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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... growth can be attributed to waves of migration from the interior , which in turn creates unemployment problems . Recife began as a humble fishing village . When the Dutch took nearby Olinda , Recife was part of the mini - renaissance ...
... growth in the nineteenth century with the arrival of large numbers of immigrants , notably from Germany , and with the Germans came a new industry , beer production . Consistent with the country's fond- ness for the gigantic , it is ...
... growth in the serv- ice sector and the growth of government , Brazil's middle class has grown very rapidly in the latter half of the twentieth century . Traditionally , gov- ernment service , including military careers , have been among ...
Contents
Print Media and Broadcasting | 95 |
Cinema | 117 |
Literature | 131 |
Copyright | |
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