1. Sexual Representation of women
1.1. Mulata (Mixed black and white)
1.1.1. Considered the embodiment of Brazilian culture
1.1.2. Exotic
1.1.3. Beautiful
1.1.4. Not overly hyper-sexualized
1.2. White
1.2.1. Still Represented as the dominant culture on television
1.3. Black
1.3.1. Holds a "jezebel" reputation
1.3.2. Still associated with slavery
1.3.3. Not exotic
1.3.4. Considered ugly
2. Carnival
2.1. Upper & Lower classes unite in festivities
2.2. Last opportunity of indulgence before Lent
2.3. Four day, Five Night Festival
2.4. Gaps between classes forgotten
2.5. Sexuality expressed freely
2.6. Display of Brazilian culture
3. History of Brazil
3.1. Founded under Portugal 1500 by Pedro Alvares Cabral
3.2. Before European invasion, 2-4 Million Native Americans Inhabited Brazil
3.3. Agricultural Economy
3.3.1. Cattle
3.3.2. Coffee
3.3.3. Gold
3.3.4. Diamonds
3.3.5. Sugar
3.4. Economy in decline
3.5. Slavery
3.5.1. Biggest Slave importer over 3 centuries
3.5.1.1. 3.5 million African Slaves imported
3.5.2. Abolition
3.5.2.1. Sexual favors from female servants expected
3.5.2.2. Nurturing services still expected
4. Classes
4.1. Elite/Upper Class
4.1.1. Expected to have servants
4.1.2. Has the MOST power
4.1.2.1. Economically
4.1.2.2. Politically
4.1.3. Designated public spaces
4.1.4. Wealthy
4.1.5. No value placed on learning domestic work
4.2. Middle-Class
4.2.1. Expected to have servants
4.2.1.1. A class marker
4.2.1.2. Status indicator
4.2.2. Income Varies
4.2.3. Lower-Middle class fear slipping into Low Class
4.2.4. Upper-Middle class has more power
4.2.4.1. Economically
4.2.4.2. Politically
4.3. Lower Class
4.3.1. Live in shacks
4.3.2. Ambiguous Postiion
4.3.3. Have Costly Transportation fees to/from work
4.3.4. Majority Afro-Brazilian
4.3.5. Domestic Servents
4.3.6. Children expected to help in household
4.3.7. Main focus is survival
5. Violence
5.1. walls built to protect middle and upper class
5.2. Gangs a problem for all classes in Brazil
5.3. 200,000 children live on street & are in danger
5.3.1. Could be killed
5.3.2. Could easily be recruited into gangs
5.4. organization of death squads
5.5. Lower class parents stress importance of children choosing honest work rather than gangs
5.6. Violence in Family
5.6.1. Harsh punishments for misbehavior
5.6.1.1. Ex: Gloria forced son Lucas to eat his own excrement
5.6.1.2. Gloria banned children from the home as easily as adopted them
5.6.1.3. Child beating common in most families
5.7. Associated with drugs, sexual abuse, rape, beatings and robbery
5.8. violence and murder carried out by both bandits and police
6. Race
6.1. Racism
6.1.1. no civil rights movement
6.1.2. uncomfortable subject in Brazil
6.1.3. African traditions absorbed as Brazilian, therefore de-Africanized
6.1.4. Dark skin & African racial features still associated with slavery & considered ugly
6.1.5. Words describe array of color Skin
6.1.5.1. Black
6.1.5.2. Mixed or Brown
6.1.5.3. Dark
6.1.5.4. Light
6.1.5.5. Closed
6.1.5.6. Freckled
6.1.5.7. White
6.1.6. People of lighter skin believed to have better opportunities in life
6.2. Dichotomy of Black and white
6.3. COROA
6.3.1. Lighter skinned male of wealth and power
6.3.2. Term in Brazilin culture
6.3.3. Dark skinned low class women see seducing a Coroa as a way of social mobility
7. Gangs
7.1. Fueled by drug consumption of upper classes & international drug trade
7.2. Functions
7.2.1. Drug trafficking
7.2.2. provide a place of belonging to it's members
7.2.3. form of resistance against economy & government
7.2.4. Provide housing and cash for families in emergency
7.2.5. Provide employment for local youth
7.2.6. Essentially a justice system for their lower class community
7.2.6.1. utilized revenge
7.3. Considered important local figures
8. Sexuality in Brazil
8.1. Sexual Teasing is common in Feliciadae Eterna
8.2. Brazilians have an open, permissive approach to sexuality.
8.3. Young teens have sexual relations with older men
8.4. Double Standards
8.4.1. Male infidelity is not liked within the culture, but it is considered a norm
8.4.2. Women are expected to be virgins when the consummate the relationship with their male counterpart
8.5. Homosexulaity
8.5.1. Upper Class
8.5.1.1. Connecting sexual and social identity with choice
