Reflexão sobre a cultura brasileira e o efeito do influxo externo

Abstract

This essay presents a reflection on the criticism of Antonio Candido and Roberto Schwarz regarding Brazilian culture that suffers the effect of Brazilian identity being shaped by foreign ideology. To this end, we highlight connections between the two poems, "Oropa, França e Bahia" by Ascenso Ferreira, and "Europa, França e Bahia", by Carlos Drummond de Andrade. Both poems repeat the title phrase, which is also present in the novel, Macunaíma, by Mário de Andrade. Our research method follows the integrative critique of Antonio Candido, as we investigate the poems and the excerpt from Macunaíma, observing social and cultural aspects of the construction of the texts. Results of the study reveal that the literary texts, discussed here, present a satire on the effect of foreign cultural influence in Brazil.