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Bendita da Silva: An
Afro-Brazilian Woman's Story of Politics and Love
By Bendita da Silva. Oakland, Calif.: Institute for Food
and Development Policy, 1997. ISBN: 0935028706
In her autobiography, Benedita da Silva shares the details
of her life in the favelas (shantytowns) of Rio de Janeiro.
Benedita's spirited determination helped her leave the
poverty, exploitation and oppression that held down so many
others in the favelas. Despite her oppressed start in life,
she becomes one of the most successful women in Brazil, promoting
literacy, organizing neighbors for community rights and becoming
involved in politics. Through her personal stories, readers
learn about Brazil's economy, poverty, politics, government,
trade agreements, racism, landless movement and religions.
Brazil
Culture Shock Series. By Volker Poelzl. Portland,
Oregon: Graphic Arts Publishing, 2002. ISBN: 1558686371
Brazil: A Gracious
People in a Heartless System
By
Zwinglio Dias and Joyce Hill. New York: Friendship Press, 1997.
ISBN: 0377003158
Companion study guide (ISBN: 0377003166)
and map (FP# 730262) are available through Friendship Press,
(800) 889-5733.
Brazil: The Once
and Future Country
By Marshall
C. Eakin. New York: St. Martin, 1997. ISBN: 0312162006
Historian Marshall Eakin's book serves as an excellent
introduction to Brazil, Latin American's largest country.
The historical perspective gives readers insight into the evolution
of the complex Brazil of today. Essays on social trends, history,
agriculture, exports, distribution of wealth, diversity of
people, culture, HIV infection and government are well-organized
and concisely presented. A map, several appendices, additional
recommended resources and a thorough index make this book an
essential reference for anyone interested in Brazil.
The Brazil Reader: History, Culture, Politics
Edited
by Robert Levine. Durham, NC: Duke University, 1999. ISBN:
0822322900
The Brazilians
By
Joseph A. Page. Boston: Addison Wesley, 1996. ISBN: 0201441918
The Burning Season:
The Murder of Chico Mendes and the Fight for the Amazon
Rain Forest
By Andrew Revkin. Washington,
D.C.: Island. ISBN: 1559630892
Child of the Dark:
The Diary of Carolina Maria de Jesus
By
Carolina Maria de Jesus. New York: Penguin Putnam, 1962. ISBN:
0451627318
Like many other impoverished people
in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Carolina Maria de Jesus (1913–1977)
lived in the favelas (slums),
digging through the garbage for anything that could be eaten,
sold or used to build shelter. However, unlike so many other
favela residents, she kept a poetic, thoughtful journal that
garnered international praise. This woman, who loved to read
and write, but only received an education through second grade,
kept a diary, writing on scraps of paper from the garbage.
Her diary chronicles her day-to-day battle against hunger and
the oppressiveness of poverty. When a newspaper reporter read
excerpts and helped her diary's publication, people around
the world read Carolina's story and learned of many of
the social, economic and health concerns of favela dwellers.
Communicating with
Brazilians: When "Yes" Means "No"
By
Tracy Novinger. Austin, Texas: University of Texas, 2004. ISBN:
0292702876
Death Without Weeping:
The Violence of Everyday Life in Brazil
By Nancy Scheper-Hughes.
Berkeley, Calif.: University of California, 1992. ISBN: 0520075374
Life in the city of Bom Jesus da Mata
seems worlds away for many, but the author offers a clear
picture of the city's
people who are always hungry and live in violence. The author
spent more than 25 years working in northeast Brazil—the
poorest and overpopulated area of the country—as a public
health/community development worker with the Peace Corps. Difficult
to stop reading, Death Without Weeping is a personal
account of a young woman who feels powerless, but refuses to
stop advocating on behalf of women who continuously bear children
that may not live to the age of one.
Family and Favela:
The Reproduction of Poverty
By Julio
Cesar Pino. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood, 1997. ISBN: 0313303622 From 1989–1992, Brazilian born
Julio Cesar conducted research on favelas, the Brazilian communities of slums
built by squatters with scrap materials, such as cardboard,
metal or wood. People and families who live in favelas,
known as favelados, had long been regarded as unproductive,
lazy or another negative stereotype. The book paints a thorough
picture of favelas—their creation during the industrial
boom; the lack of financial resources and health, education
and social services available to favelados; and the
strong familial and religious beliefs of a majority of favelados.
Although government agencies have built permanent homes with
plumbing and electricity on favela sites, inhabitants
of favelas still struggle against the systemic causes
of poverty that restrict them to this socioeconomic class.
