Gilberto Freyre
Gilberto Freyre (
March 15,
1900 –
July 18,
1987) was a
Brazilian author, professor, journalist and congressman. His best-known work was the
1933 sociological treatise Casa-Grande & Senzala (variously translated, but roughlyThe Masters and the Slaves, as on a traditional plantation).He was born in
Recife, Brazil, and studied in
Baylor University (1918-1920) and
Columbia University(1920-1922), where he earned his Master's degree in Political and Social Sciences with the dissertation "Social Life in Brazil in the Middle of the 19th Century"
[1]. He returned into Brazil in 1922 and works in the Diário de Pernambuco. In 1927 he was named Cabinet Officer of the Governor Estácio de Albuquerque. But his political involvement led to his leaving the country for Portugal first, and then to
United States in
1930. In Portugal he worked as translator and conceived the book that would became Casa-Grande & Senzala. In the same year he was invited to teach as Visiting Professor at
Stanford University. Returning to Brazil, he wrote and published Casa-Grande & Senzala, which studies the development of Brazilian society from the influences of the
Portuguese,
Indians, and
African slaves. The work is credited with exposing the Brazilian cultural heritage and providing a source of national pride. In
1968 he received an honorary doctorate from the
University of Münster.
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Gilberto Freyre
Gilberto Freyre
Gilberto Freyre
Gilberto Freyre
Gilberto de Mello Freyre (
Recife,
15 de marzo de
1900 —
Recife,
18 de julio de
1987) fue un
sociólogo,
antropólogo y
escritor brasileño. Hijo de Alfredo Freyre,
juez y catedrático de
Economía política de la Facultad de Derecho de Recife, Gilberto Freyre inició sus estudios en el Colegio Americano Gilreith. Luego estudió en la
Universidad de Columbia en los
Estados Unidos donde conoce a
Franz Boas, su principal referencia intelectual. Su primer y más importante libro es Casa-Grande & Senzala, publicado en
1933. En
1946, Gilberto Freyre es elegido por la
Unión Democrática Nacional para la Asamblea Constituyente y, en
1964, apoya al movimiento cívico-militar que derroca a
João Goulart.
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