The author got putting together in this work an original and well selected context that help us understanding who they are and how modern brazilian people live.

This book traces the rise and decline of Gilberto Freyre's vision of racial and cultural mixture (mestiçagem - or race mixing) as the defining feature of Brazi

A mosaic providing a rich and detailed picture of Brazilian culture is created by the forty-four excerpts and essays contained in this stimulating volume. Writt