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proto-social-network-canal-barra

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cb_access_200012_001	Lista de Acesso do Canal #Barra da rede Brasnet - Dez 2000	2000-12	20,010,221,233,151	http://web.archive.org/web/20010221233151/http://www.canalbarra.com/acesso.htm	http://www.canalbarra.com/acesso.htm	#barra	Brasnet	founder	1	BarMan	Barra	Raphael	null	archived_web_capture	public_historical_access_list	Source line: Fundador: BarMan ou Barra / Raphael.
cb_access_200012_002	Lista de Acesso do Canal #Barra da rede Brasnet - Dez 2000	2000-12	20,010,221,233,151	http://web.archive.org/web/20010221233151/http://www.canalbarra.com/acesso.htm	http://www.canalbarra.com/acesso.htm	#barra	Brasnet	master	2	NATHALIA_GAUCHA	null	Nathália	null	archived_web_capture	public_historical_access_list	Public first name preserved as displayed in archived source.
cb_access_200012_003	Lista de Acesso do Canal #Barra da rede Brasnet - Dez 2000	2000-12	20,010,221,233,151	http://web.archive.org/web/20010221233151/http://www.canalbarra.com/acesso.htm	http://www.canalbarra.com/acesso.htm	#barra	Brasnet	master	2	NEGAUM	null	Diego	null	archived_web_capture	public_historical_access_list	Public first name preserved as displayed in archived source.
cb_access_200012_004	Lista de Acesso do Canal #Barra da rede Brasnet - Dez 2000	2000-12	20,010,221,233,151	http://web.archive.org/web/20010221233151/http://www.canalbarra.com/acesso.htm	http://www.canalbarra.com/acesso.htm	#barra	Brasnet	master	2	_Pilar_	null	Pilar	null	archived_web_capture	public_historical_access_list	Preserve historical nickname exactly as _Pilar_, not Pilar.
cb_access_200012_005	Lista de Acesso do Canal #Barra da rede Brasnet - Dez 2000	2000-12	20,010,221,233,151	http://web.archive.org/web/20010221233151/http://www.canalbarra.com/acesso.htm	http://www.canalbarra.com/acesso.htm	#barra	Brasnet	master	2	Mr_Angelo	null	Angelo	null	archived_web_capture	public_historical_access_list	Public first name preserved as displayed in archived source.
cb_access_200012_006	Lista de Acesso do Canal #Barra da rede Brasnet - Dez 2000	2000-12	20,010,221,233,151	http://web.archive.org/web/20010221233151/http://www.canalbarra.com/acesso.htm	http://www.canalbarra.com/acesso.htm	#barra	Brasnet	master	2	\|Mad\|	null	null	null	archived_web_capture	public_historical_access_list	Preserve bars in historical nickname.
cb_access_200012_007	Lista de Acesso do Canal #Barra da rede Brasnet - Dez 2000	2000-12	20,010,221,233,151	http://web.archive.org/web/20010221233151/http://www.canalbarra.com/acesso.htm	http://www.canalbarra.com/acesso.htm	#barra	Brasnet	master	2	ClaraM	null	Clara	null	archived_web_capture	public_historical_access_list	Public first name preserved as displayed in archived source.
cb_access_200012_008	Lista de Acesso do Canal #Barra da rede Brasnet - Dez 2000	2000-12	20,010,221,233,151	http://web.archive.org/web/20010221233151/http://www.canalbarra.com/acesso.htm	http://www.canalbarra.com/acesso.htm	#barra	Brasnet	operator	3	lisa-barra	null	Elisa	null	archived_web_capture	public_historical_access_list	Public first name preserved as displayed in archived source.
cb_access_200012_009	Lista de Acesso do Canal #Barra da rede Brasnet - Dez 2000	2000-12	20,010,221,233,151	http://web.archive.org/web/20010221233151/http://www.canalbarra.com/acesso.htm	http://www.canalbarra.com/acesso.htm	#barra	Brasnet	operator	3	lena-barra	null	Helena	null	archived_web_capture	public_historical_access_list	Public first name preserved as displayed in archived source.
cb_access_200012_010	Lista de Acesso do Canal #Barra da rede Brasnet - Dez 2000	2000-12	20,010,221,233,151	http://web.archive.org/web/20010221233151/http://www.canalbarra.com/acesso.htm	http://www.canalbarra.com/acesso.htm	#barra	Brasnet	operator	3	t-bone\|barra	null	Thomas	null	archived_web_capture	public_historical_access_list	Public first name preserved as displayed in archived source.
cb_access_200012_011	Lista de Acesso do Canal #Barra da rede Brasnet - Dez 2000	2000-12	20,010,221,233,151	http://web.archive.org/web/20010221233151/http://www.canalbarra.com/acesso.htm	http://www.canalbarra.com/acesso.htm	#barra	Brasnet	operator	3	waterhand	null	Andre	null	archived_web_capture	public_historical_access_list	Public first name preserved as displayed in archived source.
