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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... story . He wrote 23 articles on the story and then returned south to São José do Rio Pardo in the interior of São Paulo where he wrote Os Sertões while overseeing the construction of a bridge . There is an annual week - long celebration ...
... story takes place in the port city of Ilhéus in southern Bahia and chronicles the search of the Syrian - born Nacib for a new cook for his bar . He finds Gabriela , a retirante ( refugee from the drought ) who brings customers to the ...
... story , " The Two Deaths of Quincas Wateryell . " It is Amado's only short story , a funny and touching story of magic and death in Bahia , and one which has become a favorite in Brazil . Finally , one vote was cast for Rubem Fonseca's ...
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Print Media and Broadcasting | 95 |
Cinema | 117 |
Literature | 131 |
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