Cordel

Cordel is a type of folk literature printed on pamphlets illustrated with woodblock prints. The name indicates the way the poems are presented to the reader; the booklets are hung on strings at street fairs and farmer’s markets. Brought over by the Portuguese in the second half of the 19^th century, the cordel is still quite prevalente in the Northeast. 

The poems narrate events in daily life, such as floods and droughts, heroic deeds performed by the cangaceiros (a heavily armed gang that roamed throughout the Northeast scrub region in the first three decades of the 20^th century), the lives of other famous bandits, miracles, and events in Brazil’s recent history.

Books about Cordel Literature:

 

 Cordel Adolescente , Ó Xente ! - Coleção Vertentes

   Author: Orthoff, Sylvia

   Editor: Quinteto Editorial

       

 Minhas Rimas de Cordel

   Author: Obeid, César

   Editor: Moderna

 Cordel - Expedito Sebastião da Silva

   Author: Silva, Expedito Sebastião da

   Editor: Hedra

 Cordel - Francisco das Chagas Batista

   Author: Batista, Francisco das Chagas

   Editor: Hedra

 Cordel - Franklin Maxado

   Author: Maxado, Franklin

   Editor: Hedra

Cordel - Paulo Nunes Batista

   Author: Batista, Paulo Nunes

   Editor: Hedra

Mitos e Lendas do Brasil em Cordel

   Author: Longobardi, Nireuda

   Editor: Paulus 

Romances de Cordel

   Author: Gullar, Ferreira

   Editor: Jose Olympio.

 Lula na Literatura de Cordel

   Author: Neto, Crispiniano

   Editor: Imeph

Meu Livro de Cordel

   Author: Cora Coralina

   Editor: Global

 O que é Literatura de Cordel - Coleção Primeiros Passos Vol. 317

   Author: Luyten, Joseph M.

   Editor: Brasiliense

Patativa do Assaré - Coleção Biblioteca de Cordel

   Author: Assare, Patativa do

   Editor: Hedra

"Eu sou de uma terra que o povo padece mas não esmorece e procura vencer.

Da terra querida, que a linda cabocla de riso na boca zomba no sofrê.

Não nego meu Sangue, não nego meu nome. Olho para a fome, pergunto: Que há?

Eu sou brasileiro, filho do nordeste, sou cabra da peste, sou do Ceará."

I tried a translation about it's written in the image., but I'm afraid that  has not been very good, sorry for anything. 

"I'm from a land that people suffer but don't fade(give up),  and seeks to overcome.

The beloved land, that beautiful Cabocla(Indian Woman) of laughter mouth mocks while suffer.

I don't deny my blood, don't deny my name. Watch for the hungry, ask: What is it?

I am Brazilian, son of the Northeast, I'm brave man, I'm from Ceará."