Category: Literature
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“Pelas Ruas Que Andei” – A Biography of Alceu Valença
“He never gave up his identity throughout his career,” emphasizes journalist Julio Moura, author of the 562-page book “Pelas Ruas Que Andei” (Pelas ruas que andei) – A Biography of Alceu Valença. The work about the artist of multiple influences was released in June in Recife, Brazil. Valença, who turned 77, has a career marked…
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The Generation That Did Not Learn to Correlate Books with Reality
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in Arts & Culture, Brazil, children, Community, Education, Geral, In Focus, Inside, Literature, PoliticsDespite Paulo Freire being idolized in Brazil by a certain ideology, my wish is that his teaching method goes to the limbo of educational history, and I will explain why. I did not study my whole life in a private school, and this was due to my parents’ dissatisfaction with my learning. As children, we…
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Seu Filho Fala Português?
O Consulado Geral do Brasil em Nova York em parceria com a organização sem fins lucrativos Legião da Boa Vontade (LBV) lançou nesta quinta-feira, 1º de dezembro, o programa “Navegando pelo Português de Herança”, um projeto com conteúdos on-line que estimula o idioma português e a cultura brasileira para os milhões de brasileiros que vivem no exterior, em especial às…
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The Pink Words and the Gray Words
One day, without quite knowing why, everything suddenly happened: the pink words disappeared from the planet. What are pink words? They are delicate words, like “thank you”, “please”, “if you don’t mind”, “it’s so important to me”. Words so sweet that they are like honey in the heart. Was it the work of the Gray…
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Who is the Superstar of Brazilian Folklore Saci-Pererê?
Saci-Pererê /sassy-perere/ is a type of Saci. Yes, there are many types of Sacis out there. The “Pererê” specimen is usually a boy with very dark skin and one leg, who smokes a pipe, wears a red hood, and travels in a mini hurricane. This description can change sometimes, and Saci-Pererê can also be described…
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Dracula, a classic by Bram Stoker
Synopsis: Vampire stories, widely spread around the world, originate from 18th-century Hungarian folklore. A vampire, according to popular tradition, is the restless soul of a suicide, criminal, or heretic that rises from the grave, usually in the form of a bat, to drink the blood of humans. The gothic novel Dracula (1897) by British author…