A transnacionalização do espiritismo kardecista brasileiro: uma discussão inicial

No presente artigo ensaia-se uma investigação preliminar sobre a transnacionalização do espiritismo kardecista brasileiro para o exterior. A partir do exame de alguns elementos históricos, como o papel desempenhado pela Federação Espírita Brasileira e a atuação do líder e médium Divaldo Franco na exportação da tradição espírita "made in Brazil", busca-se entender as metamorfoses e adaptações sofridas por esta religião na migração e fixação de imigrantes brasileiros em outros países. Neste cenário de participação hegemônica do kardecismo brasileiro na organização internacional do movimento espírita, discute-se: 1) a difusão deste modelo para o mundo ibérico e latino, o papel adaptador do kardecismo; 2) seu papel como organizador simbólico de cosmologias familiares de imigrantes brasileiros já estabelecidos nos Estados Unidos e na Europa.<br>In the present article we present a preliminary investigation on the transnationalization of the Brazilian Kardecism to foreign countries. From the examination of historical elements, such as the role performed by the Brazilian Spiritist Federation and the actions of the leader and medium Divaldo Franco in the exportation of a "made in Brazil" Spirit tradition, we try to understand the metamorphosis and adaptations endured by this religion in the migration and settlement of Brazilian immigrants in other countries. In this scenery of hegemonic participation of the Brazilian Kardecism in the international organization of the Spirit movement, we discuss: 1) the dissemination of this model to the iberic and latin world, Kardecism's adaptive role; 2) its role as a symbolic organizer of family cosmologies of Brazilian immigrants already settled in the United States and in Europe

Morphology and topography analysis of mesoporous titania templated by micrometric latex sphere arrays

In this work, mesoporous titania is prepared by templating latex sphere arrays with four different sphere diameters at the micrometric scale (phi &gt; 1 mu m). The mesoporous titania homogeneously covers the latex spheres and substrate, forming a thin coating characterized by N-2 adsorption isotherm, small angle X-rays scattering, atomic force, field emission and transmission electronic microscopies. Mesoporous titania has been templated into different shapes such as hollow particles and monoliths according to the amount of sol used to fill the voids of the close packed latex spheres. Titania topography strongly depends on the adsorption of polymeric segments over latex spheres surface, which could be decreased by changing the dimensions of latex spheres (phi = 9.5 mu m) generating a lamellar architecture. Thus, micrometric latex sphere arrays can be used to achieve new surface patterns for mesoporous materials via a fast and inexpensive chemical route for construction of functional devices in different technological fields such as energy conversion, inclusion chemistry and biomaterials. (C) 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo (FAPESP)Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo (FAPESP) [2008/00463-2]Chemistry Institute of the University of Sao Paulo, BrazilChemistry Institute of the University of Sao Paulo, Brazi

Morphology and topography analysis of mesoporous titania templated by micrometric latex sphere arrays

In this work, mesoporous titania is prepared by templating latex sphere arrays with four different sphere diameters at the micrometric scale (ϕ > 1 μm). The mesoporous titania homogeneously covers the latex spheres and substrate, forming a thin coating characterized by N2 adsorption isotherm, small angle X-rays scattering, atomic force, field emission and transmission electronic microscopies. Mesoporous titania has been templated into different shapes such as hollow particles and monoliths according to the amount of sol used to fill the voids of the close packed latex spheres. Titania topography strongly depends on the adsorption of polymeric segments over latex spheres surface, which could be decreased by changing the dimensions of latex spheres (ϕ = 9.5 μm) generating a lamellar architecture. Thus, micrometric latex sphere arrays can be used to achieve new surface patterns for mesoporous materials via a fast and inexpensive chemical route for construction of functional devices in different technological fields such as energy conversion, inclusion chemistry and biomaterials1528495FUNDAÇÃO DE AMPARO À PESQUISA DO ESTADO DE SÃO PAULO - FAPESP2008/00463-