Favela (Irish Edition)

by Alex Hijmans

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NOTE: Please note that this book is in not in the English language; it is an Irish-language work only. Dutch-born journalist Alex Hijmans lives in one of Brazil's many poor and dangerous suburbs. As the only white person in this district, populated with the impoverished descendants of Africans who were brought as slaves to Brazil, he ponders the great life secret of these suffering souls: how can they live contented lives in a place devoid of worldly possessions?

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Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
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305.56Society, government, & cultureSocial sciences, sociology & anthropologySocial group - Age, Gender, EthnicityPeople by social and economic levelsLower, alienated, excluded classes
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HN290 .S25 .H55Social sciencesSocial history and conditions. Social problems. Social reformSocial history and conditions. Social problems.By region or country

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