Documents of Latin American and Latino Art

This is a summary of Gilberto Freyre’s thoughts on the subject of Latin America, with a focus on the cultural anthropological aspects of a hybrid civilization based on a blend of black, American Indian, and European traditions. The author discusses [...]

Antonio Candido’s review is based on the ideas expressed by Brazilian intellectuals concerning Latin America. He focuses on the period 1880–1920 that saw the development of a systematized approach to analyzing the subcontinent as it evolved into [...]