The Global Banquet:
Politics of Food
(Video and Study
Guide) Maryknoll, NY: Maryknoll
World Productions, 2001. *Item
available only through Maryknoll,
(800) 258-5838
There
is enough food in the world to feed every man, woman and child
three to four thousand calories a day. This timely, provocative
video explores the politics of food security, which is threatened
by the policies and practices of giant international food producers,
trade and financial institutions as well as the United States
government and governments abroad. The presentation is well balanced,
showing the responsibility of both farmers and consumers to sustain
agriculture and its products in ways that can eradicate hunger
and keep farmers on their land. The video and its accompanying
study guide challenges and educates the viewers to new consciousness
about production, marketing and biotechnology of the food they
eat, an especially relevant topic for understanding the impact
the Free Trade Agreement of the Americas would have on many countries,
including Brazil.
Human Rights in Brazil
2003
Edited
and Translated by Maria Luisa Mendonça and Evanize Sydow.
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Insight Guide to Brazil
Edited
by Jane Ladle. London: Insight, 2000. ISBN: 0887291309
This guidebook contains both practical
tourist information and general information about Brazil's history, culture,
institutions and people. The book conveys an understanding
of Brazil and guides readers and travelers through Brazil's
sights and activities in great detail. More than 300 pictures
and 17 maps scattered throughout provide illustrations for
many possible tour highlights. In addition to practical travel
tips, sections include background information on race and racial
interaction, wealth distribution, survival of Brazil's
indigenous population, the celebration of physical beauty,
blended religious beliefs, festivals, arts and Brazilians' passion
for soccer.
King Leopold's Ghost
By Adam
Hochschild. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1999. ISBN: 0618001905
This book tells about the colonization of Africa by Europeans
and about the beginnings of modern slavery. Brazil, with more
people of African descent than any country in Africa except
Nigeria, was the last country to make slavery illegal. This
intense book helps readers understand the horrors of slavery.
Liberation Theology:
An Introductory Guide
By Robert McAfee
Brown. Louisville, Ky.: Westminster John Knox, 1993. ISBN:
0664254241
Robert McAfee Brown begins this exploration
of Liberation Theology, appropriately, not with ideas and
principles, but with his experience with some of the people
among whom this theology developed in Latin America, including
Brazil, during the 60s and 70s. Growing out of the experience
of the oppressed and marginalized members of society, this
theology has an emphasis on "a preference for the poor." Although focused
on Latin America, other liberation theologies (Black, Native
American, Feminist) are touched on. A closing chapter explores
ways North American Christians can relate to this "new
way of being the Church." A helpful study guide is included
at the end of the book.
Pentecostalism and
the Future of Christian Churches: Promises, Limitations,
Challenges
By Richard Shaull and Waldo
Cesar. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Wm B. Eerdmans, 2000. ISBN: 0802846661
Race in Another America:
The Significance of Skin Color in Brazil
By Edward
Telles. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University, 2004. ISBN:
0691118663
Rebellion in the
Backlands
By Euclides da Cunha.
Chicago: University of Chicago, 1944. ISBN: 0226124444
A Refuge in Thunder:
Candomblé and
Alternative Spaces of Blackness
By Rachel E. Harding.
Bloomington, Ind.: Indiana University, 2000. ISBN: 0253216109
Secret Dialogues:
Church-State Relations, Torture, and Social Justice in
Authoritarian Brazil
By Kenneth Serbin.
Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh, 2000. ISBN: 0822957264
Slave Rebellion
in Brazil: The Muslim Uprisings of 1835 in Bahia
By
João José Reis. Baltimore,
Md.: Johns Hopkins, 1993. ISBN: 0801852501
Teach Yourself Brazilian Portuguese
(book
and CD) By
Sue Tyson-Ward. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2003. ISBN: 0071413782
Travelers' Tales: Brazil
Edited
by Annette Haddad and Scott Doggett. Palo Alto, Calif.: Travelers'
Tales, 2004. ISBN: 1932361057 |
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Brazil
By
John Updike. New York: Random House, 1996. ISBN: 0449911632
Dona Flor and Her
Two Husbands
By Jorge Amado. New
York: HarperCollins, 1977. ISBN: 0380017962
Gabriela, Clove and
Cinnamon
By Jorge Amado. New York:
HarperCollins, 1988. ISBN: 0380012057 This novel gives the reader a feel
for life in northeastern Brazil. This bawdy novel set in
the early 1900s portrays the adventures and misadventures
of a good Brazilian, Nacib Saad, an immigrant from Syria,
and his cook, a mulatto woman named Gabriela. The book overtly
deals with relationships, but through his characters, Jorge
Amado addresses problems in his home country. The novel delves
into many aspects of life and culture in northeastern Brazil—economics,
prosperity, poverty, agriculture, politics, greed, violence,
scandal, spirituality, superstition, classism, gambling,
cabarets and bordellos.
An Invincible Memory
By
João
Ubaldo Ribeiro. New York: HarperCollins, 1989. ISBN: 0060156228
Showdown
By Jorge
Amado. New York: Random House, 1989. ISBN: 0553051741
The War of the Saints
By
Jorge Amado. New York: Random House, 1995. ISBN: 0553374400
Tent of Miracles
By
Jorge Amado. Madison, Wis.: University of Wisconsin, 2003.
ISBN: 029918644X |
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