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Paths of Family Farming in the Itamarati I Settlement: social impacts, permanence in the countryside and regional development
This book analyzes family farming in the Itamarati I Settlement, located in the municipality of Ponta Porã, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, with attention to its social impacts, the conditions for remaining in the countryside, and its relationship with regional development. Originating from a master’s research project developed within the Graduate Program in Regional Development and Productive Systems at the State University of Mato Grosso do Sul, the study focuses on titled settled farmers and non-titled occupant farmers, considering their trajectories, forms of productive organization, and living conditions. The work discusses the foundations of modern agriculture, alternative agriculture, and family farming, situating rural settlements within the context of Brazilian agrarian reform and public policies aimed at rural areas. The research uses the APOIA SOCIAL methodology to evaluate indicators related to work, economy, health, management, and administration, allowing comparisons among social movements and the groups studied. By examining data from the Itamarati I Settlement, the book highlights the potentialities, weaknesses, and challenges faced by farming families, especially regarding income generation, quality of life, productive organization, technical assistance, and permanence in the territory. More than a case study, the book contributes to reflections on the limits and possibilities of family farming as a strategy for regional development, emphasizing the importance of public policies, extension actions, the strengthening of social movements, and the recognition of the subjects who build everyday life in the countryside.
Copyright (c) 2026 Paulo Roberto da Silva, Carlos Otávio Zamberlan (Autor) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Culture, Society and Economy: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Regional Development
This book brings together reflections produced in the course Culture, Society and Economy, offered by the Graduate Program in Regional Development and Productive Systems at the State University of Mato Grosso do Sul. From an interdisciplinary perspective, the chapters discuss Indigenous games, territory, affirmative action policies, maker laboratories and socio-emotional education, emphasizing culture as a structuring dimension of social, economic and political relations. The work problematizes hegemonic models of development centered exclusively on economic growth and highlights the importance of identities, local knowledge, diversity, education and public policies in the construction of more inclusive alternatives. By gathering research developed by master’s students, the book expresses the commitment of graduate education to critical, situated and socially relevant knowledge production, especially in contexts marked by regional inequalities and cultural diversity. It contributes to the debate on regional development from a Latin American, plural and transformative perspective.
Copyright (c) 2026 Fabrício Antonio Deffacci (Editor de volume) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Higher Education, Society and Sustainability: Perspectives on Governance, Culture and Development
This book brings together interdisciplinary studies developed within the Research Group Organizations, Government and Society (OGS), articulating reflections on higher education, sustainability, governance, culture, and development. The chapters analyze different territorial and institutional realities, with emphasis on Mato Grosso do Sul, border regions, and Latin American experiences. The volume addresses topics such as environmental justice, cultural tourism, socio-environmental responsibility of public authorities, economic and legal thought, graduate follow-up policies, university extension, local development, tourism governance, digital governance, professional competencies, and work-family conflicts. By valuing the relationship between teaching, research, and extension, the book highlights the strategic role of universities in producing and transferring socially committed knowledge. Through methodological diversity and a critical approach, the collection contributes to debates on public policies, organizational strategies, and sustainable practices aimed at building fairer, more inclusive, and territorially contextualized societies, in dialogue with contemporary global and regional challenges.
Copyright (c) 2025 Rosenery Loureiro Lourenço, Eliana Lamberti (Editor de volume) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
The Role of UEMS in the Interiorization of Development in Mato Grosso do Sul
This book analyzes the role of the State University of Mato Grosso do Sul (UEMS) in the process of interiorizing development in the state, taking educational public policies and the Long-Term Strategic Plan for Mato Grosso do Sul, known as MS2020, as its main references. The study examines the relationship between UEMS Institutional Development Plans and the goals related to education, science, technology, and social inclusion from 2000 to 2018. The research combines bibliographic and documentary analysis, quantitative data, and questionnaires applied to university managers in order to understand the institution’s impacts on the regions where it operates. The book discusses topics such as course expansion, graduate programs, distance education, student assistance, affirmative action, research, extension, budget, and resource acquisition. It concludes that UEMS plays a strategic role in democratizing access to higher education and promoting regional development in Mato Grosso do Sul.
