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This topic sounds very interesting, I got the chance to study Japanese culture for a bit in high school, but I haven’t had the chance to take a history class on it in college, I think that showing the […]

I’m very interested to see what your research reveals because I don’t think we’ve focused on religion a lot in class. It also sounds like you’ve identified a good variety of sources. Can’t wait to see how things turn out!

In your description, you mentioned a little bit about how maintaining the tradition is important for fair skinned middle-class Brazilians, I was just wondering if you were going to focus on colorism at all, or if […]

I cannot wait to read the improvements that you are going to make to this article! I experienced a Festa Junina while in Brazil but had no idea the cultural implications and underlying tones. This topic will […]

I think that this will be a useful addition to really provide context into different ideas of racism within the country and talking about how the belief that “racism does not exist” is false.

I think that this addition will be really useful because sport sin Brazil are a huge deal both culturally and politically! I would make sure to really focus on how soccer plays a large role within the country.

A lot of times when discussing Brazilian populations, people will tend to just focus on the Japanese presence. I really appreciate the fact that you’re shining a light on a group that isn’t brought up that often […]

A trend I’ve noticed in a lot of these posts is that articles on Brazil are really messy and disorganized. I agree that using other articles that cover similar topics can help you build a framework of how to fix […]

The history section on the page just sort of lists out an incredibly vague explanation of slavery. It doesn’t mention the intermixing of slaves and masters, the fact that Portugal imported the largest number of […]

A description of this particular church’s role in the religious communities of Ouro Preto and Brazil, e.g. rough attendance estimates and historical events occurring at or near the location, would make a valuable […]

Hello, this project looks interesting! Your focus on Chinese presence in Brazil seems relatable and refreshing. Your blog mentioned that you plan to add information on how Chinese immigrants impacted and […]

Hello, this project looks awesome! I looked into similar sources while I was doing my research on Capoeira. I believe that you could look into cultural centers (art, capoeira, football academy) to see how […]

Hello, this project seems very interesting. I am working on cultural identity in Brazilian football and have looked into transculturation, a phenamenon of merging and converging cultures, in Brazil. I believe this […]

It will be a hard work to find reliable sources without bias on Juscelino. However, since the article is short, it will be easier for you to edit.The challenge is to select reliable source and stay unbiased. It is […]

Interesting topic, especially remembering what we talked during class. Japan and Brazil is interacting deeply in culture. Japanese-Brazil cuisine which might sound odd to some people, both having sea around allows […]

Very interesting topic. Crucial event on economy of Brazil. It is shown that you are still trying to find what to work on but since the article barely contains any information the revolt. It will be easier for you […]