Sidney Chalhoub
Sidney Chalhoub
Sidney Chalhoub, born in 1950 in São Paulo, Brazil, is a renowned historian and scholar specializing in Brazilian history and Afro-Brazilian studies. He is a professor at the University of São Paulo and has made significant contributions to the understanding of slavery and racial dynamics in Brazil. Chalhoub's work is highly respected for its rigorous research and insightful analysis, making him a prominent voice in the field of Latin American history.
Personal Name: Sidney Chalhoub
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"Well-researched and theoretically informed study of origins and application of the 'ideology of hygiene' in turn-of-the-century Rio de Janeiro. Gives particular attention to effects of destruction of slums (seen as centers of yellow fever infection) and to 19th-century development of popular resistance to small pox vaccination"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.