Copyright (c) 2025 Vinicius Vasconcelos Braga, Fabrício Antonio Deffacci (Autor) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
The Pantanal Capybara Who Did Not Know How to Swim
The Pantanal Capybara Who Did Not Know How to Swim, by Telma de Souza Neves, is a children’s story set in the Pantanal region, near the city of Sonora, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. The narrative follows Lara, a kind and helpful capybara who enjoys assisting other animals in difficult situations. One day, she rescues a blue macaw trapped in a cage set by animal traffickers. Later, while trying to reach aquatic plants in the lagoon, Lara falls into the water and realizes that she does not know how to swim. She is saved by the macaw and a heron, and this experience makes her understand the dangers faced by animals in a region full of rivers, lagoons, and wetlands. With the support of her friends, Lara creates a swimming school for young Pantanal mammals, promoting friendship, cooperation, respect among species, environmental awareness, and safety in aquatic environments.
Copyright (c) 2025 Telma de Souza Neves (Autor) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Our Planet, Our Home: Learning about the Greenhouse Effect and Reforestation
Our Planet, Our Home: Learning about the Greenhouse Effect and Reforestation presents, in simple and accessible language for children, fundamental notions about the environment, climate change, and care for the Earth. The book explains the greenhouse effect as a natural phenomenon that helps keep the planet warm, while warning that the excessive concentration of gases in the atmosphere intensifies global warming, causing droughts, floods, storms, and impacts on people, animals, and plants. The narrative highlights the role of trees in absorbing carbon dioxide, regulating the climate, and protecting life. It also values reforestation as a collective action capable of recovering degraded areas, improving the water cycle, and making the planet healthier. With colorful illustrations and coloring pages, the work combines scientific information, playfulness, and environmental education, encouraging children to protect nature from an early age, with responsibility, awareness, and hope for the future.
Copyright (c) 2025 Carlos Otávio Zamberlan (Autor) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Maricotinha and the Mimosa Jacaranda: Fertile Soils
Maricotinha and the Mimosa Jacaranda: Fertile Soils presents, in a playful and accessible language, the relationship between plants, soil, and climate balance. The story follows Maricotinha, a curious girl who talks to a jacaranda tree and learns how trees carry out photosynthesis, capture carbon dioxide, release oxygen, and contribute to life on the planet. Throughout the narrative, the book shows that leaves, branches, animals, fungi, and bacteria take part in the decomposition of organic matter, transforming natural residues into nutrients and helping to form fertile soils. The work also highlights the importance of carbon stored in the soil, explaining that its preservation helps reduce global warming and strengthen ecosystems. With colorful illustrations and coloring activities, the book introduces children to topics such as environmental education, sustainable development, care for nature, and collective responsibility for preserving the planet, encouraging scientific curiosity, ecological awareness, and everyday care practices from childhood.
Guarani Kaiowá Narratives in the School Context
This book brings together Guarani Kaiowá narratives produced in the context of the Mbo’Eroy Guarani Kaiowá Municipal Indigenous School, located in the Amambai Indigenous Territory (Guapoy), as the result of a project supported by Fundo Casa Socioambiental. The work values oral tradition, the knowledge of elders, graphic patterns, drawings, and cultural practices that compose the Guarani Kaiowá way of life. By recording stories such as The Origin of the Mermaid, The Two Partridges, and The Origin of Fire, the publication strengthens Indigenous school education, interculturality, and student protagonism in preserving collective memory. More than “legends,” these narratives are presented as meaningful facts for the community, connected to identity, spirituality, territory, and the transmission of knowledge across generations. Thus, the book contributes to the visibility of Indigenous culture and brings together school, community, and non-Indigenous readers through a sensitive, community-based, and decolonial pedagogical perspective.
