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Sixteenth-century Portuguese manuscript attributed to Luis Teixeira describing the coast of Brazil from cabo de Sa'to Agostinho [near Olinda] to the estreito de Fernao de Magalhaes. Reproduced in facsimile with side-by-side transcription in an edition with supporting essays, notes, vocabulary, and modern maps prepared by Max Juso Guedes. Reproducao facsimilar do ms. 51-IV-38 da Biblioteca da Ajuda; leitura diplomatica;… Read more about this item

NEW ~ This study analyzes Brazilian historian Sergio Buarque de Holanda's work, especially his view of Portuguese western expansion in Brazil. "Este livro discute questoes centrais do pensamento de Sergio Buarque de Holanda e interpreta inicialmente 'Raizes do Brasil' para depois estabelecer vinculos entre este classico e a reflexao que Sergio desenvolve acerca da nocao de fronteira no Brasil." 275pp.… Read more about this item

NEW ~ Sixteen essays by highly respected scholars about Indigenous "cosmologies of contact" within the context of Indigenous - Branco relations in the northern region of Amazonia. Landmark volume analyzing topics such as ethnicity, identity, alterity, political discourse, material goods, spirituality, disease, and so forth from the viewpoint of Indigenous informants. 531pp. Illustrations throughout, some color. Cover is a… Read more about this item

NEW ~ A timely novel involving a North American researcher whose interest in the famous Brazilian doctor Oswaldo Cruz gets him embroiled in the notorious early-twentieth century Revolta da Vacina, the revolt against vaccination. The popular Brazilian author, Moacyr Scliar, trained in medicine himself, takes on the problem of scientific innovation versus tradition. 221pp. Em portugues / Portuguese. In stock.… Read more about this item

NEW ~ Highly-successful historical novel set in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, at the end of the seventeenth century, during a period of intense political rivalry that included the famed Jesuit Antonio Vieira and poet Gregorio de Matos. 2a ed. revista pela autora. "Com uma linguagem rica e precisa, e uma narrativa de extraordinaria agilidade...." 331pp. Em portugues / Portuguese. In stock.… Read more about this item

NEW ~ Complete 11 volume set of Eurico Santos, Zoologia Brasilica: 1. Nossos Peixes Marinhos, 265pp.; 2. Peixes da Agua doce, 267pp.; 2. Anfibios e Repteis, 263pp.; 4. Da Ema ao Bejia-flor, 396pp.; 5. Passaros do Brasil, 312pp.; 6. Entre o Gamba e o Macaco, 287pp.; 7. Moluscos do Brasil, 141pp.; 8. O Mundo dos Artropodes, 197pp.; 9. Os Insetos,… Read more about this item

NEW ~ Twenty-two chapters by recognized international historians on social mobility and royal privilege in Iberian colonies worldwide, but especially in Brazil, Spanish America, and Goa. Published in Portuguese--traducao Maria Alzira Brum, Adelaine La Guardia, Ana Leticia Fauri. III Coloquio Internacional da Companhia das Indias--Nucleo de Historia Iberica e Colonial na Epoca Moderna, Sediado na Universidade Federal Fluminense, 2009. 667pp.… Read more about this item

NEW ~ Prefacio Mario G. Ferri; portugues traducao Domicio de Figueiredo Murta. Classic account of the geology and mineral resources of Brazil based on field work from 1810-1821 and first published in German in Berlin in 1833. Two-volume set: 222pp.; 306pp. Maps, illustrations, charts. Colecao Reconquista do Brasil, nos. 58 & 59. New copies, pencil price on front end paper.… Read more about this item

NEW ~ Catalogue of primary source documents on nineteenth-century slavery in Brazil, housed at the Biblioteca Nacional. 244pp. Illustrations. Center section with beautifully reproduced images, including photographs. Chronology. Bibliography. Sewn binding, quality paper, plastic coated heavy cover. New book, with light shelf wear to cover. Em portugues / Portuguese. Hard to find in the U.S. In stock. Usually ships in… Read more about this item

Doctoral thesis in geography by Antonio Rocha Penteado based on years of field work in Para begun in 1953 (after similar work in Africa)--a thorough study of land use in the Bragantina region on the Atlantic Coast of Brazil. 216pp. Photographs, detailed maps, charts (many foldout). Of historical as well as ecological, agricultural, and geographical interest. No markings, except pencil… Read more about this item

Still-useful study especially for historians of nineteenth-century Brazil, although shorter chapters cover colonial and twentieth centuries. Prefacio de Miguel Reale. 235pp. Notes, bibliography. In Portuguese / Portugues. Used copy: interior pages unmarked, except previous owner's last name on front end paper. Cover rubbed, spine crunched at top. In stock. Usually ships in three days.

