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Another note is that the word “canibal” also exists in Portuguese and they conscientiously chose the (maybe neologism) “antropófago”. Which kind of means the same thing, but using Greek radicals. My translation to English would be ” Anthropophagy”, not cannibalism. The intention was to make clear the allegorical use of the term.

bcraven•6mo ago

"This was the cannibalism Oswald de Andrade had in mind. Here, he was informed by what he had learnt about Indigenous practices of anthropophagy, where the consumption of human flesh was not indiscriminate or driven by mere hunger, but strictly ritualized and subject to rules of selectivity."

forinti•6mo ago

The one poem that I know by heart:

  Fazenda

  O mandacaru espiou a mijada da moça

Oswald and Mario de Andrade were geniuses. The Anthropophagic movement was way ahead of its time.

virgulino•6mo ago

Some good information in video form:

What was the Anthropophagic Movement and how did it EAT European art? // A 1m30s video: https://youtu.be/oh0gZxX1WNM

How Brazil Redefined Modern Art (And Why It Matters) // By a Brazilian historian: https://youtu.be/VDeIH1r5IZ4

Tarsila, the mother of Brazilian Modern Art // Short CBS report: https://youtu.be/9prEjZUG63Y