{"product_id":"cronicas-exusiacas-e-estilhacos-pelintras","title":"Exusiac chronicles and pelintra splinters","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eUnpublished by Luiz Antonio Simas, the historian who is a reference on Brazilian popular culture.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eExusiac Chronicles and Pelintra Shards\u003c\/em\u003e brings together accounts of wonder and wonder about Brazilian culture and people. Touched by Exu—the messenger orisha, lord of the crossroads—and his Zé Pelintra—protector of the street people—historian Luiz Antonio Simas shares fresh perspectives and tactics against the death toll produced by the world's disenchantment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003eThe 77 texts that comprise the book feature vivid characters—from this world and beyond—such as Jaiminho Alça de Caixão, the \"inventor\" of the pirate parrot profession; maestro Tom Jobim drinking whiskey with Emperor Nero, embodied by a medium; and the descent of the entity Nelson Rodrigues into Penha Circular. Themes also include the violence of capitalism on bodies, cultures, and territories, the power of enchantment, samba, and the animal game.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e For educator and writer Luiz Rufino, who wrote the blurb, “In the points outlined by Luiz Antonio Simas – a friendly teacher from the street –, the wisdom practiced in the trivial entwine stories told with grace, affection, schism and firmness, which honor the memories planted in the four corners of his village.”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Totvsrj-record-dc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47159386079484,"sku":"9786558021001","price":64.9,"currency_code":"BRL","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/9197\/5420\/files\/70f37bf8cd1485e12afc753dceed558a.jpg?v=1780716312","url":"https:\/\/www.record.com.br\/en\/products\/cronicas-exusiacas-e-estilhacos-pelintras","provider":"Editora Record","version":"1.0","type":"link"}