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This virtually unknown; insightful account by a highly intelligent; observant and forthright Frenchwoman of her decade-long stay in Brazil during the 1850s provides a remarkable firsthand view of a slaveocrat society. In an effort to improve their family's fortune; enterprising and highspirited young Parisian Ad_le Toussaint-Samson traveled with her husband from France to Brazil in the mid 1800s. While there; she wrote of her experiences; painting a vivid and detailed portrait of the reality of slavery; gender relations. and daily life in mid-nineteenth century Brazil. Translated into English by her daughter Emma in 1891; Toussaint's book is one of few first person accounts by a female sojourner in Latin America during this period. This 124-page eminently readable primary document provides a firsthand view of a slaveholding society; describing both men and women; slave and free; rich and poor. The introduction to a carefully annotated re-edition of this tale not only puts the book into the context of Brazilian history; including questions of gender relations and of slavery; but also confronts such problems as who the author really was and precisely where and when many events occurred; illuminating the nature of historical research. Well written and lively; A Parisian in Brazil is an excellent resource for courses on Latin America; women in Latin America; and Brazilian history.