Theoretical influences and theory in Gilberto Freyre: a debate on social integration and “racial democracy”

The  research  analyzes  the  different  intellectuals  who  influenced  the theoretical development of Gilberto Freyre and questions the idealized vision of Brazil presented by the author and his conception of social balance. It verifies how the theory of social integration and the notion of “racia...

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Autor: Valle, Camila Oliveira do
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE)
Repositorio:Estudos de Sociologia (Recife. Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:oai.periodicos.ufpe.br:article/235794
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.ufpe.br/revistas/revsocio/article/view/235794
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Gilberto Freyre
racial democracy
racism
social integration
democracia racial
racismo
integração social
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Sumario:The  research  analyzes  the  different  intellectuals  who  influenced  the theoretical development of Gilberto Freyre and questions the idealized vision of Brazil presented by the author and his conception of social balance. It verifies how the theory of social integration and the notion of “racial democracy” are theoretically incorporated by Freyre. From this debate, it analyzes the contradictions of the Brazilian colonial formation, including the development of racism and the enslavement and persecution of Africans and Afro-descendants.