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Gilberto Freyre | |
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| Born | Gilberto de Mello Freyre March 15, 1900 Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil |
| Died | July 18, 1987 (aged 87) Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil |
| Alma mater | Baylor University Columbia University |
| Known for | Casa-Grande & Senzala, concept of racial democracy |
| Awards | Prêmio Machado de Assis, Prêmio Jabuti |
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| Fields | Sociology, Historian, Anthropology, Writer |
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Gilberto de Mello Freyre (March 15, 1900 – July 18, 1987) was a Brazilian sociologist, anthropologist, historian, writer, painter, journalist and congressman born in Recife. Considered one of the most important sociologists of the 20th century, his best-known work is a sociological treatise named Casa-Grande & Senzala (literally, "The main house and the slave quarters", usually translated into English as The Masters and the Slaves).