Questions tagged [portuguese-literature]
For questions about Portuguese literature: works of literature which were originally written in the Portuguese language, whether from Portugal, Brazil, or elsewhere in the world.
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What is the meaning and significance of “urubutinga” in Mário de Andrade's “O lundu do escritor difícil”
The title is suggestive enough to elicit an understanding that Andrade probably purposefully made this poem difficult to read for people who are not familiar with Tupi culture. A conscious effort of ...
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How was “Contos para os nossos filhos” used in schools?
Reading about the Portuguese author Maria Amália Vaz de Carvalho, I came across the following interesting tidbit of information:
The collection of stories for children she wrote with her husband, ...
