Laughing with the indians – experiences in intercultural contact – 16th and 17th century

Abstract

The analysis of narratives that describe scenes of conviviality or daily interaction between Portuguese and Indians, along the 16th and 17th centuries, privileging demonstrations of joy, of sense of humor and amusement with the intention to verify how much they are really indicative of a “trace of union" and of less evident similitude between cultures in effective contact is the subject of this article.