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Provides an account of the lives of New York's Brazilians. Showing that these immigrants belie American stereotypes, this work reveals that they are largely from the middle strata of Brazilian society: many, in fact, have university educations. It aims to capture what it is like to be a new immigrant in this most cosmopolitan of world cities.

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List of Illustrations xi List of Tables xiii Preface xv Chapter 1. The New Voyagers 3 Chapter 2. Bye-Bye, Brazil 31 Chapter 3. First Days 59 Chapter 4. Who Are They? 83 Chapter 5. Making a Living 109 Chapter 6. From Mistress to Servant 121 Chapter 7. Shoe Shine "Boys" and Go-Go "Girls" 149 Chapter 8. Life and Leisure in the Big Apple 167 Chapter 9. Little Brazil: Is It a Community? 195 Chapter 10. Class Pictures 220 Chapter 11. An Invisible Minority 242 Chapter 12. Sojourner or Immigrant? 258 Notes 277 Glossary of Portuguese and Brazilian-American Terms 301 References 305 Index 323

Little Brazil An Ethnography of Brazilian

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 19/12/1993
      ISBN13: 9780691000565, 978-0691000565
      ISBN10: 0691000565
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      Book Synopsis
      Provides an account of the lives of New York's Brazilians. Showing that these immigrants belie American stereotypes, this work reveals that they are largely from the middle strata of Brazilian society: many, in fact, have university educations. It aims to capture what it is like to be a new immigrant in this most cosmopolitan of world cities.

      Table of Contents
      List of Illustrations xi List of Tables xiii Preface xv Chapter 1. The New Voyagers 3 Chapter 2. Bye-Bye, Brazil 31 Chapter 3. First Days 59 Chapter 4. Who Are They? 83 Chapter 5. Making a Living 109 Chapter 6. From Mistress to Servant 121 Chapter 7. Shoe Shine "Boys" and Go-Go "Girls" 149 Chapter 8. Life and Leisure in the Big Apple 167 Chapter 9. Little Brazil: Is It a Community? 195 Chapter 10. Class Pictures 220 Chapter 11. An Invisible Minority 242 Chapter 12. Sojourner or Immigrant? 258 Notes 277 Glossary of Portuguese and Brazilian-American Terms 301 References 305 Index 323

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