1. Ch 6
1.1. Sexuality
1.1.1. disturbing elements that structure life in Felicidade Eterna but there is no easy way to confront because the people are not well developed to or because it is taboo
1.1.1.1. Examples
1.1.1.1.1. Sexual eating metaphors
1.1.1.1.2. Subversion
1.1.1.1.3. Creative Resistance
1.1.2. Carnivalization of desire is largely a masculinist vision of desire and transgression
1.1.2.1. Rio- sexual permissiveness and sex positiveness
1.1.3. Film- O Amor Natural
1.1.3.1. Captures permissive and celebratory sexuality of Rio
1.1.4. Public flirting is pleasurable and complimentary of women and not an objectification
1.1.5. Divisions within Brazilian feminism serve to taint any feminism that addressed issues of sexuality in ways that echoed North American versions
1.1.6. Inability to speak critically about sexuality leaves poorer, darker-skinned Brazilian women as second class sexual citizens
1.1.7. Boys to Men
1.1.7.1. grow up by having sex
1.1.7.1.1. Gloria wanted her 18 year old son Lucas to have sex with a prostitute so he could become a man
1.1.8. Defense
1.1.8.1. Gloria didn't take kindly to her lover's joke about having sex with her daughter as well as her so she left him and showed some power
2. Ch 7
2.1. Marilia and Celso
2.1.1. People thought it was funny that she tried to kill her husband with rat poison but was unable to do it
2.1.2. Everyone in the area knew about it and would go to the house and try to hear more of the gossip
2.1.3. it was an abusive relationship which is exemplary of many relationships in that area
2.2. Humor
2.2.1. Gloria's daughter's rape
2.2.1.1. Deal with it through humor and joking about it when retelling the story
2.2.1.2. Anita was called cowardly for acting the way she did during her rape
2.2.1.3. extent to which the male, Ignancio, was at fault for the incident
2.2.1.4. Rape and other crimes against women are tough to adjudicate in court
2.2.2. humor and jokes cover up the suffering
2.2.3. Black humor is the only response
2.3. What is to be done?
2.3.1. need to address human rights and change people's mentality over time