Brazil is a country of “balangandãs” (swaying ornaments) in French imaginary

Authors

  • Maranúbia Barbosa Sorbone Nouvelle (Paris 3)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5433/1984-7939.2006v2n2p69

Keywords:

Brazil, Images of Brazil abroad, Stereotypes, Distorted images of Brazil

Abstract

This article explains how the French have built a distorted image of Brazil in their imaginary. Such image was built long before, based on French travelers reports and even Brazilian historians. For the French, Brazil is a country of balangandãs, plenty of festivals, bronzed female mulattoes, carnival and football. In 2005, there was the Year of Brazil in France and the event organizers insisted on exhibiting stereotyped images (clichés) of Brazil.

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Author Biography

Maranúbia Barbosa, Sorbone Nouvelle (Paris 3)

Graduada em Comunicação Social – Habilitação em Jornalismo pela Universidade Estadual de Londrina. Mestranda em Langues, Littératures et Civilisations Etrangères na Sorbone Nouvelle (Paris 3).

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Published

2006-12-15

How to Cite

Barbosa, M. (2006). Brazil is a country of “balangandãs” (swaying ornaments) in French imaginary. Discursos Fotograficos, 2(2), 69–92. https://doi.org/10.5433/1984-7939.2006v2n2p69

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 2 (2006)

Section

Artigos

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