11 articles in this issue
The Editors UFG
Art Déco in Brazil
Günter Weimer
After the political opening-up in the aftermath of the dictatorship, during which our country’s traditional architecture journals had disappeared, an intense revision of architectural concepts took place. Along with it came an extensive coining of neologi... see more
Telma de Barros Correia
Nothing characterized the landscape of the majority of Brazilian towns and cities in the 1930s and 1940s more than Art Déco trends in architecture. The style then went on to establish itself as an expression of modernity which was accessible to different ... see more
Genilda Alexandria
The images which follow are an invitation to journey along an asymmetric route, a passage through spaces built in a visual narrative of outstanding geometry. At times one is tempted to pause in front of the photograph and follow its straight lines and cur... see more
Marcio Alves Roiter
Marajó in the Brazilian Amazon, the world’s largest fluvio-marine island, had already undergone several phases of development before the arrival of the Portuguese colonizers. The Marajoara phase, considered the most significant, stretching from 400 to 135... see more
Lia Monica Rossi
Art Déco Sertanejo: the baptism But why sertanejo? The term sertão (backwoods, hinterland), a Brazilian northeastern geographic region, neighboring the Agreste and Cariri, comes from the colonial Portuguese word desertão (big desert), meaning a region whi... see more
Marcus Vinicius Dantas de Queiroz
Jackson do Pandeiro’s memories of childhood and youth, a recurring theme in his musical world, evoke sounds of the coconut instrumentalists at the Campina Grande Market, the smells of the wares on display, the songs of the casinos, the accents of a city w... see more
Marcelo Saldanha Sutil
Modernity was the watchword for people who lived through the 1920s and 30s. In itself, the word conjures up the meanings of things ranging from technological innovations to postwar years. It included speed, the automobile, the gramophone, radio, and even ... see more
Aline de Figueirôa Silva
Art Déco is being (re)visited by the historiography of Brazilian architecture and there is still space for unknown, distinguished members, the rich and poor cousins of a large family scattered throughout Brazil. With each new survey, and each new publicat... see more
Wolney Unes
The decision about what to preserve is an active choice. The heritage, facts or people which are chosen will live on, rescued from the darkness of oblivion. It is the quest for eternal life. Every day we must decide what to preserve, what heritage we want... see more
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