Advanced Portuguese II: Sounds of Brazil: Writing Through Music

Harvard FAS

Portuguese 52 explore the Brazilian music as a powerful expression of the Brazilian experience and a means of civic engagement and social change. The course presents some of the main musical styles in Brazil (as samba, baião, choro, bossa nova, rap paulista, and funk carioca) connecting them to specific historical periods and events. Students refine speaking and writing skills by listening, analyzing, and discussing a wide range of texts, songs, and films. This course builds on the…