Brazil's popular groups, 1966-1986
Publisher: Library of Congress Preservation Microfilming Program; Available from Library of Congress Photoduplication Service
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: por
Format: [microform]
Number of pages: 19
Subjects: Social conditions; Ecology; Education; Labor; Labor movement; Church and state; Political parties; Human rights; Women; Blacks; Indians of South America; Urbanization; Land reform; Homosexuality
Description: Reproduces more than 1,500 ephemeral works issued in 2004, including newsletters, house organs, reports, brochures, educational manuals and handouts, documenting the ideas and activities of numerous Brazilian organizations and popular movements. The collection of posters is particularly strong in materials related to ecology, especially the preservation of fresh water sources, and on issues related to AIDS and homosexuality. The collection of pamphlets is strong in materials related to political parties (election year for mayors and city council), issues on women and urban activism,  issues on education, and issues related to ethnic groups.  The collection is organized into fourteen broad categories: Agrarian Reform and Land Issues; Children and Youth; Education and Communication; Environment and Ecology; Ethnic Groups: Blacks; Ethnic Groups: Indians; Ethnic Groups: Others; Homosexual and Bisexual; Human and Civil Rights; Labor and Laboring Classes; Political Parties and Issues; Religious Organizations, Ecumenical Groups and Movements; Urban Activism; Women and Feminists.
Notes: Material was gathered and organized by the staff of the Library of Congress Office in Rio de Janeiro and microfilmed in cooperation with the African/Asian Acquisitions and Overseas Operations Division and the Preservation Reformatting Division.

Includes introductory matter in English and three indexes arranged by title, subject code, and publisher on the first reel.

Continues: Brazil's popular groups, 1966-1986, filmed by the Library of Congress under Microfilm 88/5259 <MicRR>.

Master microform held by: DLC.

Selected original illustrated material (posters CH/002, GB/002, GB/003, GB/004, GI/001, HO/001, HO/002, LA/002, POL/001, UR/001, UR/003, UR/004, UR/005, UR/006, UR/007, WO/001, WO/002, WO/003) retained in Prints & Photographs Division.

Web-based keyword index available on the Library of Congress Office, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Web site.

In Portuguese.