Postgraduate Studies in Geography and Social Transformation: The Impact of the PPGGEO/UFMA on Scientific Production and Regional Development in Maranhão

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https://doi.org/10.5418/ra2025.v21i46.20830

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pós-graduação, geografia, impactos sociais, discentes

Abstract

Seeking to demonstrate the importance of postgraduate courses in Geography in general, based on the Postgraduate Program in Geography at the Federal University of Maranhão, this work presents a broad overview of the actions and social impacts developed within it. Thus, through extensive documentary research of experiences and dissertations, as well as journals and books in the field, the great relevance of the program at various scales is evident, since a federal university in the state of Maranhão manages to reach a specific student audience that concentrates a large extent of scientific and cultural knowledge in this unique state of Brazil.

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Amanda Salles de Escobar Gonçalves Acruchi, Universidade Federal do Maranhão (UFMA)

She holds a degree in Law from Centro Universitário Fluminense (2006), with experience in Civil Law, Copyright Law, and Intellectual Property. She is currently a Master's student in the Graduate Program in Geography at the Federal University of Maranhão (UFMA) and an undergraduate student in Geography at the same institution. She is a member of LEPENG (Laboratory for Extension, Research, and Teaching in Geography). She serves as a volunteer research fellow in a project on the development of geographical thought in Maranhão at UFMA and as a technical assistance fellow in the project "Anchoring in the Waters of Memory: Listening to, Knowing, Telling, and Preserving Life Stories from Itaqui," funded by FAPEMA.

Márcio José Celeri, Universidade Federal do Maranhão (UFMA)

He holds a degree in Geography from São Paulo State University “Júlio de Mesquita Filho” (2005), a Master’s degree in Urban Engineering from the Federal University of São Carlos (2008), and a Ph.D. in Geography (Organization of Space) from São Paulo State University “Júlio de Mesquita Filho” (2012). He is currently a higher education program evaluator at the National Institute for Educational Studies and Research Anísio Teixeira (INEP) and an Associate Professor III at the Federal University of Maranhão. He has experience in the field of Geography, with an emphasis on Geography Education, working mainly on the following topics: youth and adult education, literacy, environmental education, solid waste, and the teaching of geography.

Zulimar Márita Ribeiro Rodrigues, Universidade Federal do Maranhão (UFMA)

She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Geography from the Federal University of Maranhão (1990), a Master’s degree in Health and Environment from the Federal University of Maranhão (2004), and a Ph.D. in Geography (Human Geography) from the University of São Paulo (2010). She is a permanent faculty member of the Graduate Program (Master’s) and the Undergraduate Program in Geography at the Federal University of Maranhão. She has experience in the field of Geography, with an emphasis on Human Geography, working mainly on the following topics: Epistemology of Geography, Health Geography, Urban Indicators, and Gender-Based Violence.

Ronaldo Barros Sodré, Universidade Federal do Maranhão (UFMA)

Professor in the Department of Geosciences and Coordinator of the Graduate Program in Geography (PPGGEO) at the Federal University of Maranhão (UFMA). He holds a Ph.D. in Geography from the Federal University of Pará (UFPA), with a sandwich research period at the University of Alicante (funded by the PROCAD-AMAZONIA/CAPES Program). He also holds a Master’s degree, a Bachelor’s degree, and a teaching degree in Geography from the State University of Maranhão (UEMA). He is the Vice Director of the Humanities Center at UFMA, leader of the Laboratory for Extension, Research, and Teaching in Geography (LEPENG), deputy leader of the Study Group on Territorial Dynamics (GEDITE), and a researcher at the DATALUTA Network. He has experience in Agrarian Geography, History of Geographical Thought, Geography Education, and Thematic Cartography.

References

FEITOSA, Antonio Cordeiro. O Maranhão Primitivo: Uma tentativa de reconstituição. São Luís: Augusta, 1983.

SANTOS, Milton. Por uma outra globalização: do pensamento único à consciência universal. Rio de Janeiro: Record, 2000.

TROVÃO, José Ribamar. Transformações sociais e econômicas no espaço rural da Ilha do Maranhão. 1997. Tese (Doutorado em Geografia) – Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Rio Claro, 1997.

UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO MARANHÃO. Manual do usuário – AGEUFMA On-line. Disponível em: https://portais.ufma.br/ageufma/manual. Acesso em: 30 set. 2025.

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Published

2026-01-12

How to Cite

Salles de Escobar Gonçalves Acruchi, A., Celeri, M. J., Ribeiro Rodrigues, Z. M., & Barros Sodré, R. (2026). Postgraduate Studies in Geography and Social Transformation: The Impact of the PPGGEO/UFMA on Scientific Production and Regional Development in Maranhão. Revista Da ANPEGE, 21(46). https://doi.org/10.5418/ra2025.v21i46.20830

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Vol. 21 No. 46 (2025): Dossiê - Impactos Sociais dos PPGs em Geografia

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Dossiê - Impactos Sociais dos PPGs em Geografia

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