Emília Viotti da Costa
Brazilian historian / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Emília Viotti da Costa (1928 – 2017) was a Brazilian historian and professor, known particularly for her work on slavery and abolition. Sacked from her job as a professor at the University of São Paulo by the military dictatorship in Brazil, she lived in the United States between 1973 and 1999, where she became an emeritus professor at Yale University.
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Emília Viotti da Costa | |
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Born | 28 February 1928 |
Died | 2 November 2017 |
Alma mater | University of São Paulo |
Occupation | Historian |
Known for | Her work on Brazilian history |
Notable work | Da Senzala à Colônia (From the slaves to the colony) |
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