Abstract
The volume presents five studies of Portuguese and Brazilian literature and linguistics written by the collaborators of the “José Saramago” Chair of the Roma Tre University. With this publication, the Lusitanists of the Roma Tre University want to remember, one year after her death, Prof. Giulia Lanciani, who founded and directed this Chair for a long time. The essays gathered in this publication attest to the variety and richness of research fields that distinguish the “José Saramago” Chair but also reaffirm a tradition of studies that can be traced back to the scientific interests cultivated by Giulia Lanciani in almost fifty years of study.