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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... dominated by the central plateau , which ranges in alti- tude from about 650 feet to around 3,000 feet . The ... dominant vegetation being grassland punctuated by capões , which are occasional stands of trees . This is obviously a prime ...
... Brazil's emperors had done , diluting the regional bossism that had always dominated the political scene and even absorbing state militias into the national military . ( In Brazil the equivalent of the Spanish term cacique HISTORY 57.
... dominated weekend pro- gramming on Brazilian television . Although originally modeled on American variety shows , they have developed their own distinct characteristics over the decades . They are a peculiar mixture of games involving ...
Contents
Print Media and Broadcasting | 95 |
Cinema | 117 |
Literature | 131 |
Copyright | |
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