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Alberto Mussa


Born
in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
January 01, 1961

Genre
Literature & Fiction


Born in Rio de Janeiro in 1961, Alberto Mussa studied mathematics and percussion before dedicating himself to linguistics. After obtaining a Masters degree from UFRJ with a thesis on African languages in Brazil, Mussa worked as a teacher and authored a dictionary then published his first novel, Elegbara, in 1997, followed by O trono da rainha Jinga (1999), which won the National Library prize. O enigma de Qaf (2004) was awarded the Casa de las Américas APCA prize. He has translated stories by African and Arabic storytellers for the magazine Ficções, and a collection of pre-Islamic poems Os poemas suspensos, not yet published.

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O índio no samba

Em 2017, duas grandes escolas de samba optaram por apresentar enredos indígenas: Beija-Flor vem com “Iracema” e Imperatriz Leopoldinense, com “Xingu, o clamor que vem da floresta”. Não custa, assim, fazer um breve apanhado da história do índio no carnaval carioca.



Antes de ‘Lendas e mistérios da Amazônia” (Portela, 1970), só o extinto Império de Jacarepaguá desceu com um enredo indígena, stricto s Read more of this blog post »
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Average rating: 3.61 · 1,366 ratings · 177 reviews · 30 distinct works • Similar authors
A Primeira História do Mundo
3.84 avg rating — 232 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions
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The Mystery of Rio
3.53 avg rating — 241 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions
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A Hipótese Humana
3.89 avg rating — 126 ratings — published 2017 — 3 editions
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لغز القاف
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3.27 avg rating — 134 ratings — published 2004
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Meu destino é ser onça
3.71 avg rating — 92 ratings — published 2008 — 5 editions
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A extraordinária Zona Norte
3.57 avg rating — 93 ratings — published 2024 — 2 editions
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A biblioteca elementar
3.76 avg rating — 84 ratings — 4 editions
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O trono da rainha Jinga
3.34 avg rating — 94 ratings — published 2015 — 6 editions
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Sambas De Enredo: Historia ...
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Elegbara
3.42 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 2005 — 3 editions
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A Primeira História do Mundo O trono da rainha Jinga A biblioteca elementar A Hipótese Humana The Mystery of Rio
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