Lisa Shaw

The recent international success of films such asCentral Station and City of God has stimulated widespread interest in Brazilian film. This study provides insight into the Brazilian films that have most captured the imagination of domestic audiences over the years. This book focuses on individual films in their socio-historical context, drawing on extensive fieldwork in Brazil and Latin America. It argues that Brazilian cinema has almost always been grounded in intrinsically home-grown cultural forms dating back to the nineteenth century, including the Brazilian music hall, the traveling circus, radio shows, carnival, and, later, comedy television. Combining a chronological structure with new research and a lively approach, Popular cinema in Brazil is the ideal introduction to Brazilian cinema.

El nombre que elijamos para nuestro hijo o nuestra hija es muy importante pues, además de haberse demostrado que influye en el modo en que es considerado por los demás, tambien es uno de los primeros vinculos que establecemos con el. En este libro hay miles de nombres con su lengua de origen, su significado y personajes famosos que lo han hecho celebre. Una enorme carta para elegir.