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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... popular . Perhaps the most notable example was the show Pimpinela Escarlate ( Scarlet Pimpernel ) , on Rádio Mayrink Veiga , in which Paulo Silvino Neto mimicked the major political figures of the day , including Getúlio Vargas . Sports ...
... popular music , and telenovelas . A number of comedians obtained such a huge following that they enjoyed long careers as high - profile television personalities . None was more popular than Chacrinha ( real name José Abelardo Barbosa de ...
Jon S. Vincent. popular music , however . In April , TV Excelsior broadcast the first Festival of Brazilian Popular Music , which took place in the town of Guarujá , in São Paulo state . Such was its success that further festivals were ...
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