
The Social Accumulation of Violence in Brazil: Some Remarks
2017; MedCrave Group; Volume: 1; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.15406/sij.2017.01.00012
ISSN2576-4470
Autores Tópico(s)Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance
Resumo1 Malandro is an attribute used to designate a person or a lifestyle (malandragem).Its origin is Italian (malandrino) and its more universal content is that of the Iberian picaro.In 19 th century Rio de Janeiro the term malandro came to represent a social type between a black slave and a free worker who avoided regular work, substituting it for a hedonistic life based on advantages obtained from gambling, at times exploitation of women.
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