On March 19, 2026, a master’s thesis was successfully defended at the Universidade Franciscana (UFN) as part of the Doctoral and Master’s Program in Humanities and Language Teaching. The thesis, entitled “Trilhos e Trilhas do Saber: Social Movements for Housing as Political-Pedagogical Agents in the KM-3 Neighborhood, Santa Maria/RS”, was submitted by the graduate student Erick Augusto Alves Soldati Machado.

The examining committee consisted of:
Advisor: Dr. Marcio Tascheto da Silva
Co-Advisor: Prof. Dr. Adriano da Silva Falcão (UFN)