Reference works make excellent starting points for research; they provide concise articles on key topics by scholars of the field, often accompanied by suggestions for further reading. Many of the sources listed below are print volumes shelved in Van Pelt Library Reference Stacks, on the first floor of Van Pelt.
Propaganda do Estado Novo (Brasil), mostrando Getúlio Vargas ao lado de crianças.
Historical Dictionary of Portugal by 
Reencontro dos Doces Bárbaros Caetano Veloso, Maria Bethania, Gal Costa, Gilberto Gil
Portuguese Language and Luso-Brazilian Literature: an annotated guide to selected reference works by 
African Lusophone Writers by 
Directory of Spanish and Portuguese Film-Makers and Films by 
Dictionary of the Literature of the Iberian Peninsula by 
Portuguese Writers by 
Dictionary of Brazilian Literature by 