Shows how, among the cultures of the indigenous peoples of tropical South America, the human body offers a language and mechanism central to the process of production, elaboration, and transmission, of knowledge, skills, and emotions. Discusses recent anthropological debates and describes a new discipline known as "anthropology of the…

Relates experiences faced with in Brazil, where racial discrimination operates in a subtle manner, splintering the ranks of non-whites into categories based on shades of skin color. (KG)

Three South American countries, Argentina, Chile and Brazil, have been selected in order to study the impact of the document "The United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development". In these countries, whose people react energetically against any attempt to break the environmental balance, the synergic power of education is…

Suggests an archaeology of the public debate versus the private one in Brazil through analysis of the reactionary speech of a religious leader, Dom Jose Mauricio da Rocha, which produced innumerable representations of the Brazilian Empire. (PA)

One of a series, this booklet on world issues explains why Brazil has become important for the United States. Brazil's rise from a sleeping giant to continental leader is investigated. Brazil's impressive economic growth from the mid-1960s through the 1970s is explored. An analysis of Brazil's economic crisis of the 1980s is also explained.…

This review incorporates 143 Brazilian science education research studies from the years 1972-1977. It is organized into five sections: curriculum studies, primary, secondary, and university level studies, and a conclusion (an overview of education in Brazil). Among the findings are the following. Science education research reports are…

Describes elements of the modernism movement in Brazil; paper read at a symposium commemorating the fiftieth anniversay of the Week of Modern Art of Sao Paulo'' held February 11-12, 1972, at the University of California, Los Angeles, California. (DS)

Dialogs with the previous article establishing a comparative analysis between the political acceptance present in the reactionary speech of Dom Jose Mauricio da Rocha and in the monarchist words of Joaquim Nabuco. (PA)

Proposes an analysis of the representations produced by the first generations of the Brazilian Republic about 19th-century Brazil. Presents a new direction for reading about the same period. (PA)

Examines educational reform and Vygotsky's influence on critical pedagogy in Brazil from two perspectives. One is the historical tradition of accepting multiplicity of learning behaviors, and the other is a close analysis of an environment that espoused the idea of literacy as a cultural production shared by everyone. (MMU)

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;…

Describes the activities and growth of ABRATES (Brazilian Translators Association). This association, although private in character and financed by members' dues, has gained government recognition, has helped to organize courses for translators, and has taken the first steps to protect the rights of the translator, demanding appropriate labor…