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The present article discusses the concepts of black literature and Afro-Brazilian literature from the existing debates in Brazilian history and literary criticism, taking as a reference the production of Afro-descendent authors from the 19th and 20th centuries. Also, it tries to estabilish a group of elements that, once reunited, may present references of distinction that provide the especificity of the Afro-Brazilian literature in contrast with Brazilian mainstream literature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Current article studies the main events in the schooling of the writer, politician and educator Mário Palmério (1916-1996), author of Vila dos Confins (1956) and Chapadão do Bugre (1965). Foregrounded on the analysis of primary documents, research concentrated on learning within the home and schooling in the primary, secondary, military and higher schools. A survey has been made on the experiences that influenced his ideas in the educational, political and literary fields. Results show that his relationship with nature, regionalist and nationalist ideas and his imaginary on the Amazon forest were highly affected by his schooling during childhood and adolescence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents an analysis of Brazilian poetry for children from the 18th century to the last decade of the 20th century. According to the author, poetry for children in Brazil emerged as a literary genre at the end of the 19th century, since most poems were meant for family events. An historical overview of the main Brazilian poetry from the 18th century to the 20th century is given. Particular focus is given to the early works of Alvarenga Peixoto at the end of the 18th century, and the translations made by Tatiana Belinky during the 20th century.