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Lilia Moritz Schwarcz
How Brazil's long history of racism and authoritarian politics has led to the country's present crises and epidemic of violence
Brazil has long nurtured a cherished national myth, one of…
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"First published in Brazil by Campanhia das Letras, Sao Paulo"--title page verso.
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Heloisa M. Starling,Lilia Moritz Schwarcz
A sweeping and absorbing biography of Brazil, from the sixteenth century to the present.
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Containing over one hundred selections-many of which appear in English for the first time-this extensively revised and expanded second edition of the bestselling Brazil Reader presents the lived experience of…
The culmination of MASP’s 2019 program centered on women artists throughout history
Over the last few years, The Sao Paulo Museum of Art (MASP) has undertaken a pioneering effort to…
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"Paula's beautiful, ambitious project illuminates forgotten histories, honoring the overlooked." -Andrea K. Scott, The New Yorker
The Brazilian artist Dalton Paula (born 1982) works across painting, installation, photography and sculpture…
An international coterie of contemporary female artists give form to the political and aesthetic facets of our interior lives.
A colossal, panoramic, much-needed appraisal of the visual cultures of Afro-Atlantic territories across six centuries
Named one of the best books of 2021 by Artforum
Afro-Atlantic Histories brings together a…
A colossal panorama of Brazilian visual culture across five centuries
Published for the bicentennial of Brazil’s independence, Brazilian Histories brings together a selection of more than 300 works and documents…
A major figure of the 1980s generation reconceives the genre of historical painting in Brazil
Brazilian painter, sculptor, photographer and installation artist Luiz Zerbini (born 1959) works at the intersection…
This is the first volume of critical essays in English on the much-studied Lima Barreto. Each chapter explores not only his life and vast body of work but also the…