Copyright (c) 2025 Daiane Aquino Cáceres, Fabrício Antonio Deffacci, Denize Caceres Nelson Lopes (Autor) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Voices from the Village: Culture, Youth and Discovery
Voices from the Village: Culture, Youth and Discovery, by Edirley Viana Vieira, brings together short stories and youth narratives inspired by the daily life of Guarani Kaiowá communities. Between the fire circle and the presence of digital technologies, the book addresses the challenges experienced by Indigenous children and young people in contemporary society, while valuing ancestry, mother tongue, memory and belonging. The stories discuss themes such as cultural identity, reading, social protection, prejudice, sports, school life, artificial intelligence and traditional knowledge. Characters such as Kuaray, Deovillis, Michele, Lukis, Sofia, Apolo, Isadora and the young people from Guardian of Silence experience conflicts, discoveries and learning processes that reveal the creative strength of Indigenous youth. The book invites readers to listen, reflect and recognize culture as a path of resistance, care, transformation and future.
Copyright (c) 2026 Edirley Viana Vieira (Autor) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Black Awareness Day with Nikolly, by Alessandra dos Santos da Silva, is a children’s book that values Black culture, representation and anti-racist education. The story follows Nikolly, a curious girl proud of her identity, as she experiences school activities about Black Awareness Day. Through her teacher’s explanations, Nikolly learns about the struggle of Black people, the importance of Zumbi dos Palmares, African heritage and cultural expressions present in food, music, dance, fashion and family traditions. By sharing her own story with her classmates, Nikolly shows that Black culture is alive in everyday life and should be celebrated with respect and pride. The book highlights childhood as a space for learning, belonging and building a fairer, more diverse and more conscious society.
Copyright (c) 2025 Alessandra dos Santos da Silva (Autor) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Hydroelectric Plant of the Panduí River: Social Memory, Energy and Territorial Development in Amambai/MS
The book Hydroelectric Plant of the Panduí River: Social Memory, Energy and Territorial Development in Amambai/MS analyzes the historical importance of the construction of the hydroelectric plant on the Panduí River for the municipality of Amambai, in southern Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. The work connects electric energy, social memory and territorial development, showing how the arrival of electricity transformed everyday life, economic activities, urban organization and local sociability. The narrative highlights the role of political leaders, merchants and residents who contributed to the creation of Hidro-Elétrica Panduí Ltda., making possible a strategic enterprise for the modernization of the municipality. In addition to discussing technical aspects of hydroelectric plants and the Brazilian energy matrix, the book values testimonies, documents and historical records, preserving the collective memory of the plant. Thus, it contributes to understanding energy as a driver of progress, local identity and territorial development.
Copyright (c) 2026 Márcia de Almeida Viana Negrão, Ednilson Machado da Cunha (Autor) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Disputed Lands: State, Frontier and Power in Southern Mato Grosso (1937–1945)
The book Disputed Lands: State, Frontier and Power in Southern Mato Grosso (1937–1945) analyzes the processes of territorial occupation, land control, and land regularization in southern Mato Grosso, now Mato Grosso do Sul, during the Estado Novo period. The study emphasizes the role of Companhia Matte Larangeira in yerba mate exploitation and in the concentration of extensive borderland areas, as well as the conflicts involving settlers, squatters, private companies, Indigenous peoples, and state agents. Within the context of the “March to the West” policy, the Vargas government began to treat the frontier as a strategic issue of national security and territorial integration. In this setting, the Special Commission for the Review of Land Concessions in the Border Strip played a central role in reviewing titles and limiting private power. The work shows how land, State authority, and political power shaped regional history.
Copyright (c) 2026 Ednilson Machado da Cunha (Autor) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Celso Furtado: Biography as a Resource in History Teaching
This book analyzes the trajectory of Celso Furtado as a politician, economist, and intellectual, highlighting his participation in the formulation of proposals aimed at Brazil’s social and economic development between 1945 and 1964. Based on his biography, the work demonstrates how Furtado’s life and public action can be used as a didactic-methodological resource in History teaching. The study connects his intellectual formation, academic production, and work in institutions such as BNDE, SUDENE, and the Ministry of Planning, emphasizing his relevance to debates on developmentalism, underdevelopment, regional inequalities, and state planning. The book also discusses the challenges of History teaching and proposes biography as a way to bring students closer to historical processes, linking individual trajectories to broader political, economic, and social contexts in contemporary Brazil.
