Becoming Brazilian

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Becoming Brazilian

Author	: Marshall C. Eakin
File Size	: 40,6 Mb
Publisher	: Cambridge University Press
Language	: English
Release Date	: 25 July 2017
ISBN	: 9781107175761
Pages	: 347 pages

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This book examines how Gilberto Freyre's notion of mestiçagem (race mixing) became the overwhelmingly dominant narrative of national identity in twentieth-century Brazil. It will be of interest to scholars and students interested in Brazil, Latin America, race, nationalism, national identity, and popular culture.

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