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Laughter Out of Place: Race, Class, Violence, and Sexuality in a Rio Shantytown (California Series in Public Anthropology)
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Laughter Out of Place: Race, Class, Violence, and Sexuality in a Rio Shantytown (California Series in Public Anthropology) (edit title/settings)

by Donna M. Goldstein (Author) (edit contributors)

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Donna M. Goldstein challenges much of what we think we know about the "culture of poverty." Drawing on more than a decade of experience in Brazil, Goldstein provides an intimate portrait of everyday life among the women of the favelas, or urban shantytowns. These women have created absurdist... read more

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When I returned to Felicidade Eterna in May 1995, after having been away for almost three years, I arrived at Gloria's shack unannounced, hoping to surprise her and her family.

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