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How cinema stigmatises mental illness
That depictions of “madness” have been dominated by horror films is revealing of the film industry’s historic
insensitivity about mental health, writes Arwa Haider.
Fonte: HAIDER, Arwa. How cinema stigmatises mental illness. Disponível em: <http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20180828-how-cinema-stigmatises-mental-illness>. Acesso em: 17 set. 2018.
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How to make chocolate cookies
1. Melt chocolate in the microwave, stir until smooth.
2. Sift together baking powder, flour, cocoa and salt; set aside.
3. In a bowl, cream butter with brown sugar and white sugar until smooth.
4. Beat in eggs taking one at a time, then stir in vanilla and coffee granules until well blended.
5. Using a wooden spoon, stir in melted chocolate.
6. Then stir in the dry ingredients until it blends well.
7. Cover, and allow it to stand for half an hour.
8. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
9. Place two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
10. Roll dough into walnut sized balls onto the prepared cookie sheets.
11. Then, bake it for ten minutes in the preheated oven. Cookies will still be very soft because of the chocolate.
12. Let the cookies cool for ten minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.
Fonte: Disponível em:<http://www.indobase.com/recipes/details/chocolate-cookies.php>.Acesso em: 28 set. de 2018. (Adaptado)
A receita apresentada no texto II refere-se a um tipo de:
Q1269826
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How to make chocolate cookies
1. Melt chocolate in the microwave, stir until smooth.
2. Sift together baking powder, flour, cocoa and salt; set aside.
3. In a bowl, cream butter with brown sugar and white sugar until smooth.
4. Beat in eggs taking one at a time, then stir in vanilla and coffee granules until well blended.
5. Using a wooden spoon, stir in melted chocolate.
6. Then stir in the dry ingredients until it blends well.
7. Cover, and allow it to stand for half an hour.
8. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
9. Place two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
10. Roll dough into walnut sized balls onto the prepared cookie sheets.
11. Then, bake it for ten minutes in the preheated oven. Cookies will still be very soft because of the chocolate.
12. Let the cookies cool for ten minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.
Fonte: Disponível em:<http://www.indobase.com/recipes/details/chocolate-cookies.php>.Acesso em: 28 set. de 2018. (Adaptado)
Entre os ingredientes usados nessa receita, estão:
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How to make chocolate cookies
1. Melt chocolate in the microwave, stir until smooth.
2. Sift together baking powder, flour, cocoa and salt; set aside.
3. In a bowl, cream butter with brown sugar and white sugar until smooth.
4. Beat in eggs taking one at a time, then stir in vanilla and coffee granules until well blended.
5. Using a wooden spoon, stir in melted chocolate.
6. Then stir in the dry ingredients until it blends well.
7. Cover, and allow it to stand for half an hour.
8. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
9. Place two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
10. Roll dough into walnut sized balls onto the prepared cookie sheets.
11. Then, bake it for ten minutes in the preheated oven. Cookies will still be very soft because of the chocolate.
12. Let the cookies cool for ten minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.
Fonte: Disponível em:<http://www.indobase.com/recipes/details/chocolate-cookies.php>.Acesso em: 28 set. de 2018. (Adaptado)
De acordo com a receita apresentada no texto II,
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Texto I
What brain foods are good for remembering what you studied?
Need help remembering what you've just studied? Head to your
kitchen. Research suggests certain foods are good for the brain and may
boost your memory. Along with getting enough sleep and developing other
healthy habits, eating brain foods can be an effective study aid.
Eggs: Eggs are good for your memory because they are a good
source of protein, a nutrient that helps you concentrate, according to
registered dietitian Elisa Zied, author of “Nutrition at Your Fingertips.” Eggs
also contain choline, a precursor to a neurotransmitter needed for good
memory.
Cereal: Cereal provides carbohydrates, which help you remember
what you studied by boosting your mental energy. Carbs turn into glucose,
a sugar your brain needs to think clearly. Cereals with whole grains also provide B vitamins, nutrients the
nerves in your brain need to communicate, Zied says.
