Brazil: A nation of non-readers
An article I was reading in the Economist magazine today really caught my attention. It has to do with the country of Brazil and the culture of non-reading. You might think, like I did, that this has to do with the recent advent of electronic media, but at least according to this article it more has to do with the history of Brazil. One fact really stood out to me, compulsory schooling was not required until the 1990's. Also, just as an example, the book the Da Vinci Code costs more than a tenth of the official minimum monthly income in that country. I personally have been interested in Brazil and now want to learn more about the history of the country. One book that has always seemed interesting would be Brazil : five centuries of change by Thomas Skidmore.