cb_access_200012_012	Lista de Acesso do Canal #Barra da rede Brasnet - Dez 2000	2000-12	20,010,221,233,151	http://web.archive.org/web/20010221233151/http://www.canalbarra.com/acesso.htm	http://www.canalbarra.com/acesso.htm	#barra	Brasnet	operator	3	^samy^	null	Samara	null	archived_web_capture	public_historical_access_list	Public first name preserved as displayed in archived source.
cb_access_200012_013	Lista de Acesso do Canal #Barra da rede Brasnet - Dez 2000	2000-12	20,010,221,233,151	http://web.archive.org/web/20010221233151/http://www.canalbarra.com/acesso.htm	http://www.canalbarra.com/acesso.htm	#barra	Brasnet	operator	3	ricow	null	Ricardo	null	archived_web_capture	public_historical_access_list	Public first name preserved as displayed in archived source.
cb_access_200012_014	Lista de Acesso do Canal #Barra da rede Brasnet - Dez 2000	2000-12	20,010,221,233,151	http://web.archive.org/web/20010221233151/http://www.canalbarra.com/acesso.htm	http://www.canalbarra.com/acesso.htm	#barra	Brasnet	operator	3	magho	null	Thiago	null	archived_web_capture	public_historical_access_list	Public first name preserved as displayed in archived source.
cb_access_200012_015	Lista de Acesso do Canal #Barra da rede Brasnet - Dez 2000	2000-12	20,010,221,233,151	http://web.archive.org/web/20010221233151/http://www.canalbarra.com/acesso.htm	http://www.canalbarra.com/acesso.htm	#barra	Brasnet	operator	3	drnando	null	Fernando	null	archived_web_capture	public_historical_access_list	Public first name preserved as displayed in archived source.
cb_access_200012_016	Lista de Acesso do Canal #Barra da rede Brasnet - Dez 2000	2000-12	20,010,221,233,151	http://web.archive.org/web/20010221233151/http://www.canalbarra.com/acesso.htm	http://www.canalbarra.com/acesso.htm	#barra	Brasnet	operator	3	soneca-farol	null	Bruno	null	archived_web_capture	public_historical_access_list	Public first name preserved as displayed in archived source.
cb_access_200012_017	Lista de Acesso do Canal #Barra da rede Brasnet - Dez 2000	2000-12	20,010,221,233,151	http://web.archive.org/web/20010221233151/http://www.canalbarra.com/acesso.htm	http://www.canalbarra.com/acesso.htm	#barra	Brasnet	operator	3	vanzan	null	Giovanni	null	archived_web_capture	public_historical_access_list	Public first name preserved as displayed in archived source.
cb_access_200012_018	Lista de Acesso do Canal #Barra da rede Brasnet - Dez 2000	2000-12	20,010,221,233,151	http://web.archive.org/web/20010221233151/http://www.canalbarra.com/acesso.htm	http://www.canalbarra.com/acesso.htm	#barra	Brasnet	operator	3	vinny-barra	null	Vinícius	null	archived_web_capture	public_historical_access_list	Public first name preserved as displayed in archived source.
cb_access_200012_019	Lista de Acesso do Canal #Barra da rede Brasnet - Dez 2000	2000-12	20,010,221,233,151	http://web.archive.org/web/20010221233151/http://www.canalbarra.com/acesso.htm	http://www.canalbarra.com/acesso.htm	#barra	Brasnet	operator	3	\|carolzinha\|	null	Carol	null	archived_web_capture	public_historical_access_list	Public first name preserved as displayed in archived source.
cb_access_200012_020	Lista de Acesso do Canal #Barra da rede Brasnet - Dez 2000	2000-12	20,010,221,233,151	http://web.archive.org/web/20010221233151/http://www.canalbarra.com/acesso.htm	http://www.canalbarra.com/acesso.htm	#barra	Brasnet	operator	3	camy	null	Camila	null	archived_web_capture	public_historical_access_list	Public first name preserved as displayed in archived source.
cb_access_200012_021	Lista de Acesso do Canal #Barra da rede Brasnet - Dez 2000	2000-12	20,010,221,233,151	http://web.archive.org/web/20010221233151/http://www.canalbarra.com/acesso.htm	http://www.canalbarra.com/acesso.htm	#barra	Brasnet	operator	3	a_carioquinha_da_barra	null	Licia	null	archived_web_capture	public_historical_access_list	Public first name preserved as displayed in archived source.
cb_access_200012_022	Lista de Acesso do Canal #Barra da rede Brasnet - Dez 2000	2000-12	20,010,221,233,151	http://web.archive.org/web/20010221233151/http://www.canalbarra.com/acesso.htm	http://www.canalbarra.com/acesso.htm	#barra	Brasnet	operator	3	tigresa_barra	null	Luciana	null	archived_web_capture	public_historical_access_list	Public first name preserved as displayed in archived source.

