''Pureza'' is a 1937 Portuguese-language novel by the Brazilian writer

José Lins do Rego José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...

. The novel has been translated into English and published twice as ''Pureza - A Novel of Brazil'' translated Lucie Marion 1947, and again ''Pureza'' 1968 The novel was immediately successful in Brazil and almost immediately was made into a film, ''Pureza'' (1940). The film was produced by Adhemar Gonzaga, and directed by the Portuguese director

Chianca de Garcia Chianca de Garcia (14 May 1898 – 28 January 1983) was a Portuguese film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the ...

.Robert Stam Tropical Multiculturalism: A Comparative History of Race ... -1997 - Page 104 0822320487 "Pureza (Purity, 1940), produced by Adhemar Gonzaga, directed by the Portuguese director Chianca de Garcia, and based on a novel by Jose Lins do Rego, features a dramatic sequence in which the black boy Joca finds himself adrift in a"

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1937 novels Portuguese-language novels Brazilian novels {{Brazil-lit-stub