Freire, Gilberto de Mello (Freyre Gilberto de Mello)

(1900-1987)
Born March 15, 1900 in Recife. Secondary education received at home and in the American College Gilrita in Recife. He studied in the United States, received his BA from Baylor University and a master's degree at Columbia University (1923). He received international acclaim as the author of a big house and servants quarters (Casa grande e senzala, 1933). In 1946 he joined the committee for a new Brazilian constitution, was elected to the lower house of Congress. He represented Brazil at the UN General Assembly in 1949. Frere died in Recife, July 18, 1987
. Among the major works Frere - mansions and slums (Sobrados e mucambos, . 1936), . New World in the tropics: the culture of modern Brazil (New World in the Tropics: The Culture if Modern Brazil, . 1959), . Order and Progress (Ordem e progresso, . 1959), . Mother and son: the Brazilian novel (Dona Sinha eo filho padre, . 1964) and Readings for young readers (Seleta para jovens, . 1971).,