Roberto DaMatta (born July 29, 1936) is a Brazilian anthropologist. He is an emeritus professor of anthropology at the
University of Notre Dame.
[Roberto DaMatta profile]
Department of Anthropology, the University of Notre Dame DaMatta graduated in history at the
Fluminense Federal University and received his PhD from
Harvard University.
DaMatta is the author of many books, including ''Carnivals, Rogues and Heroes: An Interpretation of the Brazilian Dilemma''.
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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''
Harvard University Press, 1982.
See also
* Jeitinho
* Sérgio Buarque de Hollanda
*Darcy Ribeiro
Darcy Ribeiro (October 26, 1922 – February 17, 1997) was a Brazilian anthropologist, historian, sociologist, author and politician. His ideas have influenced several scholars of Brazilian and Latin American studies. As Minister of Educat ...
References
1936 births
Brazilian anthropologists
Living people
University of Notre Dame faculty
Brazilian columnists
People from Niterói
Harvard University alumni
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