Sílvio Segundo Salej Higgins
Department of Sociology, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte-MG, Brazil (sisahi@yahoo.com).Federal University of Minas GeraisBrazilBelo Horizonte, MG, BrazilDepartment of Sociology, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte-MG, Brazil (sisahi@yahoo.com).
Adrian Pablo Hinojosa Luna
Department of Statistics, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte-MG, Brazil (adrhnj@gmail.com).Federal University of Minas GeraisBrazilBelo Horizonte, MG, BrazilDepartment of Statistics, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte-MG, Brazil (adrhnj@gmail.com).
Reinaldo Onofre dos Santos
Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF), Juiz de Fora-MG, Brazil (reinaldosantos80@gmail.com).Federal University of Juiz de ForaBrazilJuiz de Fora, MG, BrazilFederal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF), Juiz de Fora-MG, Brazil (reinaldosantos80@gmail.com).
Andreia Maria Pinto Rabelo
Interdisciplinary Group on Social Network Analysis, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte-MG, Brazil (rabelo.andreiamp@gmail.com).Federal University of Minas GeraisBrazilBelo Horizonte, MG, BrazilInterdisciplinary Group on Social Network Analysis, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte-MG, Brazil (rabelo.andreiamp@gmail.com).
Maíra Soalheiro
Department of Statistics, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte-MG, Brazil (mairasoalheeiro@gmail.com).Federal University of Minas GeraisBrazilBelo Horizonte, MG, BrazilDepartment of Statistics, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte-MG, Brazil (mairasoalheeiro@gmail.com).
Vanessa Cardoso Ferreira
United Nations Population Fund, Belo Horizonte, MG, BrazilUnited Nations Population FundBrazilBelo Horizonte, MG, BrazilUnited Nations Population Fund, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
Consultant for the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Belo Horizonte-MG, Brazil (va.cafes@gmail.com).Consultant for the Inter-American Development BankBrazilBelo Horizonte, MG, BrazilConsultant for the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Belo Horizonte-MG, Brazil (va.cafes@gmail.com).
Sílvio Segundo Salej Higgins Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Faculdade de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas Av. Presidente Antônio Carlos, 6.627, Pampulha 31270901 - Belo Horizonte-MG, Brasil Caixa postal: 253
Adrian Pablo Hinojosa Luna Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Instituto de Ciências Exatas Av. Presidente Antônio Carlos, 6.627, Pampulha 31270901 - Belo Horizonte-MG, Brasil
Reinaldo Onofre dos Santos Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Instituto de Ciências Humanas Rua José Lourenço Kelmer, s/n, São Pedro 36036900 - Juiz de Fora-MG, Brasil
Andreia Maria Pinto Rabelo Rua Boston, 391, Davanuze 35500548 - Divinópolis-MG, Brasil
Maíra Soalheiro Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Instituto de Ciências Exatas Av. Presidente Antônio Carlos, 6.627, Pampulha 31270901 - Belo Horizonte-MG, Brasil
Vanessa Cardoso Ferreira Rua Cecília Fonseca Coutinho, 458, ap. 302, Castelo 30840500 - Belo Horizonte-MG, Brasil
About the authors
Sílvio Segundo Salej Higgins holds a BA in Philosophy from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana and an MA in Political Sociology from Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. PhD in Sociology from the University of Paris Dauphine (France) and in Political Sociology from the Federal University of Santa Catarina (Brazil) in the framework of the French-Brazilian Doctoral College - CAPES, Ministry of Education of Brazil and Ministère de l’Éducation National (France). He leads the Interdisciplinary Research Group on Social Network Analysis (GIARS) - UFMG - CNPq Certificate. Associate Professor of Sociology Department, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) - PQ 2 Productivity Fellow.
Adrian Pablo Hinojosa Luna holds a BA in Mathematics from the Universidad Central del Ecuador, an M.Sc. in Mathematics from the Asociación Instituto Nacional de Matemática Pura e Aplicada, and a Ph.D. in Mathematics from the Asociación Instituto Nacional de Matemática Pura e Aplicada. Adjunct professor IV at the Federal University of Minas Gerais.
Reinaldo Onofre dos Santos is graduated in Geography (IGC-UFMG), Master and PhD in Demography from Federal University of Minas Gerais (CEDEPLAR-UFMG). Adjunct professor at the Department of Geosciences of the Federal University of Juiz de Fora.
Andreia Maria Pinto Rabelo is PhD in Sociology from University of Minas Gerais (UFMG). Graduated in Social Sciences from Fundação Educacional de Divinópolis/UEMG and has a master’s degree in Education, Culture and Social Organizations from the same institution. Participates in the Interdisciplinary Research Group in Social Network Analysis (GIARS-UFMG) and the Research Group Observatory of Innovations, Networks and Organizations (OIRO-UFOP).
Maíra Soalheiro has an undergraduate degree in Statistics from the Federal University of Minas Gerais, a master’s degree in Statistics from the Federal University of Minas Gerais). She is a doctoral student in Statistics at the same institution.
Vanessa Cardoso Ferreira is PhD in Demography from the Center for Regional Development and Planning (CEDEPLAR) at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG). She holds a Master’s degree in Demography and a Bachelor’s degree in Economic Sciences from UFMG.