Roberto DaMatta (born July 29, 1936) is a Brazilian anthropologist. He is an emeritus professor of anthropology at the

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.Roberto DaMatta profile
Department of Anthropology, the University of Notre Dame DaMatta graduated in history at the

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and received his PhD from

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. DaMatta is the author of many books, including ''Carnivals, Rogues and Heroes: An Interpretation of the Brazilian Dilemma''.

Selected works

*''Carnavais, malandros e heróis: Para uma sociologia do dilema brasileiro'', 1979. **Translated into English as
Carnivals, Rogues, and Heroes: An Interpretation of the Brazilian Dilemma
', University of Notre Dame Press, 1991.
''A Divided World: Apinaye Social Structure''

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, 1982.

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Selected works

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