Teams from 11 states won gold, silver and bronze medals in the grand final of the 11th National Olympiad in Brazilian History (ONHB) held this weekend, August 17th and 18th, at the State University of Campinas (Unicamp). The Northeast is the one that won the most medals: of the total of 75 distributed, 58 went to the region.
The final saw the participation of 314 teams, a total of 1,2 players from all Brazilian states. 15 gold, 25 silver and 35 bronze medals were awarded, in addition to medals of merit for the other participants.
Rio Grande in the North was the state with the highest number of medalists: 20 in total, followed by Pernambuco (15), Ceará (14), São Paulo (12), Bahia (4), Piauí (3), Minas Gerais (2 ), in addition to Goiás, Pará, Paraíba, Rio de Janeiro and Sergipe, which took one medal each. Private schools won 43 medals while public schools won 32.
The ceremony was attended by students, teachers, historians of national relevance and authorities, such as representatives from Anpuh (National History Association), Capes (Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel), ProfHistória (Professional Master's Program in Teaching History) and Unicamp with the presence of rector Marcelo Knobel.
This year, ONHB had 73 thousand registered since the initial phase. The teams went through six online stages lasting one week each. The final featured an essay test on Saturday (17) in which a set of documents were presented with headlines from recent newspapers in Brazil and competitors were asked to write a text with the themes: violence, exclusion and banality of bad.
ONHB coordinator, Cristina Meneguello, states that the 11th edition confirmed the success of the project. “The ceremony was very touching, especially in the speeches of the teachers and guests who highlighted the importance of teaching History, the role of the historian, study and the awareness of young people in today's society. The final crowned a very successful 11-year effort at the federal level.”
Students also competed for two undergraduate places at Unicamp
Finalists of the 11th edition of ONHB interested in compete for two places on the undergraduate course in History at Unicamp On Saturday afternoon, they carried out a test that is part of the “Olympic Vacancies” notice, implemented in an unprecedented way in 2018 with the aim of expanding access to the university. Interested parties who took the test and won gold or silver medals are now competing for places at the university. The grade for the In-Person Test will be reported on a certificate by October 31st.
How the History Olympiad works
The National Olympiad in Brazilian History (ONHB) is a project carried out by the History Department at Unicamp. It consists of six phases of tests carried out online, lasting one week each. Multiple choice questions and task completion are answered by participants through debate, research in books, the internet and guidance from the teacher. The method, completely innovative, has as its main objective to encourage the development of critical analysis and discussions on the most varied subjects, through research and analysis of texts, images and maps. In this way, the ONHB consolidates itself as an important learning tool for teaching History. It has support from CNPq (National Council for Scientific and Technological Development) and the Postgraduate Program in History at Unicamp.
Medals by state:
Rio Grande do Norte (4 gold, 7 silver, 9 bronze): total of 20
Pernambuco (3 gold, 7 silver, 5 bronze): total of 15
Ceará (2 gold, 3 silver, 9 bronze): total of 14
São Paulo (3 gold, 2 silver, 7 bronze): total of 12
Bahia (1 silver, 3 bronze): total of 4
Piauí (3 silver)
Minas Gerais (2 gold)
Goiás (1 silver)
Pará (1 bronze)
Paraíba (1 silver)
Rio de Janeiro (1 gold)
Sergipe (1 bronze)
