Documents of Latin American and Latino Art

Manoel Bomfim begins his introduction to O Brasil na América: Caracterização da Formação Brasileira, which he wrote in 1925 and published in 1929, by identifying himself, once and for all, as a Latin American; however, he questions the beliefs [...]

In this passage, Manoel Bomfim advocates the importance of education for the development of Latin American countries. According to Bomfim, instruction, especially of the lower classes, was the only possible path to progress. He starts the text with [...]

In this text, Manoel Bomfim criticizes the European attitude toward Latin America. According to the author, this attitude is due to sheer European ignorance about Latin American countries. He acknowledges that this posture had been changing, with [...]

In this historical review written in the early twentieth century, Manoel de Bomfim discusses economic, socio-political, and cultural conditions in Latin America. His objective here is to analyze the various problems afflicting the Americas as they [...]