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Derived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws, this practical analysis of the law of contracts in Brazil covers every aspect of the subject-definition and classification of contracts, contractual liability, relation to the law of property, good faith, burden of proof, defects, penalty clauses, arbitration clauses, remedies in case of non-performance, damages, power of attorney, and much more. Lawyers who handle transnational contracts will appreciate the explanation of fundamental differences in terminology, application, and procedure from one legal system to another, as well as the international aspects of contract law. Throughout the book, the treatment emphasi...
In Brazil, about 20% of the inhabitants have some mental illness described in the DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders), being that a large number do not receive adequate treatment, and most of these disorders are Fueled by fear, anguish and anxiety. The author's proposal in this work is to present, in an interdisciplinary way, integrative ways of looking at man and to understand him as a biopsychosocial being and how the various media in which he is inserted interrelate and influence him. The book brings new subjects related to the theme to understand its importance, such as its etymology and history among some religions and peoples, and proposes new anchors to trigger the relaxation response.
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In 1988, Lydia Cabrera (1899–1991) published La lengua sagrada de los Ñáñigos, an Abakuá phrasebook that is to this day the largest work available on any African diaspora community in the Americas. In the early 1800s in Cuba, enslaved Africans from the Cross River region of southeastern Nigeria and southwestern Cameroon created Abakuá societies for protection and mutual aid. Abakuá rites reenact mythic legends of the institution’s history in Africa, using dance, chants, drumming, symbolic writing, herbs, domestic animals, and masked performers to represent African ancestors. Criminalized and scorned in the colonial era, Abakuá members were at the same time contributing to the crea...
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