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World War One and Brazilian Cultural Life

2017; Volume: 15; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

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Lúcia Lippi Oliveira,

Urban Development and Societal Issues

EnglishAddressing the repercussions of the First World War on Brazilian cultural life, this article highlights the conflictual relationship between Brazil and Portugal during the Brazilian First Republic. Rio de Janeiro’s urban reform, which aimed at transforming the capital into a ‘tropical Paris’ (proof of the country’s modernization and its accession to the belle epoque), was seen to represent liberation from the colonial past. However, the War shattered these illusions and overthrew the trust hitherto placed in the values of European civilization, now considered decadent. New diagnoses and therapies began to guide nationalist political movements. Old struggles were brought up to date and the Portuguese legacy was once more reevaluated. portuguesAo abordar as repercussoes da Primeira Guerra na vida cultural brasileira o artigo destaca a conflituosa relacao entre Brasil e Portugal durante a Primeira Republica. A libertacao do passado colonial vai ser representada pela reforma urbana do Rio que pretende transformar a capital em uma “Paris tropical” – prova da modernizacao e do ingresso do pais na belle epoque. A Guerra destroi tais ilusoes e derruba a confianca nos valores da civilizacao europeia considerada entao como decadente. Novos diagnosticos e novas terapias passam a guiar movimentos politicos de cunho nacionalistas. Antigos combates sao reatualizados e a heranca portuguesa vai ser novamente reavaliada.