Statelessness in Brazil: from invisibility to the invitation for becoming a citizen

Statelessness in Brazil: from invisibility to the invitation for becoming a citizen

Revista de Estudos e Pesquisas sobre as Américas



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Translated title: Apatridia no Brasil: da invisibilidade ao convite para se tornar cidadão
Apatridia en Brasil: de la invisibilidad a la invitación a convertirse en ciudadano
Journal Title: Revista de Estudos e Pesquisas sobre as Américas
Author: Thiago Assunção
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Language: Portuguese
Get full text: https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/repam/article/view/24301
Resource type: Journal Article
Source: Revista de Estudos e Pesquisas sobre as Américas; Vol 13, No 1 (Year 2019).
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21057/10.21057/repamv13n1.2019.24301
Publisher: Universidade de Brasília
Usage rights: Reconocimiento - NoComercial (by-nc)
Knowledge areas / Categories: Social Sciences/Humanities --> Anthropology
Social Sciences/Humanities --> Political Science
Social Sciences/Humanities --> Social Issues

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