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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... decades , Tan- credo Neves , former governor of Minas Gerais . AFTER THE GENERALS , 1985- In a cruel turn of fate , Tancredo Neves , popular to the point of adoration , was forced to undergo a serious surgical procedure the night before ...
... decades , but this one actually worked , and Cardoso became a na- tional hero almost overnight . In the 1995 elections he was a logical candidate for president , running against the unflagging Lula , and won handily . His administration ...
... decades . They are a peculiar mixture of games involving members of the public , news items , interviews , and all kinds of entertainment . Their maxi- mum expression is found in the Sunday spectaculars presented by the major networks ...
Contents
Print Media and Broadcasting | 95 |
Cinema | 117 |
Literature | 131 |
Copyright | |
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