A comprehensive view of Brazil.
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2014-09-16Author
Texas. Education Agency. Division of Curriculum Development. Social Studies Section.
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Until recent years, Brazil's image was associated with the exotic
Amazon forest, Rio's carnival, soccer, and coffee exportation.
However, these simplified generalizations lend themselves to misunderstandings
about Brazil, its people, and their culture. This publication
is designed to give up-to-date information on modern Brazil. It was
written by Albenides Ramos of Rio de Janeiro who, during the 1978-79
school year, served as a foreign curriculum consultant for the Texas
Education Agency under Public Law 87-256, the Mutual Educational and
Cultural Exchange Act of 1961.
One of Mr. Ramos' duties while at the Texas Education Agency was to
develop A Comprehensive View of Brazil. The publication is intended to
complement textbooks and other teaching materials and to serve as a
resource for teachers, administrators, and students dealing with subjects
relative to Latin America, especially studies in world history and in
world geography. It also includes a suggested list of additional
readings on Brazil, maps, charts, and suggestions on instructional
materials for the classroom.