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In this chapter, Inny Accioly speaks to Brazil’s conservative government that has worked to erode and to erase Paulo Freire’s ideas and philosophy from schools and curriculum. Ironically, we just celebrated the 50th anniversary of Pedagogy of the Oppressed and that Paulo Freire was named Brazil’s ‘Patron of Education’ due to his successful and revolutionary work to create a literate citizenry. Here, Accioly traces Freire’s rise, his oppression, his vindication, and the present incongruous moves to eliminate his legacy in Brazil from the schools, curriculum, and outlaw teachers and educators from teaching his works.
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Accioly, I. (2020). The Attacks on the Legacy of Paulo Freire in Brazil: Why He Still Disturbs so Many?. In: Macrine, S. (eds) Critical Pedagogy in Uncertain Times. Education, Politics and Public Life. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-39808-8_8
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