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A Brief History Of Anthropology In Brazil, Donald Brand

New Mexico Anthropologist

The history of Anthropology in Brazil begins with the discovery of that country in 1500. This is not only because its inhabitants were first described in that year, but also because of the wealth of ethnographic and linguistic material that was obtained and recorded by hundreds of explorers, missionaries, and others in the following centuries before the arrival of the professional anthropologist.'"