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MONTEIRO MONASTERIO, Leonardo. Stature and Immigration in Southern Brazil (1889-1914). Am. Lat. Hist. Econ [online]. 2014, vol.21, n.1, pp.115-133. ISSN 2007-3496.

This paper assesses the heights of residents in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil) born between 1889 and 1914 in order to evaluate their biological standard of living. Regression analysis and other tools were applied to a database of more than thirteen thousand observations of male statures and individual characteristics. The principal conclusions are: a) Population had relatively tall statures for the period (about 166.7 cm); b) European immigrants had heights close to those observed among those born in Rio Grande do Sul. c) Heights stagnated for those born during the period and even reduced in the last years of the sample. Lesley, three hypotheses for these height reductions are discussed.

Palabras llave : anthropometric history; Brazil; biological standard of living.

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