History Research

Volume 8, Issue 2, December 2020

  • The European Union and Latin America: A Bi-regional Strategic Alliance

    Szilágyi István

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 2, December 2020
    Pages: 33-47
    Received: 4 July 2020
    Accepted: 20 July 2020
    Published: 30 July 2020
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    Abstract: The European Union, as a sui generis political system, is a multi-faceted entity. It is intergovernmentality that fundamentally characterises the definition of the Union’s foreign and security policy, its ties to other parts of the world, as well as its activities to resolve international conflicts. Relations between the two regions – the European ... Show More
  • Culture and Identities of Black People in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo Carnivals on the Centenary of Slavery Abolition (1988)

    Zélia Lopes da Silva, Ynayan Lyra Souza

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 2, December 2020
    Pages: 48-58
    Received: 29 June 2020
    Accepted: 31 July 2020
    Published: 19 August 2020
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    Abstract: This article analyzes the representations of sambas-enredo (samba theme-songs) sung in the parades of the samba schools in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo during the carnival of 1988, the centenary year of the abolition of slavery in Brazil. The focus of this text is, therefore, to apprehend the narratives of Afro-descendants present in the representa... Show More