Gilberto Freyre
Author
1900 – 1987
Who was Gilberto Freyre?
Gilberto de Mello Freyre was a Brazilian sociologist, anthropologist, historian, writer, painter, journalist and congressman, born in Recife, Northeast Brazil. He is commonly associated with other great Brazilian cultural interpreters of the first half of the 20th century, such as Sérgio Buarque de Holanda and Caio Prado Júnior. His best-known work is a sociological treatise named Casa-Grande & Senzala. Two sequels followed, The Mansions and the Shanties: the making of modern Brazil and Order and Progress: Brazil from monarchy to republic. The trilogy is generally considered a classic of modern cultural anthropology and social history, although it is not without its critics.
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- Born
- Mar 15, 1900
Recife - Also known as
- Gilberto de Mello Freyre
- Nationality
- Brazil
- Profession
- Education
- Baylor University
- Columbia University
- Died
- Jul 18, 1987
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on July 23, 2013
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