The remarried family comes from a previous separation, by one or both partners, creating a new union that leads to the needs of adaption and shaping of new relationships among its members. Being it a time of transition, most often, grandparents are present, providing emotional and instrumental support to their children and grandchildren. This study therefore aimed to understand how the grandparents perceive and experience the remarriage of their children. The participants were nine grandmothers and one grandfather, aged between 48 and 83 years. They answered a semi-structured interview that was analyzed according to Thematic Content Analysis. The results showed a large involvement of grandparents in the remarriages of children, contributing to the adjustment of grandchildren to this new family. Acceptance and support for the choice of the children proved to be essential to achieve a sense of family among all those involved in this system.

Transnational relationships are defined as those between actors located in different national spaces, that is, relationships that are built beyond borders. It is the case of grandparents and grandchildren, who through migration see themselves in a distance relationship between two countries, thus one can speak of a transnational relationship that seeks an affective connection between two countries, two cultures, played out between grandparents and grandchildren. These transnational relationships will link grandchildren to family traditions, stories and values in and from the culture of origin. Despite the migration by parents and children, apparently distancing generations, this distance does not seem to totally prevent the inter-family cultural transmission of social values, mainly due to grandparents, who function as a kind of cultural root in the family and in contemporary society. In this context, the general objective of this study was to understand the transnational relationship between grandparents who remained in the country of origin and their migrant grandchildren. A qualitative research was carried out with twelve participants, that is, four grandparents, who remained in Brazil; four mothers, who migrated to Switzerland with their children; and four grandchildren, from different Brazilian States who migrated to Switzerland. The instruments used were a biosociodemographic questionnaire, a life history interview and semi-structured interviews. Results point out that their transnational relationship presents itself in singular and special ways, through created opportunities by those involved.

The animated film Coco tells the story of the web of relationships of a multigenerational family that faces its history, myths and loyalties. Miguel, the film’s protagonist, is confronted with his family history when he expresses his dream of being a musician, and he goes through an adventure of finding himself in the midst of his family's loyalties to the past and its history with music, spanning several generations. The aim of this article is to analyze the film from a transgenerational approach, conversing with systemic theory as well, taking into consideration questions about the characters of the Rivera multigenerational family, the dynamics of their relationships and the invisible loyalties that present themselves in the movie. The film reveals the loyalties that are passed on from generation to generation, derived from a myth and a family secret, unveiled in the plot, which will explain inter- and transgenerational relationships in the film's family. The role of the great-grandmother stands out as a hidden protagonist in the movie.

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A título de Introdução observa-se que os movimentos migratórios na infância ainda são alvo de poucos estudos, apesar de serem centro da problemática atual e sofrerem aumentos significativos. O Objetivo geral deste artigo foi analisar a trajetória de jovens brasileiros que migraram para a Suíça ainda crianças, à luz da Teoria Bioecológica. Mais especificamente buscou-se compreender as transições vividas nos diversos sistemas, e como ocorreu adaptação aos mesmos. Quanto ao Método, optamos por uma pesquisa de natureza qualitativa. Os participantes da pesquisa foram doze, sendo seis jovens brasileiros, que migraram ainda crianças para a Suíça, possuem idade entre 18 a 25 anos, de ambos os sexos; assim como seis mães brasileiras que migraram há mais de dez anos, são casadas com europeus e levaram seus filhos para viver com elas. É importante ressaltar que as mães e os jovens não pertencem necessariamente à mesma família. Com os jovens foi utilizado, a entrevista História de Vida, e com as mães foi utilizada uma entrevista semiestruturada. A análise foi feita a partir dos Sistemas propostos pela Teoria Bioecológica, contribuindo para uma visão holística do fenômeno. Os Resultados apontam que as mães que faziam a mediação apresentaram duas dificuldades principais: a língua e o não conhecimento do sistema escolar. Os microssistemas família e escola passaram por mudanças radicais. A criança, por sua vez, foi buscando se adaptar à nova situação, vencendo crises e dificuldades para integração. Para as crianças o tempo foi essencial no passado, venceram muitas dificuldades, ao mesmo tempo em que um leque de possibilidades se abriu. Essas crianças migrantes, hoje os jovens biculturais, trazem consigo uma nova forma de ver o mundo e assim um potencial para muitas mudanças.

Brazil is often viewed in a stereotyped manner, being considered a rather young country, evoking questions regarding the existence of great-grandparents in Brazilian society. The aim of this review article was to explore the socio-demographic context regarding great-grandparenthood in Brazil. An analysis of population ageing shows that, due to a reduction in mortality rates for all age groups, combined with a drop in fertility rates, the resulting increase in life expectancy in Brazil has created a demographic background which allows for an increasing proportion of older persons to become great-grandparents. This role is not necessarily linked to advanced chronological age, as there is still a large number of women who become mothers before the age of 20. When considering older great-grandparents, who are already in the stratum that is considered "elderly" in Brazil, there is a pronounced heterogeneity in terms of socioeconomic factors, health conditions, family background, and personal life stories. Findings from this review indicate that the socio-demographic, cultural and historical contexts not only enable the emergence of the role of greatgrandparenthood in Brazil, but also influence this role, highlighting the urgent need for research on this topic.

The increase of Human Aging has been observed rapidly in the whole world, as it has been in Brazil allowing the experience to live several roles within the family for a longer time. As a consequence, more multigenerational families emerge with a more vertical structure, formed by four or even five generations. While the oldest generation adds another generational role to their life, the one of great-grandparents, the youngest generation is born into an intergenerational network of relationships. There are various questions about the differences in the role of great-grandparents and grandparents, which motivated this present study. Thus, the objective of this study was to understand the roles of great-grandparents and grandparents in the family and their intergenerational repercussions. Four families with for generations, totaling 16 participants. One member of each generation was interviewed, using a specific script, which was afterwards analyzed by the Thematic Content Analysis. The results pointed out that both great-grandparents and grandparents have distinct roles that are constructed around the needs of the family; both figures provide emotional and material support to the family; both roles have transgenerational importance in the transmission of family legacies, which are related to faith, solidarity, education and order. It can also be said that the great-grandparents can be compared to the grandparents of the past, as the grandparents can be assimilated to the parents of older days. It is hoped that this research contributes to the visibility of these two generations and to sensitize professionals about this theme.

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