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Study Resources Northeast Brazil is the old colonial part of the country and the one most affected by the 350 years of slavery. It is very poor and most of the Brazilian descendants of African slaves still live there. Brazil, a country as large as the continental United States, is rich in natural resources and has a wide variety of physical and climatic differences. Some of the resources listed below were used by Network members as they prepared for their two work-study trips (Mutirãos) to Salvador. Other resources have been added to that list. Most of the resources listed below were compiled by June Ramage Rogers, and we are indebted to her for the hard work in assembling the list and in sharing them with us. The list is available as a PDF file by clicking here.
Non Fiction Books (Most are available via Amazon) The Brazilians by Joseph A. Page (Perseus Books, 1995) is an excellent introduction to all aspects of Brazil. The best place to begin for someone knowing very little about the country. Death Without Weeping: The Violence of Everyday Life in Brazil by Nancy Scheper-Hughes (University of California Press, 1992) offers the best introduction to the everyday life of the poor in northeast Brazil. It is a disturbing book, but is required reading for anyone interested in understanding the work of ITEBA. A Refuge in Thunder: Candomblé and Alternative Spaces of Blackness by Rachel E. Harding (Indiana University Press, 2000) discusses the history and influence of African religions on the development of religion in Brazil. Candomblé was based on the religious beliefs of the slaves and is still widely practiced across Brazil. Slave Rebellion in Brazil: The Muslim Uprisings of 1835 in Bahia by João Hosé Reis (The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1993) discusses slave revolts in Brazil (which were far more common than in the U.S.) with special attention to the 1835 revolt in Salvador. Benedita Da
Silva: An Afro-Brazilian Woman's Story of Love and Politics, as told
by Medea Benjamin and Maisa Mendonca (Food First Books, Oakland, CA).
It has a forward by Jesse Jackson and a wonderful historical timeline
from the time of Getulio Vargas. Brazil: A Gracious People in a Heartless System by Zwinglio Dias and Joyce Hill. Available through Friendship Press along with a Study Guide, Map and Facts and a video, "Brazil: A Faithful Response". Pentecostalism and
the Future of the Christian Churches in Brazil by Richard Shaull and
Waldo Cesar (Wm B.Eerdmans Publishing, 2000). Terra: Struggle of
the Landless by Sebastiao Salgado
Novels
Articles "Brazil's Tenacious
Presbyterians" by Sherron Kay George (Presbyterians Today,
May 2003). "Brazil's Landless Workers Movement" (Americas Program, Interhemispheric Resource Center, April 2003). This is available in PDF by clicking here. Zakaria, Fareed. "And Now, Global Booby Prizes" (Newsweek, September 29, 2003, p. 39). Greider, William & Kenneth Rapoza. "Lula Raises The Stakes" (The Nation, December 1, 2003, p. 11). Hernandez, Andreas.
"The Collapse In Cancun And The Transformation Of The Global System"
. This is an analysis of the September 2003 World Trade Organization
(WTO) negotiations in Cancun, Mexico, written by a member of the Department
of Development Sociology at Cornell University. It is available in PDF
format by clicking here.
The latest version Adobe
Acrobat Reader, used to read a PDF file, can be acquired: just
click here
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