Nesta história que se passa em plena Floresta amazônica, fotografada e ilustrada com grande beleza, o escritor Miguel de Almeida apresenta-nos as aventuras de Bebé e seus bichos, sempre aprendendo com a Mãe Natureza.
Uma cidade com casarões abandonados é o cenário dessa história. Quem são seus personagens? Por que eles assustam todo mundo? Acredite, são estranhas criaturas. Agora entre, mas com cuidado!
The dynamic analysis of railway vehicles involves the construction of three independent models: the vehicle model, the track model, and the wheel-rail contact model. In this work, a multibody formulation is used to describe the vehicle model. A methodology is also proposed in order to create detailed track models, which include the flexibility of the rails and of the substructure. The inclusion of flexible track models is very important to stu...
This study analyzes urban freight distribution from the wholesale distribution sector to supermarkets'' retail sector via TransCAD software, and the vehicle routing problem with time windows has been applied for possible delivery route optimization. TransCAD focuses on a transport system based on graph theory concepts which have been employed in this study, together with some basic concepts of distribution chain and its elements. Some paramete...
The construction of masculinity is becoming a field of growing interest because it is opening up new and fascinating perspectives, thus adding a further dimension to Gender Studies. However, so far the analysis has focused mostly on homosexuality. By contrast, the author examines social processes and relations that constitute hegemonic masculinity, the central model that attempts to subordinate alternative masculinities, and which is the model...
The construction of masculinity is becoming a field of growing interest because it is opening up new and fascinating perspectives, thus adding a further dimension to Gender Studies. However, so far the analysis has focused mostly on homosexuality. By contrast, the author examines social processes and relations that constitute hegemonic masculinity, the central model that attempts to subordinate alternative masculinities, and which is the model...
Although the post-colonial situation has attracted considerable interest over recent years, one important colonial power - Portugal - has not been given any attention. This book is the first to explore notions of ethnicity, "race", culture, and nation in the context of the debate on colonialism and postcolonialism. The structure of the book reflects a trajectory of research, starting with a case study in Trinidad, followed by another one in Br...
Although the post-colonial situation has attracted considerable interest over recent years, one important colonial power - Portugal - has not been given any attention. This book is the first to explore notions of ethnicity, "race", culture, and nation in the context of the debate on colonialism and postcolonialism. The structure of the book reflects a trajectory of research, starting with a case study in Trinidad, followed by another one in Br...
