A Parisian in Brazil : the travel account of a Frenchwoman in nineteenth-century Rio de Janeiro / Adèle Toussaint-Samson ; translated by Emma Toussaint ; edited and introduced by June E. Hahner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Toussaint-Samson, Mme. (Adèle), 1826-

Contributor:

Hahner, June Edith, 1940-

Series:

Latin American silhouettes

Standardized Title:

Parisienne au Brésil. English

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Toussaint-Samson, Mme. (Adèle), 1826-.

Toussaint-Samson.

Slavery--Brazil--History--19th century.

Slavery.

Sex role.

History.

Brazil.

Sex role--Brazil--History--19th century.

Brazil--Description and travel.

Brazil--Social life and customs--19th century.

Manners and customs.

Brazil--Race relations.

Race relations.

Genre:

Autobiographies.

Physical Description:

xxvii, 121 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Wilmington, Del. : SR Books, 2001.

Summary:

This virtually unknown, insightful account by a highly intelligent, observant and forthright Frenchwoman of her decade-long stay in Brazil during the 1850s provides a remarkable firsthand view of a slaveocrat society. In an effort to improve their family's fortune, enterprising and highspirited young Parisian Ad le Toussaint-Samson traveled with her husband from France to Brazil in the mid 1800s. While there, she wrote of her experiences, painting a vivid and detailed portrait of the reality of slavery, gender relations, and daily life in mid-nineteenth century Brazil. This eminently readable primary document provides a firsthand view of a slaveholding society, describing both men and women, slave and free, rich and poor. Well written and lively, A Parisian in Brazil is an excellent resource for courses on Latin America, women in Latin America, and Brazilian history.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 117-121).

ISBN:

0842028544

0842028552

OCLC:

46421980