Culture and Customs of BrazilBloomsbury Academic, 30. juuni 2003 - 195 pages Race, religion, language, culture, and national character are full of contradictions. Brazil, the largest country in South America, embodies so much paradox that it defies neat description. This book will help students and general readers dispel stereotypes of Brazil and begin to understand what country's bigness means in terms of its land, people, history, society, and cultural expressions. |
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... Italian influence on Brazilian culture , since our stereotype is that Italians alone use gestures constantly — as in the old joke about the ship that foundered , the only pas- sengers to swim to shore being two Italians . When asked how ...
... Italian side , Fiorentina , in Italy , and Brazilian listeners were dismayed to hear Ger- aldo José de Almeida describe a crushing 8-0 defeat for their team . Next day , however , they learned that São Paulo had in fact won 1-0 . The ...
... Italy , and Germany . For Life is Beautiful ( Italy ) to have won an academy award in 1998 is remarkable , but it is nothing short of miraculous that a Brazilian film , Central Station , was also in the running for an award ( for best ...
Contents
Print Media and Broadcasting | 95 |
Cinema | 117 |
Literature | 131 |
Copyright | |
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