Osea Felici: an italian reporter in Brazil of the twenties

Authors

  • Sérgio Mauro UNESP- Universidade Estadual Paulista. Faculdade de Ciências e Letras, Câmpus de Araraquara, SP- Brasil - 14800901.
  • Claudia Fernanda de Campos Mauro UNESP- Universidade Estadual Paulista. Faculdade de Ciências e Letras, Câmpus de Araraquara, SP- Brasil - 14800901.

Keywords:

Italian jornalismo, Literary style, Italian view about Brazil,

Abstract

Starting with a few observations about the first italian writes who describe Brazil, this essay intends to remark the Oseas Felicis’ book. Felici wrote the book Il Brasile com’è in 1923. He was a italian reporter who visited Rio de Janeiro in 1922-1923. We want to underline in this essay the author’s remarks about the brazilian culture and economy, the literary stile of the italian reporter and the his prejudices which have ideologic nature.

Published

12/05/2016

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