Câmara Cascudo
Brazilian folklorist who documented the nation's cultural traditions.
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Luís da Câmara Cascudo (30 December 1898 – 30 July 1986) was a Brazilian anthropologist, folklorist, journalist, historian, lawyer, and lexicographer. Born in Natal, Northeast Brazil, he lived his entire life there and dedicated himself to the study of Brazilian culture. He was a professor at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte and a co-founder of the Natal Instituto de Música in 1933. The institute of anthropology there now bears his name. He was also a member of the Brazilian Historic and Geographic Institute.
Quick Facts
- Born
- 30 December 1898
- Died
- 30 July 1986
- Birthplace
- Natal, Northeast Brazil
- Occupation
- Anthropologist
- folklorist
- journalist
- historian
- lawyer
- lexicographer
- Notable works
- Traditional Tales of Brazil (1946)
- Dictionary of Brazilian Folklore (1952)
- Mad
- Institution
- Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte
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Background
Câmara Cascudo left behind an extensive body of work as a researcher into the manifestations of Brazilian cultures. He wrote 31 books on Brazilian folklore, over 8000 pages, and has done the most extensive work on Brazilian folklore so far, with notable quality, receiving recognition for it. His first work was Alma patrícia (1921). Key books include Traditional Tales of Brazil (1946), Dictionary of Brazilian Folklore (1952), and Made in Africa, pesquísas e notas (1965, with later editions). His studies of the period of the Dutch invasions of Brazil led to the publication of his Geography of Dutch Brazil. His memoirs, Time and I (1971), were edited posthumously.
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