http://hdl.handle.net/11422/66 Thu, 30 Jul 2026 05:01:56 GMT 2026-07-30T05:01:56Z http://hdl.handle.net/11422/29849 Title: Três faces da subcultura policial carioca Author(s)/Inventor(s): Oliveira Junior, José Augusto de Advisor: Vieira, José Jairo Abstract: In this thesis, using the historical comparative method and starting from a decolonial perspective, which was presented to us in the Postgraduate Program in Comparative History (PPGHC) at the Federal In this thesis, using the historical comparative method and starting from a decolonial perspective, which was presented to us in the Postgraduate Program in Comparative History (PPGHC) at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), we propose to shed light on the origins of three negative aspects of the Rio de Janeiro police subculture that today constitute a serious obstacle to the consolidation of the democratic state and the rule of law in Brazil. We highlight the deleterious influence of ideologies, paradigms, doctrines, and theories of a colonialist, imperialist, and racist nature, developed in Europe and the United States, which, throughout the republican period of Brazilian history, were imported, assimilated, reworked, and systematized to adapt to the national reality by organic intellectuals in civilian academic centers or in establishments of higher military studies, to later be operationalized by the repressive apparatuses of the State. We established as our geographical focus the Metropolitan Region of Rio de Janeiro, especially the city of Rio de Janeiro, the former capital of Brazil (Federal District), then the state of Guanabara, and currently the capital of the state of Rio de Janeiro, which was, and still is, the great "laboratory" for the implementation of ideologies, paradigms, doctrines, and theories of a colonialist, imperialist, and racist nature, developed in Europe and the United States, imported and reworked in Brazil, and implemented by the repressive apparatus of the State. Over time, these have become part of the Rio de Janeiro police subculture, notably racism, militarism, and the excessive and unlawful use of lethal force, encouraged by the state apparatus itself. Considering that the work of the historian presupposes the establishment of a temporal framework, we decided to adopt the distinct form of temporal thickness termed by the French historian Fernand Braudel, "the middle time," associated with economic and social history. We delimited the republican period of Brazilian history, between 1889 and 2025. We conclude by defending the idea that, in the same way as criminal organizations, police forces that reproduce social inequality, racism, homophobia, misogyny, and disrespect for citizens' rights in their actions are also a threat to democracy. The fight against crime also needs to be correlated with key issues for democracy, such as human rights and the constitutional guarantees of citizens. In this thesis, we conducted a comparative study of the implementation of the "whitening ideology" in Brazil and Argentina and its observable consequences today; of the political phenomena known as Florianism and Bolsonarism; of militarism and military dictatorships in Latin America; and of US influence in different Latin American countries in the context of the war on drugs. Publisher: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Type: Tese Mon, 23 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/11422/29849 2026-02-23T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/11422/29273 Title: Democracia por procuração: o abismo entre o ideal do "governo do povo" e a realidade minimalista da plutocracia parlamentar no Brasil Author(s)/Inventor(s): Siqueira, Wander de Oliveira Advisor: Moraes, Wallace dos Santos de Abstract: This doctoral thesis aims to analyze the performance of the Participatory Legislation Commission of the National Congress of Brazil. To this end, it delves into a thorough theoretical discussion on the concept of democracy, highlighting a gap between the etymological conception of democracy understood as “government of the people” and its minimalist materialization in contemporary Western societies, marked by a crisis of political representation. Anchored in anarchist theoretical frameworks and through systematic bibliographic research, the analysis unveils the mechanisms of democratic containment inherent to the liberal system, characterized as a plutocratic regime, which, through proxy governments and democratic brakes, seek to distance the people from the effective exercise of power. Using the comparative history methodology, we aim to confront the perspectives of classical authors, defenders of the representative model, with the contributions of counterhegemonic thinkers who propose a radically participatory and popular democracy. As specific objectives, we seek not only to highlight the limitations of the liberal paradigm but also to explore alternatives to strengthen citizens’ effective participation in political decisions, as well as to present reflections on possible paths toward a more participatory and inclusive democracy grounded in the libertarian premises of equality and freedom. Publisher: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Type: Tese Mon, 15 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/11422/29273 2025-12-15T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/11422/29272 Title: Imigração contemporânea de africanos, latino-americanos e caribenhos na atividade do comércio informal na cidade do Rio de Janeiro (1980-2025) Author(s)/Inventor(s): Lima, Roberto Leonardo de Araujo Advisor: Gomes, Flavio dos Santos Abstract: This thesis presents an analysis of the study of the contemporary urban phenomenon of "spontaneous" immigration and the activity of informal street vending, especially of African (Angolan, Congolese and Senegalese, Ghanaian and Nigerian), Latin American (Venezuelan, Ecuadorian, Argentinian, Peruvian, Uruguayan and Colombian) and Caribbean (Haitian) immigrants to the city of Rio de Janeiro between the years 1980 and 2025. The research analyzes the historical contexts of these migratory flows, seeking to identify the identity resignifications of informal immigrant workers in the city. We initially consider that contemporary non-European immigration is often treated as homogeneous, unlike other contemporary immigration portraits in Brazil. We seek to understand the movements of constructing new identities, transmigration (understood here as being between two places), so- called "stepping stone" immigration (using Brazil as a way to reach other countries), the issue of work, socio-racial exclusion, and the spaces (territories of housing, work, and culture) created by various African, Latin American, and Caribbean immigrant communities in Rio de Janeiro. Our study reveals how immigrants are targets of xenophobia and racism, not only during their informal work activities but also in their daily lives (authority agents, service in public and private institutions). Our analysis relied on the results of research conducted to profile immigrant informal workers in the city of Rio de Janeiro. Publisher: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Type: Tese Mon, 23 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/11422/29272 2026-02-23T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/11422/29271 Title: O poder do eros: uma análise cruzada do desejo em Safo de Lesbos (VII-VI a.C.) e em Apolônio de Rodes (III a.C.) Author(s)/Inventor(s): Nogueira, Larissa Fernandes Advisor: Lessa, Fabio de Souza Abstract: The purpose of this research is to compare desire in the poetry of Sappho of Lesbos and in the Argonautica by Apollonius of Rhodes. This analysis focuses on the word eros, but also covers the words hymos, pothos, and philotes, due to the variety of terms related to desire. For this purpose, two methodologies will be used: Histoire Croisée and the History of Emotions, also aligned with theorists of the anthropology of emotions. In this way, we will discuss the relationship between language, body, and emotion, as well as the vocabulary of desire, passing through the exposition of a field of seduction in ancient Greece, to understand how eros was transformed concomitantly with the historical and social changes of the Archaic and Hellenistic periods. We also analyze the gender and elements of seduction present in these works. Publisher: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Type: Dissertação Fri, 27 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/11422/29271 2026-02-27T00:00:00Z