Fish: Salmon, tuna and other varieties of oily fish are rich in omega-3 fatty acids, also known as
polyunsaturated fatty acids. A symptom for someone low in omega-3s is poor memory. In addition to omega3 fatty acids, fish contains vitamin B-12, which is important for good memory, according to the NIH’s Office of
Dietary Supplements.
Getting a good night’s sleep and eating a healthy breakfast will also help you remember what you
studied. Research shows eating breakfast improves attention and boosts academic achievement.
Additionally, keeping your cholesterol and blood pressure in check and avoiding smoking will help your brain
health and may sharpen your memory, according to an article by nutritionist Joy Bauer on NBCNews.com.
Fonte: Disponível em:<http:// https://healthyeating.sfgate.com/brain-foods-good-remembering-studied-5381.html>.Acesso em: 28 set. de 2018. (Adaptado)
A recomendação que NÃO está presente no texto I é:
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Texto I
What brain foods are good for remembering what you studied?
Need help remembering what you've just studied? Head to your
kitchen. Research suggests certain foods are good for the brain and may
boost your memory. Along with getting enough sleep and developing other
healthy habits, eating brain foods can be an effective study aid.
Eggs: Eggs are good for your memory because they are a good
source of protein, a nutrient that helps you concentrate, according to
registered dietitian Elisa Zied, author of “Nutrition at Your Fingertips.” Eggs
also contain choline, a precursor to a neurotransmitter needed for good
memory.
Cereal: Cereal provides carbohydrates, which help you remember
what you studied by boosting your mental energy. Carbs turn into glucose,
a sugar your brain needs to think clearly. Cereals with whole grains also provide B vitamins, nutrients the
nerves in your brain need to communicate, Zied says.
Fish: Salmon, tuna and other varieties of oily fish are rich in omega-3 fatty acids, also known as
polyunsaturated fatty acids. A symptom for someone low in omega-3s is poor memory. In addition to omega3 fatty acids, fish contains vitamin B-12, which is important for good memory, according to the NIH’s Office of
Dietary Supplements.
Getting a good night’s sleep and eating a healthy breakfast will also help you remember what you
studied. Research shows eating breakfast improves attention and boosts academic achievement.
Additionally, keeping your cholesterol and blood pressure in check and avoiding smoking will help your brain
health and may sharpen your memory, according to an article by nutritionist Joy Bauer on NBCNews.com.
Fonte: Disponível em:<http:// https://healthyeating.sfgate.com/brain-foods-good-remembering-studied-5381.html>.Acesso em: 28 set. de 2018. (Adaptado)
Segundo o texto I, a ingestão dos alimentos apresentados e destacados auxilia nos estudos, pois esses
alimentos:
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Psychopaths can’t tell if a person is genuinely sad or afraid, study suggests
Fonte: GANDER, Kashmira. Psychopaths can’t tell if a person is genuinely sad or afraid, study sugests. Disponível em:<http://www.newsweek.com/psychopaths-cant-tell-if-person-genuinely-sad-or-afraid-study-suggests-1055599>. Publicado em: 8 março 2018. Acesso em: 14 out. 2018.
Considerando o assunto sobre a psicopatia, assinale a alternativa CORRETA.
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Psychopaths can’t tell if a person is genuinely sad or afraid, study suggests
Fonte: GANDER, Kashmira. Psychopaths can’t tell if a person is genuinely sad or afraid, study sugests. Disponível em:<http://www.newsweek.com/psychopaths-cant-tell-if-person-genuinely-sad-or-afraid-study-suggests-1055599>. Publicado em: 8 março 2018. Acesso em: 14 out. 2018.
