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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... established , the French had been driven out , and both the secular and regular churches were functioning . The Jesuits had already begun establishing aldeias ( literally " villages ” ) to cat- echize the Indians , a task the secular ...
... established to run the country until he reached majority . But as soon as he reached the age to ascend the throne ... established by a royal expedition in 1610. The second was in response to a French incursion in Maranhão , which was ...
... established colonial northern towns was complicated by unfavorable winds , and eventually a land route between Santa Catarina and Colônia was established . Along this cor- ridor inns , which eventually became towns , sprouted . THE GOLD ...
Contents
Print Media and Broadcasting | 95 |
Cinema | 117 |
Literature | 131 |
Copyright | |
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