NEW ~ A much-needed study of French traveler Jean-Baptiste Debret's history and images of nineteenth-century Brazil, by Dra. Valeria Lima, trained in history and art history. Of cultural, historical, and ethnographic value, Debret's images--based on a 15-year stay in Rio de Janeiro--are also beautifully executed. 325pp. B&W Illustrations. Bibliography. Portugues / Portuguese. In stock. Usually ships in three days.

NEW ~ Anthropologist Dominique Tilkin Gallois' groundbreaking study of Indigenous Waiapi oral histories and the Portuguese colonial fort at Macapa, on the north side of the Amazon River in Brazil. Of interest to historians and anthropologists. 91pp. Maps. Photographs. Bibliography. Portuguese / Portugues. New copy in original plastic wrap. In stock. Usually ships in three days.

NEW ~ Classic history of Amazonas, Brazil, covering primarily the eighteenth and nineteenth-century, first published in 1931 by the youthful Manaus native Arthur Cezar Ferreira Reis. Colecao reconquista do Brasil, 2a. serie, v. 145. 2a. edicao. 261pp. Map. Notes. In the original Portuguese. Alla stamp on title page. Light shelf wear to cover. Hard to find. In stock. Usually ships… Read more about this item

NEW ~ Hardcover edition of 1998 Nobel Prize for Literature winner Jose Saramago's tribute to Portugal. Accompany the writer as he tours his beloved homeland, with photographs by Mauricio Abreu. Informative captions. 17th ed. 271pp. Color photos throughout. Maps. Em portugues. Book and dust jacket in fine condition. In stock. Usually ships in three days. Size and weight will incur… Read more about this item

Centenary publication celebrating the eighth century of Portugal's nationhood. Introduction and three sections describing aspects of the exposition and congress with illustrations throughout, including portraits of important Portuguese and colonial leaders (Carmona & Salazar) and personages from Guine, Angola, Mozambique, Macao, etc. Bibliophiles will value the book's unique production qualities: color plates, a tip-in, guard sheets with text in letterpress.… Read more about this item

History of colonial urban architecture / city planning in Brazil by this well-respected scholar. Includes a section on medieval Iberian roots, early coastal settlements such as Olinda and Salvador, through eighteenth-century Colonia do Sacramento, Belem do Para, and many many others. Rio de Janeiro figures prominently. Nearly 50 illustrations, mostly in color. 179pp. Attractive production on quality paper. Bibliography. Em… Read more about this item

Well-illustrated prize-winning (1934) history of Portuguese navigation during expeditions of discovery, especially the early sixteenth century. Nicely cared for volume. Dust jacket in near fine condition protected in plastic cover. Interior pages unmarked. Fold out maps undamaged. Erasure on front end paper. Front end paper pulled away from otherwise tight binding. 532pp. Maps, some fold out. Illustrations. 4th ed. Em… Read more about this item

NEW ~ A well-illustrated ethnography of the Indigenous Piraha living in the Brazilian state of Amazonas, east of the Rio Madeira, by then Ph.D. student Marco Antonio Goncalves, the author of numerous anthropology titles. 421pp. Maps. Drawings. Photographs. Em portugues / Portugues. Shop inventory. Purchased at a book fair--price erasure on front end paper. Light shelf wear to cover. In… Read more about this item

A history of the Portuguese Royal Library from the destructive 1755 Lisbon earthquake to Brazilian Independence. Lilia Moritz Schwarcz com Paulo Cesar de Azevedo e Angela Marques da Costa. 558pp. B&W illustrations and color plates. High quality paper. Flexibound. Em portugues / Portuguese. Shop inventory. Light shelf wear--faded spine, cover rubbed. Alla stamp. Publisher's price erasure on front end paper.… Read more about this item