No trecho “They found the brains of those with psychopathic traits were wired to value immediate reward,
while not considering long-term consequences.” (linhas 33-34), o pronome “they” substitui:
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Psychopaths can’t tell if a person is genuinely sad or afraid, study suggests
Fonte: GANDER, Kashmira. Psychopaths can’t tell if a person is genuinely sad or afraid, study sugests. Disponível em:<http://www.newsweek.com/psychopaths-cant-tell-if-person-genuinely-sad-or-afraid-study-suggests-1055599>. Publicado em: 8 março 2018. Acesso em: 14 out. 2018.
De acordo com o texto, é INCORRETO afirmar que:
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Psychopaths can’t tell if a person is genuinely sad or afraid, study suggests
Fonte: GANDER, Kashmira. Psychopaths can’t tell if a person is genuinely sad or afraid, study sugests. Disponível em:<http://www.newsweek.com/psychopaths-cant-tell-if-person-genuinely-sad-or-afraid-study-suggests-1055599>. Publicado em: 8 março 2018. Acesso em: 14 out. 2018.
De acordo com o texto, podemos afirmar que:
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Q1268940
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The Laziest Countries
Disponível em: <https://allthatsinteresting.com/worlds-laziest-countries> Acesso em 10 set. 2018
Texto para a questão.
These Are The Laziest Countries In The World, According To The United Nations
By Bernadette Deron
Published September 6, 2018
The World Health Organization had hoped to reduce inactivity 10 percent by 2025, but these
numbers don't bode well for that goal.
The World Health Organization (WHO) — the agency of the United Nations concerned with international
public health — published a report in The Lancet Global Health on Sept. 5 that outlines which nations
get the most (and the least) amount of exercise.
Details Of The Study
The survey of 168 nations ranked the countries by most to least active by measuring the exercise
habits of a given percentage of each country’s population and then comparing that percentage with
those samples of the other countries involved in the study. The WHO defines enough exercise as at
least 75 minutes of vigorous activity or 150 minutes of moderately intense activity per week — or any
combination of the two. The WHO analyzed statistics and trends across different economic backgrounds,
and between genders.
The Laziest Countries
Overall, there were only four counties in the world where more than 50 percent of the population did
not get enough exercise: Kuwait, Iraq, American Samoa, and Saudi Arabia. So these four countries are
effectively the “laziest” in the world. Ultimately the nation with the least amount of physical activity was
Kuwait, with 67 percent of its adults not exercising enough.
Other nations towards the bottom of this list were the United States, which ranked 143rd out of 168
countries. A whopping 40 percent of the U.S.’s population doesn’t get enough exercise — meaning
approximately 130 million Americans can’t manage to get 2.5 hours of moderate activity per week.
The U.K. also ranked fairly inactive, with only 35.9 percent of their population getting the proper amount.
Other more inactive countries included Brazil, with 47 percent, the Philippines with 39.7 percent,
Singapore with 36.5 percent, and India with 34 percent of the population not getting enough exercise.
The Most Active Nations
In Uganda, only about five percent of their sample population did not exercise enough. China also
displayed high rates of activity, with just 14.1 percent of their sample population not getting sufficient
exercise. Other fairly active countries included Mozambique, with just over five percent, as well as
Myanmar, with around 10 percent of their population insufficiently active.
Surprising Trends
According to their survey results, women tended to get less exercise than men, with an overall eight
percent difference between the two. The report states:
“In 159 of 168 countries, prevalence of insufficient physical activity was lower in men than in women,
with a difference of at least 10 percentage points in 65 countries, and a difference of more than 20
percentage points in nine countries: Barbados, Bahamas, Saint Lucia, Palau, Iraq, Bangladesh, Trinidad
and Tobago, Iran, and Saudi Arabia.”
The organization also noted some interesting trends across different economic backgrounds. Generally,
people in poorer countries tended to be more than twice as active as richer ones. The report explains
that this trend could be related to the fact that those with higher incomes tend to have “more sedentary
occupations” and that greater access to automobile transportation results in lesser physical activity.
