Sociologist and researcher Alzira Alves de Abreu dies.
During her years at FGV CPDOC, Alzira led several important projects in the field of Social Sciences.
247 - Sociologist and researcher Alzira Alves de Abreu died at the age of 86 on March 5th. She had been a researcher at the School of Social Sciences of the Getúlio Vargas Foundation (FGV CPDOC) since 1975.
She coordinated the thematic research for the Brazilian Historical-Biographical Dictionary and was the general coordinator of CPDOC between 1985 and 1989, and its director between 1990 and 1994. She graduated in History and Geography from the National Faculty of Philosophy (FNFi) in 1958, and completed her doctorate in Sociology at the University of Paris V-Sorbonne in 1975.
In a statement, FGV said it "offers its most sincere condolences and solidarity to the family and friends."
During her years at FGV CPDOC, Alzira led several important projects in the area of Social Sciences, including the updating of the Brazilian Historical-Biographical Dictionary and Brazil in Transition: an assessment of the end of the 20th century. In addition, she coordinated a study on the history and role of the media in Brazil in recent decades, which resulted in the publication of works such as The Press in Transition: Brazilian Journalism in the 1950s.
“We have lost one of Brazil’s greatest educators and researchers. Alzira Alves de Abreu graduated in History from the former FnFi in 1958, and dedicated herself to topics such as underdevelopment, industrialization, the labor movement, and dependency,” said Chico Teixeira, a History professor at UFRJ.
"She actively participated in movements for National Sovereignty and the end of social inequalities, including at ISEB. She earned her doctorate at the University of Paris, was one of the creators, alongside Celina Vargas do Amaral Peixoto, of CPDOC, and organizer, alongside Israel Beloch, of the monumental 'Brazilian Bio-Historiographical Dictionary'. All of us Historians and Social Scientists owe much to the organizational, unifying, and creative work of Alzira Alves. We will miss her valuable and cheerful company," he continued.