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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... stations quickly followed in dif- ferent parts of the country , all of them founded as amateur radio clubs or societies and financed by the subscriptions of their members , and all dedi- cated to the provision of educational and ...
... stations were obliged to broadcast in the evening . It im- parted government news and propaganda , and promoted national culture . The program has continued in modified form right to the present , trans- mitting information on ...
... stations with objectives other than commerce and entertainment . Protes- tant churches , for example , created a number of stations for evangelical broadcasting . Community radio also became increasingly significant . Com- munity stations ...
Contents
Print Media and Broadcasting | 95 |
Cinema | 117 |
Literature | 131 |
Copyright | |
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