Brazilian literature

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Introduction
Colonial period
The 19th century
- Independence
- Nationalism and Romanticism
- Emergence of the republic
The 20th century and beyond
- Modernismo and regionalism
- Other trends
  - The short story
  - The novel
  - The theatre
  - Poetry
- Reactions to repression
  - Resistance literature during military rule, 1964–85
  - Redemocratization

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