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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... Salvador , Bahia Aerial view of São Paulo's major favela ( slum ) of Heliópolis Long , narrow fishing boats ( saveiros ) , used for transporting foodstuffs Rio de Janeiro Big house ( casa grande ) on a dendê palm fazenda near Nazaré ...
... Salvador was Brazil's first royal city . Founded in 1549 , it was for most of the colonial period the principal port of entry for the millions of slaves brought from Africa , and it is still Brazil's most African city . Salvador ranks ...
... Salvador in the state of Bahia is noted for its street Carnival and for its trios eléctricos , flat - bed trucks wired for sound that cruise around town providing around - the - clock music for individual dancers and organized groups ...
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Print Media and Broadcasting | 95 |
Cinema | 117 |
Literature | 131 |
Copyright | |
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