After pooling all of the data together, the WHO found that one in four adults the world over does not
get enough exercise — which is a pretty jarring statistic. “This puts more than 1.4 billion adults at risk
of developing or exacerbating diseases linked to inactivity, and needs to be urgently addressed,” the
report states.
The WHO had previously outlined a goal of lowering global inactivity by 10 percent by the year 2025,
but considering the fact that these statistics have not differed much since 2001, the WHO estimates that
their goal will likely not be met.
Disponível em: <https://allthatsinteresting.com/worlds-laziest-countries> Acesso em 10 set. 2018
As referências dos pronomes its e which, destacados no 3º parágrafo, são, respectivamente:
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The Laziest Countries
Disponível em: <https://allthatsinteresting.com/worlds-laziest-countries> Acesso em 10 set. 2018
Texto para a questão.
These Are The Laziest Countries In The World, According To The United Nations
By Bernadette Deron
Published September 6, 2018
The World Health Organization had hoped to reduce inactivity 10 percent by 2025, but these
numbers don't bode well for that goal.
The World Health Organization (WHO) — the agency of the United Nations concerned with international
public health — published a report in The Lancet Global Health on Sept. 5 that outlines which nations
get the most (and the least) amount of exercise.
Details Of The Study
The survey of 168 nations ranked the countries by most to least active by measuring the exercise
habits of a given percentage of each country’s population and then comparing that percentage with
those samples of the other countries involved in the study. The WHO defines enough exercise as at
least 75 minutes of vigorous activity or 150 minutes of moderately intense activity per week — or any
combination of the two. The WHO analyzed statistics and trends across different economic backgrounds,
and between genders.
The Laziest Countries
Overall, there were only four counties in the world where more than 50 percent of the population did
not get enough exercise: Kuwait, Iraq, American Samoa, and Saudi Arabia. So these four countries are
effectively the “laziest” in the world. Ultimately the nation with the least amount of physical activity was
Kuwait, with 67 percent of its adults not exercising enough.
Other nations towards the bottom of this list were the United States, which ranked 143rd out of 168
countries. A whopping 40 percent of the U.S.’s population doesn’t get enough exercise — meaning
approximately 130 million Americans can’t manage to get 2.5 hours of moderate activity per week.
The U.K. also ranked fairly inactive, with only 35.9 percent of their population getting the proper amount.
Other more inactive countries included Brazil, with 47 percent, the Philippines with 39.7 percent,
Singapore with 36.5 percent, and India with 34 percent of the population not getting enough exercise.
The Most Active Nations
In Uganda, only about five percent of their sample population did not exercise enough. China also
displayed high rates of activity, with just 14.1 percent of their sample population not getting sufficient
exercise. Other fairly active countries included Mozambique, with just over five percent, as well as
Myanmar, with around 10 percent of their population insufficiently active.
Surprising Trends
According to their survey results, women tended to get less exercise than men, with an overall eight
percent difference between the two. The report states:
“In 159 of 168 countries, prevalence of insufficient physical activity was lower in men than in women,
with a difference of at least 10 percentage points in 65 countries, and a difference of more than 20
percentage points in nine countries: Barbados, Bahamas, Saint Lucia, Palau, Iraq, Bangladesh, Trinidad
and Tobago, Iran, and Saudi Arabia.”
The organization also noted some interesting trends across different economic backgrounds. Generally,
people in poorer countries tended to be more than twice as active as richer ones. The report explains
that this trend could be related to the fact that those with higher incomes tend to have “more sedentary
occupations” and that greater access to automobile transportation results in lesser physical activity.
After pooling all of the data together, the WHO found that one in four adults the world over does not
get enough exercise — which is a pretty jarring statistic. “This puts more than 1.4 billion adults at risk
of developing or exacerbating diseases linked to inactivity, and needs to be urgently addressed,” the
report states.
The WHO had previously outlined a goal of lowering global inactivity by 10 percent by the year 2025,
but considering the fact that these statistics have not differed much since 2001, the WHO estimates that
their goal will likely not be met.
