Race discrimination -- History. -- Brazil

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Histrias Mestias is an ambivalent and plural anthology that brings together more than 70 extracts of texts that deal with the different narratives of the formation of the Brazilian mestizo culture and imaginary. After two years of research by curators Adriano Pedrosa and Lilia S…

"This short book brings to life a unique and spectacular set of events in Latin American history. In November 1910, shortly after the inauguration of Brazilian President Hermes da Fonseca, ordinary sailors killed several officers and seized control of major new combat vessels, i…

This is the story of a spectacular naval rebellion in which ordinary Brazilian seamen (mostly black and led by a black sailor) overpowered their officers on Dreadnought-class battleships in 1910, to abolish flogging and secure civic rights; it also tells how the sailors suffered…