Brazil in Twenty-First Century Popular Media (eBook)

Naomi Pueo Wood is assistant professor of Spanish and Portuguese at Colorado College in Colorado Springs.

Chapter 1: Introduction: “Re-Staging Brazil: 21st Century Inquiries” by Naomi Pueo WoodSection I: “21st Century Brazilian Myths: Representations of the Nation”Chapter 2: “How to Be a Good Brazilian: The Image of Brazil in Contemporary American Cinema” by Gabriela AntunesChapter 3: “Constructing a New National Myth in Contemporary Brazilian Film” by Carolina RochaSection II: “Internal Contradictions: New Brazilian Cinema, Documentary Film, and TelenovelasChapter 4: “Confinement and Violence in the Streets of New Brazilian Cinema” by Aline FreyChapter 5: “A Cosmética da Fome: The Staging of Poverty in Recent Arts-Focused Documentary Film” by Naomi Pueo WoodChapter 6: “Centering the Margins: The Modern Favela in the Brazilian Telenovela” by Cacilda RêgoSection III: Combating Social InequalitiesChapter 7: “Brazil at a Socio-Cinematic Crossroads: State Intervention on Screen” by Mercedes VázquezChapter 8: “Offline Dimensions of Online Favela Youth Reactions to Human Rights Violations before the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro” by Leonardo CustódioChapter 9: “The MST and its Educational Program on the World Stage” by Anthony Pahnke Chapter 10: Conclusion: “Gingando e Jogando o Jeito Brasileiro: Playing Brazil” by Naomi Pueo Wood