Report on a trip to Brazil in 2013: São Paulo, Paraná, Mato Grosso
https://doi.org/10.28995/2658-4158-2021-3-68-87
Abstract
The article describes an expedition to the Old Believer communities located in the states of Paraná and Mato Grosso of Brazil (January-February 2013). The route of the trip is described, information is given about the history of the migration of the Old Believers from China to Brazil; and characterized their modern life. The materials of interviews with both Old Believers and Brazilians - representatives of other faiths-were used.
About the Author
Ts. Tsukada
Japan Coast Guard Academy
Japan
Japan
Tsutomu Tsukada - Master of Literature, Japan Coast Guard Academy.
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Tsukada Ts. Report on a trip to Brazil in 2013: São Paulo, Paraná, Mato Grosso. Studia Religiosa Rossica: Russian Journal of Religion. 2021;(3):68-87. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.28995/2658-4158-2021-3-68-87
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