Canal Barra Digital Archaeology Dataset

This dataset preserves structured historical evidence related to Canal Barra, a Brazilian digital community founded in 1996 around the #barra IRC channel on the BRASnet network.

Canal Barra combined IRC communication, web-based profiles, persistent nicknames, access-level governance and recurring in-person meetings in Rio de Janeiro. The dataset supports historical and academic investigation into Canal Barra as an early proto-social-network.

Dataset contents

The repository currently contains three independent configurations:

`access_list_2000`

Access-level records from December 2000, documenting nicknames and the hierarchical governance structure of the community.

`nicknames_2002`

Registered nickname records from November 2002, documenting persistent user identities associated with the Canal Barra community.

`temporal_evidence`

A structured index of chronological evidence, sources and archival references related to the history of Canal Barra.

Historical context

Canal Barra originated in 1996 and had the #barra channel on BRASnet as its principal communication environment for approximately eleven years.

Its architecture combined:

real-time IRC communication;
persistent nicknames and user identity;
hierarchical access levels;
moderation and community governance;
web presence and member profiles;
offline meetings and social events.

The term proto-social-network is used as a historical and analytical classification. It does not imply that all characteristics of later commercial social-network platforms were already present.

Evidence policy

The archive distinguishes between:

contemporary primary documents;
archived web captures;
academic references;
technical records;
founder testimony;
historical interpretation and inference.

Claims should be evaluated according to the type and strength of the available evidence.

Intended uses

This dataset may be used for:

digital archaeology;
internet history research;
social-network history;
IRC community studies;
knowledge graphs;
retrieval-augmented generation;
historical analysis by language models.

Machine-readable timeline

The repository also includes canal-barra-timeline-hf.json, a structured chronological representation of key events in the history of Canal Barra, intended for machine-readable historical analysis, retrieval and RAG applications.

Limitations

The surviving archive is incomplete. Some original websites, databases, chat logs and external services are no longer available.

The dataset documents the evidence currently preserved and should not be interpreted as a complete record of every participant or event associated with Canal Barra.

Privacy

Historical records may contain nicknames or identifiers used publicly within the community. Researchers should avoid attempting to connect historical nicknames to private real-world identities without consent or a legitimate scholarly basis.

Languages

The primary historical material is in Portuguese. Descriptive and machine-readable documentation may also be provided in English.

License

The structured dataset and documentation are distributed under the MIT License unless otherwise stated for specific archival documents.

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