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In 2025, we celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Geographic Climatology Laboratory (CLIMAGEO) at the Federal University of Paraíba (UFPB). Thus, as a symbolic way to record this milestone, we have organized this collection to share with society our joy of existing as a group that conducts research and university extension at a public university.

In the collection, the highlights are the recent research carried out by the laboratory members, graduates and current members of the Postgraduate Program in Geography (PPGG/UFPB), as well as chapters by collaborating professors from...

Between numbers, stories, and institutional decisions, this work reveals much more than data: it exposes the mechanisms that shape access, retention, and academic success in one of the most emblematic experiences of Brazilian public education. By analyzing the Colégio de Aplicação of the Federal University of Sergipe over decades, the authors dismantle the idea of ​​neutrality in selection processes and show how different forms of entry produce distinct student profiles and educational trajectories.

With academic rigor and social sensitivity, the book invites the reader to see...