{"title":"Cid de Queiroz Benjamin","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"reflexoes-rebeldes","title":"Rebellious reflections","description":"A collection of essential articles for understanding Brazil's political climate. This collection of articles, both published and unpublished, was written by Cid Benjamin between 2010 and 2016. In this meticulous overview, Benjamin foresees the missteps of the Workers' Party (PT) government and, with a critical eye, comments on the paths taken by the left in Brazil, revealing the reasons that led to Dilma Rousseff's impeachment and the current economic situation. It's essential reading for understanding the country's current political climate.","brand":"Totvsrj-record-dc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47174838354172,"sku":"9788503012881","price":49.9,"currency_code":"BRL","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/9197\/5420\/files\/6afdffcb1891d9fde3ff6983b2aaf96e.jpg?v=1778321215"},{"product_id":"gracias-a-la-vida","title":"Thanks to life","description":"In this book, Thanks to Life - Memoirs of an Activist, Cid Benjamin recounts his rich personal experiences, interspersed with timely reflections on the triumphs and misfortunes of the Brazilian left in recent decades. His political activism incorporates generous successes, but also demonstrates a frank recognition of the mistakes made. A student leader, a prominent figure in the urban guerrilla movement against the military dictatorship, one of the masterminds behind the kidnapping of American Ambassador Charles Burke Elbrick—in which he actively participated—and a leader of the October Eight Revolutionary Movement (MR-8), Cid experienced the mass movement of 1968, imprisonment, torture, and clandestinity. During his long exile, he worked as an engineer in a clothing factory in Cuba and earned a living as an administrative employee in a school and a teacher in a daycare center in Sweden. Returning to Brazil in September 1979, Cid Benjamin was a founder and leader of the Workers' Party (PT), a party from which he eventually left to join the PSOL. A journalist, he developed his writing skills, becoming one of the great storytellers of his generation. With a relentless memory—and, occasionally, even a sense of humor—Cid mobilizes his language to recount the many hopes and some of the horrors that permeate 20th-century literature. Just as a great writer is not limited to his time, Cid's critical essays are not limited to expressing his yearnings and protests against the movement of contemporary history. They are a valuable instrument in the struggle of those who seek a more humane society. Cid Benjamin never gives up fighting for justice.\" Cristina and Leandro Konder","brand":"Totvsrj-record-dc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47175731216636,"sku":"9788503012249","price":59.9,"currency_code":"BRL","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/9197\/5420\/files\/ae3b006f58018611af36098abb5cc2dc.jpg?v=1779851981"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.record.com.br\/en\/collections\/cid-de-queiroz-benjamin.oembed","provider":"Editora Record","version":"1.0","type":"link"}