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Historia szkolnictwa polskiego w Brazylii na przykładzie wybranych stanów
History of Polish education in Brazil on the example of selected states

Author(s): Kinga Orzeł-Dereń, Beata Sufa
Subject(s): Migration Studies, Ethnic Minorities Studies, Sociology of Education
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie
Keywords: Poles; migrations; Brazil; history of polish education; initiative and entrepreneuurship; Polish national identity; multiculturalism;

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses the issues of polish education in Brazil on the example of selected states, initiative and entrepreneurship of Poles, which contributed to the development of the community in question in the new homeland, and history of polish migration to the biggest country of South of America. It presents an information which comes from research that one ofthe authors conducted among people of Polish origin living in the states of Parana, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul and Rio de Janeiro. The article includes information about migration from Poland to Brazil: the cause, course and effect. In understanding the phenomenon of the Polish community living in the state of three southern states helps a brief history including a description of Polish migration from south of Brazil. The article also provides information on the current situation of teaching Polish in this country

  • Issue Year: 2021
  • Issue No: 17
  • Page Range: 159-174
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish