Samba is Brazil's "national rhythm," the foremost symbol of its culture and nationhood. To the outsider, samba and the famous pre-Lenten carnival of which it is

Points to the Brazilian nation's strong expression of popular culture as a long term transcultural experience between cultural elites and popular voices.

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First published in 1999, this volume examines the impact of political, social and cultural developments on the nation’s most popular musical form, samba, in t

In this deftly crafted literary thriller, Brazilian author Jo Soares reimagines Conan Doyle's legendary sleuth while creating a crime novel that combines the au