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That feeling

Saudade: Our Longing for Brazil, by Ana Crespo and André Ceolin

January 8, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Older books are just as good as a current book or a future publication book. Because, Hello … BOOK! Books are things we long for! Hope for! Need! Now, I am not sure if it fits the definition of saudade (a word that has no real direct to English translation, but basically means “an intense longing for something or someone.”) What is saudade, is the mothers feeling in the story Saudade: Our Longing for Brazil, for the things she left behind in Brazil. Ana Crespo, […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Health Tagged With: Ana Crespo, Ana Crespo and André Ceolin, André Ceolin, Brazil, Caribbean & Latin America, Concepts, emotions, family, Feelings, Mothers and daughters, Places, Portuguese Americans, Social Themes, Vocabulary

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:21 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Health · Tags: Ana Crespo, Ana Crespo and André Ceolin, André Ceolin, Brazil, Caribbean & Latin America, Concepts, emotions, family, Feelings, Mothers and daughters, Places, Portuguese Americans, Social Themes, Vocabulary ·
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