Brazilian Arabesques

Early in the 20th century, at the height of the “rubber boom,” my paternal grandfather Fadel Hatoum traveled from Beirut to the then Bolivian territory of Acre, where he traded goods on a river between the cities of Rio Branco and Xapurí. He was one of the first to migrate in my family. Eight years...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Milton Hatoum
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: North Carolina State University, Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies 2022-01-01
Series:Mashriq & Mahjar
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Online Access:https://lebanesestudies.ojs.chass.ncsu.edu/index.php/mashriq/article/view/12