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Introduction

Mathematics and the Dream We Share of Inner Peace and Solidarity

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Mapping Time, Space and the Body

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As a Brazilian child, my favorite books were atlases: maps proved to be great canvases for my imagination. My imaginary voyages took me to the center of the earth, under the sea, and around the world in a hot air balloon. Jules Verne’s books fascinated me from a very early age.

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Ferreira, M.K.L. (2015). Introduction. In: Mapping Time, Space and the Body. New Directions in Mathematics and Science Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-866-4_1

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