Stars and Stardom in Brazilian Cinema

<ul> <li> First book-length broad study of stardom in Brazilian cinema in either Portuguese or English.</li> <li> Its historical scope makes it particularly important – the chapters cover the evolution of stardom as a phenomenon in Brazilian cinema from the silent era to the present day.</li> <li> Its combination of chapters on the phenomenon of stardom and its mechanisms alongside chapters that study in depth individual stars.</li></ul>