Gilberto Freyre

Gilberto de Mello Freyre KBE (March 15, 1900 – July 18, 1987) was a Brazilian sociologist, anthropologist, historian, writer, painter, journalist and congressman born in Recife. Considered one of the most important sociologists of the 20th century, his best-known work is a sociological treatise named Casa-Grande & Senzala (literally, "The main house and the slave quarters", usually translated into English as The Masters and the Slaves).

Gilberto Freyre

KBE
Gilberto Freyre c.1956
Born
Gilberto de Mello Freyre

(1900-03-15)March 15, 1900
Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
DiedJuly 18, 1987(1987-07-18) (aged 87)
Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
Alma materBaylor University
Columbia University
Known forCasa-Grande & Senzala, concept of racial democracy
AwardsPrêmio Machado de Assis, Prêmio Jabuti
Scientific career
FieldsSociology, Historian, Anthropology, Writer
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