FINEP delegation visits the FGV CPDOC Collection House
The meeting provided an opportunity to discuss the importance of preserving historical collections in Brazil and highlighted projects supported by FINEP.
The Casa Acervo of the FGV School of Social Sciences (FGV CPDOC) was visited by representatives of the Financier of Studies and Projects (Finep) on the morning of January 23. Present on the occasion were the Director of Innovation and Acting President, Elias Ramos, the Directors of Scientific and Technological Development, Carlos Aragão and Administration, Janaína Prevot, and the substitute Superintendent of the Logistics Area and Manager of the Administrative Services Department, Verônica Novaes. The Finep delegation visited the collection's facilities, which hold the largest collection of personal archives of public figures in the country.
During the meeting, the FGV CPDOC researchers, accompanied by members of the FGV Research and Innovation Network, talked to Finep members about the importance of preserving and documenting Brazil's history, as well as making these materials accessible to society.
Among the archives that make up the collection, the researchers presented some of the records from the Indigenous Documentary Heritage project: collaborative work between the FGV CPDOC and the Apinajé People. With the aim of creating a historical and cultural heritage, the project seeks to reinforce the historical, social and personal importance of the Apinajé.
(The directors of Finep, Carlos Aragão and Elias de Souza, talking to the Director and Coordinator of FGV CPDOC, Celso Castro and Carolina Alves, about the importance of preserving Brazil's history. Photo: Julia Felix - FGV Research and Innovation Network)
FGV CPDOC projects funded by Finep
During the visit to Casa Acervo, FGV researchers recalled some of the projects funded by Finep with a focus on preserving the country's memory, such as the History of Science in Brazil Program, carried out between 1975 and 1978.
According to the Director of the School of Social Sciences, Celso Castro, this project makes a significant contribution to scientific development in the country:
“Important figures for the national scientific sector, such as Carlos Chagas Filho, Darcy Ribeiro and José Leite Lopes gave testimonies that are freely available to society,” said Celso Castro. You can check out these and other interviews at this link.
Other outstanding projects within the History of Science in Brazil program, which were also funded by Finep, include: 1964 and the military regime; Democracy and the Armed Forces in the New Republic; Finep: 30 years of projects for Brazil; The military and the Amazon: development, national sovereignty and new strategic scenarios; and Historical and Strategic Memory of Nuclear Energy in Brazil.
The project funded by Finep is part of the Oral History Program, which is dedicated to producing historical sources based on testimonies, with a focus on broadening the understanding of the past. “This collection includes biographical testimonies, as well as memoirs and autobiographies, which make it possible to understand how individuals experienced and interpreted events, situations and ways of life in a group or in society in general,” he explained.
In total, the Oral History Program has more than 2,500 interviews available for consultation in different formats: audio, video and transcribed text. Among the records are the stories of the Federal Supreme Court (STF), the Black Movement in Brazil and Brazilian footballers. To find out more about the Oral History project click here.
While the Finep team was getting to know the FGV CPDOC collection, the researchers also highlighted another project funded by Finep. This is the Brazilian Historical-Biographical Dictionary (DHBB), which summarizes the trajectory of the country's politicians in the course of their respective stints on the public stage, at federal level, from 1930 to the present day.
For FGV CPDOC's Documentation Coordinator, Carolina Alves, the Finep team's visit to the FGV CPDOC Collection House reinforces the historical bond between the two institutions. “This partnership has been fundamental for the development of research and the preservation of historical memory, reaffirming the commitment of both institutions to the advancement of knowledge in Brazil,” said Alves.
The Director of Innovation and Acting President of Finep, Elias Ramos, reiterated the importance of projects that preserve the country's history: “Casa Acervo FGV CPDOC does an excellent job of preserving the memory of Brazilian science, with public access to a collection that includes great icons of science, politicians and indigenous communities. This knowledge of the history of Brazilian science and its protagonists is fundamental for facing the challenges of the present and the future and for connecting science with technological innovation and the development of a modern, sustainable and competitive industry that helps improve people's quality of life.”
Casa Acervo
Inaugurated in 2016, Casa Acervo is located in the Botafogo neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro and houses hundreds of documents from personal archives, as well as oral testimonies from individuals who have played an important role in national public life. There are around 240 private and personal archives that make up an estimated volume of more than 2 million textual, iconographic, sound and audiovisual documents. The collection also includes a significant number of oral history interviews, 2,500 of them, totaling around 7,800 hours of recordings.
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