Luís da Câmara Cascudo (December 30, 1898 – July 30, 1986) was a Brazilian

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. He was born in

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. He lived his entire life in Natal and dedicated himself to the study of Brazilian culture and he was a professor at the

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. He was also interested in music and was a co-founder of the Natal Instituto de Música in 1933. The institute of anthropology there now bears his name. He was once nearly fired for studying folkloric figures such as the

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Books

As a researcher into the manifestations of the Brazilian cultures, he left behind an extensive body of work. Câmara Cascudo wrote 31 books on Brazilian folklore, over 8000 pages. He has done the most extensive work on Brazilian folklore so far, with notable quality, and he has received recognition for it. *''Alma patrícia'' (1921 his first work), *''Traditional Tales of Brazil'' (1946). *''Dictionary of Brazilian Folklore'' (1952). *''Made in Africa, pesquísas e notas'', 1965, and later editions CÂMARA CASCUDO, Luís da. ''Made in Africa''. São Paulo: Global Editora, 2001; por Camila Lembo
an overview, retrieved May 23, 2016) *His studies of the period of the Dutch invasions of Brazil led to the publication of his ''Geography of Dutch Brazil''. *His memoirs, ''Time and I'' (1971) were edited posthumously.

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1898 births 1986 deaths People from Natal, Rio Grande do Norte Brazilian folklorists Brazilian male writers Brazilian lexicographers Culture in Rio Grande do Norte 20th-century lexicographers Patrianovists {{Brazil-historian-stub