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The Colapso research group focuses on strengthening Geography as a scientific branch that integrates the physical and human dimension, the insertion and consolidation of this Geography in the Brazilian and international context. Promote dialogue between epistemic, scientific, identity and traditional knowledge. Contribution to academic training with an emancipatory bias. Expansion and Consolidation of the public, free, inclusive and socially referenced university.
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Soil profiles: a window into soil genesis, degradation, and landscape memory
A newly published article in the European Journal of Soil Science argues that observing, describing, and interpreting soil profiles remains essential for understanding how soils form, function, and respond to environmental degradation. The paper, titled “Soil...
Processes and slope forms: e-book brings together studies on landforms and erosion from XV SINAGEO
An e-book edited by Grace Bungenstab Alves brings together studies on erosion, landforms, and slope dynamics from different regions of Brazil, highlighting the contribution of geomorphology to understanding landscapes in transformation. A volume on landforms, erosion,...
Latossolos (Ferralsols) in Brazil’s Northeast semiarid region: what does this “contradiction” reveal?
In Brazil’s Northeast semiarid region—shaped by drought, strong seasonality, and often shallow soils—why do we still find Latossolos, which are deep, highly weathered profiles typically associated with wetter tropical conditions? There isn’t a single, neat answer....
Meet our team
We return to face-to-face meetings in 2023, our meeting schedule is available here link.
The meetings are open and we discuss topics related to our research and geographic methodologies. Anyone interested in researching with us can attend meetings and talk to us to indicate the possibilities, which involve Scientific Initiation, Voluntary Scientific Initiation, Course Completion Work and Master’s degrees, subject to the university’s availability and calendar.