Research by Subject: Brazilian Studies: Background Information

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Collection of electronic reference books, dictionaries, and encyclopedias.

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Brazil Today by John J. Crocitti (Editor); Monique Vallance (Editor)
Call Number: F2504 .B73 2012
ISBN: 1280496797
Publication Date: 2011-01-01
For students, business people, government officials, artists, and tourists in short, anyone traveling to or wishing to know more about contemporary Brazil this is an essential resource."
Dictionary of Literary Biography by Monica Rector
Call Number: ONLINE EBOOK
ISBN: 9780787668440
Publication Date: 2004-11-19
Dedicated to making literature and its creators more accessible to students and interested readers, while satisfying the standards of librarians, teachers and scholars, the series systematically presents career biographies of writers from all eras and all genres through volumes dedicated to specific types of literature and time periods. Entries are written by experts in the field and include bibliographies and illustrations.
Envisioning Brazil by Paulo Roberto de Almeida (Editor); Marshall C. Eakin (Editor)
Call Number: F2520.7 .E5813 2005 LOCATE
ISBN: 0299207706
Publication Date: 2005-10-31
Envisioning Brazil is a comprehensive and sweeping assessment of Brazilian studies in the United States. Focusing on synthesis and interpretation and assessing trends and perspectives, this reference work provides an overview of the writings on Brazil by United States scholars since 1945.
Latin America Profiled by Barry Turner
Call Number: Reference F1408 .L37 2000
ISBN: 9780312229955
Publication Date: 2000-08-15
Latin America Profiled covers all the countries of Central and South America, from Mexico to Chile. It profiles critically important economic issues, like Brazil's unprecedented inflation rates under President Juscelino Kubitschek. It further delves into the human rights atrocities that have so plagued the region. Latin America Profiled also details current environmental issues, such as the deforestation of the rain forests and beyond.

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Enciclopedia Itaú Cultural
The Itaú Cultural Encyclopedia of Brazilian Art and Culture is a virtual reference work that brings together information on the visual arts, literature, theater, cinema, dance and music produced in Brazil. The work is constantly being expanded and updated.

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