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Luiz Gonzaga & music of NE Brazil, 1940s “radio nacional”

Luiz Gonzaga & music of NE Brazil, 1940s “radio nacional”. Carolina Maria de Jesus. Born 1913 in Minas Gerais mother an unmarried agricultural laborer Attended primary school for 1 st & 2 nd grade (literate) Moved to S. Paulo favela in 1947, pregnant

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Luiz Gonzaga & music of NE Brazil, 1940s “radio nacional”

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  1. Luiz Gonzaga & music of NE Brazil, 1940s “radio nacional”

  2. Carolina Maria de Jesus Born 1913 in Minas Gerais mother an unmarried agricultural laborer Attended primary school for 1st & 2nd grade (literate) Moved to S. Paulo favela in 1947, pregnant walked streets searching for trash scraps to sell had two more children, by other men Kept diary on scraps of notebook paper starting in 1955 • discovered in 1958 by reporter visiting favela for playground inauguration • published & became sensation in Brazil 90K copies sold in six months; reissued for years

  3. Life on the margins of modernizing Brazil • In what sense was Carolina marginalized by 1950s Brazilian society? • What challenges did this social position pose in her daily life? • How did she cope with these challenges and maintain her dignity? Use examples from Carolina’s account to support your analysis of her life.

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