Copyright (c) 2025 Alex Sandro Giraldelo dos Santos (Autor) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
An Analysis Based on the Technological Capabilities Matrix of Açúcar e Álcool Bandeirantes S.A. (Usiban/PR)
This book analyzes the technological dynamics of Açúcar e Álcool Bandeirantes S.A. — Usiban/PR, based on the technological capabilities matrix and considering the dimensions of investment, operation/production, innovation, and relations with the economy. The study, derived from a master’s dissertation defended at UNIOESTE in 2024, examines the basic, intermediate, and advanced levels of capabilities found in the sugarcane agroindustry. The research shows that Usiban presents a predominance of basic and intermediate capabilities, a pattern similar to that observed in other Brazilian mills, with low incidence of advanced capabilities. However, initiatives related to process innovation and research, development, and innovation are highlighted. By situating the analysis within the historical and economic context of the sugarcane agroindustry, the book contributes to understanding the technological, productive, and competitive challenges of the sugar-energy sector in Paraná and Brazil.
Copyright (c) 2025 Yuri Rafael Sperotto de Lima, Pery Francisco Assis Shikida, Mario Antonio Margarido (Autor) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
The book Guerra Guaçu: Causes and Consequences analyzes the largest armed conflict in South America through two complementary approaches. In the first essay, the authors discuss the historical causes of the war, considering territorial disputes, border conflicts, geopolitical interests, navigation in the La Plata Basin, and different interpretations of Brazilian historiography, including traditional, revisionist, and post-revisionist perspectives. In the second essay, the focus shifts to the later impacts of the conflict on the border territory of Ponta Porã, Brazil, and Pedro Juan Caballero, Paraguay. Through field research and qualitative analysis, the work examines the perceptions of basic and higher education teachers regarding the social, historical, cultural, and territorial consequences of the Guerra Guaçu. Thus, the book contributes to understanding how conflicts from the past continue to influence border relations and contemporary regional development.
Copyright (c) 2025 Yhulds Giovani Pereira Bueno, Carlos Otávio Zamberlan (Autor) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
The dynamics of development in the municipalities of the southern Mato Grosso do Sul border strip: a discussion based on socioeconomic indicators
The book analyzes the dynamics of development in the municipalities located in the southern Mato Grosso do Sul border strip, based on socioeconomic indicators from 2005 to 2016. Resulting from a master’s research developed at PPGDRS/UEMS, the study assumes that border regions have economic, social, cultural, legal, and environmental singularities that influence their performance. Based on secondary data from FIRJAN, IBGE, SEMAGRO, Atlas Brasil, and CadÚnico, the study uses the FIRJAN Municipal Development Index as its central indicator, considering education, health, employment, and income. The results reveal persistent weaknesses, such as limited job opportunities, lower per capita income, high informality, poor educational performance, social inequality, and dependence on income transfer programs. The analysis identifies municipalities in virtuous and vicious development cycles, demonstrating the need for specific, integrated, and effective public policies to overcome border inequalities.
Copyright (c) 2025 Obedias Miranda Belarmino, Rosele Marques Vieira (Autor) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Education and Regional Development in the Guanabara and Sebastião Rosa da Paz Settlements in Amambai, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
This book analyzes the relationship between education, regional development and permanence in rural areas in the Guanabara and Sebastião Rosa da Paz settlements, located in Amambai, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. Based on research developed within the Graduate Program in Regional Development and Production Systems at the State University of Mato Grosso do Sul, the study discusses the agrarian question in Mato Grosso do Sul, the historical formation of rural settlements and cooperation experiences linked to COOPERFAMILIAR. Its central proposal is to reflect on the implementation of an Integrated Rural Development Course, designed according to the demands of settlers and the appreciation of their identity, territoriality and bond with the land. The research highlights Rural Education as an instrument for social, productive and community strengthening, articulating family farming, cooperativism and technical training. By bringing the university closer to rural communities, the book points to contextualized educational alternatives that may contribute to income generation, productive autonomy and sustainable regional development.
