Bernardino de Sahagun: First Anthropologist (review)
question raised by this account concerns Sobral Pinto's ability to sustain such consistent opposition to the Vargas regime and its mechanisms of repression without becoming its victim. Was Sobral Pinto's defiance possible because of his status as a prominent lawyer? Was it because of his role as a Catholic activist at a time when the Church held considerable influence over the regime? Was it because of his approach and style? Most likely it was a combination of all of these factors. Nonetheless, Sobral Pinto's experience helps reveal the boundaries of repression and resistance during the Vargas regime.