Society : Brazil

This pathfinder presents a listing of electronic resources on anthropology, demography, women and gender studies, sociology, and ethnic groups in Brazil. For information about Brazil at the Library of Congress, consult its online catalog (http://catalog.loc.gov). The most important source for bibliography of books and articles concerning to Brazil is the annual Handbook of Latin American Studies (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/hlas/) produced by over 130 contributing editors under the editorship of the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress. The Handbook is available in selected libraries in book form.   One of the major aggregators for links to a wide variety of subjects relating to Brazil is the University of Texas' LANIC (http://lanic.utexas.edu/la/brazil/)

ASSOCIAÇÃO COMUNITÁRIA MONTE AZUL  (http://www.monteazul.org.br/)
The "Monte Azul Community Association" is an anthroposophical organization conducting integrated social work in three impoverished areas in São Paulo, Brazil. The Associação Comunitária today defines itself as a practical social educational workshop that facilitates the interaction between the favela's (slums) inhabitants, its project workers, and those temporarily assisting individuals who come from abroad to make first-hand experiences here. The goal is to work together and learn from each other. The homepage contains information about the organization, work areas, products, publications, donations, volunteers, projects, cultural agenda, units, social acting, contact, and more. In Portuguese, English, and German.

BANCO DA MULHER  (http://www.bancodamulher.org.br)
The Woman's Banking in Brazil is a non-governmental and non-profit organization. Its mission is to promote the human and financial development of the Brazilian woman with low income, creating conditions that allow their integration in the society and for the development of the quality of their family, by means of the work and self-sustainment. The homepage contains information about the Organization, how to receive support, volunteer work, partners, publications, and contact. In Portuguese.

BRAZILINK  (http://www.brazilink.org)
This is an educational Web site about social development issues in Brazil. It is updated bimonthly and contains some of the best full-text papers available on the Internet, as well as directory of selected and edited links with direct connection to relevant pages. Features topics on human rights & justice, politics, economics, environment, history, gender, Afro-Brazilians, native people, society, rural issues, children, alternative media, opinion polls, media studies, online research, internationl sources, periodicals, Brazilian search engines, periodicals, international NGOs, multilateral institutions, and government. Web site in English and Portuguese with links to other Web sites mostly in Portuguese.

IBGE (INSTITUTO BRASILEIRO DE GEOGRAFIA E ESTATISTICA  (http://www.ibge.gov.br/ibge)
The Web site of the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics provides on-line access to up-to-date statistical information and data about Brazil's geography, population, economy, agriculture, and environment. This site features the following topics: News, Conjuncture Indicators, Population, Economy, Geoscience, an IBGE Catalog, General Information about the Library and Collections of the IBGE, an Introduction to the mission, history and structure of the IBGE, Statistical Links to other regions of the world, and a search module for searching IBGE's statistical data by topic (news, conjucture indicators, population, economy, and geoscience). Web Page in English, Portuguese, and Spanish; Web site in Portuguese only.

PROGRAMA FOME ZERO  (http://www.fomezero.gov.br/)
The homepage for the Brazilian Government project known as "Programa Fome Zero" (Zero Hunger Program) of the "Ministério Extraordinário de Segurança Alimentar e Combate à Fome". The Web page highlights information about the program, community help, support by each city hall, press releases, partners, donations, related links, and contact. In Portuguese.

SUIPA : SOCIEDADE UNIÃO INTERNACIONAL PROTETORA DOS ANIMAIS  (http://www.suipa.org.br/)
The Web site of SUIPA : Sociedade União Internacional Protetora dos Animais (International Union Society for Protection of Animals) - a non-governmental and non-profit organization in Brazil. The Web site contains information about the SUIPA, structure, animals adoption, legislation, abandon, cruelties, how to help, donations, gifts & bookmarks, news, stories of love, contact, etc. In Portuguese.

UNICEF NO BRASIL  (http://www.unicef.org/brazil/)
UNICEF in Brazil. UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund) helps children get the care and stimulation they need in the early years of life and encourages families to educate girls as well as boys. It strives to reduce childhood death and illness and to protect children in the midst of war and natural disaster. UNICEF supports young people, wherever they are, in making informed decisions about their own lives, and strives to build a world in which all children live in dignity and security. The Web site contains information about UNICEF, children's right, statistics, news, donations, greeting cards & gifts, about children, UNICEF around the world, and more. Includes a search engine. In Portuguese.