Michelle Christina Castilho Ribeiro da Silva
Copyright (c) 2025 Michelle Christina Castilho Ribeiro da Silva, Fabrício Antonio Deffacci (Autor) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Seeds of Poetry: Children’s Verses on the Path to the Ervais
Seeds of Poetry: Children’s Verses on the Path to the Ervais brings together poems written by children as part of the 1st Children’s Poetry Contest “Verses of Erva-Mate”, held during the 3rd Etnocultural Festival of the Ervais and the 1st Meeting on Development, Culture and Territory, in Ponta Porã, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. The book values children’s poetry as a form of expression, imagination and learning, bringing young students closer to the cultural heritage of yerba mate and the regional history of the ervais. By addressing themes such as yerba mate, tereré, nature, territory and local traditions, the work contributes to strengthening cultural identity, heritage education and the preservation of regional practices. It also highlights the Path to the Ervais as a cultural itinerary connected to memory, interculturality, regional development and community belonging. This collection transforms children’s sensitivity into a literary and cultural record of the border territory of Mato Grosso do Sul.
Copyright (c) 2025 Lucilene Machado Garcia Arf, Carlos Buesa Busón, Carlos Otávio Zamberlan, Cíntia Faiele Hensel, Eder Rubens da Silva (Autor) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the Public Sector: Diagnosis of Actions with Emphasis on Women
The book analyzes entrepreneurship and innovation in the public sector, with an emphasis on actions aimed at the inclusion and appreciation of women in Goiás, Brazil. Based on research developed in the Master’s Program in Development and Territorial Planning at PUC Goiás, the study combines literature review, bibliometric analysis, case study, and mapping of governmental and institutional initiatives. The research discusses how entrepreneurial and innovative practices can contribute to more efficient, responsive, and socially oriented public management. It highlights the analysis of the Social Work Project developed in the Buena Vista I and III Residential Complex in Goiânia, showing impacts on the promotion of social entrepreneurship, income generation, and quality of life. The book also identifies affirmative actions aimed at women, indicating advances, limitations, and the need for more integrated and structural public policies capable of promoting gender equality and socioeconomic development.
Copyright (c) 2025 Michel Afif Magul, Antônio Pasqualetto (Autor) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Urban Afforestation and Environmental Policies: An Analysis of the Evolution in São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo, Brazil
This book analyzes the evolution of urban afforestation public policies in São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo, between 2014 and 2024, connecting urban planning, sustainability, and social perception. Based on a master’s dissertation, the study adopts an exploratory qualitative approach, combining bibliographic research, documentary analysis of municipal laws, plans, reports, and policy instruments, as well as focus groups with residents from different neighborhoods. The results indicate institutional advances in environmental protection, vegetation recovery, and the development of guidelines for tree management. However, they also reveal challenges related to urban densification, unequal distribution of green areas, conflicts with sidewalks, power lines, and urban infrastructure, and the need for greater social participation. The study demonstrates that urban afforestation should be treated as a strategic component of environmental policies, capable of promoting thermal comfort, quality of life, climate resilience, environmental justice, and sustainable urban development in metropolitan contexts marked by intense socio-environmental pressure.
Copyright (c) 2025 Leda Maria de Almeida Nelo, Andreza Portella Ribeiro (Autor) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
The Black Beauty Movement and the Fight Against Racism in Mato Grosso do Sul
This book analyzes the Black Beauty Movement in Mato Grosso do Sul, focusing on the Black Beauty Contest of Campo Grande as a sociocultural action against racism and in favor of racial equality. The study investigates the movement’s trajectory, its educational practices, its relationship with the appreciation of Black aesthetics, and its contribution to the construction of positive racial identities. It also discusses the presence of Black populations in Brazilian and Mato Grosso do Sul history, addressing slavery, resistance, post-abolition experiences, Black movements, and educational policies related to ethnic-racial relations. In the field of History teaching, the work highlights the importance of Law No. 10.639/2003, anti-racist education, and the use of didactic resources, especially the documentary produced about the contest. Thus, the study presents the Black Beauty Movement as an educational, political, and cultural space capable of confronting stereotypes, strengthening representation, and expanding anti-racist pedagogical practices.
