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Resumen
Captains of the Sands (Portuguese: Capitães da Areia) is a Brazilian novel written by Jorge Amado in 1937. The novel tells of a gang of street children. Their ages range from seven to sixteen and they live by begging, gambling, stealing and burglary in the streets of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. The protagonist is Pedro Bala, the leader of the gang, and other important characters include the Professor, Boa-Vida, Barandão, João Grande and Sem-Pernas.
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✍️ Autor
Jorge Amado
Ratings
PPeoople5,0/5
Reviews 977 people recommend it · top 4 by likes
Agradável gosto pela literatura brasileira, super recomendo.
Um livro que me marcou imenso pela sua grande história sobre um grupo de rapazes órfãos que lidam com os problemas da vida na rua, simplesmente maravilhoso e cativante.
Um dos meus livros favoritos ❤
Recomendado desde a época da escola que a professora fazia a gente ler e tinha prova sobre isso.
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Who wrote Captains of the Sands?
Captains of the Sands was written by Jorge Amado.
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Captains of the Sands (Portuguese: Capitães da Areia) is a Brazilian novel written by Jorge Amado in 1937.
The novel tells of a gang of street children. Their ages range from seven to sixteen and they live by begging, gambling, stealing and burglary in the streets of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. The pro
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Technical sheet
| Author | Jorge Amado |
|---|---|
| Original language | 🇵🇹 Portuguese |
Recommendations 977 people recommend it
Agradável gosto pela literatura brasileira, super recomendo.