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Memory and Human Rights Archive

Federal University of Santa Catarina

Records of human rights violations and the civilian-military dictatorship in Santa Catarina and at UFSC, curated by the Institute for Memory and Human Rights (IMDH).

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About the archive

Welcome to the Memory and Human Rights Archive of the Federal University of Santa Catarina. Here you will find records of human rights violations and the civilian-military dictatorship in Santa Catarina and at UFSC, curated by the Archive Working Group (GT-Acervo) of the IMDH/UFSC. Learn more on the About page

Archival holdings

We bring together memos, letters, newspaper clippings and articles, reports, pamphlets, photographs, videos and documentaries related to the Institute, in physical, digital or digitized form.

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Physical library

We hold more than 500 physical books available for on-site consultation in the GT-Acervo room. Visit the IMDH library

Location and contact

The archive and library are located at the José Saramago Reading Room , Centre for Philosophy and Human Sciences (CFH) at UFSC, Trindade campus, Florianópolis/SC. Contact: imdh@contato.ufsc.br.

Frequently asked questions

Information about the UFSC Memory and Truth Commission (CMV-UFSC) and the IMDH GT-Acervo is on the About page.

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Watch the scholarship calls or get in touch about volunteering: imdh@contato.ufsc.br.

Newspapers, photographs, films and other materials related to human rights during the dictatorship — particularly connected to UFSC — are of interest to the archive. Get in touch describing the material: imdh@contato.ufsc.br.

"Today's victims will be free in the future. Today's torturers will be tomorrow's defendants. In the courts of History, force is of no use. No one has privileges. Each is judged by their own acts."

Marcos Cardoso Filho

Memory in images

Novembrada protest — Florianópolis
Novembrada protest — Florianópolis
Osvaldo Maciel collection — APUFSC
Osvaldo Maciel collection — APUFSC
Novembrada protest
Novembrada protest
João Soccas collection
João Soccas collection
Novembrada protest
Novembrada protest

Institutional support

UFSC — Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina