in the municipality of Pintadas, located in a region that, in the social imagination, has often been associated with poverty and backwardness. Pintadas subverts the hegemonic discourse and presents itself as a possible place by articulating a set of civil society experiences from the perspective of sustainable development and in light of living with the semi-arid region. Therefore, the investigation analyzes the contributions and impacts of cultural projects led by the Rheluz Performing Arts Company and their effects at the local and regional levels.
Multidisciplinary | Culture and Society
2009-03-01 - 2011-12-01
The research analyzes the meanings of "Living with the Semi-Arid Region" and the extent to wich its discourses and pratices contribute to the re-signification of this territorial space. "Living with the Semi-Arid Region" is understood as a new paradigm for thinking, understanding, and acting upon the Sertão, which for a long time was seen as synonymous with inertia and backwardness. One of the objectives of this work is to investigate how this model generates new discourses about this territory, the characteristics of these narratives, and their influence of identity dimensions and the reconfiguration of the popular imagination about it.
Human Sciences | Social Communication
2002-02-01 - 2006-12-12
This research analyzed the discursive strategies used by three large-circulation newspapers in Bahia to report on the drought in the semi-arid region. It looked at the representations constructed from the meaning effects of journalistic statements and how these mechanisms contributed to the representation of the social phenomenon of drought.
Latin America`s Semi-Arid Platform | Bioma
2021-09-23
To discuss new perspectives on the stories that are told about these regions, based on the presentation of four panels with representatives of organizations, agencies and independent media groups that work directly with practices of coexistence with the Semi-Arid.
COP - Piedmontese NGO Consortium and the DEAR Programme of the European Commission | climate change
2022-10-04
The objective of the workshop was to raise awareness on the topics of sustainable development and climate change to achieve the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals). The activities of Mindchangers Generation were organized into three main sessions, each focused on the key words of the Mindchangers project: KNOW, ACT, CHANGE.
Global Facilityfor Disaster Reduction and Recovery, The World Bank and Florianópolis City Hall | Risk Reduction
2022-11-28
The Understanding Risk (UR) Global Forum was a conference that brought together experts and professionals from around the world to present best practices and the latest innovations in the field of disaster risk identification and management.
Researcher and current vice-coordinator
2023-03-01 - Present
The Center for Multidisciplinary Studies in Culture (CULT), at the Federal University of Bahia, is one of the largest references in Brazil and Latin America. It brings together researchers, teachers and students and carries out research, extension and training activities, such as courses and events, and periodically publishes books.
Itabuna - Ba | Teacher
2024-02-19 - 2024-02-01
I work in the education of undergraduate students in the Cultural Production and Humanities fields. Currently, I am teaching courses on Art and Territory and on Methodologies for Social Demands. Next semester, I will be teaching the courses Social Policies and Cultural Manifestations in Southern Bahia.
Salvador - BA | Parliamentary Advisor
2007-02-01 - 2015-12-01
I`ve worked in parliamentary advisory in various capacities, coordinating the communications department, writing speeches, legislative proposals, producing texts for the website and the Official State Gazette and creating materials to publicize parliamentary activities. I provided support to social groups and coordinated bills and the organization of legislative activities for the Women`s Rights Commissions, the Human Rights and Public Security Commission, the Family Farming and Solidarity Economy Front and the Bahia Environmental Front.
Pintadas -BA | Consultancy
2012-02-01 - Present
I coordinated projects aimed at promoting gender equality, such as the “Women of Jacuípe: Training and Networking” project, developed in partnership with the Secretariat for Women`s Policies of the Presidency of the Republic (SPM/PR).
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