About us
NEPAT [The Brazilian Center for Nazism and Holocaust Studies] is an independent initiative founded in 2019, led by historians Anna Viana, Bárbara Deoti, and Maria Visconti.
Our work connects the rigor of academic research with the urgency of historical education and democratic defense
Our mission and purpose
NEPAT was born from a concerning diagnosis: Brazil faces a systematic absence in the teaching of Nazism and the Holocaust.
Although these themes attract significant attention and interest, they are frequently treated as events far removed from our reality.
Our academic work
NEPAT has established itself as a key reference point for scholarly research on the Third Reich and the Holocaust, fostering dialogue between Brazilian researchers and global study centers.
Our academic activity is defined by several fundamental milestones:
Academic events
Since its founding, the Center has organized pioneering conferences in Brazil with free, open-access broadcasts:
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2019: Inaugural event at UFMG (80 Years of World War II), establishing our foundations in the university environment.
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2021: First international online event (What is Left of the Swastika), featuring a keynote by renowned historian Wendy Lower.
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2022: Second international online event (The Burden of Our Times), featuring discussions with authorities such as Christopher Browning and Erin McGlothlin
Public History and Science Communication
We believe that historical knowledge only fulfills its social function when it moves beyond archives and universities to reach the public sphere.
For this reason, NEPAT operates through the framework of Digital Public History.
Our mission is to combat misinformation and denialism through our own methodology: "double translation":
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Linguistic: translating the most recent international scholarship into Portuguese.
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Didactic: adapting complex concepts into clear and engaging language, without losing analytical depth