8.5.2. Lower Class
8.6. Metaphors about food and eating were often used to express ideas about sexuality.
9. Carnivalization of Desire
9.1. Bodily liberation
9.2. Sexual Dancing
9.3. Desire or lust for Buttocks
9.4. Brazil's self-promoted image is an eroticized "tropical paradise"
10. Rape
10.1. Little Protection for women
10.2. Abortion
10.3. Difficult to prosecute
10.4. Women fail to report due to reputation
10.4.1. maintaining "Virginity" is stressed
10.5. Abuse
11. Research Details
11.1. Years Studied
11.1.1. 1992
11.1.2. 1995
11.2. Researcher
11.2.1. Donna M. Goldstein
11.2.1.1. Cornell University
11.2.1.2. Berkeley university
11.3. Reason for research
11.3.1. Dissertation
11.3.2. to get closer to the lives of people whom politics and economics impinged
12. Uses of Humor
12.1. Discontentment
12.2. Anger
12.3. Sadness
12.4. Survival mechanisim
12.5. Fustration
12.6. Aggression
12.7. Form of Power
12.8. Form of resistance
12.9. to Grieve for lost loved ones
12.10. use of humor for darker skinned girls who are unable to speak critically about sexulaity
12.11. Tragedy
12.11.1. Depicted on TV
12.11.2. Daily life Situations for lower class
12.12. Complaints
12.13. The telling of the robbery and rape story provided a way for sexuality, violence, and female victimization to be dealt with through humor.
12.14. The author realized that these stories, aside from their humorous twists and turns, also revealed a great deal of suffering that otherwise would have remained silenced.
13. Setting
13.1. Locations
13.1.1. Rio de Janeiro
13.1.1.1. Second largest city
13.1.1.2. Where young Gloria's family migrated to 1950's
13.1.1.3. City of extreams
13.1.1.3.1. Weathly
13.1.1.3.2. Poor
13.1.1.4. second most important port
13.1.2. Bom Jesus de Moreira
13.1.2.1. Gloria's birthplace
13.1.3. Felicidade Eterna
13.1.3.1. Where Gloria resides
13.1.3.2. Community
13.1.4. Sao Paulo
13.1.4.1. Most prosperous city
13.2. Society
13.2.1. Poverty Stricken
13.2.2. Urban
13.2.3. Uneducated
13.2.4. Generally Dark-Skin
13.2.4.1. Afro-Brazilian Culture
13.2.5. Radically unequal
13.2.6. Racially divided
14. Gender/Family Roles
14.1. Females
14.1.1. Lower Class
14.1.1.1. Peddlers
14.1.1.2. Young women attempting to break tradtions
14.1.1.3. Domestic Work
14.1.1.3.1. lowest-paying Jobs
14.1.1.3.2. Racial
14.1.1.3.3. Extremely long days
14.1.1.3.4. Heavy, Hard work
14.1.1.3.5. Workers considered property
14.2. Males
14.2.1. Lower Class
14.2.1.1. Unruly
14.2.1.2. Gang life
14.2.1.3. Criminals
14.2.1.4. Attempts of resistance of Class
14.3. Children
14.3.1. Attend school
14.3.2. If they do poorly in school they find small jobs in hopes of becoming trained in a skill
14.3.2.1. Cleaning
14.3.2.2. Running errands in shops
15. Persons Reasearched
15.1. Gloria
15.1.1. Domestic worker
15.1.1.1. Employer: Dona Beth
15.1.1.1.1. 50-ish
15.1.1.1.2. middle-class
15.1.1.1.3. Lives in Zona Sul
15.1.1.1.4. Has Daughter, Beth, who wants to be independent
15.1.1.1.5. More caring/helpful than most employers
15.1.2. Born into a family of servants
15.1.2.1. Extreme poverty
15.1.3. Single mother of 13-15 Children
15.1.3.1. Ex-husband, Zezinho
15.1.3.1.1. Deceased
15.2. Gloria's Children
15.2.1. Soneca
15.2.1.1. Helps Gloria at Work
15.2.1.1.1. Attempted Technical school
15.2.1.1.2. Became Preganant
15.2.2. Zeca
15.2.2.1. Deseased
15.2.3. Filomena
15.2.3.1. and Boyfriend Adilson with infant son David
15.2.3.2. works in charcoal factory to escape domestic work
15.2.3.3. Thrown out of house by Gloria
15.2.4. Felix
15.2.4.1. Does poorly in school
15.2.5. Tiago
15.2.6. Pedro Paulo
15.2.6.1. Oldest son
15.2.6.2. In Prison
15.2.6.2.1. Sentenced to 15 Years for armed robbery
15.2.6.3. 30 yrs old at time of research
15.2.6.4. gang member
15.2.6.5. Felt he was cheated out of childhood
15.2.6.6. extremely tall and muscular
15.2.6.7. Expecting father
15.2.7. Anita
15.3. Gloria's "adopted children"
15.3.1. Lucas
15.3.2. Marta
15.3.3. Claudia
15.3.4. Alexandro
15.3.5. Roberto
15.3.6. Plus 3 Children of her former lover's children
15.4. Others:
15.4.1. Eliana
15.4.1.1. Daughter: Elzineia
15.4.1.1.1. Dark Skinned
15.4.1.2. Dark skinned
15.4.1.3. Grandson: Fausto, Mixed race
15.4.1.3.1. Eliana gets mistaken as his domestic care taker due to skin color difference
15.4.1.4. Gloria's BFF