Representações do Brasil : os imigrantes europeus e o carnaval no imaginario estadunidense

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2003

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This study focuses on some representations of Brazil constructed in the United States. The period covered ranges from 1992 to 1999: the connection of carnival with the cities of Rio de Janeiro and Salvador, the country s southern region s association with the European immigration as well as other representations of European presence in Brazil. It presents the results of analyses held on two set of texts: articles published by the American newspaper, The New York Times, in the above mentioned period, and texts extracted from The Brazilians, a book written by the American scholar Joseph Page in 1995. The results of this research, which used primarily the theoretical framework of French Discourse Analysis, showed that in the process of constructing the Brazilian subjects portrayed in carnival and in European immigration, the enunciators focus on some specific facets related to those subjects, such as race. The recurrence of such aspect expose discourse strands that oblivious of official Brazil s boundaries weave the nation new regional frontiers. On the other hand, the presence of intertwined discourses, such as colonial and miscegenation discourses, suggests the construction of a new nation s "body" made up of different discourse layers.

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europeus - migrações - brasil imaginario analise do discurso lingua inglesa - estudo e ensino carnaval - brasil

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