Disponível em: <https://allthatsinteresting.com/worlds-laziest-countries> Acesso em 10 set. 2018
Verifique se as alternativas abaixo são verdadeiras ou falsas de acordo com o texto:
( ) A fim de identificar os países mais preguiçosos do mundo, The World Health Organization (WHO)
analisou estatísticas e tendências de diferentes gêneros e classes socioeconômicas.
( ) Nos países onde a população menos se exercita, mais de 50% das pessoas não fazem atividades
suficientes.
( ) O estudo mostrou que, geralmente, as pessoas dos países mais pobres economicamente são três
vezes mais ativas do que as pessoas mais ricas.
( ) De acordo com a pesquisa, um em cada quatro adultos não faz atividades físicas, porém não
correm o risco de desenvolverem doenças relacionadas à inatividade.
( ) Possivelmente, a meta de diminuir a inatividade global em 10% até 2025 não será atingida.
Assinale a sequência correta:
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Leia a tirinha:
Fonte: http://englishteachermargarita.blogspot.com
A construção “... most of our problems are caused by a lack of communication” está na voz passiva.
Assinale a opção que a transforma em voz ativa.
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Brazil National Museum: as much as 90% of collection destroyed in fire
Building was not insured, the museum’s deputy director said, but some pieces survived including the
Bendegó meteorite.
As much as 90% of the collection at Brazil’s National Museum was destroyed in a devastating fire on
Sunday and – compounding the disaster – the building was not insured, according to the museum’s
deputy director.
Some pieces survived, including the famous Bendegó meteorite and a library of 500,000 books – including works dating back to the days of the Portuguese empire – which was kept in a separate annex,
Cristiana Serejo told reporters in front of the building’s blackened shell.
But it was still not possible to say how much of the collection had escaped the flames, Serejo said. “It
could be 10%, it could be 15, it could be 20,” she said. “We had a very big loss.”
The museum’s Egyptology collection was completely destroyed, Serejo said.
Researchers who were able to enter one area of the building in Rio de Janeiro are starting to catalogue
what little is left, said Serejo, who appealed to members of the public to return any items they found.
Asked if the museum was insured, she screwed up her face in mock anguish, and shook her head.
“I hope we learn from this,” she said. “Other public buildings are in the same situation.”
Disponível em: <https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/04/brazil-national-museum-fire-collection-destroyed-notinsured> Acesso em 07 set. 2018 (Adaptado)
O verbo modal could nas construções “It could be 10%, it could be 15, it could be 20” expressa ideia
de:
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Brazil National Museum: as much as 90% of collection destroyed in fire
Building was not insured, the museum’s deputy director said, but some pieces survived including the
Bendegó meteorite.
As much as 90% of the collection at Brazil’s National Museum was destroyed in a devastating fire on
Sunday and – compounding the disaster – the building was not insured, according to the museum’s
deputy director.
Some pieces survived, including the famous Bendegó meteorite and a library of 500,000 books – including works dating back to the days of the Portuguese empire – which was kept in a separate annex,
Cristiana Serejo told reporters in front of the building’s blackened shell.
But it was still not possible to say how much of the collection had escaped the flames, Serejo said. “It
could be 10%, it could be 15, it could be 20,” she said. “We had a very big loss.”
The museum’s Egyptology collection was completely destroyed, Serejo said.
Researchers who were able to enter one area of the building in Rio de Janeiro are starting to catalogue
what little is left, said Serejo, who appealed to members of the public to return any items they found.
Asked if the museum was insured, she screwed up her face in mock anguish, and shook her head.
“I hope we learn from this,” she said. “Other public buildings are in the same situation.”
Disponível em: <https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/04/brazil-national-museum-fire-collection-destroyed-notinsured> Acesso em 07 set. 2018 (Adaptado)
O texto acima tem por objetivo
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Leia a tirinha a seguir.
