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Context plays a significant role in portraying values of the composer triggered by time and place. ‘Sonnets from the Portuguese’ (1845) by Elizabeth Barrett Browning is a reflection of her personal experiences in the context of the Victorian era’s gender issues and female expectation in a Petrarchan form. Similarly F. Scott Fitzgerald’s ‘The Great Gatsby’ (1926) centres of the failure and tragedy of the American dream in the Roaring 20's. Both texts explore the positive and negative effects of…

millions of slaves continued to suffer under Brazil’s plantation economy and would not receive full emancipatory rights until 1888. The entrenchment of slavery in Brazilian society, is due in large part to the rise and consolidation of its plantation economy. The slave plantation system first emerged in the Canary Islands in the 1450’s. The Portuguese had previously colonized the Atlantic Islands in order to consolidate their expansion into African territory. The availability of land induced…

America’s, only Brazil has Portuguese as its official language. Before being explored by Europeans, the population of Brazil was made up of tribes that were independent of each other. The coming of the Portuguese in 1500 led by Pedro Álvares Cabral…

The Window Project for the children of Brazilians born and / or raised outside of Brazil whose parents seek to maintain the language and Brazilian culture. We note that the new multicultural generations face many barriers to learn and internalize your language coming from a unique context. In the large group formed by Brazilian immigrants in the US, we note that the group of families who are here temporarily because of work or academic specializations is smaller than the group of families that…

majority of Brazilian immigrants to the United States live in metropolitan regions. Between 2000 and 2003, Brazilians made up 19.1 % (Martes, 2011) of all new immigrants coming to Massachusetts. Massachusetts is now the primary U.S. destination for Brazilian immigrants (27%), which is reflected in the fact that they are now the fastest growing immigrant community in the state (Martes, 2011). There are an estimated 68,228 Brazilians living in Boston. In 2007, almost 77,000 Brazilians resided in…

When the Portuguese first arrived in Brazil during the 1500’s they expected to find a land more colonized and full of abundant resources such as metals. It was also expected of them to see a more socially disciplined land of people. To their surprise they found Brazilian hunters and gatherers who had barely started working in the agriculture business, using different techniques like the slash and burn techniques. The natives had low technological advances and low resources and were on thin…

a myriad of ways. Brazil has described itself as a racial democracy, however, Afro-Brazilians in the country continuously face discrimination and systematic racism due to their appearance. Brazil was the last country to officially abolish slavery in 1888. This perplexing and extensive history created a social system in which racism is embedded in the language, the culture, and the everyday interactions of Brazilian life. According to the 1991 census, 48 percent of the total population in Brazil…

of European, African and indigenous elements, brought by Portuguese settlers, slaves and by the natives who inhabited the so-called New World. Other influences have been added throughout history, establishing a huge variety of musical styles. At the time of the discovery of Brazil, the Portuguese were amazed at the natives ' way of dressing and the way they made music: singing, dancing, playing instruments (rattles, flutes, drums). Brazilian music mixes elements of various cultures, especially…

September 7th, 1822. Before 1822, Brazil was ruled by the Portuguese Empire from the 1500s. Pedro Cabral was the lucky man to claim the title as the discoverer of Brazil. At the arrival of the Portuguese, they discovered that there were around 7 million tribal native Indians living there. The Portuguese observed a highly developed tribal culture, but also tribal warfare which even included cannibalism to a certain extent. After seeing this, the Portuguese decided to “civilise” the natives just…

sugarcane and much more. Brazil is the main producer of coffee and cocoa. Brazil’s currency consists of the Brazilian Real. 1 Brazilian Real (BRL)is equal to 0.331230…