Professor Russell-Wooda€?s detailed studies of Brazilian social history in the colonial era have long been recognised as model contributions to the history of class, race, gender and religion. This co
"[Russell-Wood] enumerates Portuguese contributions to other peoples' pasts and presents, especially in the contexts of the 'ebb and flow of commodities,' the 'dissemination of flora and fauna' and t
In this authoritative and readable study, Russell-Wood documents the experience of both slaves and freemen of color in colonial Brazil, charting their culture, social framework, and domestic lives.