PORTGSE 142ABrazil and Its Culture
Portuguese · 4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)
Taught in English. Exploration of roots of contemporary Brazil through study of broad chronological periods from Portuguese colonization to present and how they shaped idea of Brazilian exceptionalism, racial mixture as source of national identity, and lusotropicalism and its influence on Brazilian historiography. May be repeated for credit with topic change.
P/NP or letter grading.
When it runs
- Spring 2026
- Spring 2027
Scheduled, not typical — from UCLA’s Schedule of Classes, which publishes Fall 2025 through Spring 2027 and nothing before it.
Requisites
UCLA lists no requisites for this course.
Requires
Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.
Nothing — this is an entry point.
Unlocks
What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
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