Copyright (c) 2025 Glaucia Pereira Silva de Almeida, Marinete Aparecida Zacharias Rodrigues (Autor) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Gender and Science: the construction of equality in academic training and research
The book Gender and Science: the construction of equality in academic training and research brings together studies dedicated to the presence, production, and challenges of women in scientific careers. Organized by Marinete Aparecida Zacharias Rodrigues, the collection results from reflections linked to the project “Gender and Science: women’s participation in scientific careers in Mato Grosso do Sul,” developed with support from Fundect. The chapters analyze female participation in universities, undergraduate courses, fields of knowledge, and research experiences, highlighting advances, inequalities, and persistent barriers. The book discusses academic training, scientific leadership, access to and permanence in higher education, intersections of gender, race, and age, as well as the historical invisibility of women in science. By valuing research carried out by women and about women, the work contributes to expanding public and academic debate on gender equality, inclusion, social justice, and the democratization of scientific knowledge in contemporary Brazil.
Copyright (c) 2025 Marinete Aparecida Zacharias Rodrigues (Autor) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Typical Border Cuisine: Chipa as a Factor of Local Development
This book analyzes the typical cuisine of the Brazil-Paraguay border, focusing on chipa as a cultural expression and a factor of local development. The research investigates chipa producers and sellers in Ponta Porã, Brazil, and Pedro Juan Caballero, Paraguay, seeking to understand how artisanal know-how, traditional ingredients, and border food practices contribute to regional identity. With a qualitative, applied, exploratory, and descriptive approach, the study uses bibliographic and documentary review, observation, photographic records, and semi-structured interviews. The results indicate that chipa, besides being an emblematic food of the border region, represents an alternative source of work and income, especially among microenterprises, traditional producers, and local sellers. The book shows that valuing border cuisine strengthens intangible cultural heritage, expands economic opportunities, and contributes to regional socioeconomic development by connecting culture, memory, identity, and the creative economy.
Copyright (c) 2025 Beatriz Dutra dos Santos, Dores Cristina Grechi (Autor) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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Copyright (c) 2026 Douglas Menezes de Oliveira (Editor de volume); Sonia Vanessa Langaro (Autor) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Small Voices on the Path to the Yerba Mate Fields: Children’s Poems and Drawings in the Territory of the Ervais
This book brings together poems and drawings produced by children from public elementary schools in Ponta Porã, Mato Grosso do Sul, as part of the literary and drawing contest connected to the Caminho para os Ervais project. Through words, images and imagination, the children express their perceptions of yerba mate, local culture, regional memory, family life, traditions and the border territory between Brazil and Paraguay. More than a collection of school productions, the work is a sensitive record of childhood, heritage education and territorial identity, valuing the voices of children as creators of memory, belonging and future.
Copyright (c) 2026 Lucilene Machado Garcia Arf, Carlos Otávio Zamberlan, Carlos Buesa Busón, Daiane Florentin Gimenes (Autor) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Public Management, Sectoral and Employment Dynamics, and Regional Development in Mato Grosso do Sul
This book brings together studies on public management, regional development, demographic dynamics, sectoral change, employment, and the economy of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. The chapters address public policies for regional development, budget management, shared solid waste management in border cities, transformations in the formal labor market, employment dynamics in international border municipalities, the relationship between economic sectors and municipal development, the pulp and paper value chain, and the land structure and agricultural production dynamics of the state. The work contributes to the understanding of territorial inequalities, productive specialization, public policy challenges, and development strategies in Mato Grosso do Sul.
