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A professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of São Paulo (USP) and president of the Brazilian Center for Research and Planning (CEBRAP), Angela Alonso is one of the most prominent researchers in the history of Brazilian social movements, author of works such as “Ideas in Motion: The Generation of 1870 in the Crisis of the Brazilian Empire” and “Flowers, Votes and Bullets: The Brazilian Abolitionist Movement”. In an interview with UM BRASIL, she analyzes the first nationwide social movement in Brazilian history – abolitionism – and draws a parallel with the political and social turmoil that the country has been experiencing since the June Protests of 2013. The sociologist also discusses the challenges of inequality and political polarization in contemporary Brazil. To learn more, visit: umbrasil.com © FecomercioSP 2018. All property rights related to the content of this work are the exclusive property of FECOMERCIO-SP, under Law No. 9,610/98 and other legal provisions applicable to the subject. Total or partial reproduction is prohibited without authorization. The opinions expressed on this channel do not necessarily reflect the position of FecomercioSP.