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Um Brasil melhor / A better Brazil
Lesser, Jeffrey.
  • Lesser, Jeffrey; Emory University. Departamento de História. Atlanta. US
Hist. ciênc. saúde-Manguinhos ; 21(1): 181-194, Jan-Mar/2014. graf
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-707075
RESUMO
Muitos países no continente americano se autodenominam “nações de imigrantes”. Nos EUA, o mito da “terra prometida” sugere que estrangeiros prosperam ao chegar ali porque a nação é intrinsicamente extraordinária. No Brasil, contudo, a relação entre imigração e identidade nacional é outra. Intelectuais, políticos, além de líderes culturais e econômicos viam (e veem) os imigrantes como agentes de melhoria de uma nação imperfeita marcada por anos de colonialismo português e escravidão africana. Como resultado, os imigrantes muitas vezes eram considerados salvadores por trazer mudanças e melhorias para o Brasil, e não por ter melhorado graças ao Brasil. Essas “melhorias” ocorreram com a absorção, a miscigenação e o uso de categorias raciais e étnicas cada vez mais flexíveis.
ABSTRACT
Many countries in the Americas describe themselves as “nations of immigrants.” In the United States, the myth of the “promised land” suggests that foreigners better themselves upon arrival because the nation is intrinsically great. In Brazil, however, the relationship between immigration and national identity is different. Many intellectuals, politicians, and cultural and economic leaders saw (and see) immigrants as improving an imperfect nation that has been tainted by the history of Portuguese colonialism and African slavery. As a result, immigrants were often hailed as saviors because they modified and improved Brazil, not because they were improved by Brazil. This “improvement” took place through absorption, mixture and with the use of increasingly flexible racial and ethnic categories.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Emigrants and Immigrants Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: South America / Asia / Brazil Language: Portuguese Journal: Hist. ciênc. saúde-Manguinhos Journal subject: Public Health Year: 2014 Type: Article Affiliation country: United States Institution/Affiliation country: Emory University/US

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Emigrants and Immigrants Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: South America / Asia / Brazil Language: Portuguese Journal: Hist. ciênc. saúde-Manguinhos Journal subject: Public Health Year: 2014 Type: Article Affiliation country: United States Institution/Affiliation country: Emory University/US