Carnaval: cortejos e improvisos
Recife: Prefeitura do Recife, Secretaria de Cultura, Fundação de Cultura Cidade do Recife, 2002. Paperback. 120p., pictorial frenchfold wraps, 8x5 inches, extensive b&w photography and diagrams; in very good condition. Text in Portuguese. Coleção Malungo vol. 5.
Two essays on major aspects of Carnaval celebrations in northeastern Brazil: the ceremonial royal courts and improvised rhyming duels known as repente. Introductory prose poetry on the radical democracy of Carnaval by Jomard Muniz De Brito.
Cat.No: 350547
ISBN: 8570441096
Price: $40.00
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