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Heraldo Campos

Graduated in geology (1976) from the Institute of Geosciences and Exact Sciences (UNESP), Master's degree in General and Applied Geology (1987) and PhD in Sciences (1993) from USP. Post-doctoral studies (2000) at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia - UPC and post-doctoral studies (2010) at the School of Engineering of São Carlos (USP).

127 Articles

Damage to the site caused by a US attack in Catia La Mar, Venezuela - 4/1/2026

The backyard for wickedness

The history of external interventions, economic interests, and risks to Latin American sovereignty is repeating itself in new forms in the 21st century.

View of an arm of the Caeté River in a mangrove area in the Caeté-Taperaçu Marine Extractive Reserve monitored by the Mangues da Amazônia project. 

Stomach-turning!

Hg: symbol for the chemical element mercury, a liquid heavy metal known for its high toxicity.

Military forces occupy the streets after the 1964 coup.

A vocation for evil.

Does anyone doubt that sabotaging education is one of the ways to subjugate peoples for the perpetuation of power and domination by a powerful few?

A strip of sand on Cruzeiro Beach (Iperoig), near the mouth of the Rio Grande, Ubatuba (North Coast of the State of São Paulo), with remnants of leaves and tree branches associated with various urban waste, being piled up for removal after the heavy rains that occurred on May 22nd and 23rd, 2025.

Reptiles and hangovers

Between fossils and natural phenomena, political species still persist, threatening democracy and defying the tide of common sense.

Photo taken on January 25, 2020, of a fragment of styrofoam on the sand of Perequê Açu Beach (Ubatuba, North Coast of the State of São Paulo), which can take hundreds of years to degrade in the marine environment.

Scoundrel

The Brazilian Federal Senate recently approved a bill to make environmental licensing more flexible.

The Three Marys

The Three Marys

Due to air pollution and city lighting (streets, houses, buildings, etc.), observing the stars with the naked eye is becoming increasingly difficult.

Dinosaur

Learning from friends

Since I never doubted my expert friends, from whom I am always learning, I can only express my gratitude.

A strip of sand on Cruzeiro Beach (Iperoig), near the mouth of the Rio Grande, Ubatuba (North Coast of the State of São Paulo), with remnants of leaves and tree branches associated with various urban waste, being piled up for removal after the heavy rains that occurred on May 22nd and 23rd, 2025.

AI-generated overview

Let's see what humans, who create the clever tracking algorithms and opinion "builders" generated by Artificial Intelligence, have to say.

Corinthians Pope

Corinthians Pope

If asked who was better, Pelé or Maradona, with his well-known sense of humor, he wouldn't answer: Sócrates!, from my beloved Corinthians.