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Goellner, Silvana Vilodre; Votre, Sebastiao Josue; Pinheiro, Maria Claudia Brandao – Sport, Education and Society, 2012
Based on post-structural feminist and gender studies, the present article analyses the importance given to the practice of physical education, sports and exercise as part of the national policy to strengthen the Caucasian-Brazilian population at the beginning of the twentieth century, emphasising the priority made of the White female body as the…
Descriptors: Feminism, Physical Education, Females, Foreign Countries
Toro, Leonor; And Others – 1985
Written for teachers to use with migrant children in elementary grades, this bilingual English/Spanish social studies resource booklet provides an encyclopedia-style overview of Brazil's history, geography, economy, and culture. Topics include Brazil's form of government; geographic regions; holidays; climate; people; music; carnaval celebration;…
Descriptors: Bilingual Instructional Materials, Biographies, Cultural Background, Cultural Education
Soni, P. Sarita, Ed. – Research and Creative Activity, 1993
This serial issue features 6 members of the Indiana University System faculty who have focused their research on Latin America, past and present. The first article, "A Literature of Their Own," highlights Darlene Sadlier's research on Brazilian women's fiction and poetry that has led to an interest in the interplay of Brazilian and…
Descriptors: American Indian Literature, American Indians, Anthropology, Archaeology