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This selection of excerpts and essays delineates Brazilian culture as exemplified by its people. Two pieces that provide a general overview of Brazilian peoples are followed by four chronological sections, each of which is preceded by a historical sketch of the period under examination.
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Brazilian Mosaic : Portraits of a Diverse People and Culture Latin American Silhouettes
author
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Summ, G. Harvey.
publisher
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Scholarly Resources, Inc.
isbn10 | asin
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0842024913
print isbn13
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9780842024914
ebook isbn13
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9780585196039
language
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English
subject
National characteristics, Brazilian.
publication date
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1995
lcc
:
F2510.B72 1995eb
ddc
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306.4/0981
subject
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National characteristics, Brazilian.
Page i
Brazilian Mosaic
Page ii
Political Map of Brazil (courtesy of the Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce)
Page iii
Brazilian Mosaic
Portraits of a Diverse People and Culture
Edited by G. Harvey Summ
A Scholarly Resources Inc. Imprint Wilmington, Delaware
Page iv
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The help of Daniel Gross, Jane Malinoff Kamide, Conrad Phillip Kottak, Wayne A. Selcher, Thomas E. Skidmore, and Andrew Steigman is gratefully acknowledged. The choice of selections and the judgments herein, however, are entirely those of the editor.
(c) 1995 by Scholarly Resources Inc. All rights reserved First published 1995 Printed and bound in the United States of America
Scholarly Resources Inc. 104 Greenhill Avenue Wilmington, DE 19805-1897
Frontispiece: Political map of Brazil. Courtesy of the Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Brazilian mosaic : portraits of a diverse people and culture / edited by G. Harvey Summ. p. cm. (Latin American silhouettes) Includes bibliographical references (p. ). ISBN 0-8420-2491-3 (cloth). ISBN 0-8420-2492-1 (pbk.) 1. National characteristics, Brazilian. I. Summ, G. Harvey. II. Series. F2510.B72 1995 306.4'0981-dc20 94-42343 CIP
The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for permanence of paper for printed library materials, Z39.48, 1984.
Page v
In memory of Charles Wagley Friend, mentor, brother-in-law
Page vi
ABOUT THE EDITOR
G. Harvey Summ was director of the master's program in Latin American studies and professorial lecturer in international affairs at Georgetown University. He was chairperson of the advanced area studies course on Brazil of the Foreign Service Institute of the Department of State. A retired foreign service officer, he was director of research for Latin America and served in Brazil, Portugal, and Angola. He is the coeditor of The Good Neighbors: America, Panama, and the 1977 Canal Treaties (1988).
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CONTENTS
Introduction
xi
I. The Brazilian People: Products of Their Past
1
1. Altruistic, Sentimental, and Generous
Fernando de Azevedo
3
2. A Wealth of Incalculable Spiritual Attributes
Francisco Jos de Oliveira Vianna
8
II. The Colonial Era (1500-1822): A Patriarchal and Hierarchical Society
15
3. Essay on Sadness
Paulo Prado
18
4. The Brazilian El Dorado
Preston E. James
20
5. Circumventing Legal but Unrealistic Obligations
Keith S. Rosenn
22
6. The Portuguese Heritage: Adaptability
Stuart B. Schwartz
29
III. The Empire (1822-1889): No Real Rupture with the Past
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