Copyright (c) 2026 Vilmar Nogueira Duarte, Rosele Marques Vieira (Autor) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Patrimonialization of the Territory of Amambai/MS
This book analyzes the patrimonialization of the territory of Amambai, Mato Grosso do Sul, based on the relationship between history, culture, collective memory, and regional development. Resulting from research developed within the Graduate Program in Regional Development and Productive Systems at the State University of Mato Grosso do Sul, the study seeks to identify historical and cultural elements present in the population’s social memory, considering Indigenous and rural communities as central references in territorial formation. The approach values individual and collective memory as an instrument for interpreting social reality, highlighting tangible and intangible heritage, cultural practices, traditional knowledge, landscapes, ways of life, and symbolic references of the municipality. Methodologically, it articulates autobiography, thick description, participant observation, and interviews, making it possible to understand how personal and collective experiences express local sociocultural identity. By relating territorial patrimonialization and strategic planning, the book points to ways of valuing cultural potentialities and supporting regional development in Amambai/MS.
Copyright (c) 2025 José Brites dos Santos, Fabrício Antonio Deffacci (Autor) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Yerba Mate: A Symbol of Regional Identity in Mato Grosso do Sul
This book analyzes yerba mate as a symbol of regional identity and as a potential instrument for territorial development in Mato Grosso do Sul. Based on the debate on Geographical Indication, the study evaluates the feasibility of certifying yerba mate produced in the municipalities of Ponta Porã, Amambai, and Aral Moreira, a border region with Paraguay historically linked to yerba mate production. The research adopts a qualitative approach, combining bibliographic review, documentary analysis, and interviews with producers, industry representatives, consumers, and members involved in the experience of São Mateus do Sul, Paraná, the first Geographical Indication for yerba mate in Brazil. The results indicate that certification may add value to the product, strengthen consumer trust, expand markets, encourage associativism, value local knowledge, and promote the historical, economic, and cultural recovery of yerba mate production in the state. Thus, the work highlights the relationship between product, territory, memory, culture, and regional development strategies.
Helen Cristiane Caetano Ribeiro de Oliveira
Copyright (c) 2025 Helen Cristiane Caetano Ribeiro de Oliveira, Moises Centenaro (Autor) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
The Panorama for Ethnodevelopment in the Amambai Indigenous Territory in Mato Grosso do Sul
This book analyzes the panorama for ethnodevelopment in the Indigenous Territory of Amambai, in Mato Grosso do Sul, based on the economic, social, cultural, and productive conditions of the Guarani Kaiowá community. Resulting from research linked to the Graduate Program in Regional Development and Productive Systems at UEMS, the study discusses local development as an alternative to traditional approaches, emphasizing community autonomy, Indigenous knowledge, and territorial valorization. Through a qualitative approach, based on documentary research and experience reporting, the work identifies public policies for development, diagnoses local productive activities, and highlights family farming as a strategic axis for income generation, food security, and cultural strengthening. By articulating science, public policies, and Indigenous protagonism, the book proposes paths toward sustainable development rooted in the territory’s reality, respecting identity, social organization, and traditional ways of life.
Copyright (c) 2025 Valdeir Vilhalva Martins, Jonattan Rodriguez Castelli, Laís Fernanda de Azevedo (Autor) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Legal Regime of Transboundary Wetlands and Environmental Protection of the Mato-Grossense Pantanal
This book analyzes the legal regime of transboundary wetlands, focusing on the environmental protection of the Mato-Grossense Pantanal. The study connects International Environmental Law, human rights, sustainable development, international cooperation and shared sovereignty, highlighting the Ramsar Convention as a central framework for wetland conservation. It also examines protection under the Brazilian legal system, especially the Federal Constitution of 1988, the National System of Conservation Units, the Forest Code and state legislation from Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul. The work discusses the ecological, social and economic importance of the Pantanal, as well as its socio-environmental conflicts, environmental threats and governance challenges. By addressing the Pantanal Statute and the prospects for normative development, the book contributes to debates on public policy, biodiversity conservation and the sustainable use of this strategic transboundary biome.
Copyright (c) 2026 Eliotério Fachin Dias (Autor) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0