The work shows that in the 90s the growth of activities linked to the informal economy has become a lasting feature of Brazilian society; this fact is empirically verified for the main metropolitan regions. Analysing the case of street peddlers, the trend of the Rio de Janeiro economy towards a...

The work shows that in the 90s the growth of activities linked to the informal economy has become a lasting feature of Brazilian society; this fact is empirically verified for the main metropolitan regions. Analysing the case of street peddlers, the trend of the Rio de Janeiro economy towards a...

Women are largely responsible for reproductive work of human life. Perhaps this is why they are also historically and socially responsible for the housework and care of other family members. This work that is freely provided to the family, mostly by women and to a lesser extent by men, is called...

This essay examines the history of Brazil's beer industry with a particular focus on one of its best known trademarks, Brahma Chopp. Presented by the advertising campaign made at the time of its launching as a product innovation, the new brand of beer represented, on one hand, an answer of...