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Macunaíma (Portuguese pronunciation: [makũna'ĩmɐ]) is a 1928 novel by Brazilian writer Mário de Andrade. It is one of the founding texts of Brazilian modernism. Macunaíma was published six years after the "Semana de Arte Moderna", which marked the beginning of the Brazilian modernism movement.
- Mário de Andrade, Curt Meyer-Clason
- 1928
Plot. Based on the 1928 book by Mário de Andrade, the modern-day parable follows the misadventures of a black man ( Grande Otelo) who is miraculously born to an old woman ( Paulo José ), who is supposed to be of the indigenous peoples of Brasil, in the jungles of the Amazon.
The Macunaímas quickly became the most popular cocktail at Arnaldo's Boca de Ouro bar with 500 to 600 sold each month. The ingredients remained constant, but Arnaldo says that the proportions have evolved to make the cocktail less sweet. The recipe used at the bar: 50ml (1 2⁄3oz) Cachaça. 20ml (2⁄3oz) Lime juice.
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Apr 7, 2023 · Mário de Andrade’s novel “Macunaíma: The Hero With No Character” follows a shape-shifting, rule-flouting, race-switching trickster as he roams the vast nation of Brazil, meeting historical ...
5,018 ratings307 reviews. Announcing a major literary event: here is the first translation into English of a landmark precursor of Latin American magical realism, which has informed the work of contemporary writers from Garcia Marquez to Salman Rushdie.
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Jun 15, 2011 · Translation of: Macunaíma. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2011-06-15 15:56:49 Boxid
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Apr 4, 2023 · This landmark 1928 novel follows the adventures of the shapeshifting Macunaíma and his brothers as they leave their Amazon home for a whirlwind tour of Brazil, cramming four centuries and a continental expanse into a single mythic plane.
- Mário de Andrade
