The book "Vida e Obra do Comendador Montenegro. Um Lousanense visionário no Brasil", by Prof. Sonia Maria de Freitas, is a biographical account about João Elisário de Carvalho Montenegro. Even if highly praised by his contemporaneous, Montenegro is a relatively less known figure in the Brazilian historiography -except by the more classical studies-, despite his many contributions to technological adoption, contractual innovations in Brazilian labor markets, and active participation in benefit associations. Prof. Freita's book is thus a welcomed work. It will consolidate as an important reference to scholars interested in the transition from slavery in Brazil; foster research about labor organizations in Latin American plantations; and provide a pleasant reading to a broader audience.Born in Portugal, the future Comendador Montenegro immigrated to Brazil in 1841 as a salesman and later became a prominent figure in the transition from slavery. Montenegro settled in the municipality of Espírito Santo do Pinhal, in the countryside of São Paulo, where he
content/incomegini-coefficient, idem. Data from 2013. 12 The poverty line for 2010 was set at BRL 4.7/day (equivalent to U$2.65/day in nominal exchange rates averaged monthly for 2010). The vulnerability line was set at BRL 8.5/day (U$4.83/day). 13 Atlas de Desenvolvimento Humano, a program by UNDP, IPEA and Fundação João Pinheiro to calculate HDI for Brazilian municipalities (http://www.atlasbrasil.org.br, idem). Unless otherwise indicated, data from 2010. 14 Levy (1974, Appendix Tables 3 and 8). 15 Throughout the thesis, the term "Brazilian historiography" refers to all historiographical production focused on Brazil, independently of the nationality of the researcher.
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