Gilberto Freyre

Gilberto Freyre
Gilberto Freyre c. 1956
Born
Gilberto de Mello Freyre

(1900-03-15)March 15, 1900
DiedJuly 18, 1987(1987-07-18) (aged 87)
Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
Alma materBaylor University
Columbia University
Known forCasa-Grande & Senzala, concept of racial democracy
AwardsPrêmio Machado de Assis, Prêmio Jabuti
Scientific career
FieldsSociology, 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).