A través de un continente de historia: Brasil y la obra de Gilberto Freyre

Gilberto Freyre: um teórico da globalização?

“…Em 1943, Fernand Braudel, que seis anos mais tarde se tornaria famoso por sua obra La mediterranée (Braudel, 1949), escreveu o artigo "A travers un continent d'histoire: le Brésil et l'oeuvre de Gilberto Freyre" (Braudel, 1943) que foi traduzido para o espanhol em 1999 (Braudel, 1999). Nascido em 1902 e sendo dois anos mais jovem que Gilberto Freyre, Braudel (1999, p.169) começa seu texto engenhoso com uma saudação extensiva: considerava seu colega brasileiro um "historiador privilegiado", e a sua obra (especialmente Casa-grande e senzala e Sobrados e mucambos) "brilhante" (p.168).…”

Rich man's food, poor man's food in "The mansions and the shanties": A narrative review of the book written by Gilberto Freyre

“…The classic "The masters and the slaves" 12 , published for the first time in 1933, had many successive editions in Brazil and abroad 2 , making Freyre an internationally-known author [8][9][10][11] . In 2013 the 52 th edition celebrated the 80 years of the first edition 14 , demonstrating how updated and alluring this octogenarian book seems to remain as it continues to raise interest and debate nowadays 6,[9][10][11]15 .…”

“…The sociologist from Pernambuco state, Gilberto Freire (1900Freire ( -1987, has been one of the most studied Brazilian authors in Brazil 1-7 and abroad [8][9][10][11] . His entire work, especially the books published in the 1930s, namely "The masters and the slaves" 12 and "The mansions and the shanties" 13 , assemble precious records of the formation of the eating habits and patterns of the Brazilian society, leading us to habitually include this author in the list of scholars involved in the history of the constitution of the nutrition science field in Brazil 2 .…”