Translated title: Battle of Blind Aderaldo with Zé Pretinho
Author: Firmino Teixeira do Amaral
Publisher: Juazeiro do Norte - CE - Brasil
The opening line of this cordel are as follows,
Apreciem meus leitores
Uma forte discussão
que tive com Zé Pretinho
Um cantador do sertão
O qual no tanger do verso
Vencia qualquer questão"
In modern terms, "sertão" refers to a semi-arid region in northeastern Brazil
Attribution:
UC Berkeley Library's Literatura de Cordel Collection
Translated title: Oh! I miss the sertão of yesteryear.
Author: Monteiro Manoel
The sertão is the "hinterland" or "backcountry" of Brazil. The word refers to one of the four sub-regions of the Northeast Region of Brazil.
Publisher: Silas
3rd Edition, Nov. 2004
Campina Grande, Paraíba
Attribution:
UC Berkeley Library's Literatura de Cordel Collection
