Luís da Câmara Cascudo
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Luís da Câmara Cascudo was a Brazil
ian anthropologist, folklorist, journalist
, historian
, lawyer
, and lexicographer.
He was born in Natal
, Northeast Brazil. He lived his entire life in Natal and dedicated himself to the study of Brazilian culture and he was a professor at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte. The institute of anthropology there now bears his name.
As a researcher into the manifestations of the Brazilian cultures, he left behind an extensive body of work, including the Dictionary of Brazilian Folklore (1952). Among his best-known works are Alma patrícia (1921 his first work), Traditional Tales of Brazil (1946).
His studies of the period of the Dutch invasions of Brazil led to the publication of his Geography of Dutch Brazil.
His memoirs, Time and I (1971) were edited posthumously.
He was once nearly fired for studying folkloric figures such as the werewolf.
Câmara Cascudo wrote 31 books on Brazilian folklore, over 8000 pages. He has done the most extensive work on Brazilian folklore so far, with notable quality, and he has received recognition for it.
Brazil
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ian anthropologist, folklorist, journalist
Journalist
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, historian
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
, lawyer
Lawyer
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, and lexicographer.
He was born in Natal
Natal, Rio Grande do Norte
-History:The northeastern tip of South America, Cabo São Roque, to the north of Natal and the closest point to Europe from Latin America, was first visited by European navigators in 1501, in the 1501–1502 Portuguese expedition led by Amerigo Vespucci, who named the spot after the saint of the day...
, Northeast Brazil. He lived his entire life in Natal and dedicated himself to the study of Brazilian culture and he was a professor at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte. The institute of anthropology there now bears his name.
As a researcher into the manifestations of the Brazilian cultures, he left behind an extensive body of work, including the Dictionary of Brazilian Folklore (1952). Among his best-known works are Alma patrícia (1921 his first work), Traditional Tales of Brazil (1946).
His studies of the period of the Dutch invasions of Brazil led to the publication of his Geography of Dutch Brazil.
His memoirs, Time and I (1971) were edited posthumously.
He was once nearly fired for studying folkloric figures such as the werewolf.
Câmara Cascudo wrote 31 books on Brazilian folklore, over 8000 pages. He has done the most extensive work on Brazilian folklore so far, with notable quality, and he has received recognition for it.