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Brazil is a 1994 novel by the American author John Updike. ... Tristão Raposo, a nineteen-year-old black child of the Rio de Janeiro slums, spies Isabel Leme, ...
There Carlinhos also came to know love, first with his cousin Lili, who died as a child and later with another cousin, Maria Clara, who lived in Recife and spent a few days visiting the plantation. Maria Clara was a little older than Carlinhos and told him about all the fun and new things that happened in the city.
Crooked Plow (Portuguese: Torto Arado) is a novel by Brazilian author Itamar Vieira Junior.It tells the story of two Afro-Brazilian sisters, Bibiana and Belonísia, who experience a life-altering tragedy in childhood.
Macunaíma (Portuguese pronunciation: [makũna'ĩmɐ]) is a 1928 novel by Brazilian writer Mário de Andrade.It is one of the founding texts of Brazilian modernism. Macunaíma was published six years after the "Semana de Arte Moderna", which marked the beginning of the Brazilian modernism movement.
O Menino Maluquinho (lit. ' The Nutty Boy ') is a children's media franchise created by the Brazilian writer and cartoonist Ziraldo in the 80s. It started as a children's book published in 1980 which for many years was regarded as a classic of children's literature in Brazil, getting spun off into comics, movies, plays and TV series, [1] as well being known for being Ziraldo's longest running ...
The child, Sherine Khalil renames herself Athena after her uncle was discussing with her mother on how her real name will betray her origins and something like Athena gave nothing away. As a child, she shows a strong religious vocation and reports seeing angels and saints , which both impresses and worries her parents.
Meu Pé de Laranja Lima (English: My Sweet Orange Tree) is a novel by José Mauro de Vasconcelos. [1] The book was first published in 1968 and was used for literature classes for elementary schools in Brazil. [2] It has also been translated and published in the US, Europe and Asia. [3]
Macunaíma [makũna'ĩmɐ] is a 1969 Brazilian comedy film directed by Joaquim Pedro de Andrade, based on Mário de Andrade's novel of the same name.It was released in a dubbed version for American audiences in 1972 by New Line Cinema.