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 The Brazilian People, The Formation and Meaning of Brazil Darcy Ribeiro • Gregory Rabassa (Translator) • Elizabeth Lowe (Introduction) CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 2000 • HARD COVER • 376 PAGES
A scholarly, influential overview of Brazilian culture and society as shaped by its ethnic, racial and social influences. It's the first English-language edition of the Brazilian author and anthropologist Darcy Ribeiro's (1922-97) scathing bestseller, "O Povo Brasileiro," translated by the Gregory Rabassa. Ribeiro was a Minister of Education, vice-governor of the State of Rio and Secretary of Culture and Education. He was also instrumental in getting Oscar Neimeyer's Sambodromo built in Rio.
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