Na tirinha, o humor é evidenciado por meio
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Leia o infográfico a seguir e responda à questão.
Em relação ao que se pode inferir do infográfico, considere as afirmativas a seguir.
I. Leitura e aritmética são consideradas habilidades necessárias para a vida e para o mercado de trabalho.
II. A questão da falta de habilidades atinge crianças, jovens e adultos.
III. Há um elevado número de crianças que não terminam o ensino primário.
IV. A quantidade de educadores é dado relevante para o enfrentamento dos problemas na Educação.
Assinale a alternativa correta.
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Leia o infográfico a seguir e responda à questão.
Os dados numéricos trazidos pelo infográfico têm o objetivo de
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Leia o infográfico a seguir e responda à questão.
De acordo com o infográfico, considere as afirmativas a seguir.
I. Os pobres e os marginalizados são maioria quando se trata de falta de habilidade de leitura e escrita.
II. Mais da metade dos analfabetos em idade adulta são mulheres.
III. 30% das crianças não completam o ensino primário em países desenvolvidos.
IV. 250 milhões de crianças frequentam a escola primária.
Assinale a alternativa correta.
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Leia o texto a seguir e responda à questão.
’Hitting women isn’t normal’: tackling male violence in Brazil
A rehabilitation programme for violent men in Espírito Santo is cutting reoffending rates
In the state of Espírito Santo, violence against women is rampant. From 2005 to 2012, the state had
the highest rate of murders of women in the country. In the years since, it has been in the top five.
Nationwide, almost a third of girls and women said in a 2017 survey that they had suffered violence -–
ranging from threats and beatings to attempted murder – during the previous year.
The problem permeates all levels of society and it is a huge challenge, says Gracimeri Gaviorno, chief
officer of the civil police in Espírito Santo. Gaviorno saw many men reoffend while they waited -– in some
cases for years — for their trial, so she decided to do something about it. “You can’t just wait with your
arms folded while the justice system takes its time to do something,” she says. In 2016, she worked
with psychologists, social workers and other police departments to develop the Homem que é Homem
programme to rehabilitate aggressive men.
The programme is voluntary and offered to all men who come into contact with the police for violence
against women. For those who complete it, there is no reduction in sentencing, but it can be presented to
the judge as a kind of character witness. There are seven courses a year, with four 90-minute sessions a
week for five weeks. Everyone arrested for violence against women must attend an introductory lecture.
Ana Paula Milani, a police psychologist involved in running the programme, says: “I start off explaining
that hitting a woman isn’t normal and is a crime, and that there is a programme to help them. The
majority of men don’t know why they are there, and even after my lecture, some still think it was the
woman’s fault.” For every course, around 60 men will come to the first lecture; around 20 agree to
participate in the programme and 15 complete it.
Group sessions are run like an AA group. Participants sit in a circle and discussions revolve around
gender roles in society. They examine the concept of masculinity -– machismo is rife in Brazil -– and talk
about why men are more likely to take drugs and why the male suicide rate is higher. They then discuss
how to manage and resolve conflict without resorting to violence. The last meeting is about how to return
to having a relationship and how to regain trust. The programme, run by police professionals, has been
successful. In its first year, 6% of attendees reoffended; the number fell to 3% in its second year and
in 2017, when 73 men completed the course, 2% reoffended. The project has been replicated in three
other areas of the state, and there are plans to launch it in two other municipalities.
Gaviorno, who was a finalist in the first awards in Brazil to recognise outstanding contributions to the
public sector, is aware that the project plays only a small part in tackling violence against women, which
she says continues to be “a huge challenge”. “From the female lawyer who asks for something from the
judge and gets it because she is pretty, to the woman who is murdered by her husband, there are a lot of
layers of sexism in Brazil,” she says. Until this changes, Gaviorno and her colleagues will have their work
cut out.
(Adaptado de: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/aug/23/hitting-women-isnt-normal-tackling-male-violence-brazil. Acesso
em: 19 jul. 2018.)
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