A Caseira e a Catarina

A Caseira e a Catarina
Author	Ariano Suassuna
Country	Brazil
Language	Brazilian Portuguese
Genre	Comedy
Publication date	1962 (play)

Last updated September 15, 2019

A Caseira e a Catarina is a very popular Brazilian play written by Ariano Suassuna that was first published in 1962.^[1]^[2]

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References

↑ "Ariano Suassuna, Obras". Archived from the original on 2014-06-07. Retrieved 2014-07-31.
↑ Ariano Suassuna Obras - Academia Brasileira de Letras
↑ "Obra de Ariano Suassuna estreia no Theatro São Pedro". Archived from the original on 2014-08-09. Retrieved 2014-07-31.

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[1] "Ariano Suassuna, Obras". Archived from the original on 2014-06-07. Retrieved 2014-07-31.

[2] Ariano Suassuna Obras - Academia Brasileira de Letras

[3] "Obra de Ariano Suassuna estreia no Theatro São Pedro". Archived from the original on 2014-08-09. Retrieved 2014-07-31.