Abstract

LEAO, Andréa Borges. The French and us: Gilberto Freyre put to Adèle Toussaint-Samson’s test. Etnográfica [online]. 2014, vol.18, n.3, pp.625-647. ISSN 0873-6561.

The article analyses the uses of feminine travel narratives in the construction of the Freyrean model for the interpretation of Brazilian culture. The objective is to question the convergences and contrasts between the formation principles listed by Gilberto Freyre in Sobrados e Mucambos and the role of Brazilian society in Adéle Toussaint-Samson’s book, Uma Parisiense no Brasil. The French writer’s notes are one of the sources of inspiration and work of the sociologist. It is relevant to show the tensions caused by the reception of the ideas and the writings of the nineteenth century travelers. As this article focuses on the Freyrean approach in handling sources, it also reflects the hypothesis of a one-way colonialism from France to Brazil, following the example of re-Europeanization, which holds the transatlantic contacts and exchanges only as influences.

Keywords : Gilberto Freyre; Adèle Toussaint-Samson; transatlantic circulation; culture globalization; sociology of travel and travelers.

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