Contos do Norte

audiobook

Contos do Norte

by João Marques de Carvalho

PT·~1 hours·21 chapters

Chapters

21 total
1

J. Marques de Carvalho

0:35
2

UMA HOMENAGEM

2:49
3

REPRESALIAS

0:00
4

REPRESALIAS

15:41
5

UM EXGOTTADO

0:00
6

UM EXGOTTADO

8:19
7

CONTO DO NATAL

0:01
8

CONTO DO NATAL

4:12
9

A NETA DA CABOCLA DE OURÉM

0:01
10

A NETA DA CABOCLA DE OURÉM

19:31

Description

A vivid tapestry of Amazonian life, this collection gathers the humble voices of Pará’s river‑people and coastal folk. The stories celebrate the rhythm of the jungle and the endless waterway, where a lone canoe becomes both home and herald of freedom for the seasoned caboclo. Through lyrical scenes of sunrise over tangled foliage, the crackle of a campfire and the quiet pull of a sail, listeners glimpse a world where simplicity and resilience shape everyday existence.

The first tales introduce Antonio, a fisherman who builds a modest shack on the fringe of sea and forest, and his son, who learn to carve a life from the mat‑tangled landscape. A sudden storm forces the family into stark choices, as the restless ocean swells and a daring gesture threatens to upend their fragile peace. These opening moments set a tone of stark beauty and quiet courage, inviting you to wander the riverbanks and sandy dunes of Brazil’s northern heart.

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Language

pt

Duration

~1 hours (104K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Pedro Saborano (produced from scanned images of public domain material from Google Book Search)

Release date

2009-05-04

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

JM

João Marques de Carvalho

1866–1910

A writer, journalist, and diplomat from Belém, he became known for bringing the landscapes and social life of Pará into Brazilian naturalist fiction. His best-known novel, Hortênsia, was published in 1888 and set in his native city.

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