IracemaJose de Alencar's prose poem Iracema, first published in 1865, is a classic of Brazilian literature perhaps the most widely known piece of fiction within Brazil, and the most widely read of Alencar; s many works. Set in the sixteenth century, it is an extremely romantic portrayal of a doomed live between a Portuguese soldier and an Indian maiden. Iracema reflects the gingerly way that mid nineteenth century Brazil dealt with race mixture and