Brazil Imagined is a comprehensive cultural history of Brazil that captures the role of artistic imaginary in shaping the nation's identity.

This landmark work analyzes representations of Brazil throughout the world, tracing the nation's shifting sense of its own history from 1500 to the present.

With extensive source material including paintings, historiographies, letters, poetry, novels, architecture, and mass media, this book provides a panoramic study of race, imperialism, natural resources, and other themes in the Brazilian experience.

Transforming 500 years of complex history into an articulate narrative, Brazil Imagined is an effort to be praised and a must-read for introductory courses on Brazil and Latin America.