Cronicas Brasileiras: A Portuguese Reader
'Cronicas Brasileiras' is a Portuguese reader containing a collection of short, lively compositions that originally appeared in Brazilian newspapers, magazines, and anthologies and were written by some of Brazil's most distinguished contemporary authors.
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Crônicas Brasileiras is a Portuguese reader containing a collection of short, lively compositions that originally appeared in Brazilian newspapers, magazines, and anthologies and were written by some of Brazil's most distinguished contemporary authors. Somewhat similar to newspaper columns and sometimes resembling short stories or essays, these entertaining crônicas deal with various aspects of life in Brazil, particularly urban life and especially that of Rio de Janeiro. Designed to assist students in developing a reading, speaking, and writing knowledge of Portuguese as it is used in present-day Brazil, the book includes explanatory notes, a variety of exercises and drills, and a vocabulary. The editors have tested these crônicas in actual classroom situations at different levels and have found them suitable for use as early as the first year, after students have completed study of any elementary Portuguese grammar. Because of the intrinsic interest and the lively colloquial style of the crônicas they can also be used in more advanced classes, as a basis for conversation and composition or for study of representative contemporary Brazilian writing.
IntroductionviiIO Pessoal (A growing city causes problems for the mailman)1IIO Padeiro (A young reporter learns a lesson in humility from the bread man)4IIIO Telefone (Women make unnecessary phone calls; we men never do, says the author)7IVCem Cruzeiros a Mais (Government bureaucracy defeated!)10VA Mulher Vestida (A chubby lady has a harrowing experience in Copacabana)14VITempo Perdido (The author laments the amount of time he wastes each day)18VIIOs Jornais (Some ordinary, everyday events that the newspapers do not report, such as "Man kisses his wife")22VIIIEramos Mais Unidos aos Domingos (Family get-togethers on Sundays in Copacabana)26IXE Domingo e Anoiteceu (Sunday afternoon in a small town)30XFerias Conjugais (Problems of a temporary bachelor)34XICronica do Mandiocal (A modern metropolis fails to impress an ethnocentric young Brazilian Indian)37XIIA Companheira de Viagem (A monkey creates a problem of classification)40XIIINao Exagere, Lucia (A young lady with a tendency to exaggerate at the wrong time)45XIVUm Abraco em Pele (France and a poet pay tribute to Brazil's great black athlete)50XVRaconto de Natividade (A young caboclo decides that nothing but the best will do for his wife and their first child)54XVIEspirito Esportivo ("Great game," say the winners. "We wuz robbed," say the losers)58XVIIBrasileiro, Homem do Amanha (The Brazilian tendency to procrastinate)62XVIIIDar um Jeitinho (The Brazilian way to solve difficult problems)66XIXPai, Filho, Neto (Three letters, eighty years apart, show how times have changed in Brazil)71XXOs Portugueses e o Navio (The Portuguese love for ships leads to an unusual race)76XXIA Abobrinha (A lady passenger causes complications on a bus in Rio)80XXIIVende a Casa (A man's thoughts on selling a house he has lived in happily for twenty-one years)84XXIIIPolitica Internacional (Negotiations between father and child)88XXIVCaso de Almoco (A pleasant lunch in an unexpectedly pleasant restaurant)92XXVCaso de Recenseamento (Census-taking can lead to romance)97XXVICaso Segundo de Recenseamento (Census-taking can lead to confusion)101XXVIIAula de Ingles (Learning English: "Is this an elephant or an ash-tray?")105XXVIIIVisita (Three teen-age poets learn from an old master)110XXIXCarta de um Editor Portugues (A defense of Brazilian Portuguese)115XXXCinema (Excitement at the neighborhood movie house)121XXXIUm Homem Livre (A young man who values freedom above security)126XXXIIO Padre Cicero Romao Batista (The story of the extraordinary Padre Cicero)132XXXIIIA Revolucao de 1930 (A family episode during the 1930 Revolution)140XXXIVAbilio e Schopenhauer (The short and unhappy life of an unwanted child)147XXXV"Que Ha de Novo?" (How to squelch people who ask, "What's new?")150XXXVIUm Genero Brasileiro: a Cronica (Is the cronica a new literary genre?)154AppendixBio-Bibliographical Notes: Authors and Texts157Two Poems"Se Eu Morresse Amanha"159"Cancao do Exilio"160Vocabulary161
