Brazil is a country of “balangandãs” (swaying ornaments) in French imaginary <br>O Brasil é um país de “balangandãs” no imaginário francês

This article explains how the French have built a distorted image of Brazil in their imaginary. Such image was built long before, based on French travelers reports and even Brazilian historians. For the French, Brazil is a country of balangandãs, plenty of festivals, bronzed female mulattoes, carniv...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Maranúbia Barbosa
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidade Estadual de Londrina 2006-12-01
Series:Discursos Fotográficos
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Online Access:http://www.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/discursosfotograficos/article/view/1479